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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
Modern Enigma Cracking
The CIA & NSA are running the media, “social” especially. Like the Allies cracking Enigma, and carefully choosing what pieces of intel to act upon, lest they give the game away, the deep state is very careful about what posts … Continue reading
Trump Lies
The kind of people who voted for Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barney Frank, Ted Kennedy, Willie Brown, Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer, Bob Mendez, Andrew Cuomo, Rod Blagojevich, Charlie Rangel, and, yes, even Joe Biden all seem to suddenly have a … Continue reading
Like a Booger you can’t Flick off your Finger
Just so the Democratic Party is clear, and as a staunch evangelical Christian, I would vote for Satan himself before I’d vote for Hillary Clinton. She and Bill desecrated America and broke our political process, and I hate them for … Continue reading
Fact Check: About Those Comparisons Between Trump and Clinton on ‘Hush-Money’ Payments
While the two events might initially appear similar — two former presidents paying money to women with whom they had sexual relations — it is important to acknowledge the full context surrounding the two events. When that context is taken … Continue reading
The Downfall of the West
I’m watching the end of civilization in real time on Twitter. Between Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, I’m watching Europe eagerly import the same culture that has made the Middle East a nightmare for the past 1,400 years. I have several … Continue reading
Heartland
Heartland, by The The, from the album, Infected. As poignant today as it was in 1986. Beneath the old iron bridges, across the Victorian parksAnd all the frightened people running home before darkPast the Saturday morning cinema that lies crumbling … Continue reading
You’ll Own Nothing, and Be Happy
If you’re wondering why house prices have DOUBLED in the past few years, this is why: private equity. That is, large investment groups, like Blackrock and Vanguard, which own substantial stakes in nearly EVERY US corporation. These firms are … Continue reading
Pluralistic: You can’t shop your way out of a monopoly (05 Mar 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
That’s why the only serious competitor to Google is Bing, another Big Tech company (Bing is also the primary source of results on Duckduckgo, which is why DDG sometimes makes exceptions for Microsoft’s privacy-invading tracking): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo#Controversies Google tells us that … Continue reading
2024 Cummins Inc. Vehicle Emission Control Violations Settlement | US EPA
“Today’s landmark settlement is another example of the Biden-Harris administration working to ensure communities across the United States, especially those that have long been overburdened by pollution, are breathing cleaner air.” “Today we’ve reaffirmed that EPA’s enforcement program will hold … Continue reading