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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.
Wait no longer my friends! – whatadeal post – Imgur
Reddit says this is from 1981. Google says this would be $9,800 in today’s dollars. I’m surprised by that date, though. Even in 1994, when I got my first job, 10 MB was the standard desktop hard drive size in … Continue reading
Google and “Privacy”
After months of stalling, Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome and the Google app. No wonder they wanted to hide it.⁰Spying on users has nothing to do with building a great web browser or search … Continue reading
Institutions | No Mercy / No Malice
I grew up on stories of the second world war. During the aerial bombardment of London known as the Blitz, my mother, aged seven, had to sleep in tube stations for protection. She was given a mask against poison gas. … Continue reading
ROG Phone | Gaming Phones｜ROG – Republic of Gamers｜ROG Global
Game-changing smartphone with unique console-inspired design delivers epic performance, unbeatable visuals, total gaming control and endless possibilities Source: ROG Phone | Gaming Phones｜ROG – Republic of Gamers｜ROG Global So I just learned that ASUS makes a ROG-branded phone, which means … Continue reading
Harry and Meghan: The union of two great houses, the Windsors and the Celebrities, is complete
Having a monarchy next door is a little like having a neighbour who’s really into clowns and has daubed their house with clown murals, displays clown dolls in each window and has an insatiable desire to hear about and discuss … Continue reading
Why I Did Not Go To Jail – Andreessen Horowitz
Jordan came back with an answer that I did not expect: “Ben, I’ve gone over the law six times and there’s no way that this practice is strictly within the bounds of the law. I’m not sure how PwC justified … Continue reading
When did writing in major newspapers become so bad? – Machine Learning Everything
Maybe the convoluted writing with indiscernible insider nods is intentional to keep people like me out. Source: When did writing in major newspapers become so bad? – Machine Learning Everything I think he’s onto something here. Like the way spam … Continue reading
British Press Reacts to U.K. Press Has Hysterical Reaction to Oprah’s Interview With Meghan Markle and Prince Harry | Hollywood Reporter
Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan, another long-time and very public critic of Markle, opened his show by repeatedly suggesting that Prince Harry had “spray-gunned” his family with the revelatory interview and that is was “so disloyal.” “He’s been spray-gunning … Continue reading
Far-right Misinformation is Facebook’s most engaging content – Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech
Facebook, for its part, seems to be increasingly interested in limiting the rampant political polarization of its platform. Last month, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company was launching an experiment to limit the amount of political news in some users’ … Continue reading