drewcoo's comments

On: Oklahoma orders schools to teach Bible 'immediatel...

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There's no atheism allowed in 12 step programs . . .

On: Oklahoma orders schools to teach Bible 'immediatel...

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This atheist says the Song of Solomon is not at all boring.

On: Should people who quit get unemployment benefits, ...

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Ubiquitous televisions and beer. Or smartphones and fentanyl in the 21st century.

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so you're saying we've hit that point already then?

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Getting there. Do you go outside?

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Folks where I come from get up to 80% of their last salary for max 30 months and yet it's one of the safest country in the world.

On: Half of Workers Around the World Are Struggling wi...

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Do you say that as someone who's been a janitor or is this only fantasy janitoring?

On: Microsoft breached antitrust rules by bundling Tea...

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If the EU is working on a time machine, Lotus Notes might be their next target!

On: Amish Technology

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America? There are many Amish enclaves here. There is no "the" Amish country.

I shop at an Amish grocery store. Lots of us "English" do. It's worth dealing with the curt, standoff-ish service for good food at reasonable prices.

On: Hard work wins in business (a.k.a. it ain't just a...

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Sure, and "beating Vegas" is about skill and following a system, too. /s

On: Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U....

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> should inspire future whistleblowers

I'd think his treatment might dissuade future whistle blowers.

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Well, it would be depressing if we have to rely on The Shadow Brokers-style "whistleblowers" in the future.

On: No matter what they tell you, it's a people proble...

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Weinberg didn't say there was a correct answer.

He wrote the questions back during the bad old days when a lot of shops tried to measure developer productivity in KLOCs.

Understanding the context, something similar today might be "How many story points will this take your team?" and if the answer is anything specific, the project is in trouble . . .

Hope it makes more sense to you now!

On: No matter what they tell you, it's a people proble...

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You just plan for things differently. The workers you mention are commodities, so it's easier to plan for them.

My father needed to design assembly lines that were safe enough for tweaked out workers who may not have slept for days to work on. Those were just his design constraints. True story.