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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.
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
Category Archives: Aggravation
Today, in How Long Does it Take?
How long does it take to spin up a Linux VM in Azure? Turns out that’s three days, with two failures from the automated system, before it gets sent to an actual person. Mind you, this is a bog-standard RHEL … Continue reading
Sony, Amazon, Facebook, and You
Total time spent on this: about an hour and a half. Expletives uttered: several. Dents in my table from throwing my phone: one.
Class-Action Jokes, Now Even Funnier
So, today, I’m trying to actually use two prepaid credit cards that I’ve gotten from class action lawsuits. One for $12.15, and one for $12.60. (Something about the numbers being so close to each other is another sketchy detail about … Continue reading
Everything in Every App
This is a real screenshot of an app that starts automatically on my work laptop at login. It’s part of a driver for Polycom headsets. I don’t have a headset plugged in, because my kid’s pet rabbit chewed through the … Continue reading
Death by Software: Let’s Review
This morning, I woke up early, so I played Fallout 76 before starting work. It’s buggy. We all know that. In fact, it’s famously buggy on the Playstation, especially. But this is a game, and I have two options: take … Continue reading
Please Hang Up and Dial 911
I woke up with a chronic pain about 3.5 years ago, which has never stopped. I’ve now seen about 22 doctors and clinicians, had 4 MRI’s, 3 ultrasounds, a CT scan, 4 different nerve blocks, and 2 surgeries. I don’t … Continue reading
Windows Startup Buggery
I have a PC. I’m ashamed to admit it, but I have a PC. I bought it for one and only one use: to play Elder Scrolls Online. To that end, I bought a SCUF Envision Pro controller. It does … Continue reading
My Whole Life is Crappy Web Sites
This is a snapshot of my inbox. I think it tells the story well enough that it doesn’t need explanation. This is my life: battling crappy web sites. All day. Every day. This is all of our lives now. We … Continue reading
Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds | Ars Technica
Single-vehicle, single-pedestrian crash data for 2016-2021 finds hoods a problem. When Tyndall controlled the data for vehicle body type, the effect of vehicle hood heights became more clear, actually increasing “the partial effect of front-end vehicle height, suggesting high-front-end designs … Continue reading
Dell/Windows Display Malfeasance
Apparently, no power in Heaven or Earth can make a Dell Windows “mobile workstation” display 4K@60Hz on an external monitor, using any of its ports, cables, connectors, or adapters, despite every piece in the chain assuring me that it can. … Continue reading