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we're currently in a nostalgia cycle, "2024 Classic Recipe"

It can go "swell", but when it doesn't then it's a train wreck of the worst sort. And boy do the blame and the finger pointing go into overdrive when the wreck happens.

The description of memory safe languages referenced in the original article(s). https://media.defense.gov/2023/Apr/27/2003210083/-1/-1/0/CSI...

Preface, I'm not a vegan or vegetarian. I also hunt and have killed and butchered animals for meat. That people consider meat an inelastic good shows a cultural and commercial brai…

Absolutely, this is a often ignored or missed aspect of building systems. Quantifying risk in a fashion that all parties have the same understanding of said risk can be very diffic…

This is absolutely not petty, you are doing your job (to provide value to the organization) and doing it extremely well. The work you are doing provides more value to your organiza…

"Believe it. Men have ever been the same / And all the golden age is but a dream." - Congreve, 1700

Florida has a history of being supported by and enabling drug money. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/03/cocaine...

The free market will fix it. People who need these drugs can just shop around and get a better deal. What's the alternative? Socialism? gasp (This is sarcasm.)

A significant number, yes. Because "socialism".

And lobbying makes sure they won't.

It's still impossible to prove the files were deleted even if they don't release after the initial payment. All it takes is a single individual in a group to make a backup or have …

The CIA worked to overthrow the democratically elected government of Guatemala to protect the interests of United Fruit Company (now Chiquita Banana). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wi…

Turns out the bowl is relatively easy to replace via the Zojirushi website as well. I've done it twice and even contacted them once to ask if they had any in stock. They responded …

A handheld can opener will remove plastic shells if the shape of the package allows.

To add context, I don't believe this comment was intended as a joke and others shouldn't down-vote it as such due to the sibling comment made in poor taste. https://journals.plos.o…

Came here to post the same. I found it to be a valuable resource all around. https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Product-Development-Flow-G...

Feel free to give us accurate numbers.

Um, capitalism?

This surprises me. Having a security background in software engineering is worth an exceptional amount to the right parties.

Prime has no other meaning than your expectations of success and when you've achieved them. Getting to know yourself and being comfortable with what it is that you want to do is th…

I suspect this is a case of under communication on both are parts. What I saw, you ended on a very vague set of statements that I assume were supposed to support that you were sayi…

Alcohol is a potential catalyst and not a cause in these situations. There are underlying problems with people's psyche that lead to abusive outcomes. Add in centuries of religion …

Lots of people say they would do the right thing when a situation arises that requires it. But the greedy part of the human brain is very good at rationalizing why the altruistic p…