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As I see it he is not the one exposing clients to risk. He is frustrated that no one is fixing it. The company that left themselves open like this are the ones that are exposing th…

It took me a minute to understand the original post because the verb sanction means both itself and basically the opposite of itself. It would be better to say "any territory that …

This is ironic considering Netflix used to be all about sending people DVDs.

The highway between Tucson and Nogales, Arizona, I-19, is the only highway in the country that has signage only in kilometers. It has been that way since 1980. It was a pilot proje…

My first computer!

My biggest terminal frustration would be lack of access to Terminal. I have loved terminal windows since about 1981 or so. I was a big DOS fan and would only use Windows up until t…

The temperature in Cupertino is currently 50F. That probably doesn't meet your definition of cold though.

I kinda like the way ansible does it. There is a concept of a vault. You put all the passwords in that file and they are all encrypted. You use one password when running the comman…

This piece is similar to Steve Reich's 1966 piece called "Come out". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Out_(Reich)

I think there is a change of attitude with a shorter work week. If I am working 9-5 at the same place everyday, I basically live there. It is easier to decide to take more breaks b…

I have never wanted to hurl more than I do now. But in a good way. :-)

I don't know about extreme heat. I have been to Colombia and there are very different climates. I am not sure exactly where they were, but it is probable that the temperature there…

A child was abandoned in the colombian jungle at the age of 4 and lived in the jungle, raised by monkeys, for 5 years. https://allthatsinteresting.com/marina-chapman

My favorite piece of hers has always been the 13 minute version of Timesteps from the Clockwork Orange movie. Some of her works are on Spotify.

They economy is doing great. The problem is that 40% of the income in the US goes to the top 1% of people. That needs to change in order for the US to get its middle class back.

I am just happy there is a search engine that will tell me when I am wasting my time and theirs.

I was just looking the Preceden site today. It looks like a nice timeline program. Good luck!

I got my first real developer job in my 50s. I don't recommend this for many people. But it works for me. I am doing well.

I noticed that too. Wikipedia says Paris. I think it is an error. I don't think he was born in Bogotá.

I wish they had prepended "Breaking News: " to the title of this story.

Wherever you store this program, I think you should store all the comments attached to this post as well. I bet it will be pretty interesting reading in 30 years.

No. Just no.

I once had a friend who was facing a serious trial. But we had to wait for his lawyer to get out of prison to represent him. I don't think they are held to the same standard.

The investment banker doesn't have to pay all the expenses involved in maintaining an 18 wheeler. That can add up to quite a bit, with a bit of bad luck.

Yay! It is about time.