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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: Technology
‘Wormable’ Flaw Leads July Microsoft Patches
Microsoft today released updates to plug a whopping 123 security holes in Windows and related software, including fixes for a critical, “wormable” flaw in Windows Server versions that Microsoft says is likely to be exploited soon. While this particular weakness … Continue reading
Twitter DMs of Obama, Musk and Biden Could Have Been Stolen in Hack, Experts Warn
“Absolutely, 100 percent that the DMs could have been compromised,” Jackie Singh, founder of Spyglass Security, told Newsweek. “I mean it looks like they had ‘god mode’ with seemingly few limitations and we don’t know how long they had it … Continue reading
My Bizarre Stint As an Amazon Reviewer for Hire
The black market for Amazon reviews makes some sense if you consider how valuable positive reviews can be to sellers on the platform. With more than 2.5 million sellers on the platform, getting seen by customers who might make a … Continue reading
Shoutout to Chiptunes
I just wanted to post about how much I love chiptunes, and the whole scene. Especially Chipzel, who is my favorite in the genre. I bought Dicey Dungeons and The Crypt of the Necrodancer, based in large part on the … Continue reading
Why Don’t I “Consult?”
I get asked this question fairly often, and I usually just mumble something to move the conversation to something else, but I was thinking about my experience with it this morning, and wanted to write about it. About… 25 years … Continue reading
Isolation of an archaeon at the prokaryote–eukaryote interface | Nature
The origin of eukaryotes remains unclear1,2,3,4. Current data suggest that eukaryotes may have emerged from an archaeal lineage known as ‘Asgard’ archaea5,6. Despite the eukaryote-like genomic features that are found in these archaea, the evolutionary transition from archaea to eukaryotes … Continue reading
Why The Internet is Terrible, Part 1
Josh Topolsky, writing at Input: But thank god for the internet. What the hell would we do right now without the internet? How would so many of us work, stay connected, stay informed, stay entertained? For all of its failings … Continue reading
GitHub goes off the Rails as Microsoft closes in
And this year, Microsoft App Center and Google Container Builder showed up as Marketplace apps, signalling(sic) that GitHub isn’t just a storefront for startups but a cog in the code deployment machines of major tech firms. Source: GitHub goes off … Continue reading
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 Moving into General Availability | Hacker News
I am giving up. WSL1 was a great invention but Microsoft gave up on it, either because of the filesystem performance problems or because of the debuggers. It was a very nice dream, pity it didn’t work out. Source: Windows … Continue reading