In the Midwest kids tend to “obtain” alcohol and drive a bit drunk. This is fun. Well, in Chicago they shoot each other, but, that’s Chicago. In Oregon, they run around setting shit on fire for fun. I kid you not, this qualifies as “a good time” out there. Just because you managed to procreate, it doesn’t make you a parent. That requires skill and dedication.
Experience
What life gives you when it doesn’t give you want you want.
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Checking return values
Yes, I had to post one more, hopefully shorter, rant on logger.c. This has to do with “checking return values” in OpenSource code. #ifndef MSG_NOSIGNAL # define MSG_NOSIGNAL 0 #endif if (sendmsg(ctl->fd, &message, MSG_NOSIGNAL) < 0) { logger_reopen(ctl); if (sendmsg(ctl->fd, &message, MSG_NOSIGNAL) < 0) warn(_(“send message failed”)); } Code like this is rampant in OpenSource. It passes the quick and dirty teen age “code review” but it is not production quality. If Linux and the … Checking return valuesRead more
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It’s okay to hate the 12 year old boys who write the bulk of OpenSource code
Even if their biological clock states they are north of 40, they never got past 12 when it comes to coding. In case you can’t see the featured image, the source file came from here. And since they will _hopefully_ sweep that up, here is the first snippet. /* this creates a timestamp based on current time according to the * fine rules of RFC3164, most importantly it ensures in a portable * way that … It’s okay to hate the 12 year old boys who write the bulk of OpenSource codeRead more
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The Fight for Net Neutrality
Rather than cut and paste to share I will share this via a link. We are looking at the Savings and Loan scandal all over again. Deregulation creates arch criminals like Jamie Dimon and Mr. Stumpf.
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And to think…
And to think, I wrote what became parts 42, 43 and 44 of “Twenty of Two – The Infamous They” soooo many months ago. Apparently the news media didn’t bother to read them, because once again they are going to immortalize a school shooter, perfectly preserved in the on-line archives for all time. They will spend countless hours discussing his family, his background, interviewing friends (if the shooter had any), continually milking the bloodshed for … And to think…Read more