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Yup. I support a largeish legacy application for a federal government agency running on ColdFusion. The idea of rewriting it in another language is a tough sell as long as it's sti…

> I would have to have that right in front of me and read it word for word. And if I get pushed to reveal a number I would need to just pause and slowly repeat it again word for wo…

I think your thesis with regard to CO2 emissions is valid. Do you mind sharing whether you lost anyone close to you to COVID?

I concur. And the unironically retro web site design made me as happy as anything I can recall this week.

This is a pretty good summary of how I feel and why I dig my heels in every time my wife starts talking about a new camper, a boat or whatever. I suspect she envisions it like a ma…

It's not you. The article relies on a bullshit method of making its simple point, deliberately overcomplicating it for the purpose of signalling.

So, basically Airport '77?

Most broad statements including GenX really need to be qualified by noting its size (slightly greater than half) relative to either of the two pigs working their way through the py…

If a new non-youngster developer wants to pursue the legacy app/niche language strategy described in the article then I tend to agree. ColdFusion is easy to learn but at the same t…

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

I concur. And I'm saving these links. As a tangent I would add that the damage isn't limited to the perfectionist. At some point one has to consider how the rigidity of perfectioni…

Anybody who finds this interesting and is interested in an entire community dedicated to this perspective may also take a look at reddit.com/r/stopdrinking. Its non-opinionated, de…

This strikes me as an issue that's widespread across groups but addressable almost entirely by individuals, which makes it perfect for abstract debate. ;) My partner does this. OTO…

Pretty dour commentary on human nature. There's a kernel of something worth considering but sacrifices nuance in favor of a crafted idea. As a member of the described expert class,…

This essay is delightful. And masterfully written. FWIW, in my own version of What I Suppose Brain Surgery on Klingons Would Be Like the Klingons stay awake and are mainly just ann…

Well, I could have used that back in the 90s instead of lugging my crap up and down station stairs for the three or four connections between Narita and Urayasu.

Clearly there are numerous markets supported by this model so I'm an outlier. My wife and I have considered fractional ownership of boats and vacation properties on several occasio…

> Nuked Logitech’s crap from orbit +1. It's the only way to be sure.

This. I think innovation real-value is spikey. A low band of timesavers bumps along the bottom but is punctuated by occasional leaps in particular domains. From what I've seen the …

+1 for beautifully summing up in seven words the key takeaway of the vast majority of public discourse.

I wonder if the nuance being identified by the other commenters might be the tragedy of the commons that can play out in collaborative settings. I'm right there with you, btw. Mine…

I've been guilty once or twice of forming a strong (usually self-righteous) opinion only to have it collapse before I get a chance to enjoy smugly lecturing the Internet. This is i…

I love watching these overhead in real time. For anyone not already familiar: https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

I suspect I hit the sweet spot when I lived in Japan from 1993-1995 if I interpret your comment correctly. I remember being impressed by the tech. For example: ATMs into which one …