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Re: Working on databases from prison

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Post by ty6853 »

msgodel wrote: post #127
b0a04gl wrote: post #50

what if prison ends up becoming the most distraction-free dev environment. no meetings, no slack pings, no linkedin recruiters, just you, a terminal, and 10 years of uninterrupted focus. kinda terrifying how productive that sounds

If you're not dating anyway and don't own your house outright prison with computer access honestly doesn't sound bad at all. No need to worry about rent, no need to worry about healthcare, no need deal with all this social crap.

When I had a Just the thought of maybe being able to peacefully read a book for 30 minutes, at times I almost wished to be imprisoned...

Re: Working on databases from prison

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Post by dylan604 »

koakuma-chan wrote: post #78
dylan604 wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, no they don't. With various forms of VAT and tariffs, things definitely do not cost the same in all countries.

The point is that they are definitely not cheaper than in the US

Is that true still? I don't go searching prices in foreign markets, but something like the RPi being a UK piece of kit seems like it would now be more expensive in the US compared to UK simply based on recent tariffs being applied.

Re: Working on databases from prison

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Post by barbazoo »

b0a04gl wrote: post #50

what if prison ends up becoming the most distraction-free dev environment. no meetings, no slack pings, no linkedin recruiters, just you, a terminal, and 10 years of uninterrupted focus. kinda terrifying how productive that sounds

Almost sounds like you haven’t watched season 3 episode 9 of a little documentary called The Office.

Re: Working on databases from prison

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Post by pookha »

riv991 wrote: post #27
calmoo wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not to defend the author, but I think a more generous reading of this section from the blogpost: > A brief summary is that I'm currently serving prison time for poor decisions and lifestyle choices I made in my twenties, all related to drugs. Is that their poor decisions were related to drugs.

In his earlier blog post that this one links, he says: > I've spent just under 10 years of my life in Prison (all for non-violent drug crimes.)

Him claiming he's in prison for non-violent crimes (like he's your local herb dealer) takes gumption...Authorities linked his Carfentanil escapades to several deaths.

Re: Working on databases from prison

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Post by GuinansEyebrows »

msgodel wrote: post #127
b0a04gl wrote: post #50

what if prison ends up becoming the most distraction-free dev environment. no meetings, no slack pings, no linkedin recruiters, just you, a terminal, and 10 years of uninterrupted focus. kinda terrifying how productive that sounds

If you're not dating anyway and don't own your house outright prison with computer access honestly doesn't sound bad at all. No need to worry about rent, no need to worry about healthcare, no need deal with all this social crap.

this is something you can freely achieve for yourself without prison -- no need to speak this evil into existence haha.

Re: Working on databases from prison

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Post by msarchet »

tiffanyh wrote: post #157

Very interesting. I have some basic questions if anyone knows: a. do all inmates get computer & internet access? (or only some, dependent upon the crime you committed) b. do the inmates have to pay to use the computer & internet? I ask because I hear commissary is prohibitively expensive in prison. c. how much time per week do inmate get to use the computer with internet access? (and is that time guaranteed they will…

There’s a link to a post on his personal blog that explains a lot of this

Re: Working on databases from prison

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Post by BryantD »

ty6853 wrote: post #148
giraffe_lady wrote: post #60

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So you've spoken to the wife?

The vast vast majority of DV complaints are unsubstantiated, so speaking to the wife is generally a poor predictor of whether the presumption of innocence will be overcome.

Cites, please? A quick skim of the literature doesn't support this and I'm dubious, but I'm willing to be proven wrong.

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Post by GuinansEyebrows »

stronglikedan wrote: post #80
code_for_monkey wrote: post #36

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shame were doing a large push to return to the office anyways

there's a good reason for that, fortunately or unfortunately. the numbers don't lie

which numbers? the property values for big office buildings?

Re: Working on databases from prison

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Post by cootsnuck »

dfxm12 wrote: post #150
ty6853 wrote: post #130

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One of the most baffling elements of the justice system is how little the victim is involved in the justice. 'Society' should not lord the lion's share of the justice decisions over the victims. Quite often the victim would prefer compensation and release over getting fuck all while the perpetrator languages in prison at the tax dollar of the victim. Much of 'justice' has been usurped from the victim into a jobs camp…

I think you're confusing or conflating civil and criminal courts. If someone breaks a law, that's generally a matter for the state to decide in a criminal court. If someone was damaged (i.e. if the victim feels the perpetrator owes them compensation), that's a matter for them to bring up themselves in the civil courts. These are separate functions; one situation could be tried in both courts. A famous example off the…

No, I don't think they are confusing those things. I think they are critiquing the system at large and are alluding towards alternatives such as restorative justice.
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