This feels to me like a transitional problem. People will learn not to do this. I hope.

The stuff by Peter Watts, Blindsight and so on, is fun.

it should apply to all public sector unions, they're a disaster. That's the real problem. Should never have been allowed.

Cop unions are very different from basically every other kind of union. Cops aren't workers. They don't need workers unions.

Teachers and administrative staff are workers. They need workers unions.

I sense a great disturbance in the force.

I worked with a woman who kept isopods as pets. She had a little terrarium at work with all sorts of breeds of isopods. That's where I learned you could buy isopods online.

Except for Keith Moon. All the stories about him are true and if anything underplay the truth. :-)

Is it possible to reset the source once you've started modifying it?

General class in USA, not currently active. More interested in tech/building than conversation/contesting although POTA and SOTA hold some interest, as does field day. Perhaps when I retire those might become a thing I do.

Seymour Cray down in the tunnels, communing with the Machine Elves.

I thought you were just riffing around but wow:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HighStrangeness/comments/v15u0t/sey...

First person I thought about when I read the title.

If you haven't already, I would highly recommend this book[1] on Seymour Cray. An amazing read.

1. https://www.amazon.com/Supermen-Seymour-Technical-Wizards-Su...

The City Fathers from cities in flight