I’ve been hearing this myth, nobody wants to work, repeated by Qanon nutters and Trump supporters (same thing?) who are too stupid to look anything up for quite some time now. Every now and then you will get a propaganda machine that calls itself a news network (FOX) trotting out phrases like There are over 9 million open jobs in America. Propaganda networks What happens is they take well meaning valid data from the 50,000 … Myth – Nobody Wants to WorkRead more
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Titan Sub – How All Agile Projects End
The Titan submarine crush is yet another shining example of how all Agile projects end. Complete catastrophe with developers complementing each other on a “great sprint!” using phrases like “we gathered a lot of data from that.” [Featured image is courtesy of zambia24.com] The fact bodies are being stacked like cord wood never dimples their resolve to keep hacking on the fly. Disruptive Technology is the mantra they chant. We can’t be held to standards … Titan Sub – How All Agile Projects EndRead more
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It’s time for all AI to be FDA regulated
There have been a lot of calls for Congress to regulate AI (Artificial Intelligence). Congress by itself can never achieve such a goal, though I thank Ted Lieu for trying. What Congress can do is make all things AI fall under the purview of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) just like any other medical device. Featured image is courtesy of tonybates.ca Case for Medical Device Classification “But, but, but, . . . it’s just … It’s time for all AI to be FDA regulatedRead more
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Linux Cheats
Here is a list of Linux cheats I just want to keep handy. They will be added to as time goes on. When creating OpenSource software, you have to develop and test on many different distros. No, you can’t “just do Ubuntu.” Given the medical devices I help create and the Yocto building I do, I’m constantly frustrated by differing package managers and such. List Installed Packages Fedora Ubuntu 90% of the time I’m looking … Linux CheatsRead more
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Cinnamon – Remove Launcher from Menu
It happens to everybody at some point. When you created a desktop launcher it asked if you wanted to add it to the menu and now you need to remove launcher from menu. Maybe you don’t need the app anymore? Maybe you learned you can’t edit the contents of that launcher? Reason doesn’t matter. What does matter is how Cinnamon hides removal. I will be using Cinnamon on Manjaro for this article. I’ve written about … Cinnamon – Remove Launcher from MenuRead more