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There is an easy answer. Give employees two computers.

One is the 'business' one. Mostly locked down, with checks in place.

The other is on a different network, isolated from all business functions, and they can do what they want but must never use it for work data, just like their phones (that everyone knows they use for social media etc. in the day).

Sure, you still have to deal with copying from one to the other (but there are solutions for that if critical, and much easier to secure).

It sounds crazy, but air-gaps are largely proven and it also means that employees feel less oppressed.

Now I realise, even ignoring the cost, businesses won't want this, as perish the thought their employees may do anything other than work. But I suspect it would actually stop more attacks and issues than otherwise and maybe... just maybe.. employees feel as if they're actually human.

> If an election were called tomorrow your next government would be Reform with a massive majority of 339 seats. It is the most popular party in the country by far. It would collect 33% of the vote vs Labour's 18% and the Conservatives would get only 17%, translating to their near-total destruction (only 35 seats).

Only if you believe propaganda. What is the sample size of this poll projection, and what are the election policies being put forward for this election ?

It's clear that Labour are unpopular, but an actual election is not something that anyone is thinking about right now, because it is so far out. Reform would like to suggest they are, but they have yet to show any actual policies other than the usual right-wing rhetoric that may be populist but doesn't fix anything.

Shouting loudly like certain Americans, and pretending you have answers, may be good for headlines, but doesn't convince many real voters.

"ChatGPT, come up with a list of ways that people can save water"

But "It's not about the bike" ...

It gets difficult in the teenage years, as not having a phone (or access to) effectively isolates them from their peer group and they become outcast.

Whilst this may be good to avoid brain-rot, it eliminates much of their social needs in many cases.

A balance is required, but that needs parents to actually pay attention and not just leave them to isolate themselves (with their phone) into their room.

> The day we stop valuing human contribution is the day alignment has failed.

Unfortunately, that's many businesses already, even before AI. It's all just one big factory line. Always has been (to those at the top).

"Shall we play a game ?"

Dropped in to see why Plymouth was being featured...

...left unsurprised.

Python problems exist on all platforms. It's just that most people using Python have figured out their 'happy path' workarounds in the past and keep using them.

Python is awesome in many ways, one of my favourite languages, but unless you are happy with venv manipulation (or live in Conda), it's often a nightmare that ends up worse than DLL-hell.

Shortly to arrive in other countries, although perhaps not focused on dress code.

Yet no mention at all of Zonulin.

The 'Industry Standard' option in keymaps, made a huge difference to many.

The UX is still quite different to all the others, but absolutely approachable now, and not the complete brainFun that ZBrush is, for example.

It is crazy that the industry is still charging so much, but with Blender (and Unreal) catching up every day, their days are numbered.

Because 'dogfooding' has worked so well for other products...

If you don't get feedback from the people actually playing your game (or using your product), you will never get the improvement you need to help them.

You can have the most talented passionate people there are developing a product, but if it's not working for the people you want to sell it to, it's the wrong product.

Most tech products are terrible because those paying for them are not those that have to use them every day, or because they solve a corporate problem (compliance) and not a usability problem which is the actual need from the people on the shop floor.

Many big games/products are already built mostly on metrics, and that has proven to be a terrible way to work out what people 'want'. It's a great way to justify money decisions though, so it keeps happening (and games/products from big companies keep getting worse).

I bet they still expect their employees to write 'aspirational goals' each review, just as every tech company seems to do now.

Have you not seen Trump, the 'leader' of the 'Free World', also inaugurated on MLK day...

He is the best example of how someone exists in 2025 with such ignorant views, and those who voted for him share that.

Except for the fact that people with ASD / Neurodiversity are often more likely to be passed over during interview and selection processes as they don't fit the social norms that hiring manager also expect.

So even if they are more likely to be diagnosed - and I presume you mean White 'Men' explicitly, as Women are even less likely to be - they're also more likely to not 'sell' themselves during applications in the expected corporate way, and therefore not get the high-paying jobs.

Diversity is not just Race or skin colour, but that's easier to see (and to consciously bias).

If Bitwig would add user-modules to the Grid, along with a scripting language, it would be perfect.

Where they both fall down is in less capability for the piano roll and midi for more complex compositions and styles (orchestration) and although Live has made some moves towards improving that recently, they're both still way behind in that area.

I think the purpose of the tool is to detect the unexpected number of additional queries, not what is returned.

Video Game streamers are next in line to be replaced by AI I guess.

Although it's currently Linux-only, it seems this would be useful on Mac/Windows, as they already jury-rig containers within a VM and this would override that by default.

Unless I'm missing something (quite likely) ?

Linux gamers with modern TVs wanting VRR.

Maybe that's still a tiny amount, but it's likely the most common 'need'.

I'm often surprised C# hasn't gained more traction in this regard, but I guess that (despite .NET Core being open) it's a 'Microsoft' problem.

It would help if Jetbrains pushed a lot more focus on the Desktop environment rather than mobile.

I'd say it's more likely for any company relying on venture capital or other external investment or shareholders.

If the company is not privately owned without investors, it doesn't really have control over the actions.

I'm presuming they meant 'made redundant' rather than 'fired'.

The former is still fairly easy, and just has some process involved, the latter much harder unless gross misconduct can be demonstrated.

It's absolutely true the the UK/EU/etc. have much better rights than the US in this regard, but perhaps the higher pay in the US (at least in tech) pays for that.

The C-suite is not powerless in how it's done though - how they communicate, support and respect (or not) those being let go.

Am 53, can confirm exact same sentiment.

Uridium, Paradroid... Some things are unforgettable.

They didn't have to deal with agile/scrum though. Clearly not real programmers ;)

I think it was in 1994 that I posted to usenet (lost in time), offering 'render time' on my 286 for POV-Ray. They were such amazing times, yet compared to today seem so innocent.

POV-Ray was my main hobby at the time, along with the community of the Raytech BBS in the UK, and defined so much of my interests going forward, through many 3D modelling and rendering packages.

Such a huge part of my younger years, and one of the biggest influences on my life overall.

There is a difference between support towards a better life, which is what you are describing, than 'breaking their spirit' which is often what schools and very commonly what employers do.

It's not about always getting your way or doing things you like, but by the same measure, people should never be forced to 'conform' if it's not critical to society.

It's great that you support your daughter, and that therapy is available. We don't have the same degree of difficulty in our family (myself and daughter both very 'high functioning') but that makes it almost impossible to get support and the world is just typically set on 'breaking our spirit'.

It sounds like you're doing the right thing, but conformance would not be. So many of the most successful and inspiration people, are not those who conformed, but perhaps were more privileged in their opportunities.

However we may disagree in part though, I commend you on your approach and absolutely agree that if it can become a person's choice, so long as it doesn't take advantage of their vulnerability in choosing, it's often for the better.

So much of what is 'boring' or 'tedious' is also contextual. Two different software companies offering the exact same role, may have vastly different expectations and the experience to the employee also vastly different. I don't expect 'fun' all of the time, but I do expect work to be engaging and driven towards the value I bring - if I'm expected to become 'someone else', then there is no point.