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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: Technology
Barcode Scanner app on Google Play infects 10 million users with one update – Malwarebytes Labs
In a single update, a popular barcode scanner app that had been on Google Play for years turned into malware. Source: Barcode Scanner app on Google Play infects 10 million users with one update – Malwarebytes Labs “Barcode Scanner” had … Continue reading
LinkedIn, as a site, at this point, is at best “weird,” if not downright user hostile. The problem with all of these web 3.0 businesses (because of capitalism in general) is that they keep growing until they absorb everything that … Continue reading
Get Ready for Your Streaming Services to Merge
If Netflix and Disney are the de facto primary services to which subscribers pay a monthly fee to avoid cable, then that leaves little room for other services to squeeze their way in. At some point, the cost of maintaining … Continue reading
Windows 10 Cloud PC: The latest info about Microsoft’s new service
What is Cloud PC? Microsoft Cloud PC is a new “strategic offering” built on top of Windows Virtual desktop, which is an Azure-based system used for virtualizing Windows and applications in the cloud. According to reports, Cloud PC uses Microsoft’s existing Windows Virtual … Continue reading
#MSBuild a Non-Starter
I’m back on Twitter. Dang it. But it’s cracking me up that Microsoft’s (virtual) developer conference #MSBuild is getting so little attention on the platform. Compare and contrast this with Apple’s WWDC. There’s more activity with the #WWDC tag right … Continue reading
iOS 15 Could Include New Food Tracking Feature – MacRumors
Bloomberg in April also said that there will be notification updates that will allow users to set notification preferences based on current status, which Jewiss says he can confirm. As outlined by Bloomberg, users will, for example, be able to … Continue reading
Smart Pipe | Infomercials | Adult Swim – YouTube
Everything in our lives is connected to the internet, so why not our toilets? Take a tour of Smart Pipe, the hot new tech startup that turns your waste into valuable information and fun social connectivity. This is no longer … Continue reading
Safari and Text Rendering
I take font rendering pretty seriously. Back in my 19-year Linux phase, I’ve changed dozens of machines from one Linux distro to another based on nothing more than font rendering on my main machine. In my current 7-year Mac phase, … Continue reading
Mystifying
“Engineer Man” must have neck muscles of steel. All this thought and effort into a screen setup, and then having Amazon Basics keyboard and the cheapest Logitech mouse made. Just goes to show that it takes all kinds.