Yes, exactly. I really thought the author was trying to argue that no one writes in assembly. But then when I reached the butterfly line, I realized it was just sloppy writing missing commas.
Oh my god, yes. I had to re-read that paragraph three times, and then open the xkcd to confirm what the author really meant. This absolutely killed the flow of the article for me.
Yes, I fully support this position by Meta but their reasoning is not quite right when it comes to astronomers and scientists. Passing around a leap second kernel is a major pain for everyone dealing with GPS, satellite ephemerides, celestial bodies, etc. Leap seconds transform a problem which is entirely deterministic, and make it dependent on a policy decided by a committee, like timezones.
That's what I have: fiber infra as a public utility, with a choice of ISPs on top of that.
Funny fact, the ISP I chose is $10/month for 1G down/up. Want to add a phone line (which runs digitally over fiber)? That'll be an extra $26/month. It's as if they know the only people who want a phone line are willing to pay a lot for it.
My city runs fiber infra as a public utility, with about a half dozen options of ISPs to choose from which provide internet connectivity on top of that infra. I pay $26/month total for 1000 Mbps down, 1000 Mbps up. It's a huge benefit to everyone living here. The city is going neighborhood by neighborhood, connecting everyone that wants it.
To me, the best part isn't even the price. It's the satisfaction of not having to deal with Comcast/Cox/Verizon/charter/etc.