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I anticipate and welcome the market price of slopware dropping to zero, given that it’s now in infinite supply. Too much talent has been cohabiting with SO copypasters, MBA idiots,…

Nit: the police chief was also stalking and harassing at least one man

“Too dangerous to release” has been exploited for marketing. A sizeable plurality of the informed public know as much. Regulatory capture is a thing.

Any can can be kicked down the road in the name of pragmatism, sure, but IME the kind of tech debt you’re describing often comes about from lack of fear and respect for complexity …

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I’ve never encountered an initiative to “shift left” that wasn’t directly motivated by clunky, slow, unreliable and unmaintainable E2E tests. Failing earlier, especially pre-deploy…

Artists picked at random will still be subject to existing conditions, those best able to maneuver within the social and political currents will inevitably outperform those who can…

A novel treatment for the proverbial dying man. I understand that this program is currently assigned at random but it’s prudent to assume that they’ll shift to a “merit based” syst…

This comment sums up well how the spirit of the law is not being upheld, given that the biggest players in government, finance, and the corporate world are working together hand in…

Judith Miller re: Saddam’s WMDs

That’s my point.

Slathering oneself in mud if you need to endure harsh sun exposure is the most common answer I’ve seen to this question. Otherwise, I agree with your comment, the “best practice” o…