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I was born at the perfect time to pursue a career in full-stack software development. I grew up programming 8-bit computers, then learned Unix in college. I entered the workforce at the emergence of Windows for Workgroups and Linux, and I'll be retiring right about the time the AI's make me redundant. Also, the year Social Security goes broke.
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Months and months of planning by lots and lots of middle management can save literally hours of programming.
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Give a man a program, and you'll frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, and you'll frustrate him for a lifetime.
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I've put all of my skill points into arguing with blinking lights.
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But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a new piece of Apple gear, to lust after it, hath committed purchase of it already in his heart.
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Don't say you're easy on me; you're about as easy as a nuclear war.
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I sold the Renoir and the TV set; don't wanna be around when this gets out.
Duran Duran, The Reflex
Author Archives: David K.
White House urges reauthorization of Section 702 spy powers
While there may be only three cases of intentional misconduct reported, the briefing does seem to gloss over the hundreds of thousands of instances of FBI misuse between 2020 and early 2021 alone — as well as the time and … Continue reading
No Matter What Trump Does, Evangelicals Still Love Him
White evangelicals’ fascination with Trump won’t be the last time a large subset of the American public becomes enthralled by an authoritarian and incompetent politician. Source: No Matter What Trump Does, Evangelicals Still Love Him The better question is: What … Continue reading
X marks the motivated reasoning
So forgive me if I can’t even get marginally excited for this latest kerfuffle over the new X branding. Primarily because of just how utterly removed the discourse around it is from a good-faith assessment of the merits of … Continue reading
The State of Javascript Development
Mocked in this article: The pain is barely tolerable when you reach dependencies. So, so many of them. There’s left-pad, the legendary tiny package that broke all internet, collectively causing the amount of pain and drama comparable to the destruction … Continue reading
Reddit’s average daily traffic fell during blackout, according to third-party data | Engadget
Compared to the website’s average daily volume over the past month, the 52,121,649 visits Reddit saw on June 13th represented a 6.6 percent drop. A day later, that metric fell to seven minutes and 17 seconds, or the lowest that … Continue reading
Amazon Locks Man Out of His Smart Home After Baseless Racism Accusation
This issue has raised questions about the risks of smart home technology. Source: Amazon Locks Man Out of His Smart Home After Baseless Racism Accusation However, despite clearing the air with Amazon, Jackson’s account was still locked for an entire … Continue reading
The Germans Hate Me
I’m not clear what about my profile someone in Germany could find offensive, but here we are. I appreciate this notice, and the German law that required it. We should have more of this kind of thing, to reduce the … Continue reading
It Happens
I have great respect for Jason, but it feels like there’s an important point being elided here. Since her uncle owns it, Musk is accusing the Internet Archive of removing evidence of Taylor Lorenz’s online footprint, for the purpose of … Continue reading