The perfect analogy that too few people will understand! (from @nilay_patel) Like any large open-source project, American democracy is kind of messy, requires a lot of volunteer effort, and often uses way too much memory.
Congrats to @siegel and the rest of the @bbedit crew for 30 years of BBEdit! If you've somehow managed to avoid getting it for all these years, there's a 30-hour sale pricing it at $30 (use code "BBEDIT30").
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