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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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Quotes
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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
Tag Archives: Bethesda
Fallout 76’s Fortunes over the Prime TV Show
I asked AI to make a graph of the effect of the Prime TV show on Fallout 76’s population. The solid line is Steam concurrent players; the dashed line is the peak. I also asked for a summary of the … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Games
Last year, Microsoft slashed ZeniMax Online Studios to the bone, cutting an unreleased game that had been taking 7 years in development, and firing half the studio that was working on it. Although not fired, per se, the studio lead … Continue reading
Fallout 5 Is Now Reportedly “Fully Greenlit” – GameSpot
But it may have come at the cost of ZeniMax Online’s now canceled MMORPG. <snip> Corden said from what he has heard, part of the forward push for Fallout 5 and Fallout in general came at the expense of ZeniMax … Continue reading
Bethesda’s Roadmap
I found this 10-month-old interview with Todd Howard, the president of Bethesda. As usual, there’s a lot of talk, but little of substance. Look, I get it. Given his position, he can’t be very specific, or gamers will hound him … Continue reading
Starfield’s Steam rating falls to “mostly negative,” can Bethesda still save its RPG? | TechSpot
Starfield, an RPG that excited gamers for years before release with the promise of being Skyrim in space, is ending 2023 with its Steam Recent Reviews rating at Mostly Negative. Even the overall rating is Mixed, which will doubtlessly disappoint … Continue reading