A true programmer

In most languages, length method doesn’t count the null terminator. Might result in some fun memory errors

Good thing this only uses ASCii characters, else you get into some fun discussions about UTF encoding

Obligatory, mutable global variables are evil.

Worse than that. Major public opinion was against the rail strikes because they didn’t want to pay more at the supper market. Americans are just capitalist zombies doing whatever their corporate overlords tell them to do.

Web DRM could in theory ban this

So this isn’t far from what you should do if you’re uninsured. Ask for an itemized bill. Refuse to pay their initial offer. Suddenly the hospital will be quick to lower your bill and work out a fair payment plan. Hospitals hate collections as much as you do

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Oh, forgot to mention, this is what insurance does. You’re just acting the same