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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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Tag Archives: Amazon
Amazon Locks Man Out of His Smart Home After Baseless Racism Accusation
This issue has raised questions about the risks of smart home technology. Source: Amazon Locks Man Out of His Smart Home After Baseless Racism Accusation However, despite clearing the air with Amazon, Jackson’s account was still locked for an entire … Continue reading
Amazon Having a Normal One
Shopping for shirts on Amazon. And, no, that’s for real. I’m almost tempted to order it, just to see what shows up.
The Amazon lobbyists who kill U.S. consumer privacy protections
In Virginia, the company boosted political donations tenfold over four years before persuading lawmakers this year to pass an industry-friendly privacy bill that Amazon itself drafted. In California, the company stifled proposed restrictions on the industry’s collection and sharing of consumer … Continue reading
New York State to Revolutionize Antitrust
The Amazon H2Q fight in 2019 woke up the anti-monopolists in New York. Now they are moving forward with a new stronger trust-busting law. “Too Much Power in Too Few Hands” – An Interview with Senator Michael Gianaris: Senator, first … Continue reading
Amazon Faced 75,000 Arbitration Demands. Now It Says: Fine, Sue Us – WSJ
Companies have spent more than a decade forcing employees and customers to resolve disputes outside the traditional court system, using secretive arbitration proceedings that typically don’t allow plaintiffs to team up and extract big-money payments akin to a class action. … Continue reading
jwz: ENGAGEMENT!
Every time we post to our Facebook account, it immediately gets 2-5 one-word comments from random Indian dudes with locked accounts that are years old and have thousands of friends: Source: jwz: ENGAGEMENT! There’s never post about Facebook on “Hacker” … Continue reading
Amazon Denies Workers Pee in Bottles. Here Are the Pee Bottles.
“You don’t really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you?” Amazon tweeted. Drivers say they’re being gaslit. Source: Amazon Denies Workers Pee in Bottles. Here Are the Pee Bottles. This is America, where the biggest, richest companies on the … Continue reading
Fake Amazon reviews ‘being sold in bulk’ online – BBC News
A Which? investigation found 10 sites offering fake Amazon Marketplace reviews from as little as £5 each. An Amazon spokesman said: “We remove fake reviews and take action against anyone involved in abuse.” Source: Fake Amazon reviews ‘being sold in … Continue reading