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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'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: Politics
Carl Miller on Twitter: “Here’s a fake news merchant telling me how it actually works.”
This is a clip from a report by the BBC that creating, boosting, and then selling fake content has become a real job in other countries. This particular report has an interview with a man from Kosovo, and (thanks to … Continue reading
House passes compromise defense bill, creating a Space Force
“I will sign this historic defense legislation immediately!” President Donald Trump tweeted. Source: House passes compromise defense bill, creating a Space Force “Historic.” “Compromise.” “Space Force.” $738 BILLION. I wish more people on the Right would ask, “BuT hOw WiLl … Continue reading
The Keystone Pipeline oil leak is almost 10 times worse than initially thought – CNN
The amount of land impacted by an oil spill in North Dakota is almost 10 times larger than initially reported, officials say. The disclosure comes about a month after the Keystone 1 Pipeline leaked about 383,040 gallons of oil. Source: … Continue reading
Christian comedian John Crist admits to ‘destructive and sinful’ behavior after multiple women come forward
Popular Christian comedian John Crist, who just landed a Netflix special, admitted to “destructive and sinful” behavior and canceled his upcoming tour after multiple accusations of unwanted sexting, harassment and manipulation. Source: Christian comedian John Crist admits to ‘destructive and sinful’ behavior after … Continue reading
H-1B Visas, Facebook, and Cummins
I ran across an article about Facebook’s use of H-1B visas in my news crawl. This part really caught my eye: Since 2017, as part of his promise to “hire American,” the Trump administration has been denying record numbers of … Continue reading
Top Marginal Tax Rates
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, could be taxed NINETY-NINE POINT NINE PERCENT of his net worth, and STILL be worth a BILLION dollars. Let that sink in. $10M is pretty wealthy. $100M is pretty crazy. “Just” $1B is ludicrous. He … Continue reading
Warren on our Corporatocracy
I’ve been talking about corporate charters for a long time now, and people either don’t understand what I’m talking about, or think I’m crazy. We give people a charter to create a company, which grants them special, legal protections to … Continue reading
True cost of Medicaid is 2X headline cost?
I recently attended a talk by the CEO of a hospital with $2.6 billion in annual revenue. She noted that patients on Medicaid are 40 percent of the census and that Medicaid pays only 50 percent of t… Source: True … Continue reading
Stack Overflow Inc., sinat chinam, and the goat for Azazel – Mi Yodeya Meta
Now that this has been made public elsewhere, I feel safe in saying more. The policy is an update to the Code of Conduct that requires us to use people’s preferred pronouns (when known). What was posted in the TL … Continue reading
Flip the Script on the Racist Philly Police Officers
Time for another “flip-the-script” political test. If you were NOT a fan of police officers getting fired from the Philly police force when it was discovered that they were posting racist things in a Facebook group, because you believed that … Continue reading