JKB @jkb@octodon.social

I'm enjoying this article. «Coding could take as little as 10-30% of the time required to implement a “small” feature.» So true!
https://www.bitlog.com/2020/02/12/why-are-we-so-bad-at-software-engineering/

US Politics, meme, Bernie Sanders

Oh my God, Becky.
Look at this pull request.
I mean, this commit, it's just so small.
I can't believe it's just so concise,
like it's well thought out.
It's just so... good.

I like small DIFFS, and I cannot lie.
You other hackers can deny,
But when a patch comes in with an itty-bitty count,
and that bug fix in your face
You hit MERGE.

if someone knows Vue, or wants to work on the frontend, my opensource project need some help
https://github.com/rhaamo/pyAirwaves/pull/63
https://github.com/rhaamo/pyAirwaves/issues/62
#AIS #ADSB #leaflet #vue

If religion was formerly the opiate of the masses, then surely technology is the opiate of the educated public today, or at least of its favorite authors. No other single subject is so universally invested with high hopes for the improvement of mankind generally and of Americans in particular.

-- John McDermott, "Technology: The Opiate of the Intellectuals"(1969)

#technology #theoryOfTechnology #JohnMcDermott

I work in IT which is the reason this house has:

- mechanical windows
- mechanical door locks
- no Alexa/HomeKit/Google
- no Internet connected thermostats, lamps, or whatnots
- a dumb TV
- wall switches for lights

Don’t call your group a think tank unless you drive around in a tank that looks like a brain

You're looking at a website describing some new tech which solves some problem

They're really excited about this project. A little bit too excited.

An uneasy feeling start to gnaw in the back of your head as you read on.

You scroll down. There it is.

"Blockchain"

*close tab*

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