Thank you for taking the time to type this out. I've been uncomfortable about telemetry data for a while but this makes it clear to me that it can be used to do a lot more than just drive ui changes. Google has been fingerprinting in this way for decades. Of course Microsoft can do the same.

I've been thinking about trying VSCode. I'm the only dev I know at my org that doesn't use it and I guess it's going to stay that way.

I really don't understand the mindset of some folks. In this dynamic Microsoft has all the power and therefore the burden of transparency and proof of good will should be on them. Why would you give away information about yourself freely to an entity with no oversight. There is no reason to trust a corporation with your personal data.

I think Markdown exists mostly to make the editing experience predictable for both the user and developer. I don't think I've ever seen a rich text editor that doesn't require babysitting.

I was looking for references like these, thank you.

> Pai is proposing an ambitious program whereby the FCC could expand corporate subsidies for building networks while scaling back regulations...

Doesn't inspire a lot of confidence.

We already tried subsidizing corporations to convince them to build more infrastructure. They pocketed the money and never laid the wires.

If you want to do something like this it needs conditions, and the conditions have to have teeth. There needs to be a regulator in charge of making sure the money is actually used to build infrastructure and not to give even larger bonuses to the top management. But that's the antithesis of Pai's agenda, so it is highly unlikely to happen.