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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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Quotes
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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.
Me -
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: Humor
It’s Made of Holes
Many years ago, when I worked with English folks, I was about to go to Coventry, England. My coworker was telling me they were famous for their blood sausage. I asked what was in it. He said, “The holes.” “The … Continue reading
Dead Reckoning • Damn Interesting
During one such inspection in 1731, a British merchant captain named Robert Jenkins protested the intrusion, and in the ensuing scuffle the Spanish captain’s blade somehow separated Captain Jenkins from his left ear. This civilian injury was far from newsworthy … Continue reading
That’s Just… Too Many Buttons
Reminds me of the joke where the guy says he went in to work early, and switched the N and M keys on half the keyboards, claiming, “Some people will call me a monster, but others will call me a … Continue reading
No Comment
I have laughed until my stomach hurts. I needed this very, very badly.
Pizza Delivery
The “Crusty Crab Pizza” episode aired on August 14, 1999. It’s been 25 years, and it still lives rent free in my head.
Meat in Gelatin
That’s gelatin — flavorless Jello — it’s encased in. One of the top 3 meals I ever had was at a converted 17th-century abbey in England, and part of the meal was rabbit “terrangue” — that’s what I remember it … Continue reading
Ferris Bueller Orders a Pizza
This is so well done, I don’t even care that it was an ad.
A lone scientist descending into the radioactive darkness of Chernobyl in 1986
This is him now. Feel old yet?
We Want Your Soul
No notes. It definitely helps that the song itself is a banger.
Cleaning the Griddle
When I “went to college” at Purdue, I stayed in the dorm all 4 years. What can I say? I liked the convenience of someone else cleaning the bathrooms and doing the cooking. For freshman year — and second half … Continue reading