That would be a nice change, actually.

Same carrot every year. This one just has an extra twist because it’s an election year.

People in my own office don’t listen to me, why would anyone on the street?

True. The price of both justice and freedom is blood, but it’s been a long time since the common person thought that way.

I’m not seeing a problem there.

Are these hypothetical people jealous of my wheelchair and my chronic pain too? Sentimental dribble.

What’s funny is, most people on the ground that I have talked to about this issue agree that the world would be objectively better. They just don’t want to make the effort if it would benefit somebody if they don’t agree with.

Given that you aren’t the only audience to a response, even someone who recognizes that it’s a joke might add a little bit of context about, I don’t know, how melting the fastener might contaminate the sample or grinding the fasteners might cause dust and sparks that could also contaminate the sample, so on and so forth.

That all being said, are you okay? Kneejerk responses like that don’t usually come from good places.

When read in the only proper order, it translates (for the non-technical types), to February 23rd, 2029.

I’m just going to leave this 7-year-old post here and dream of a better tomorrow…

https://stackoverflow.com/a/21800669

If there’s one thing I know, it’s that the human mind will always find a better way given enough time.