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  • Some applications don't have enough config entries to warrant support for nested entries

    Some applications need variable-length data, and some even variable-length lists

    Some applications don't care about having fast read/write times or a small memory footprint and can do with more complex formats that require the use of third-party libraries

    Some embedded applications (e.g. AVR) don't have access to a whole lot of libraries

  • You seem to like the lines-of-code metric. There are many lines of GNU code in a typical Linux distribution. You seem to suggest that (more LOC) == (more important). However, I submit to you that raw LOC numbers do not directly correlate with importance. I would suggest that clock cycles spent on code is a better metric. For example, if my system spends 90% of its time executing XFree86 code, XFree86 is probably the single most important collection of code on my system. Even if I loaded ten times as many lines of useless bloatware on my system and I never excuted that bloatware, it certainly isn't more important code than XFree86. Obviously, this metric isn't perfect either, but LOC really, really sucks. Please refrain from using it ever again in supporting any argument.

  • The CDC's post:

    Another study estimated that people who use cannabis have about a 10% likelihood of becoming addicted.2

    The citation:

    1. Lopez-Quintero C, de los Cobos JP, Hasin DS, et al. Probability and predictors of transition from first use to dependence on nicotine, alcohol, cannabis, and cocaine: Results of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2011;115(1-2):120-130
  • It's a deterrent. It reduces the odds of your window getting smashed and your ignition switch mangled. Your car should have an immobilizer anyway, and if it somehow doesn't, you can get a kill switch installed