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in-pursuiton NY governor signs law making the restaurant reservation black market illegal

It was probably hurting tourism.

in-pursuiton The higher fertility of TSMC semiconductor workers

> First, it is logically impossible for everyone to get the ‘best’ thing.

You’re assuming two things:

1. The “best” thing is scarce.

2. Everyone agrees on what the “best” thing is.

People want to send their kids to the best place within the framework of their own opinions on what “best” is. Just because two people work for company X doesn’t mean they’re likely to agree on what a good daycare is.

> Secondly, how many people remember their daycare friends?

How is that relevant? When your kid wants a playdate, you want their friends to be nearby to facilitate that.

> Third, how offered something free tied you up?

Nothing is free.

in-pursuiton Borrow Checking, RC, GC, and Eleven Other Memory Safety Approaches

I think OPs general point, although maybe not what they stated is correct: it’s easy to write GC’d code. It’s “easy” to write code with manual memory management. It’s “easy” to write RC code. But it’s hard to write borrow checker code. And that will probably limit adoption, even though the goals of Rust are good.

in-pursuiton BYOJS (Bring your own JS)

It really depends on what you mean by “complex UI.” In you mean a UI that needs to handle real-time user input, then it is extremely difficult to get React to be performant once the complexity reaches a certain scale.

As an illustration, try to make a website that has 1000 drag-and-drop elements that you can drag around the page. Getting it to render at 60-120 fps is hard and fragile.

in-pursuiton The higher fertility of TSMC semiconductor workers

Childcare is very personal, especially for those with means to access a wide variety of childcare options. US tech companies don’t offer childcare because it’s not something desired by the employees. There are a few reasons for this:

1. Everyone wants the “best” for their kids. When I think of the “best” childcare, I imagine some specialized program with excellent caregivers and a multitude of enrichment opportunities. I don’t think of a company-run daycare.

2. Many people don’t live near work. You want your kids’ friends to live nearby.

3. You want to provide stability for your kids. Tying daycare to your job is antithetical to that goal.

in-pursuiton TikTok Asks Supreme Court to Block Law Banning Its U.S. Operations

The argument against TikTok has little to do with PII.