This isn't quite read it all in and write it out, it is smarter than that. Fault in page at a time into the filesystem page cache. Read byte at a time and write out (faulting in page at a time for the output file if not using stdout). The difference between this and the read it all in approach is that here you allow the kernel memory management code to maintain what parts of the file(s) need to be kept in memory versus what parts can be reclaimed.

So you are proposing that the best solution is to bundle all your dependencies into a single package with your target program and avoid getting the security updates that the distro provides for those dependencies. A snap requires that the user trust _each_ snap provider to update their snap for every fix to every dependency.

So what you want is xonsh then?

That isn't setting the bar particularly high.

Says the anon troll who will never have its own kids...

Your salary (IMO) is not there to cover the fact that things are running smoothly. It does cover some of that, but I suspect you are paid what you are because you and your group know what to do when everything goes pear shaped.

Good point, this probably as big a part as the failure to patch older systems.

Microsoft was whining about this earlier, and they are absolutely right to do so. There is no such thing as 'NOBUS'. There are far more smart people working outside $ORG than inside it and it is hubris to believe that $ORG is the only one smart enough to find any particular exploit.

With that said, Microsoft made a part of this shit sandwich by refusing to patch older, but still active operating systems until their feet were to the fire. Sure, no one should be running XP any longer, but once on a vendor lock-in treadmill it can be very hard and expensive to get off.

Challenge accepted sir. Seen exactly this too many times...

Get off my lawn!

Seriously though, I am sorry you feel that way but I disagree. There is still a lot of interesting music being produced if you know where to look. I agree that most everything listed on the Billboard top 200 will fit your description, but that list only covers music which a small group of record labels have defined to be appealing to the largest groups of people. It sounds like your tastes do not fit with that assumption (mine do not either) but all that means is that you have to work a little harder to find stuff you like.

Why not:

Microsoft fails to patch yet another vulnerability for 90 days?

Right, because isn't so much news as status quo.

Citation needed
Several Swedish friends confirm that this is bullshit.

It is, google tailors what stories percolate to the top and what sources it highlights based on what it knows about you. It is the same informational echo chamber as a Facebook feed.

We were never mysteriously silent. Just because you didn't see it covered on FOX or Breitbart, doesn't mean it didn't happen.

This, I made the mistake once of letting a Gaslighting jerk slide and I ended up leaving when it became clear that the non-confrontational approach just fed his bullshit. You have to put a stop to it immediately or walk, there is no middle ground.