On the one hand this could be interesting for military and government looking to make sure there are no backdoors in the hardware they are using.

On the other hand, having it public makes exploits more likely since everyone can take a look.

For software this is beneficial, any fixed bug or exploit is then available to everyone and can be easily deployed.

I'm not very familiar with hardware but it seems like it would require new chips to be manufacturered to really fix any issues.

> On the other hand, having it public makes exploits more likely since everyone can take a look.

Everyone can take a look, but not everyone will spend money to produce their own. So this will improve security, not reduce it.

If they use US tech they are just one orange temper tantrum away from losing access...

You must be deep into the Apple walled garden.

And you're right, I'll never get it I guess.

I'll spend more on something of equivalent features for only two reasons: build quality and freedom. Alas, most electronics nowadays offer neither, so cheapest it is.

That's what how we got fuel economy regulations in the 1970s. But it didn't really usher in a golden age of public transport. Probably would just help Tesla and BYD.

Wow you live surrounded by idiots. The dog owners, not the dogs, of course.

Right, except most dog owners are miles away, or dog has no owner.

And any animal this eats its own poop is idiot.

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Same situation, working from home, although my city has decent public transport so even going downtown is easier without driving. But now when I need to drive for whatever reason, I get frustrated at having to drive. I'll complain about having to take the car, that why can't they put a bus route here, why is it the train doesn't stop at the station I need etc etc.

Which actually surprised me, when my SO said to me: but I thought you liked driving? When we first met you were always working on your car...

Oh yeah. I did, didn't I? It just kinda happened without me realizing it.

Ergonomics, yes, sure.

For the sound though, a block of any material strong enough to resist the string tension will be just fine.

Well there's also truss rods for when the material isn't strong enough to resist the string tension!

I think you're both right.

Marketing is very effective, and lots of people are willing to pay a little bit more for a particular brand.

On the other hand there's also lots of people who will look for the best value for the money, or want to support smaller luthiers.

As you mentioned usually with experience one gravitates towards the second group, but most instrument purchases is entry level gear for beginners.

Disclaimer: coming from classical guitar world, but have noticed largely the same pattern, eg someone paying more for an Alhambra when a regional luthier will be less. Not that Alhambra is a bad brand, just that those marketing salaries have to come from somewhere!

If you have a variable named `quit`, you would have a different behavior in running a file vs running in the CLI.