I thought I was crazy while i was reading.

I write like this on my personal notes. Maybe the author was doing the same and didn’t expect it to get shared.

Old man is running through nicknames so fast and none are sticking.

He’s a few names away from calling her the N word or C word.

Are we sure he isn’t a violent immigrant that are threatening our livelihood that the Conservatives warned us about?

Do yourself a favor and get a Browser extension to block domains.

Quora is absolutely on my blocklist.

My problem is the lack of real answers from professionals.

As someone in the tech industry, I get curious and look around. And the top rated answers (usually theres like 3 answers max) are often wrong.

There was a hilarious Quora answer that asked about web development, and the person who answered was a guy whose experience was “I’ve been on the internet” who gave a solution using technology from 2010.

It’s hilariously bad and Quora don’t care.

CI/CD in 2012? Incredible. That didn’t become the norm for me until 2017.

Dude seriously walz right into the position.

How stupid of him. If only had just said “haha sike naw jk lol lol lol” after every sentence.

Leave high powered rifle in car trunk.

Wait for appointed search to finish.

Take high powered rifle back to hotel room?

Which one, sir? They’re all in hoodies!

I still think about the time when a major tech company reaches out directly to me to get my feedback on their product.

They found me from my LinkedIn, which states that I have over 15 years of experience in Software Development. And they were going to give me $100 for an hour of yammering, and I was eyeing a brand new video game, so I said yes.

To my surprise, the feedback was End User feedback. And for an hour, I answered their questions from my perspective as a technically experienced end user who will run commands and read developer documentation Instead of asking for help from a chat bot.

I’m not the average end user. If they’re using my feedback, they’re going to have a bad time!

I think about that whenever tech companies go, “We tested this with people and everyone loved it!”

I looked into the source code to see how this was all generating the web content and server. It’s neat!It kind of looks like instead of bash scripts, it’s QuickBasic.

Once it generates the website, you’re just getting raw web content (html, css, js) and so you’re still working on that space.

I was hoping to see QuickBasic doing template strings, or some additional scaffolding.

Beyond being a neat thing in the world, the average web dev would reach for their favorite web framework and just use that instead and all the conveniences the frameworks solve.

I wonder if Apple does a cost analysis on search every year and frequently go “NOPE” at the current state of search.

Apple Maps took years to shed it’s reputation. A Apple version of search would being a lot of negative press. And they can’t exactly handshake with Microsoft and Bing, as Bing has its own negative reputation.

All the smaller search engines, so they fit into the Apple mindset?

At the end of the day, they’ll take Google’s money. While finding a way to make their own.

Ah Zoom -

The video conferencing company that found its way into schools and other enterprises because it was so much better than Skype and Hangout.

Then all the security issues and failure to encrypt. All the Zoom hijacking. All the lawsuits and settlements. All the data breaches.

Best of luck IT folks who have to deal with this. Push Jitsi in your org.

God I hope the “moral pro life” folks rip into him and demean his wife like they do every other woman who chooses abortion.

I was today years old when I learned that kettle corn is sugar-flavored. I just thought it was like… Pixie magic I dunno Im brain damaged from lead.

Random link I found.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/05/bangladesh-prime-minister-hasina-resigns/

Regular life has been upended across Bangladesh. Most of the garment factories that power the country’s economy did not open Monday. Flights into the capital, Dhaka, were canceled as its main airport temporarily shut down operations. Businesses shut their doors as hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of major cities, blaring horns, chanting and setting fire to vehicles and buildings.

Speaking to the BBC, Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, said his mother had left for her own safety and did not have plans to lead the country again. “She has turned Bangladesh around,” Joy said, defending his mother’s legacy. “When she took over power, it was considered a failing state. It was a poor country. Until today, it’s considered one of the rising tigers of Asia.”

The protests that have gripped Bangladesh over the past month started in opposition to a government policy that reserves half of civil service jobs for certain groups but evolved into a broad-based opposition movement against Hasina, who has become increasingly authoritarian, rights groups and security analysts say. Since taking office in 2009, she has been accused of manipulating the country’s elections — including by suing and jailing political opponents — to maintain her grip on power.

At least 300 people were killed in clashes between the two sides over the past month, the majority “shot dead by police, paramilitaries and members of the ruling Awami League,” according to the International Crisis Group. Hasina showed little indication of backing down as the toll climbed, saying as recently as last week that the protesters were “not students, but terrorists.”

Yikes.

300 people died because of her.

OP, source?

I was hoping to read the rest of the article.

She left her pets?

What kind though? Like an alligator and a koala?

I can’t imagine fleeing without my doggo.

You can’t flip a sandwich toaster sideways though.