I thought it was a Dragon Ball Z reference.

That’s like saying you can build a nuclear bomb by smashing pieces of uranium together. Technically true, but it’s a lot more complicated than that.

But I don’t see why VLC shouldn’t be able to run as root, if the user so desires.

For the reasons you described, I won’t run VLC as root, and I don’t think 99% of users would need to. But if someone wanted to do it, the software shouldn’t stop them from doing it (beyond giving a warning and asking them to confirm).

What is the reason we don’t run as root?

We are human and make mistakes. Not running as root means the computer will ask us to confirm when we are about to do something major (like a software update, or formatting a partition). This reduces the chance of making big mistakes. (But I don’t see why VLC shouldn’t be able to run as root, if the user so desires.)

The sun powers the water cycle.

Shit list?

Most east Asian countries are fairly low down on the list. They have excellent public transport, the world’s best high-speed rail networks, and a significant number of road vehicles are already electric.

I’m not from the UK, but shouldn’t a photo ID card issued by a government agency count as proof of identity?

This is possible, but plants with deep roots (shrubs, certain grasses and scrubs) usually take longer to grow.

The deeper problem is that it makes ‘financial sense’ to let a lot of people starve.

Pretty sure there are crops you can rotate in that replenish the soil.

Potassium is produced by breaking down potassium-rich rocks. Plants cannot replenish it like they replenish nitrogen.

There’s also a literal shitload of organic waste that humans generate that can be used for a similar purpose instead of burying it in landfills.

We do produce a lot of potassium-rich waste - sewage and food waste, for example - but most of it is also rich in other nutrients. So you can add a little of it, but adding too much of it can cause other problems (like eutrophication).

The other solution is to buy potassium fertiliser. A significant amount of this is produced in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, and I’m guessing its trade is being affected by the ongoing war.

It’ll also give peace of mind to pensioners who are having their chips stolen by seagulls.

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The first rule of coding is that you don’t re-invent the wheel.

This is horrible. They are building a line connecting some small towns and plan to use it as a proof of concept? That could work as an engineering proof of concept, but without a guaranteed budget people are going to see it as a commercial failure and write it off.

The first time you do something, you also need to learn how to do it, set up production lines, make mistakes, learn from them, and build up expertise. The US is only starting to build high-speed rail, while China has the biggest high-speed rail network in the world. I would call it a step in the right track (hehe), although one that should have been taken years ago.

In addition to what Senshi said, if you have recieved the full course of vaccines (4-5 doses spread over a month), any future bites need only 1-3 doses. Also the time within which you have to take the first dose increases from 24 hours to 2-3 days, which can be quite useful to vets in remote places.

Vets and people who work in animal shelters often get the rabies vaccines beforehand. But even if you have been vaccinated previously, you still have to get it again if you are bitten.

Modern rabies vaccines are injected into the upper arm.

Their homeland?