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I never understood why people like Musk are admired that much. He's a bully, period. If you cheer a bully, you're probably also one.

Played around with the very first IBM PC, running CP/M. I value these experiences - computing was much more direct than it is today. I probably would not enter the field today.

It's best, when you can take a break and know money is still flowing in. That requires a separation from hours worked to the money you earn. Imagine most people could live off pass…

A great recap of some papers: Software engineering's greatest hits. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrVtA-ue-x0 * slides: https://third-bit.com/talks/greatest-hits/#1

1. I work full time, on a set of projects 2. if all works out, I'm booked for the next 24 month straight - if I do not have clients' projects I have more than enough own projects t…

Between $50-$80, senior engineer and consultant.

I was lucky that my open source contributions led to some interesting short and long term engagements. If I'm already into something, it may be that I find it interesting - no need…

I believe, if you can maintain a genuine interest in certain, contemporary topics than you will probably have an easier time to stay relevant. Today, depending on your interest, I'…

In my ears, knowledge graph sounds a bit grandiloquent. I do not have a definition, but I know that when talking about knowledge as it is embodied in people, it's quite a subtle th…

My perspective on the Nx debate: As developers we can do a lot of good. Over the course of my career I helped millions of developers (through my writing on the net) and tens of tho…

I happily pay for sourcehut, not only but also because sourcehut aligns so much with the software world I am hoping to see more of. Imagine just 10% of the revenue involving softwa…