One that Linux should've had 30 years ago is a standard, fully-featured dynamic library system. Its shared libraries are more akin to static libraries, just linked at runtime by ld.so instead of ld. That means that executables are tied to particular versions of shared libraries, and all of them must be present for the executable to load, leading to the dependecy hell that package managers were developed, in part, to address. The dynamically-loaded libraries that exist are generally non-standard plug-in systems.

A proper dynamic library system (like in Darwin) would allow libraries to declare what API level they're backwards-compatible with, so new versions don't necessarily break old executables. (It would ensure ABI compatibility, of course.) It would also allow processes to start running even if libraries declared by the program as optional weren't present, allowing programs to drop certain features gracefully, so we wouldn't need different executable versions of the same programs with different library support compiled in. If it were standard, compilers could more easily provide integrated language support for the system, too.

Dependency hell was one of the main obstacles to packaging Linux applications for years, until Flatpak, Snap, etc. came along to brute-force away the issue by just piling everything the application needs into a giant blob.

I have this pet theory about how people who learn that their privilege lets them bend or ignore human laws subconsciously believe that they can bend or ignore any law. So I always enjoy it when rich assholes buy super-cars and wrap them around trees, a surprisingly common occurrence, because the laws of physics aren't impressed by your financial portfolio.

He wanted a photo op of himself looking impotent and awkward? Maybe he's as weird as they say.

I saw this article first this morning: Counter-protesters attack pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA It's local coverage, with a timestamp several hours before articles by national organizations.

Interesting the contrast, isn't it? Also interesting how the police withdraw before the attack, in addition to standing by and letting it happen after they returned.

I feel like this would be the opportunity for just about the most epic, passive-aggressive forward of one's previously-sent email in history.

Plant: joke's on you, getting you to propagate my species has been a wildly successful reproductive strategy

Human: sure, but it means you'll go down with us as we destroy ourselves

Plant: …

Plant: shit

Here's how I interpret their reactions:

Conservatives tend to have much larger amygdalas, which makes sense, as their worldview is based around fear. The brain/ amygdala treats threats to personal identity with the same fear response as physical threats.

A 15-minute city means you don't need a car, and it's far less convenient to have one. But for a lot of people, especially the conservative folks, their car (or bro-dozer) is their identity, or at least a huge part of it. Their identity is fragile enough already, it can't withstand removing a big chunk of it. (How would a man know he's a man without a truck to perform masculinity in?)

Therefore, a walkable city is s threat to their vehicle, which is a threat to their identity, which is just as frightening as a physical threat, like being hunted for sport.

Not sure if hungry or horny.

But, serious question, isn't it time to call CPS?

So when do the school administrators get fired for looking at porn online?

On the good side, we're much less affected by trauma, because we're not haunted by replays of it in our minds. So there's that. Also, we can torment visualizers with words like "moist", and describing disgusting things that they "see" in their heads, while we're unaffected.

Use this power only for good, or at least for a good laugh. 😉

Hmmm, a center-right candidate who seems to believe in the political process to achieve what he thinks is best for the country, even if I don't agree with much of it, versus a demagogue cult leader grifter whose followers want full-on authoritarianism? Tough choice, tough choice.

Yes, I have warned for years that the Democrats' triangulation and lesser-evilism would get us here, but here we are, and democracy is awful hard to regain once it's gone, so there it is.

Based on my own training in environmental science, I can say that virtually all phenomena in nature have multiple, interacting causes. To synthesize what I've read about the wildfires on Maui, the direct factors were: invasive grass species which have taken over much of the land area after the sugar cane and pineapple plantations shut down decades ago; a flash drought on the island; and high winds from Hurricane Dora. A flash drought means it's hot and dry enough to pull moisture out of the plants and the ground, so the conditions on the island were very, very dry. The dry grasses burn quickly and intensely, and the fire was fanned by 70-80MPH winds from the hurricane passing by in the Pacific Ocean.

Climate change has a role in making flash droughts much more likely, and more intense. It also helps fuel bigger, stronger hurricanes. Thus, a flash drought coinciding with a hurricane is much more likely due to it.