Concrete Tool Capabilities And Performance-Relevant Mechanics
sqlite-scanner detects SQLite databases by matching the first 16 bytes of a file against the SQLite magic header "SQLite format 3\x00".
go-to-wheel is a tool created to automate building Python wheels from Go projects.
pip and uv select the correct precompiled binary wheel by matching the wheel filename platform and architecture tags to the user's system.
Chemical Regulation, Exposure, And Political Economy Constraints
Entrenched pesticide/chemical and agricultural lobbying makes it difficult for startups to compete with incumbents such as Monsanto.
U.S. health trends such as childhood obesity began worsening markedly in the 1970s.
Most unhealthy foods should not be outlawed, but subsidies and guideline influence that distort consumer choice should be reduced, especially for children.
Joseph Wang disputes that markets would necessarily implode under reduced Fed independence, arguing that developed markets have operated for long periods without independent central banks.
Joseph Wang explains the post-2008 shift to an ample-reserves regime as a deliberate approach where the Fed provided liquidity via reserves to reduce interbank contagion risks.
Joseph Wang says 'proper' QE (duration-buying asset purchases) is typically only deployed once policy rates are near zero, implying rate cuts would precede any renewed QE program.