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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
Secret Service and ICE break the law with fake phone towers • The Register
Investigations ‘at risk’ from sloppy surveillance uncovered by audit probe Source: Secret Service and ICE break the law with fake phone towers • The Register Once again, the UK media is doing the job the US media won’t. This has … Continue reading
Tax Exemption for Churches (Is the Wrong Question)
For the many-th time, I see a repost from Twitter on some other social media site, complaining about the wealth of mega-church pastors, and trying to rile people up about how churches should NOT be tax exempt. And, sure, Joel … Continue reading
Cummins, Brought to You by the Letters B and V
Cummins’ CEO just proudly spammed the whole company, announcing that she was “delighted” that the board has approved 3 more corporate officers for the company. Goodie. The only way this announcement affects me is to let me know that the … Continue reading
How The Total State Circumvented The Constitution
Oligarchs, with their financial ability to influence mass media, education, and marketing, quickly proved to be the social force most able to manipulate the public will. With all three branches now functionally subject to the same democratic selection pressures it … Continue reading
Cummins outlines opposition to Indiana abortion law – Inside INdiana Business
Another one of Indiana’s largest companies is expressing its opposition to the abortion bill signed into law Friday by Governor Eric Holcomb. In a statement shared to employees on Saturday, Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) said it is “deeply concerned” … Continue reading
WeWork Founder Adam Neumann’s New Start-Up Is Backed By Andreessen Horowitz – The New York Times
Mr. Neumann, who has purchased more than 3,000 apartment units in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta and Nashville, aims to rethink the rental housing market by creating a branded product with consistent service and community features. Flow will own and operate … Continue reading
Big Bottle: The Baby Formula Nightmare
FDA officials see themselves as an elite priesthood, pursuing excellence merely by dint of being at the FDA. From this perspective, there is zero incentive to let new players into the baby formula market when, in their view, there are … Continue reading
Antiabortion lawmakers want to block patients from crossing state lines
Several national antiabortion groups and their allies in Republican-led state legislatures are advancing plans to stop people in states where abortion is banned from seeking the procedure elsewhere, according to people involved in the discussions. Source: Antiabortion lawmakers want to … Continue reading
SHOCKING: Pro-abortion protesters hold ‘Fetus = Good Snack’ sign, chant vulgar slogans
Another protester with hairy armpits proudly held a sign while chanting its slogan, “keep your laws out of my p*ssy.” Source: SHOCKING: Pro-abortion protesters hold ‘Fetus = Good Snack’ sign, chant vulgar slogans Sidebar news headline: “People more interested in … Continue reading