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I think that the biggest hurdle for older developers right now is getting past the filtering systems that review résumés. I realize this is anecdata, but during the mid-2024 to ear…

In this comments section: a deep pool of talented people that make my imposter syndrome go "foom!"...

This is definitely true, and we definitely need something similar again. I've been using a game ("The Farmer Was Replaced") as a jumping-off point for teaching the kids Python, but…

Dude, you can still recover some of those friendships. I went through a phase during college where I alienated a TON of my friends, and that was on me. For a variety of reasons we …

This is beginning to look less and less like a ballroom.

I used to design fonts back in the 90's — I always designed the S first, because if I couldn't get the S to work, there was no fuckin' point.

One of the things that I loved about Paris when I was there a couple of years ago was that everyone on the subway had books out (whether Kindles or paper) -- very few phones in sig…

General Incompetence is at it again. If you've served, you've seen what happens when something contagious like pinkeye or the flu or whatever sweeps through the barracks. It happen…

For me, it was accepting that I will never be the smartest guy in the room and never know the most about a topic. I decided to play to the strengths that come from ADHD, and have c…

Projects become more stable with time? Since when?

Now those old-timey photo places in every mall in the U.S.? Definitely a money-laundering front.

Oh thank god. I was planning on a 200km, 300km, and 400km this year, all as mental preparation, and then having to blitz next year by traveling to warmer locales. I I'm doing my 20…

When your only tool is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail.