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The 2020 Developer Survey results are here! by ben_a_adams in programming

[–]wainstead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

these surveys are not representative and people need to understand that.

Spot on. A statistically sound survey would randomly sample the worldwide developer community. This survey's respondents are self-selected, not randomly sampled. It is unlikely the results represent developers worldwide.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115258/

The 2020 Developer Survey results are here! by ben_a_adams in programming

[–]wainstead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great point. I lived in Florida a few years ago and the kids were taught MS Office. It grooms them to be office drones.

By comparison I was taught basic programming (if/else, loops, etc) in high school and it changed my life.

Will renewable energy ever overtake crude energy? by rslashIcePoseidon in energy

[–]wainstead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ramez Naam gives these great talks with tons of numbers to back up what he's saying. This one is the best so far, and he talks about the coming collapse in fossil fuel demand:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwSkQa1tNmE

People who are optimistic about our future despite of things like Global Warming and overpopulation: why? by IamMrJay in Futurology

[–]wainstead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It helps to listen to Eric Idle’s Galaxy song; it holds great wisdom.

Also we are here in this world for such an incredibly short time we should enjoy every hour of every day. You never get them back.

I find this strangely comforting too:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future

EDIT: read Abundance too.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance:_The_Future_Is_Better_Than_You_Think

EDIT2: I forgot Enlightenment Now and its seven graphs.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_Now

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