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by wernercd 6y ago
and more importantly... reader shows obvious bias against Walmart... I wonder if he works for Target? (Lesson: Random idiots on the idiot yelling at each other about who can't be trusted pushing "conspiracy theories" about &q
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Break the law? "Dictator" given mandates without scientific backing are "law" now? Because everywhere you look... with or without lockdowns, COVID is spreading... California, New Jersey, Florida, Texas... all different a
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by wernercd 6y ago
Why be humble when you're that successful?
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What's your suggestion? Reparations? Who gets them? People who were never slaves? Do descendants of union members - white people who freed the slaves - get credit and exemption from paying for it? And where you going to get the money?
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made up words like "systemic racism" doesn't make those terms real. Nor does a party voting for Biden and Harris - creators of "systemically racist" laws and corrupt DAs that used those laws to jail innocent black m
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TIL that I said something I never said... (Hint: I never said Obama ended racism... in fact, I wouldn't say that because his policies and his party have made racism WORSE with their identity politics and making everything about race.)
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by wernercd 6y ago
and even with large swaths having resistances and a new flu vaccine each year? thousands still died "normally" every flu seasons. Which is my point... it was normal. Colds, flu, etc. COVID? not going anywhere... its out and mutati
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or it'll turn into just another cold/flu that we get used too and ignore. How many thousands die a year from the flu and it was all but ignored?
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and, around the world, those groups repress others. It's almost as if it's a human condition not limited to "white". As a white male, I live in a country where I'm surrounded by successful people of all stripes - co
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by wernercd 6y ago
"You do you" that's part of it... I live on a family farm so I can't "move to the city" and I can't bring the jobs to me - so I have a long commute for a good wage. It's a tradeoff. ("cheap housi
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I'd be find with 4 out/1 in... or even 3 in/2 out - I'm pretty happy where I work and I enjoy like in the office... but I also enjoy it at home. > Social interact has been nullified That's why I'd prefer mor
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by wernercd 6y ago
It's sad that race is being blamed by those claiming to be against racism. My benefits, as said before, are being American - and I embrace those benefits. Nothing to be ashamed of. "life on the other side" I refuse to treat o
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I'm an upper middle class white guy. I have no "privilege's" except being blamed for stuff by my skin color by those who claim to be fighting racism. I have what's called "results" of hard work, good decis
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by wernercd 6y ago
I mean, at a conceptual level, knowing history is important in the "ignorance of history will lead to repeated history" line of thinking - and I don't disagree. ... and knowing why decisions were made can help determine which
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by wernercd 6y ago
> Coming to enjoy remote over pandemic I enjoy remote but I miss the office. I think I'm part of the majority that would love 2 days in, 3 days out of the office (or some mix close to that). I can definitely see a single remote wor
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by wernercd 6y ago
I've not shown any disdain for history or an inability to code wordpress... in fact, I've said the opposite: I like history and simply don't need it to code. I don't need to know history to code html, php, javascript, et
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none of my statements goes against learning history. I probably don't do as much as I could/should... but I am a successful programmer who has never needed "history" to understand basic programming principles. I seem to
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cyclomatic complexity and computer science isn't history. Not sure where the disconnect is because at no point have I said you shouldn't learn how to do your job correctly - and understanding Big O, SOLID, YANGI, etc are all impor
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Accounting has been around for hundreds of years. The reason it doesn't change? Because it's not a "new" field. Same for stuff like construction and cooking... stuff that's been around a very long time has become ra
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Researchers might have more use for history... but day to day, in the field, programmers? not so much. I would think it's the difference between math researchers and accountants... You don't need to know history to balance a check
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> Step 1. Show 10+ years of experience > Step 2. Never talk about history because I don't need history to solve business problems with programming > Step 3. Make 6 figures. An anecdotal example made up about talkin
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by wernercd 6y ago
Well like I said... I enjoy history. but. I've never used history to solve business problems. They are related and good to know... but I don't need to know history to flip burgers, run a business or plan my next sprint. I'm n
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by wernercd 6y ago
I don't need history to know algorithms... so "that was solved 50 years ago" doesn't teach me how to build a balanced node tree or actually matter if I simply know to use sort library method A instead of B. > good rea
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> Global collapse by 2030 Al Gore... is that you? https://cei.org/blog/wrong-again-50-years-of-failed-eco-poca...
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I like history but how is history going to get me a functional game released or land a job interview? I don't need to know about DARPA to create a wordpress page or a C# Windows Service...
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by wernercd 6y ago
> where is the hysteria The hysteria is literally facing HARM from opinions. Why is death threats and intolerance noteworthy? Maybe because intolerance, hate, bigotry and threats of violence should always be noteworthy? especially when
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and yet states that didn't - and aren't - locking down - like Florida - are doing fine. Or better than states that have extensive lockdowns like New York, New Jersey and California... > Political reasons ... aggressive lockdown
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Except other western countries haven't "gotten it under control"... they are all having second waves and resurgences with or without large lockdowns and with or without draconian processes. > fairly simple Until you start
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> there's strains And? The world doesn't end when new strains of the cold or the flu happen. Every year. As it's happened for as long as there have been humans. Humans have "eradicated"... Polio? Because it&#x27
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I work at a bank and they had remote tools in place that were very flexible... but it was still "be in the office" 5 days a week. The pay and perks are too good to pass up and I didn't have "remote experience" befor

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