We're about to learn how many plane crashes the market can bear.

If you wanted to perform an audit, you would hire forensic accountants, whose findings would be reviewed by someone with subject matter expertise. If you want to consolidate power to the presidency, you hire high school hackers to take down all the agencies with unilateral control.

... Bill of Rights, Pledge of Allegiance, and lyrics to the National Anthem." And what do you know, there's only one vendor that fit the description.

Add to that: Oklahoma passed a law that the bible must be taught as a historical document in schools. And when it came time to select a vendor to provide the books, the specified that it must be "bound in leather, or a leather-like covering, be the King James Version, and include the constitution...

We do actually have an earlier referendum on the GOP: There are three reps up for special election, to replace members of the cabinet. Within the next two months, it's possible to take a majority of the house. Two of them are from FL, so that would really be sending a message.

I fear we're about to learn how many plane crashes the market will bear.

I mean… you were supporting him financially by watching.

You'll get more questions before you start to get any answers. As of the latest episode, there are a few things we understand... but not a lot.

No, but even those of us who didn't FA still have to FO.

This headline makes it sound like the same kidney has been passed from recipient to recipient for the fourth time.

Same. And blocking lists really is the killer feature of this platform.

Someone else mentioned the idea of making government systems open source (at least the ones that are public-impacting). I really like that thought.

That, and when it’s life safety systems, you don’t use the “go fast, break things” approach. You make thoroughly-tested, methodical changes.

As much as most consumer open source projects are garbage: I would love to see government systems open sourced. It might just be the best use of the design philosophy. Accountability in code, an opportunity for public contribution, crowdsourced bug correction…

Eh, I’ll believe that one when I see it.

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It doesn't actually, though. They're two separate national parks that just happen to be touching. It's just like how Kansas City doesn't span across Missouri and Kansas. There are two Kansas Cities, one in Missouri, one in Kansas, and they happen to touch at the state line.