> just imagine for yourself the types of things that different states can make a crime, add a fine, then offer to give other citizens part or all of that fine if they turn in others
You mean if a red state (like Texas) potentially handing out bounties for snitching on abortions? Texas already passed that law in 2022[1]. We are already way down the slippery slope you alluded.
Yeah, this is the worrying bit. US constitutional law only seems to restrict the government, so they can delegate it to private actors who can then do unconstitutional things. Something similar happened with the book-objecting laws.
> You also don't see players obviously dazed or knocked out after heading the ball.
That depends a lot on the relative speed, and some kids can kick the ball pretty damn hard. I had an incident where I headed the ball, and had no other memory formed for the rest of that day. I don't recall the rest of the match, the final score, or how I got home.
> it won't include the cruft that we now know was bad cruft.
There's no such thing as "bad cruft" - all cruft is are features you don't use but are (or were) in all likelihood critical to someone else's workflow. Projects transform from minimal and lightning fast, to bloated, one well-reasoned-PR at a time; someone will try to use a popular project and figure "this would be perfect, if only it had feature X or supported scenario Y", multiplied by a few thousand PRs.
> In the abstract I agree, but there's zero chance Honda is getting into the orbital launch business.
Honda is still in the jet industry, despite joining late. The Honda Jet was a fresh take on what small jet design. Moving into new, adjacent markets is their schtick. Motorcycles -> passenger vehicles -> jets -> rockets
> put datacenters in orbit so you can use solar without worrying about clouds or nighttime
Data centers in space are a pipedream until we have a material-science breakthrough: radiating heat into space is too inefficient at rack-scale, let alone DCs.
> I think economic freedom is a powerful motivator. Unlocking a social media account is hardly a deterrent.
Sounds like an amazing place if you're healthy and able to work, the two things that are not guaranteed day-to-day, and will inevitably decline with age.
> Unlocking a social media account is hardly a deterrent.
I'm always reading on HN that America is inherently destined to out-innovate China because of "Democracy" and "Free Speech" - but here we are, with first amendment rights being chilled[1] in blatant ways. I wonder how those HNers see the future of American innovation.
1. Historically, the American government has always been hands-off with the KKK and American Nazis because of their 1A rights. Rights that don't seem to extend to vocal brown university students criticizing a foreign government.
> To be clear, at this point the majority of Americans do not support the current administration
At the very least, the majority of Americans certainly condoned the current administration at the polling booth - or couch. The Trump campaign can't be accused of not being up-front with its agenda.
> I've completely forgotten the story but remember it was unsurprising given the more recent developments of the Wachowskis.
I think you mean recent developments at WB. The movie was a self-parody, describing in painful detail the demands from the studio for a sequel Matrix movi- er, "game", even when the creator was so over it.
You mean if a red state (like Texas) potentially handing out bounties for snitching on abortions? Texas already passed that law in 2022[1]. We are already way down the slippery slope you alluded.
1. https://www.npr.org/2022/07/11/1107741175/texas-abortion-bou...
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