Huge fan since the beginning. Has gotten me through insomnia, high stress, and so much more.
I really want to believe this is another "Sokal Squared" attempt.
Left Bay Area in mid-2000s. Cannot go back. Not sure if I want to.
[speaks in fry register] "You're, like, a literrrrrrallll Notzeeeee..." /s
"Harper presented to the leadership committee and they were confused." Is 'they' referring to Harper or the leadership committee?
From my blog, no. From the work that my blog has linked to (like whitepapers and stuff I've written elsewhere), then absolutely.
The real "minimum wage" is actually "zero."
I find Rand tragic. She had a real opportunity to educate people about a proper relationship between people and their government, during a time of creeping totalitarianism and collectivism. Sadly, she also wanted to…
The problem is that Twitter doesn't have a philosophical core beyond "PLEASE DON'T HATE US!!!" It had an opportunity to develop narrowly drawn rules that could have formed the bedrock of digital free-speech norms.…
I fear for the folks coming into the workplace who think that HR exists to be their advocate.
When I was in the Bay Area during the '90s dot-boom, it took me 90-100 minutes to get from Fremont to Palo Alto. During the dot-bust, it was more like 40 minutes. I cannot imagine what it's like now. I regret that I…
"Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography..." Because saying "We're using x-rays" just sounds too scary right now...
Unfortunately, too many will look at this as a rationale to tax more rather than spend less.
Can confirm... That is the funniest thing ever...
Having worked in the memory chip business for 10 years: It's cheap!! Hell, for a while, companies were dumping memories below cost. I remember a Fry's newspaper ad that said something like: "$50 1GB DIMM, $0 after…
I use Linux at home and I managed to sneak a Linux box into work, contra-policy. I realize I'm in the tiniest of market segments. But the recurring "linux-on-the-desktop" discussion is inane. Are we back to the whole…
I worked with them at more-or-less arm's length from 1997 - 2002. Truly a magical time while it lasted.
Huge fan since the beginning. Has gotten me through insomnia, high stress, and so much more.
I really want to believe this is another "Sokal Squared" attempt.
Left Bay Area in mid-2000s. Cannot go back. Not sure if I want to.
[speaks in fry register] "You're, like, a literrrrrrallll Notzeeeee..." /s
"Harper presented to the leadership committee and they were confused." Is 'they' referring to Harper or the leadership committee?
From my blog, no. From the work that my blog has linked to (like whitepapers and stuff I've written elsewhere), then absolutely.
The real "minimum wage" is actually "zero."
I find Rand tragic. She had a real opportunity to educate people about a proper relationship between people and their government, during a time of creeping totalitarianism and collectivism. Sadly, she also wanted to…
The problem is that Twitter doesn't have a philosophical core beyond "PLEASE DON'T HATE US!!!" It had an opportunity to develop narrowly drawn rules that could have formed the bedrock of digital free-speech norms.…
I fear for the folks coming into the workplace who think that HR exists to be their advocate.
When I was in the Bay Area during the '90s dot-boom, it took me 90-100 minutes to get from Fremont to Palo Alto. During the dot-bust, it was more like 40 minutes. I cannot imagine what it's like now. I regret that I…
"Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography..." Because saying "We're using x-rays" just sounds too scary right now...
Unfortunately, too many will look at this as a rationale to tax more rather than spend less.
Can confirm... That is the funniest thing ever...
Having worked in the memory chip business for 10 years: It's cheap!! Hell, for a while, companies were dumping memories below cost. I remember a Fry's newspaper ad that said something like: "$50 1GB DIMM, $0 after…
I use Linux at home and I managed to sneak a Linux box into work, contra-policy. I realize I'm in the tiniest of market segments. But the recurring "linux-on-the-desktop" discussion is inane. Are we back to the whole…
I worked with them at more-or-less arm's length from 1997 - 2002. Truly a magical time while it lasted.