Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Gestures rather than principles on display at the Co-op https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2021/apr/08/gestures-rather-than-principles-on-display-at-the-co-op

People really seem to get upset when the word, ignorance, is used in some form or another. I don't understand it; how does one resolve their ignorance on a subject, if they can't admit they are ignorant? Used ignorance on a moderated forum once and the moderator flagged it as mean spirited, when it was used in a reasoned context. "Some people might not like the inference that they are ignorant." If you want to increase your knowledge, then listen and debate; don't run and hide.

Retreat from coastlines? Politicians don’t want to talk about it. https://grist.org/climate/retreat-from-coastlines-politicians-dont-want-to-talk-about-it/

Howard Dean Pushes Biden to Oppose Generic Covid-19 Vaccines for Developing Countries https://theintercept.com/2021/04/08/howard-dean-biden-covid-vaccines/

Who's Afraid of Critical Race Theory? - Right-wing censorship efforts are reaching new heights with the push to erase any talk of racism from American classrooms. https://inthesetimes.com/article/critical-race-theory-kimberlé-crenshaw-1619-project

The Movement to End At-Will Employment Is Getting Serious https://inthesetimes.com/article/at-will-just-cause-employment-union-labor-illinois

I know it's not real love, but I always fall in love when Wet Nurse is on the turntable.

Holy shit! Is this the reason organizations hang onto crap code way past the point of maintainability? Why very few ever follow Fred Brooks advice to build one to throw away? Why the rapid prototyping movement usually results in a clusterfuck?

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NYPD “Goon Squad” Manual Teaches Officers to Violate Protesters’ Rights https://theintercept.com/2021/04/07/nypd-strategic-response-unit-george-floyd-protests/

Code smithing was important, when all I knew was coding (high school - early career). Now it's annoying, because I know how little import it has in the whole of software development. #wisdom

Yet I still see many devs in late career devoting a lot of time to it. Some are even writing books/selling consulting based on it. #dumballover

GDI (God Damn Independents) was always my favorite fraternity/sorority (bad terms to get point across) in college. We had much better and more inclusive house parties (which didn't have to involve sex or beer or even a house). No hazing, no codes, no faux brotherhood/sisterhood, no segregation, just DIY.

Nowadays, I'd probably call it FI (Fucking Independents) to remove the religious baggage.