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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? on Thursday August 25, 2022 @05:54AM (#32591601)
> The other reason is, of course, that document you signed at the dealership stated that you've only purchased the _right_to_use_ the car... not the actual car.

I can assure you that (in the US at least) when you buy a car, pay off any financing, and ultimately hold the title free and clear, you do in fact own the car.

Re:Coping with Copilot on Saturday August 20, 2022 @06:37PM (#32535759)
I'd quibble with the meaning of weakly related vs. not directly related, but fair enough.
Re:Coping with Copilot on Saturday August 20, 2022 @06:27PM (#32535697)
One does not typically return to undergraduate study after gaining a first BS degree. If you have a BS (or in my case a MS as well) in a not-directly related technical field and wish to study CS, you get a graduate degree. This often requires extensive additional coursework, in my case about 12 additional semester hours. Thanks for ranking people like me lower than someone with less education; I doubt I would enjoy working for you anyway.
Re:Ask HN: Are Linux HowTos dead? Why? on Sunday August 14, 2022 @02:18AM (#32456870)
> (replaced by systemd-dhcpd)

Not everybody uses systemd. There are still a few distros that deliberately don't use it or at least offer their users a choice. I personally have two Linux systems on which precisely nothing has been replaced by any part of systemd.

> It can't blame itself, otherwise stakeholder value is affected.

One would think dishonestly blaming others for the consequences of their own conduct would also affect stakeholder value.