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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
Category Archives: Entertainment
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off spinoff movie has been scrapped
The Ferris Bueller spinoff was set to follow the same-day adventures of the valets who took the Ferrari on a joy ride. Source: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off spinoff movie has been scrapped The sequel should have been Ferris’s kid taking … Continue reading
The Harry Potter “Community”
I picked up the video game Hogwarts Legacy on sale for the PS5. Despite never having read a Harry Potter book, or ever watching one of the movies all the way through, I’ve enjoyed the game, and I love the … Continue reading
Wonka review: Willy was never meant to be the hero – Polygon
As a prequel to the ’71 movie — and specifically not an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book, for rights reasons — Wonka uses a healthy serving of musical numbers to tell the tale of how and why its quirky chocolatier … Continue reading
The Oracle in the Matrix movies, explained before Resurrections – Polygon
The Oracle is, according to the Architect, the “mother” of the Matrix. She is an intuitive program originally designed to study the human psyche who proposed a solution by creating a simulated reality that would offer humanity a choice to … 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
Loki and Portal
A long time ago, Valve released a little indie game called Portal, and took the gaming world by surprise. They followed it up with a sequel that expanded the world in awesome ways. I mean, it had J. K. Simmons … Continue reading