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And clean coal simply means coal that is clean.

Not really. COVID-19 is not the first major coronavirus. SARS and MERS come to mind.

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/coronaviruses

"Cancel culture" is a set of cultural behaviors whereby poorly or incompletely substantiated allegations result in the tarnishing of reputations via virtue signaling amplification.

And could you spare us the boilerplate reactionary moaning about outrage culture?

Not GP, but cancel culture is, sadly, a real phenomenon.

The facts don't matter. His reputation has taken a substantial hit, and he's been "soft-cancelled." It's hard to come back from that, in any capacity.

As sea levels rise due to the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet[0], we could fly drones to survey the flooding of cities and coastal areas. That would be a fantastic use of oil wealth.

[0] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/13/science/earth/collapse-of-...

Try telling Syrian activists that social networking is "noise." The ability to freely share information is highly underrated in places where information may be freely shared. Thanks for the tip.

I agree. This whole "Internet" thing is highly overrated. Also, "electricity" and "clean water."

Well, actually, a better title would be "Why you should invite Yehuda Katz to your user group meeting." A user group meeting is the perfect place for lively conversation and free, unfiltered exchanges of ideas.

Even without knowing any of the context that prompted Yehuda to intervene so forcefully, there's a strong probability, based on his remarkably proficient community involvement, that he was making a good point. Would remaining quiet and letting the speaker present his code to a much larger audience at a conference be better?

What's more important? People feeling good about themselves, or people learning? Not that those options are mutually exclusive, but it makes no sense to sacrifice the latter for the sake of the former.

Aren't all freelancers outsourced? Do you mean offshoring?

It takes serious planning and visualization over several years to excel at a demanding hobby. It requires dedication for the sake of its intrinsic rewards. These sorts of hobbies rarely have the potential to "turn into a business." Any serious practitioner has effectively self-selected as a person who has the means, makes the time, and has a passion for the pursuit of personal fulfillment.