But the point still remains, they had challenges to solve, but they were also simple, which made it possible TO solve those challenges.

I would be completely happy if IOS by default did not allow all the things it doesn't allow, but you could add a setting to allow 3rd party app stores with a list that apple curated themselves (similar to search engine preferences in a browser).

Apple can make it all scary about how the apps on the 3rd party applications could be doing more nefarious things. I would even be ok with apple having the ability to simply refuse to install specific apps from these 3rd party app stores for things that are egregious violations of ethics.

but I've just read too many stories about Apple rejecting apps over very innocuous things, and apple rejecting smaller apps but allowing the same thing in larger apps (anti-competitive).

It's a legitimate problem.

When I misunderstand titles and then realize my mistake I don't start complaining about it.

Can it be read either way? Yes. Does it really matter? No. Language is often ambiguous without context.

But even with that, it really isn't confusing. The ones who don't know who Larry Flint are may choose not to click on it whether they take the word Hustler as a verb or a noun. And the ones who do click will be disabused of their potential confusion almost immediately.

IOW, it's a huge nothingburger.

No, someone can __CLAIM__ to believe in free speech, but if they're not allowing it on their own platform then they really don't. There's a reason why the adage "actions speak louder than words" exists.

Ruby traded safety (GIL) for absolutely speed, although it should be noted that Ruby's C interfaces do allow you to op out of the GIL, which means if speed is absolutely paramount you can write a Ruby C extension to opt out of it.

I've done it in the past, but OTOH if you're to that point maybe Ruby no longer makes sense.

I have fond memories of that guide and it's always a treat when it pops back up.

Just parameterize the query and you're done. If someone isn't doing so in 2020 they're either working on a very old system or they're not doing it right.

SQL injection is just not a reason to avoid raw SQL.

One of the reasons I love Dapper.net is because it allows me to use raw SQL and helps solve the only pain point I have with raw SQL, dynamically building queries.

failing is noisy, it's a very clear signal to the system to pay attention.

Oh bullcrap.

This is just a rationalization from people who like the shiny.

Current law limits what many people can do in terms of the stock market specifically to protect unsavvy investors. What Robinhood is doing is no different than a 3rd party acting as a go between the stock market and an unsavvy investor but telling the unsavvy investor they went 700k+ in the hole.

The internet is slowly moving away from being the wild west, and things like this is a part of it.

When we get to that point, we've lost the forest for the trees.

My experience was stupidly believing the idealistic crap I was taught when young only to eventually be forced to realize we're not much better than the ones we villify.

I guess my point is that you should consider whether journalism has really gone to shit or if you're less idealistic than you used to be. There is hope in the thought that you're less idealistic. It means the world has always been kind of shit, yet has survived, so perhaps you're just a bit more alarmist than you should be.

Or atleast that's what I tell myself.

What's being said here is that the word retard is an insult, but does not rise to the level/strength of a slur.