TravHatesMe

I thought that the former Soviet countries were more moderate Muslims.

See this: https://old.reddit.com/r/NormMacdonald/comments/q89bqa/im_no... or https://www.google.com/search?q=reddit+imnotnorm+philipino&o...

What? No it's not. It's public knowledge that he is some philipino dude. And there has been much criticism against him, search the /r/normmacdonald subreddit you will find plenty

One is a conscious decision the other is rolling the dice.

This is a good argument but I wonder how unaffordable sprawl is. Is it true across the board? Are there some that have done it better than others? I find it a bit of a stretch to say they are all unsustainable but maybe they're right I don't know.

WPF was ahead of its time when it was released in 2006. It might have been the first to use data bindings and popularize the MVVM pattern. Web UI frameworks were barely in existence and webpages typically didn't have that desktop-y/SPA feel. WPF was king for a while until web took over.

Or the guy drinking coffee in a timmies parking lot

Didn't know his name, I was saying dang as in dangit in my head for year. Need to fix that to Dan-G.

I always loved mowing lawns. Something about it is so satisfying. I've always dreamed that I would someday quit software and go around trying various jobs. Cut lawns for a bit, be a bartender, drive a truck. Although some jobs require training / licensing, it would be fun to pursue for a few months. Too bad I have kids and responsibilities and bills to pay.

> implicit access to interface members isn't a thing, you need to say that "x is this interface type" or cast.

If the compiler already knows that it implements interface X Y and Z, it seems unnecessary to require it (unless those interfaces have conflicting names, in which case you would have to be explicit due to ambiguity).

I feel like many languages are walking away from being so explicit, in particular I've noticed C# becoming more implicit over the years.

apparently this is why they will pretend to bury/hide stuff in order to fake out other squirrels.

Great point. I wanted to point that out though because some people assume that there is a proportional relationship between property value and taxes.

Sorry I meant to say that if all houses double in value, and municipal costs don't change, then your taxes do not change. Just because the value goes up does not imply that taxes go up.

Taxes are a function of municipal costs and the value of all properties. If they all go up equally in value and costs remain constant then your taxes should not increase

Fyi if all properties increase equally in value and municipal costs remain the same, so do your taxes.

Way simpler from our perspective. I bet there are many intricacies that we haven't identified / cannot be identified through the human experience. Or maybe I am wrong, but I remain skeptical because we often don't give enough credit to other species.

What inspired me to learn programming was your last point: building things. That's why I think that people should be introduced to a loosely typed, high-level, forgivable language. Compiler errors and verbose code does not appeal at first glance, you need to draw people in..

I will never forget the moment 11 year old me saw a message box appear with text that I specified. I made that happen, I built it. I felt so powerful and cool. That 1 line of code in an obscure language got me hooked and over time I moved on to other languages.

So it is better to kowtow to the mob and let them burn the village down? I agree that it is best to avoid it but that does not mean that this one-sided parade of outrage should be tolerated.

Probably because people change over time. Change is inevitable, love can be conditional.

> There is little doubt that the system will be called Windows 11, but it may still not be so.

For some reason my gut says it won't be called Windows 11. I have a feeling it will be called something confusing or unappealing. Love MS products but they always fell short with branding.

That is already the case for many power tools and appliances, the universal battery is usually more expensive than the tool.

My concern is that it creates a false sense of reality. As people become more consumed by technology, the content of the technology becomes their reality. To be delusional is my greatest fear.

> I love the feeling of being the last one standing, the calm after everyone went to sleep.

I love being the first one standing. Get to the office early for that 30-60mins of quiet and peace. Most productive time of my day.

I agree with you but I think that's just part of the youtube celebrity playbook. His massive following might give him the confidence/ego to put out a lot more edgy type of content that appeals to his audience. I noticed he also puts out a lot of videos about his personal opinions (eg. NYC real estate, personal relationships, etc.). It is his own channel.

Regardless it does not diminish his prominent role for the Right to Repair.

Not OP but based on his comment about checking return values of stuff.. would be nice to have lightweight exceptions. could improve readability and debuggability, less if statements, generally easier to propagate errors up the call stack. my 2cents.

Shameless plug for a .NET library I wrote to help interop between compiled x86 binary and .NET: https://github.com/blurt/X86.Interop

Guide to inject your .NET dlls into a native process: https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/607352/Injecting-NET-As...

> whether an employee takes personal responsibility towards their work.

This is a good take. Something that's perhaps overlooked: those rare occasions where you need to stay late to deliver are very memorable. Isn't it true that strong bonds are often built from intense experiences? I think those few times that you stay late earn you massive respect from those who stuck around, and builds a relationship beyond your career. Especially if it isn't even your responsibility specifically, maybe it's the team lead's ass on the line or a colleague's. It's like indirectly saying "hey I got your back on this, you can trust me I'm a team player -- we ride together we die together bad boys for life"

Not sure why you are downvoted. I observed this as well. One manager hired a few new grads during covid. I spoke with them over Zoom to introduce myself, seemed like really smart and passionate people. One later told me that they are really lonely, managers are rarely there to push them / give them work / check up on them. I bet they feel awkward .. they're barely working, they don't know anyone in the company, and no one really cares about them. Perhaps this is just a symptom of mismanagement but I bet they feel invisible, they're probably asking themselves "why am I here? oh well the paycheque is nice"

> Chances are Robbins will receive a settlement

I think this is underscores the biggest issue. Mistakes are made by these power-hungry ignorant police officers, usually due to their fragile ego, and then they face little consequences. Someone sues and gets a nice settlement. Nothing changes. Taxpayers are taking the brunt instead of the police officer. The offending officer will likely get a slap on the wrist, or if it's a really bad mistake that went viral they might choose an early, comfortable retirement. In order for change to happen, police officers need to be held accountable for their actions. Not sure how to implement that but I think that would result in police officers being much more careful about their conduct.

I read your response aloud to my partner who was born and raised in Thailand. She agrees with what you've said. Communities often prefer to settle disputes amongst themselves. She also noted that, unfortunately rich people get away with injustice. If a rich person has done something wrong to poor person, the family feels like they have no choice but to accept monetary compensation instead of seeking justice by law. They feel like they are better off taking a settlement. And even in the pursuit of justice, bribery is so common that things will often get brushed under the rug.