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Perl is Sweet Sixteen

Posted by michael on from the jailbait dept.

surflorida writes "Perl turned sweet 16 yesterday. 'Larry Wall released Perl 1 on this day in 1987, so today Perl is 16 years old. Happy birthday Perl! You can read more about the timeline of Perl releases in perlhist.pod and at history.perl.org.' Happy birthday Perl! You are now old enough to get a US drivers license."

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  1. 16 year olds can get a learner's permit... by LostCluster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks to crying mothers telling sob stories of teenagers getting into crashes, in most US states, 16 now gets you a learner's permit, but you need to be 17 to drive without your parent sitting next to you.

    Furthermore, restrictive licenses given to young drivers in most states make carpooling with fellow high school students illegal... at my high school, 50 more cars showed up the day that law went into effect in 1998 and every day thereafter...

    1. Re:16 year olds can get a learner's permit... by petabyte · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Honestly, I don't buy that. Was I a bad driver at 16? Probably. If the age had been 18 would I have been a bad driver when I started then? Probably. Driving in this country is something that comes with experience and I didn't get much experience with a car until after I had my license. What is needed is a better way of training people before they get out on the road. Even then, practice through driving is probably one of the best ways to improve skills.

      And before anyone ask's I'm 21. I went into the liquor store the other day for the first time just to buy something (because I could) and wasn't carded. And I'm tempted to go back and asked to be carded on the principle ...