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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.
@xxclusionary, on Twitter -
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.
Duran Duran, Is There Something I Should Know -
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.
Class Action Jokes
I’ve gotten emails about being in 3 class-action settlements against Verizon, Anthem, and Walgreens. I usually click through them and just see what happens. The Verizon one started distributions today. My take? $12.15. On a prepaid, digital-only card that the … Continue reading
Spiritual Takeaways
Many, many years ago, a preacher I respected mispronounced “concupiscence” — or maybe it was “incontience” — some “bible” word — and I made the mistake of pointing it out. It was even privately, one-on-one, well after the fact. He … Continue reading
Trump’s border czar: ‘If you’re in the country illegally, you got a problem’ – ABC News
According to Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan, every undocumented immigrant should worry they could be arrested at any time, even if they have no criminal record. Source: Trump’s border czar: ‘If you’re in the country illegally, you got a problem’ … Continue reading
macos – No route to host on iterm2 only – Ask Different
Source: macos – No route to host on iterm2 only – Ask Different This is the second time I’ve had to do this. I really must remember this this time.
The Only One Who Understood the Assignment
How it feels being the only one who understands the assignment.
MacRumors: Apple News and Rumors
Justice John Roberts said that “Congress is fine with the expression,” but “not fine with a foreign adversary … gathering all this information about the 170 million people who use TikTok.” Source: MacRumors: Apple News and Rumors So you’re trying … Continue reading
Today, in Mark of the Beast News
Larry Ellison is the CEO of Oracle, the 19th most valuable company in the world. They make a database. The FBI were Larry and Oracle’s first customer, and the FBI/CIA/NSA all use it for everything. So when Larry Ellison brags … Continue reading
Thank You, Vault Dwellers!
And what would a Summer be without grabbing a fishing pole and heading down to your favorite radioactive watering hole? No need to worry about finding out because fishing is coming to the wasteland this Summer and is angling to … Continue reading
CoPilot Having a Normal One
I mean, even if you can’t recall the ASCII characters for a hex value (like me), you should be able to realize that that 0x51 is one less than 0x52, so that the “R” and the “3” should be right … Continue reading