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I was getting some right hand RSI a while ago, so thought I'd try a magic pad. My left hand has very little fine control - I'm very much right handed. I was surprised to find I cou…

My New Years resolution is to avoid all nonsense sources of information - tv news, reddit etc.

For science sciencedaily.com lobster.rs a little less technical science news - newatlas.com I get access to pressreader.com via my local library a/c

Membership of the ACM has a code of ethics https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics

It does seem to fit in with many of my observations, and explains some behaviour - is there some alternate reading you'd suggest?

Certainly, but is that discipline you mean? Discipline is a good thing in general, but this isn't discipline - its imposed conformance.

Thanks, @droithomme's comment put me onto that to, I didn't realise it was classed as a personality type not just a form of government. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Authorit…

I've observed there are a class of people that desire to keep everyone else under control. There seems to be no other reason than it makes them feel better, the fact that some peop…

where's that from? edit: googled it - the Jungle, I've been meaning to read that

Indeed, I feel this entire approach causes employees to adopt maximum disengagement, its the only response that preserves your sanity. It always causes me to chuckle since its the …

as long as they're not imported and have been sprayed with pesticide.

I worked on contract at a place for 4 years, worked on 5 or 6 projects. Only one went to production, the management changed their mind on the others after they were finished, the m…

sadly I feel this is the best advice. Modern management are a bunch of feeding piranha when it comes to people who can do stuff.

I work in this place where I've made quite a few nice products the management are selling, they are, in part, keeping the company competitive. However they spend all their time try…