Replacing a spark plug requires a spark plug socket, which is a specialty tool that is generally only found in an automotive shop.

But I have three spark plug sockets (two different sizes) in the garage, which happens to be about 75m away from my house. I would walk there to get them.

Remember, the question is: “I need to replace a spark plug. The garage is 200 meters away should I walk or drive there”

The answer is absolutely "walk", in many cases.

If the question had been "I need to take my car to a repair shop for some work. The shop is 200m away. Should I walk or drive?", then the answer would be less ambiguous.

I'm guessing my car is old enough that is comes with a spark plug socket in the toolbag in the back along with the jack and spare wheel; you're right it probably isn't standard equipment anymore. (Car is Mazda from 2005 for reference)

> Race to the bottom?

There is no bottom. It's turds all the way down!

I really know next to nothing about the IBM mainframe world--I'm more of a retro-DEC guy. But that seeing that beautiful 3278 terminal pegs my retro-envy needle every time. God I would love to own one!

> The premise is, the general population is too stupid to do the right thing themselves

This isn't premise, it's observable fact.

> and need to be reminded of the drought by being inconvenienced by completely ineffective performative policies.

This is just evidence that the authorities are also members of the general population.

If you're a developer at the dawn of the AI revolution, there is absolutely a gun to your head.

Yeah, if anyone can truly afford the AI empire. Remember all these "leading" companies are running it at a loss, so most companies paying for it are severely underpaying the cost of it all. We would need an insane technological breakthrough of unlimited memory and power before I start to worry, and at that point, I'll just look for a new career.

Just another example of HI slop

> I hate the internet's psychosis-like reaction to AI more. The tone is always one of bravery and sacrifice mixed with disgust. You know how you can tell someone hates AI? They'll tell you fifty times. It's becoming a personality type.

Tell me again about performative rage.

The anti AI folks are review bombing games even suspected of using AI.

The anti AI losers on Reddit are doxxing people that use AI. I have been a target of this.

The anti AI people brigade YouTube creators that use AI to destroy their traction. They'll share links of victims. I have been a target of this too, after spending weeks working on a single three minute animation.

I'm living in this world every day because I build tools for the AI ecosystem.

This is not positive. This is not neural. It's downright hostile, aggressive, and cultish.

Have you considered pro-AI proponents all do these things also? It’s an ugly culture war but from a relatively neutral observer I am seeing gross behavior on both sides. (Eg. Making disgusting porn of real people, mocking the dead’s art and likeness…)

Yep. All done to create a manipulative title.

If they decided the act needed amending where is the 'insanity' in not appealing and instead moving forward with the amendment?

Because it makes it harder for a future Parliament to change the law since it was resolved by a court decision on a constitutional ground instead of an amendment. Also, it’s not clear the amendment would have passed if it wasn’t necessary to comply with the court decision.