Oh yes, that is very concerning. They grew up with software developed for the lowest common denominator, and phones that do many of the things that computers were relied upon previously. Most people know how to go online, post stuff to social media, and that’s about it. It’s scary.
I don’t really mean coding languages. That’s stuff they learn in school. But what a lot of people seem to be lacking is the ability to find answers on their own, how to troubleshoot problems they haven’t encountered before, and the ability to work independently. There’s a whole lot of hand-holding happening.
I just finished reading his story and wtf! Man, I sent him $25. It’s not a lot, but hopefully it covers my tiny bit of usage of that polyfill, back when I used it.
I just read his usage statistics on the GitHub page. Holy crap! I thought it was just some small project that a cool dude shared back when I originally found it. Perhaps it was, back then.
I had no idea that package was used so extensively. Good lord! I actually just recently removed it from most of my projects because the features I needed it for now have broad browser support.
Wow! A company gave away money without being contractually obligated to do so? The world sure has changed since then. I’m glad that Torvalds is doing well, he completely changed the world.
I wonder how Brahm Cohen is doing. He also had a huge impact on the world. I know he got a write-up in Wired Magazine after inventing Bit Torrent (that’s how I learned about it way back then), but I haven’t heard much about him since.
What happened to him?
Oh hey! I’ve used that package for years.
I’m shocked by how little new programmers know.
It was also being ruthless beyond belief, and destroying anything that could have challenged them. They’ve held progress back for 40 or 50 years.
Ronald is Linus Torvald zloirock, and his contribution is immeasurable.
Edit: you can see in the replies to this comment that Linus was a poor example. There are people with an almost equivalent contribution to the digital world who have seen almost no recognition at all.
Just so you know, that bug was a months long hack, probably by a State actor, not just something they didn’t spot before.
The Belgians are fine, but we don’t want the Dutch!
Yes, same thing with “smart”, or “app controlled”. What I read with any of those terms is “spies on you”.
But if they have fully tested and safe C, and they’re converting it to Rust using AI, that seems more dangerous, not less.
What’s the answer? Pastebin is just an empty page and none of the spoilers below are working. I guess Josef.
I won’t take finesteride. The possible side effects are too risky for me. I know it’s only a 3% chance, but 3% chance of permanently losing my libido and shrinking my penis is 3% too much for me. Like, what’s the point of having hair and being attractive if I don’t even have any interest in the things that come from being attractive?
I was incredibly excited until I read that. Yeah, minoxidil has never worked for me.
Wow, that camera bulge is ugly.
Dang! That puts someone a heck of a lot closer to full retirement.