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In the author's specific example, the answer is everybody wants one of those cool security cameras, but no one wants to invest the time to learn some simple networking skills, such…

Back in the early 80s (pre-Blockbuster) there were independent video stores. They were great, because you could "reserve" a video for a night and they would hold it for you, unlike…

The average person's knowledge of routers and home networking probably stops just short of knowing how to assign static IPs, and definitely stops short of setting up a home VPN. If…

Refreshing take on standups: https://youtu.be/2u0sNRO-QKQ?t=105

Exactly- if work doesn't pay, they don't get to play on my phone. I'd be willing to check work email sporadically, and it's unfortunate that doing so in any capacity means allowing…

> you don’t know, despite living here since forever A lot of tourists here in Memphis come to see Elvis Presley's house (Graceland), but many local residents have never been there,…

I think a lot of people just get excited about code for code's sake (vs code as a means to deliver a product) and get creative... It's not really a problem, unless your company cul…

I once worked at a place that reached DSL on the clock; no one understood the undocumented DSL (not even the programmers supporting it) but a few power users. I advocated re-writin…

Just like Disney World - they scan your finger print upon entry to the park. When you ask to opt out, they're like "Well you're going to need to step out of line over here and give…

> Delta’s territory This feels like the opposite of the GDPR stories from a few months ago. Instead of all the "It's coming" hype and opt in agreements, the company just gets the i…

When US and Japan car makers join forces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7trB7i2xpfc

The (Russo?) comment about multitasking brought to mind a discussion at work last month about AI taking over. I asked my younger 20-something co-workers if they had ever seen the m…

> ... and using a grill is often explicitly banned ... Don't know if it is still the case, but last time I was in an apartment (early 2000s) there were also limitations for Interne…

I remember when these commercials came out, they seemed annoying - just corporate hype with nothing real. There was even a parody on some show (SNL?) that made fun of them: "Have y…

Yes, quality aside, the "stateful-ness" of tape is very useful. Using VHS is quicker to pick a show back up where you left off than DVD.

We had an odd thing in elementary school gym class - parachutes! We sat around a parachute on the floor, and the teacher would play a record (it was the 80s) that would tell us whe…

>Instagram-savvy version of the fake watches one sees being hawked on the sidewalks of tourist cities. I bought a "Tagheuer" watch on the streets of NYC for five dollars. At a glan…

Removing this dongle is Apple's next "act of courage" :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_fvQpyuK78

More important than "big company" is the group of people you're working with at the big company. If you're working with some smart/motivated people and can avoid the management pro…

Even without reading them, the books on my parents' shelves had an affect on me due to the wacky titles. They stuck in my mind and to this day, I can still remember them: "Blind Am…

For a janitor, a non-compete would be ridiculous! As a software developer, it's annoying but survivable by switching industries. What's worse IMHO is a non-solicitation agreement. …

This reminds me of a sci-fi story from a few years ago where people didn't want to own cars, since one just showed up when you needed it due to a combination of surveillance and fa…

Back in the late 80s, my high school had a decent number of programming courses which touched on logic, sorting algorithms, and so forth. But the most interesting course was with t…

Reminds me of a TV commercial from a few years ago: "Do you accept a collect call from we-had-the-baby-its-a-boy? No."