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"""Programming as a profession is only moderately interesting. It can be a good job, but you could make about the same money and be happier running a fast food joint. You’re much b…

Don Quijote de la Mancha

I've got a couple Teenage Engineering Pocket Operators laying around and from time to time I play with them. Also I love simple online games like ISS Docking Sim, 3D Bosconian or A…

"There's no such thing as a dragon" by Jack Kent. It's a short story written for children with a very good message for all ages. Here's a very young Dr. Jordan B. Peterson going th…

It's amazing that they not only wrote a very cool book but also managed to get Jason Statham to advertise it

These pesky australians...

He's still around and kicking https://iquilezles.org

A Computer Called LEO, by Georgina Ferry. This book tells the story of how Lyons teashops created LEO, the first business computer. It also tells the story of early computing, from…

He forgot to mention "Divorce for Dummies"

now go up for tenure

Yes. They do that.

Jack Stratton's Vulfpeck 2018 “To understand their artist payout, you need a new currency. I call it the ‘The Pity.’ There are a hundred pennies in a dollar and a hundred pitties i…

Delete the message and go on. There's one thing that's worse. When nobody contacts you at all.

"No retirement plan survives first contact with the divorce lawyer" This applies to Greenspun as much as anybody else.

My ereader

The brits always coming up with these funny workplace examples always from the PIGS countries, and no way to comment them. Here's a pedophile english teacher detained just today in…

It's wonderful the BBC always coming up with these funny workplace examples always from the PIGS countries, and no way to comment them. Here's a pedophile english teacher detained …

Qunt

I lost 50 Euros once. I was very upset all day.

If you are starting from scratch I wouldn't advise it, it's a highly specialised, ever changing field. On the bright side, a very rewarding path is to pick up a scripting language …

I would've agreed too

Well, he can't complaint

I smell bullshit

I think I'll pass, thanks

Michael was interviewed by Susan Lammers in her "Programmers at work" (Microsoft Press, 1986). They had a very funny, insightful conversation about music, films and tech. Very sad …