wilkskyes's comments

All respect? Really? And immediately?

If one inconsequential event like this warrants such an extreme reaction respect will be in short supply everywhere.

Is it true that when the magnetic field flips suddenly, plane autopilot systems can become confused and crash out of the skies, killing millions en mass?

It is good that people don't care about privacy. It means they are no longer afraid of being seen, that they have nothing to hide from the world, and in a way they are moving toward a more liberating existence.

Keeping so many aspects of your life private comes with a price. There is inconvenience, there is overhead, and there is always fear that one day your private assets will be compromised and laid bare.

The less private you are, the more you have to share, and the more you have to share, the richer and more meaningful your experiences will be: with other people, and even with other businesses.

But if you are very private, you have little to share. You miss out on the social conversation of humanity, and businesses will treat you as another generic faceless entity, throwing whatever crap they can at you hoping it sticks. Why would anyone want that?

The change is already happening: People don't care about privacy that much anymore.

Any regulation introduced, would be to stop this change. But it will never work, you can't make people care about privacy through regulations.

This is literally what every generation seems to say about the behavior and habits of the next generation. I think it's pretty clear "break down" just means changes you don't like.

If I could go back, knowing what I know now, I don't think I would have asked the question. I was a fool to think I could get any sort of simple response.

You can do all those things with vim. Look it up.

Remember when putting a picture of yourself on the internet or even using your real name was controversial? The old generation warned not to do it, ever! But teens did it widely and profusely.

Now the new controversy is data. Don't ever sell your data! Don't give up your data! But teens are doing it widely and profusely.

At some point you just have to accept that new people will be born and will have new ideas and just won't give a fuck. As a business you can either sit on the sidelines and watch or capitalize on it.

Facebook will lead the way to allow for smaller players to get away with doing this as well.

My advice would be to learn and master vim.

When I began programming, I was forced to use vim and hated it, I didn't understand why someone would use such an "old school" text editor to write programs. I abandoned it and moved on to typical IDEs. As a young programmer, it's difficult to see the value.

But many years later I discovered the power of vim came from customizing it to my exact preferences, and mastering all the shortcuts and its grammar. After a year's worth of effort, I began coding at the speed of thought, and programming has been much more enjoyable ever since, as time moves on I only get faster and faster. It's like cooking with a really sharp knife vs a dull one.

It wasn't rhetorical and I really would have been interested in the OP's answer. Had they answered truthfully, it would have helped expanded my understanding of how some people think.

Instead I've been assaulted and my eyes blackened all for what, because I asked a question that if answered may weaken the credibility of the op's original post?

I asked a question, I don't think I need to provide some counter argument with it.

If I must argue something, I'd say the housing crisis example wasn't so simple as it was presented. Some people knew exactly what they were doing, albeit it turned out badly for them, but they had so little to lose they took the risk anyway and just bankrupted out. But I'm not at all interested in talking about this, my original question still stands.

And I never said the poor are at fault for everything, but I'm being treated as such it seems.

What I want to know are examples of things that the poor are at fault for.

What are the poor legitimately at fault for then?

I'm tired of this implication that the poor can never be at fault for anything, because they are so poor. It is an overly simplified sympathy that doesn't always reflect reality.

$80/hr, no more, but possibly less.

The number they bill you out at matters, but not for reasons you think. You do not want to work somewhere that cannot make at least twice as much money as what they pay you. Growth will be anemic, and long term job stability will be a problem. You may eventually be fired and replaced with someone cheaper. Most of your skills are commodities.

Ideally, you want to work somewhere that can make even 3 or 4 times as much money as your salary. This will ensure a healthy cash flow and gives enough headroom to hire more people, and ultimately win big contracts with big clients (millions).

If they cannot make at least 2x of your salary, they are either a new company with little to no reputation or a bad sales process.

And do not even think about striking out on your own trying to get a full $165/hr salary. For one, you will have more expenses and taxes to deal with, and two if you do not have a strong sales skillset you will struggle to bill at those rates and ultimately get starved out.

Surprised at the down votes here, is this to imply that things should just carry on as usual with no real consequence or remedy?

Should the engineers who were responsible for this be punished or retrained?

Must be a nightmare when installing a new Linux distro in text mode and having bird seeds as characters.

What makes you think the optimal holding period is around 3 to 5 years?

This wouldn't bring in too much money and it would just discourage long term investment. The last thing we need is more short term thinking.

Something about the stairs of the building in the main photo looks extremely dangerous, like one could easily fall off a side, or if someone were standing at the top of the stairs, they would have a clear shot into the open space if they jumped off.