Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Students find obscure law that could make university fossil fuel investments illegal https://grist.org/climate-energy/harvard-boston-college-students-find-obscure-law-that-could-make-university-fossil-fuel-investments-illegal/

Corporate climate pledges earn failing grades from investors https://grist.org/business-technology/corporate-climate-pledges-earn-failing-grades-from-investors/

It's too bad there isn't a higher being managing this planet that could apply good principles of animal husbandry to human beings.

I'm in the middle of a "standup" meeting. Can you tell how useful they are at this company?

The first day I've been able to sit outside and slowly get pissed. It brings a peace I've not experienced for too long in these COVID times.

...we'll still boost the cries of revolution. I think that at the core we all know that we know nothing, or at least know that we can prove nothing. Was Steve Mellor right, or was Robert C. Martin right? ( I know it was Steve, but I can't prove it in a manner that doesn't cost a huge amount of money.) That is the price we pay for not making software metrics universal. That is why I harp on software metrics. The function point data is relevant.

I should probably wax poetic on software engineering in the Librem chat room I made, but none of the other members ever post a counterpoint. I have the same effect here, but do occasionally get a boost. Maybe if eveRyone is so agreeable, I should write a book, but OOA Book is pending and I haven't quite raised the courage to piss off my customers. What price courage? Many of us are unwilling to sacrifice meaningful employment in the name of software engineering rightousness, but...

Joe Abercrombe gets it wrong in his chapter, "The Life of a Drinker", because he describes an alcoholic. Only 10% of heavy drinkers are alcoholics. Alcoholism is an addiction, whereas heavy drinking is a choice. How good or bad a choice all depends upon behaviors associated with the drinker. Some would say always bad due to health risks, but not everybody wants to live to their best potential age.