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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.
Reselling gig work is TikTok’s newest side hustle
Resellers buy gig work for as cheap as $5 to resell for profit Source: Reselling gig work is TikTok’s newest side hustle Yes, you can make money by looking for opportunities to match up supply and demand, and legitimately take … Continue reading
General Contracting of My Health
As I navigate what is turning out to be a rare and poorly-understood medical problem, I am struck how much it feels like I am the general contractor of my health, managing day-workers I pick up from the local Home … Continue reading
Would I Recommend Civilization V?
Oh, God, no. Save yourselves. It’s too late for me.
Compelled Speech vs. The First Amendment
In the lawsuit, she argues that denying requests to allow her to ignore students’ preferred names and pronouns “deprived her of due process and equal protection of law” and violated her First Amendment rights to free speech and exercise of … Continue reading
Disney CEO apologizes to LGBTQ employees, halts political donations in Florida
Chapek said Disney was rethinking how it approaches political donations on Wednesday; on Friday, he said the company would pause them altogether pending an internal review. However, Disney will increase its “support for advocacy groups to combat similar legislation in … Continue reading
Former CEO Jim Keyes: Why Blockbuster Really Died and What We Can Learn from It – D Magazine
“Contrary to popular belief, Netflix did not kill Blockbuster,” Keyes said. “Blockbuster actually had a better opportunity to be Netflix today than Netflix did, and that’s what I was hoping … to accomplish.” Source: Former CEO Jim Keyes: Why Blockbuster … Continue reading
Why is the Rum Always Gone?
That’s funny. This looks eerily similar to where the raise to the US minimum wage went.
The Complex Creation Of Newly Needed Software Teams In The Auto Industry
With the advent of electric and autonomous vehicles, the amount of software required has grown exponentially. That means newly formed teams must grow overnight, which has two extremes of competing difficulties. I have watched firsthand as a Napolean-esque CEO fired … Continue reading
Cats and Dogs Living Together; Mass Hysteria
Remember when people said that if you changed the definition of marriage, you’d have people marrying, like, robots, or whatever? And then, like, the next year, a bunch of Japanese men did just that, in a mass ceremony? This has … Continue reading
Top 6 Signs Your Company is Being Raided
Despite however it’s being sold by the top brass. U.S. truck engine maker Cummins Inc said on Tuesday it will buy auto parts maker Meritor Inc for $2.58 billion in cash, to beef up its electric and hybrid vehicle parts … Continue reading