>I'd feel more comfortable knowing nobody had nuclear weapons
I think we all would, they're terrifying devices. However, that ship has sailed. People know how to create nuclear weapons, and that information can never be removed from the world. The fact that these weapons CAN exist at all provides all the incentive a nation needs to create their own. The best we can do now is keep eachother in a perpetual Mexican standoff
This, but with the additional stipulation that content production companies are forbidden from partnering with connectivity companies for promotional purposes (Think T-Mobile's binge on plan, where certain streaming platforms don't count against your data plan)
We're far passed the point where banning guns would be effective. There are almost as many guns in America as there are people. It would be like trying to ban cars, or phones, or air conditioners. The numbers just don't work.
Wise words, although I would also count work as a blessing in itself. Having a real sense of purpose and usefulness in the world is important. Being forced out of the workforce by advanced aging must be rough
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux,
is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux.
Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component
of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell
utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day,
without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU
which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are
not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a
part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system
that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run.
The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself;
it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is
normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system
is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux"
distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
Logically, the World Calendar is better, but it lacks the human whimsy of Greg's calendar. There's a kind of charm in our imperfect inventions. Like Boston's streets or time zones
That is a pretty poor definition of hotel. Just because someone is renting out their second home/vacation home/in-law apartment/whatever doesn't mean they're corporately controlled. Many normal people in America own multiple pieces of property, especially in rural areas.
If we're only talking about cities, I totally agree though. I've stayed at a couple of apartments that were bought solely for airbnb use, and managed along a dozen other ones by the owner.
"Traditionally, the Inuit saw yelling at a small child as demeaning. It's as if the adult is having a tantrum; it's basically stooping to the level of the child, Briggs documented."
This article is full of interesting insights, but this one stands out