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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 have a mental illness that makes me think that people will change their minds if I present the correct arguments with the appropriate facts and data.
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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.
Home Assistant
Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Source: Home Assistant I’ve been through MythTV, Plex, Zimba, and OwnCloud, and eventually just given up on each of these self-hosting categories, and fallen back to using established service … Continue reading
Ads, ads, and more ads
I read that Matt Damon’s new movie is generating Oscar buzz, so I moseyed over to IMDB to watch the trailer, but it won’t play because of my ad blocker. Let me get this straight. I’m TRYING to watch an … Continue reading
Biden’s Lawless Bombing of Iraq and Syria Only Serves the Weapons Industry Funding Both Parties – by Glenn Greenwald – Glenn Greenwald
Indeed, anyone invested in endless war in the Middle East — including the entire U.S. intelligence community and the weapons industry which feeds off of it — must be thrilled by all of this. Each time the U.S. “retaliates” against … Continue reading
The Death of the Episcopal Church is Near
By Ryan P. Burge, Eastern Illinois University Last November, I wrote a post for Religion in Public with the title, “The Data is Clear – Episcopalians are in Trouble.” In it, I used survey data to paint a portrait of … Continue reading
Stephen Fry brilliantly sums up importance of monarchy – ‘Happiest countries in the world’ | Royal | News | Express.co.uk
Mr Fry told the podcast: “I look at America and I think if only Donald Trump and now Biden, if every week they had to walk up the hill and go into a mansion in Washington and there was uncle … Continue reading
Pee Wee Herman: SubGenius
So I was reminiscing, and watched the opening theme song from Pee Wee’s Playhouse, as one does, and noticed something interesting. Very clearly, we see J. R. “Bob” Dobbs, of the Church of the SubGenius. A search turns up this … Continue reading
Jeff Bezos’ $500M real estate portfolio: See all his luxury houses
Get a peek inside the good life of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who has a home for each climate. Source: Jeff Bezos’ $500M real estate portfolio: See all his luxury houses At some level of wealth, it must become really … Continue reading
Windows 11 screenshots leak, show new Start menu and more
Screenshots reveal new Start menu and taskbar design. Source: Windows 11 screenshots leak, show new Start menu and more All I can say is, gosh, that Taskbar looks an awful lot like the one in macOS. Also — and I’m … Continue reading
New York State to Revolutionize Antitrust
The Amazon H2Q fight in 2019 woke up the anti-monopolists in New York. Now they are moving forward with a new stronger trust-busting law. “Too Much Power in Too Few Hands” – An Interview with Senator Michael Gianaris: Senator, first … Continue reading
I miss the old internet | Science Fiction and Fantasy World
I could say that Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and Google helped ruin the internet, but really it was that everyone started using it. The internet used to be a haven for nerds, geeks, artists, and bohemian misfits until the cool kids … Continue reading