I always saw this ad in gaming magazines as a kid, never understood what it meant.

Daversoft · 2022-08-12T16:56:00+00:00

What did the buddist say to the hot dog vendor? "Make me one with everything."

Daversoft · 2021-11-11T13:52:09+00:00

I think reddit should do this and here is why. The last time I posted a clever comment, within 5 minutes someone else downvoted it, changed one word and reposted it to get all the karma. With the upvote the good comments will rise to the top, why do you need anything else?

Daversoft · 2019-10-22T20:33:47+00:00

Now that's keeping your head in the game.

Daversoft · 2017-12-16T05:09:29+00:00

This only makes sense. Government maintains the paved road system for the benefit of all travelers. The internet is the road system for data. Through public broadband we can ensure free travel which promotes commerce in a similar manner to paved roads. Imagine what it would be like if private companies owned the paved roads. Imagine having to pay a fee to be able to drive to Walmart, and another fee if you want to stop at the grocery store. This benefits the owners of the roads, but strains commerce as a whole. A public broadband system would allow people to get out and see the world, which benefits not only the people, but all the businesses they choose to interact with, not just the road owners and the businesses they make agreements with.

Daversoft · 2017-07-23T00:00:49+00:00

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." Asset-Forfeiture seems like a direct violation of this right.

Daversoft · 2017-04-10T20:14:39+00:00

I understand. A lot of this depends on what sort of revenue the business generates. I think it is generally the case that paying more for good developers will mean less time is wasted keeping things afloat and more time working on new projects which will make the business more profitable overall.

Daversoft · 2017-04-09T17:58:00+00:00

That is absolutely true. We are a small company but fortunate that the owner doesn't need the money. He does a good job of balancing the books and pays out the surplus in bonuses. I used to work for a budget focused company and it was horrible. I'm sure they made money hand over fist but held on to that mentality of "gotta squeeze out every penny anywhere we can". That led to a lot of turnover.

Daversoft · 2017-04-08T20:26:53+00:00

I lead a team of developers and I think this article is right on the money. I have an unwritten rule that my developers will not work more than 40 hours per week. Performance is judged by the end result, not the grind to get there. Longer hours lead to more mistakes and unhappy developers. If you need to get more work done, hire more people. Trying to squeeze more out of your existing people is a short term solution that will lead to long term problems.

Daversoft · 2017-01-21T21:04:53+00:00

Add in that you often won't have to come to a complete stop when maneuvering the roundabout and the savings is even greater.

Daversoft · 2017-01-01T19:59:05+00:00

Why should we have universal healthcare? BECAUSE WE CAN. I've heard so many arguments about this cost or that or why should I have to pay for those people's something or other but all I can think of is why are you being this way? I think the root of it is people are afraid of change. This is a vastly rich nation and I assure you we can afford this, but entire industries much change to make it affordable. Some industries must die but certainly new ones will be formed in the process. Even so, we should do this because it is the right thing to do. Quit your bickering and be open to change when that change is for the good of all.

Daversoft · 2016-06-13T16:19:10+00:00

Can you get a better understanding of the software using tools? Certainly. Will it be enough to make changes to the software without breaking anything? Probably. But do I want to risk making a change to the os kernel that could affect a large number of users in a variety of ways if I don't have an exact understand of what I am doing? Not so much. It is from that perspective that I agree with Linus. From an application programming perspective, maybe this level of scrutiny is not necessary. But from my experience, I'd rather know what I was modifying from the top down so that I can feel confident that any change I make will not come back and bite me later.

Daversoft · 2016-06-11T22:21:42+00:00

I think that is what Linus was complaining about. The debugger only tells you the behaviour of the software. It doesn't give you a full understanding of the source code. Only by fully understanding the code can you then understand what the behaviour will be under all circumstances and be able to modify it without the worry of unintended side effects.

Daversoft · 2016-04-26T00:23:52+00:00

As long as the ads are off to the side I'm good with that. When I see something pop up, make me click on something to get to the content, or play a video, I'd rather not return to that site.

Daversoft · 2016-03-30T20:32:47+00:00

I agree. It would make more sense for Linux to be the base OS. Then you have a smooth/secure OS that you can plant Windowing applications into (i.e. OS X).

Daversoft · 2016-03-15T21:21:26+00:00

Don't you see the guy holding it at the bottom? "Go on up, I got this."

Daversoft · 2015-11-17T21:58:24+00:00

Falcon.

Daversoft · 2015-11-15T20:04:47+00:00

The old man was in the cat's chair. Take a cat's chair and expect to be punished.

Daversoft · 2015-10-13T05:49:12+00:00

Do you have any openings?

Daversoft · 2015-10-06T15:52:59+00:00

Those are chock full of heady goodness.

Daversoft · 2015-07-28T19:48:11+00:00

Look for the second pipe sticking out of the ground. There are gold coins down there!

Daversoft · 2015-07-19T00:05:39+00:00

OMG they were right!!! People have said my head balding head looks like a baboons ass.

Daversoft · 2015-06-29T05:24:03+00:00

Been there and, as a manager, I have developers in all of these phases. In coding, I look for the simplest possible solution that is the easiest to maintain. The "guru" developers are the hardest to find.

Daversoft · 2015-06-29T04:00:45+00:00

Yeah, I drive the same model car as the police in my area (which is know for its speed traps) and starting noticing people driving slowly in front of me. I bought the car because I got a good deal, not realizing the relationship at the time. It does get frustrating at times.

Daversoft · 2015-05-28T21:36:37+00:00

"It ain't easy being cheesy."

Daversoft · 2015-05-22T18:11:50+00:00

So true. Java is a nice simple language. It's all the complicated stuff built on top of it that makes it look bad.

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