> (now legend) Terry bothering us to check out LoseThos or GodOS or whatever was its name

Temple OS :)

That was half memory-loss, half joke, since Terry was always changing the OSs name. Wish he was still with us, renaming it every year!

> So, who wants to put something like this in production?

I don't think anyone suggested deploying this to production - the author is quite explicit that it's an experiment.

So many of the outrageous things the UK government is doing, which seem most inexplicable, can be explained by one simple principle - successive governments over the last 30 years have turned this nation into a tinderbox, the purpose of the state and the judiciary in particular has become singular in its effort to prevent a spark from igniting the whole thing. Though they will become ever more authoritarian and tyrannical in their efforts, defenders dilemma applies - eventually, inevitably, they will fail and all hell will break loose. Plan accordingly.

I expect there are many people who agree with this sentiment, unfortunately they might not agree on precisely which areas ought to be quarantined. And those who happen to live in the areas you want to quarantine might disagree most vigorously.

It sounds like we just need something like..national borders, eh ;)

> It's just massively frustrating to see what humanity could accomplish if we weren't occupied bashing our heads in over religion, nationality, or color of skin.

Resenting the real world because it doesn't live up to your make-believe fantasy world is pathological. I too can imagine perfect utopian worlds where everybody lives in peace and harmony, but they're just fantasies. Eventually you have to come back to the real world and learn to accept the harsh truths of the reality you find yourself inhabiting.

That's not what I have said. Imagine you have a mentally challenged brother you love dearly, who continues to run head-first against a wall. That's what it feels like. Doesn't mean I'm not aware and accepting of the reality we all live in.

Edit: And honestly, I find it a bit pathological to take the sentence you quoted upfront and not feeling similar resentment against those things. Granted, Humans are a belligerent species, but just shrugging these things away is really not an acceptable stance either.

>Resenting the real world because it doesn't live up to your make-believe fantasy world is pathological.

I dont think world-peace (more or less) is impossible, even if it's more like "Brave New World" instead of "1984".

Or maybe something like the UN with a strong peace-force and WITHOUT a security council but a real and fair democratic decision process.

And maybe the most important point, i have not seen real War-Winners (except the mil.-industrial-blabla) since the 2. World-war....just losers on both sides.

> Eventually you have to come back to the real world and learn to accept the harsh truths of the reality you find yourself inhabiting.

I don't know why I feel so much contempt for people like you. I kinda get it, you want to feel intellectually superior. You're the reasonable one, the adult in the room, etc. but seriously bro, this reality is so fucking harsh. What keeps you going? Why are you still here and going through with it?

I never knew that, and it is _really_ interesting! My DAW of choice (Bitwig) also based in Berlin...

Bitwig was started by former Ableton people.

> If you don't commit yourself to the database structures you defined at the time of application creation, then it just reflects poor planning

No it reflects the reality that requirements and applications evolve over time. You sound like someone who's never supported an application for more than 5 minutes.

> You sound like someone who's never supported an application for more than 5 minutes.

If your application requirements change every 5 minutes, then you prove my point - you suck at architecting and should honestly just give your job away to someone more competent.

You are of course correct. I completely forgot about him. Jeremy Corbyn could probably be lumped in as an elected official. There is a pretty virulent form of left wing in the UK who argue that Russia is good because it's imperialism is somehow justified (I think it boils down to anti-NATO sentiment.)

> obvious bias

The rise of a few right parties with sympathy to Russia was on my mind. Although that talk has seemed to have quieted with more national issues taking up breath.

I admit my post was slightly inflammatory & you could have responded very differently. I commend you for taking the high road.

At first I thought this sounded implausible, but then I remembered we already have a second internet, largely isolated from the main internet - the darkweb.

Individuals making choices.

And companies using the many individuals to magnify their leverage.