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Re:Free Software Foundation receives historic private donations on Thursday December 25, 2025 @10:23AM (#46384922)
The private sector is undefeated in value creation for society
This is why we need to take government out of the homelessness equation, so citizens can have more money to help
Wow I really hope the US upgrades their prison system to something like this.
It is entirely possible THC is more dangerous for vehicle safety than alcohol and that wouldn’t surprise me. But based on this study alone? No.
oh so CEO is probably referring to using AI to replace foreign junior devs is a bad idea. Domestic junior dev replacement is ok though
the US could just require indians be paid the same as US workers then companies would be incentivized to hire more from home. You are correct, it is far cheaper to hire indians due to tax incentivize and regulations
Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? on Monday December 15, 2025 @04:32PM (#46281000)
Government replaces workers with regulations, should it also pay taxes?
Re:Accepting US car standards would risk European lives on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @03:41AM (#46131862)
This has got to be propaganda from big auto. No one would benefit from more regulation as much as they would
Re:Over-Regulation Is Doubling the Cost by Peter Reinhardt on Friday November 21, 2025 @04:49AM (#46002926)
Over-regulation is without a doubt one of the top, if not the top, reasons for many of our woes. Propagandists will continue to say they are necessary for our safety or environment, but the negative repercussions are obvious and abundant. The only true beneficiaries will always be a handful of potential victims and the monopolists.
Its not that there is not enough education, its that there is too many regulatory barriers preventing licensing. It should be more like the DMV where anyone can take a test and get licensed if they pass. Forced experience and education requirements are touted as essential but are truly nothing more than regulatory moat building.
is there any political censorship scheme at this large of scale in modern us history?
What if the government is the source of misinformation?
Re:Jimmy Kimmel Should Have Strong Odds at the Supreme Court on Friday September 19, 2025 @01:06PM (#45303977)
What about all of these unconstitutional threats?

http://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/weaponizatio...

Re:Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department's Use of Flock Safety on Thursday September 04, 2025 @02:15PM (#45130388)
True but in public you can collect almost any data a person would reasonably expect to be private. What remains private?