Evolution of software

  1. Day 1 – Great – Software Product X does [THING]
  2. Day 365 – Man – it sure is complicated to use Product X to do [THING]
  3. Day 730 – Man – that [THING] is slow
  4. Day 1095 – No one notices [THING] because that [THING] has been automated and is happening in the background somewhere.

I’m going to use this as a way of streamlining operations.

Comparisons not being made

While 2018 seems to be the year that Godwin’s law became synonymous with “normal political discourse” – the more apt comparison seems to be to East Germany, or Brezhnev’s Russia, i.e. expensive, low-functioning, wanting desperately to have a purpose but not finding one worth working for and substituting that with hollow displays of virtue.  That and identification papers being a big deal.

Canadian profanity is the best

I discovered an interesting tool breakdown/tool machining channel, called “Arduino vs Everything (or Evil, I’m not sure)” and it is a wonderful education on tools, and good filler noise for when I’m doing bookkeeping and what not (if nothing else).  The creator is a skilled Canadian vulgarian (i.e. someone who uses profanity with grace and style).  I discovered that profanity, when combined with an accent and regional phrasings (with which I’m not familiar) transforms into either all profanity, or all regional phrases, depending on tone.

The channel is worth trying.

Quotes to ponder

I came across the phrase “Tyranny of the articulate”  somewhere recently – something to consider as one ranks the online component of modern life.

And as I must quote Kevin Williamson at every opportunity –

As the Scots say: “The father buys, the son builds, the grandchild sells, and his son begs.” A nation that is not building is on its way to begging.