One does not preclude the other…

They just want you to think they’re incompetent…

Hey look, I’m good at something.

Yes, but that’s why x86 assembly programmers do it…

Yes, but it’s not universal that xoring a register with itself is more performant than simply loading it with 0.

an x86 assembly programmer

Ftfy. not all CPUs have an xor register with itself instruction.

Steve Hughes had this to say…

I don’t remember a once-in-a-generation economic crisis in 2002… I remember the dotcom bust and my dad watching his retirement evaporate in 2000…

I blame office staff- when I had my wisdom teeth removed, it was going to be a shit show, so they sold me on “putting me under”- insurance would only cover local, but “you don’t want to be awake for all the digging and prying” which did not sound like fun so I agreed, at a cost of $400. Of course I woke up in the middle of it, and got to experience the digging and prying… Didn’t hurt at all, but it was still disconcerting. I found out later this wasn’t anything unusual. Had I known I would have been awake, I wouldn’t have spent the extra money.

Possibly…

You know what really “cleans up” public transportation? More people riding it than just those who have no other choice. I grew up in Boston, lots of people rode the subway, I never felt unsafe. Now I live in Phoenix, the bus system sucks so bad I couldn’t even tell you what it feels like to ride one because I never have, anywhere I want to go would take at least 2 routes if not 3, with nearly an hour wait at each connection, I could seriously ride a bicycle there quicker, and have, even in 110°+ heat, at least in my younger days- damn near gave myself heat stroke last time I tried which was ~5 years ago… I have at least ridden the light rail, which isn’t terrible, but doesn’t run very frequently, and isn’t that close to my house, and doesn’t go that many interesting places… I could take the kids to the science center, but it’s a bit long for them to walk to our nearest stop, about a mile and a half… There’s a park & ride, but at that point, we might as well take the car…

Whenever I’m packing the car for a trip, I hum the Tetris theme…

Me too. I’m finally starting to get the divorce ball rolling, not because I want to, but because she’s made it clear we have no future, but she’s too passive aggressive to do it herself. Last 2 days I’ve been riding the waves of a continuous panic attack.

better for PDFs

Sumatra!

Also, limitless consumption is unsustainable. Maybe we need to get used to the idea of deflation, learn to live with it…

Imagine your dollar would be worth more tomorrow if you didn’t spend it today.

That’s basically what happens with technology. Plenty of people still buy the latest TV even when there will be a better and cheaper one in a year or two.

I have one in Arizona - trade?

I have one in Arizona - trade?

All cars are computers on the road at this point, not just EVs…

But then big companies wouldn’t be able to keep milking the consumer via planned obsolescence. Won’t somebody think of the shareholders?