Grumpy Code Monkey
@grumpycodemonkey.bsky.social
Professional code monkey, amateur songwriter, cynic, snarkist, husband, feeder and walker of dogs, servant of cats, procrastinator, unfinisher of projects.
Too flat-chested.
January 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Too flat-chested.
The most infuriating part of the debate was that not voting was somehow going to send a message to ... somebody.
No.
Not voting is a tacit endorsement of the winner. The only message it sends is "the 18% who bothered to show up are right."
No.
Not voting is a tacit endorsement of the winner. The only message it sends is "the 18% who bothered to show up are right."
January 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The most infuriating part of the debate was that not voting was somehow going to send a message to ... somebody.
No.
Not voting is a tacit endorsement of the winner. The only message it sends is "the 18% who bothered to show up are right."
No.
Not voting is a tacit endorsement of the winner. The only message it sends is "the 18% who bothered to show up are right."
Just like you're not a real parent if you only have one kid, you're not a real guitarist if you only have one guitar.
December 31, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Just like you're not a real parent if you only have one kid, you're not a real guitarist if you only have one guitar.
Apparently gear and flaps were down before the compressor stall, meaning they were able to raise them afterwards, meaning the hydraulics couldn't have been knocked completely offline.
It smells like a complete breakdown of procedure in the cockpit, but without CVR/FDR that's just speculation.
It smells like a complete breakdown of procedure in the cockpit, but without CVR/FDR that's just speculation.
December 30, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Apparently gear and flaps were down before the compressor stall, meaning they were able to raise them afterwards, meaning the hydraulics couldn't have been knocked completely offline.
It smells like a complete breakdown of procedure in the cockpit, but without CVR/FDR that's just speculation.
It smells like a complete breakdown of procedure in the cockpit, but without CVR/FDR that's just speculation.
May we all live as well, if not as long. May we all follow his example, however imperfectly.
The message and lesson is simple -- you save humanity by saving individual humans at every opportunity.
The message and lesson is simple -- you save humanity by saving individual humans at every opportunity.
December 29, 2024 at 10:03 PM
May we all live as well, if not as long. May we all follow his example, however imperfectly.
The message and lesson is simple -- you save humanity by saving individual humans at every opportunity.
The message and lesson is simple -- you save humanity by saving individual humans at every opportunity.
Thank you for the correction.
December 29, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Thank you for the correction.
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The FD merely required broadcasters to devote airtime to subjects of public interest and present contrasting views, not equal time, on those subjects.
The Equal Time Rule is a separate regulation that applies only to competing political candidates. It is still in existence today.
The Equal Time Rule is a separate regulation that applies only to competing political candidates. It is still in existence today.
December 28, 2024 at 8:34 PM
The FD merely required broadcasters to devote airtime to subjects of public interest and present contrasting views, not equal time, on those subjects.
The Equal Time Rule is a separate regulation that applies only to competing political candidates. It is still in existence today.
The Equal Time Rule is a separate regulation that applies only to competing political candidates. It is still in existence today.
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It is not a fair question. The Fairness Doctrine did not apply to news. It required holders of broadcast licenses to provide some airtime for diverse viewpoints on matters of public importance.
Limbaugh was talent, not a license holder. It never applied to him.
Limbaugh was talent, not a license holder. It never applied to him.
December 27, 2024 at 9:10 PM
It is not a fair question. The Fairness Doctrine did not apply to news. It required holders of broadcast licenses to provide some airtime for diverse viewpoints on matters of public importance.
Limbaugh was talent, not a license holder. It never applied to him.
Limbaugh was talent, not a license holder. It never applied to him.
Apologies; I meant with respect to the Fairness Doctrine specifically.
Enthusiastic deficit spending, embracing the religious right, "government *is* the problem", open war on the poor, and his own cult of personality are far more pernicious and lasting legacies.
Enthusiastic deficit spending, embracing the religious right, "government *is* the problem", open war on the poor, and his own cult of personality are far more pernicious and lasting legacies.
December 28, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Apologies; I meant with respect to the Fairness Doctrine specifically.
Enthusiastic deficit spending, embracing the religious right, "government *is* the problem", open war on the poor, and his own cult of personality are far more pernicious and lasting legacies.
Enthusiastic deficit spending, embracing the religious right, "government *is* the problem", open war on the poor, and his own cult of personality are far more pernicious and lasting legacies.
The current iteration of the Bradley is good, but the movie wasn't wrong about the problems during its development, the culture that caused those problems, its insane-at-the-time cost ("with a B?!"), or the weaknesses in the original production run.
December 28, 2024 at 1:02 AM
The current iteration of the Bradley is good, but the movie wasn't wrong about the problems during its development, the culture that caused those problems, its insane-at-the-time cost ("with a B?!"), or the weaknesses in the original production run.
You want to know what *really* set the four horsemen loose? The Telecommunications Act of '96, signed by WJC. That's what allowed Murdoch and Clear Channel and Sinclair to buy up all media outlets.
That did much more lasting damage than anything Reagan did.
That did much more lasting damage than anything Reagan did.
December 28, 2024 at 12:24 AM
You want to know what *really* set the four horsemen loose? The Telecommunications Act of '96, signed by WJC. That's what allowed Murdoch and Clear Channel and Sinclair to buy up all media outlets.
That did much more lasting damage than anything Reagan did.
That did much more lasting damage than anything Reagan did.
No. The requirement for so many hours of civic programming was the cause, not the FD.
And it could *not* have been updated for cable and internet, because those are not publicly owned and leased like the broadcast spectrum; SCOTUS would have shot it down on 1A grounds.
And it could *not* have been updated for cable and internet, because those are not publicly owned and leased like the broadcast spectrum; SCOTUS would have shot it down on 1A grounds.
December 27, 2024 at 10:09 PM
No. The requirement for so many hours of civic programming was the cause, not the FD.
And it could *not* have been updated for cable and internet, because those are not publicly owned and leased like the broadcast spectrum; SCOTUS would have shot it down on 1A grounds.
And it could *not* have been updated for cable and internet, because those are not publicly owned and leased like the broadcast spectrum; SCOTUS would have shot it down on 1A grounds.
I get some tiny satisfaction picturing him and Nixon spinning in their graves over how thoroughly we've been pantsed by China and Russia.
December 27, 2024 at 10:02 PM
I get some tiny satisfaction picturing him and Nixon spinning in their graves over how thoroughly we've been pantsed by China and Russia.
I *loathed* Reagan and lay a lot of our present dysfunction at his feet, but killing the FD wasn't a factor.
December 27, 2024 at 10:00 PM
I *loathed* Reagan and lay a lot of our present dysfunction at his feet, but killing the FD wasn't a factor.
No "if" about it.
And it won't matter who's health secretary. Or President. A substantial chunk of the population will refuse to take the most basic precautions out of a combination of ignorance, ODD, and cult conditioning, and it'll be 2020 all over again.
Stock up on masks now, guys.
And it won't matter who's health secretary. Or President. A substantial chunk of the population will refuse to take the most basic precautions out of a combination of ignorance, ODD, and cult conditioning, and it'll be 2020 all over again.
Stock up on masks now, guys.
December 27, 2024 at 9:44 PM
No "if" about it.
And it won't matter who's health secretary. Or President. A substantial chunk of the population will refuse to take the most basic precautions out of a combination of ignorance, ODD, and cult conditioning, and it'll be 2020 all over again.
Stock up on masks now, guys.
And it won't matter who's health secretary. Or President. A substantial chunk of the population will refuse to take the most basic precautions out of a combination of ignorance, ODD, and cult conditioning, and it'll be 2020 all over again.
Stock up on masks now, guys.
No. FD never applied to cable, or print.
News orgs have served up hot steaming propaganda and "fake news" since forever. Hearst was the Murdoch of the late 19th/early 20th century. For a brief period broadcasters and news orgs put civic duty ahead of profits; that was an anomaly.
News orgs have served up hot steaming propaganda and "fake news" since forever. Hearst was the Murdoch of the late 19th/early 20th century. For a brief period broadcasters and news orgs put civic duty ahead of profits; that was an anomaly.
December 27, 2024 at 9:39 PM
No. FD never applied to cable, or print.
News orgs have served up hot steaming propaganda and "fake news" since forever. Hearst was the Murdoch of the late 19th/early 20th century. For a brief period broadcasters and news orgs put civic duty ahead of profits; that was an anomaly.
News orgs have served up hot steaming propaganda and "fake news" since forever. Hearst was the Murdoch of the late 19th/early 20th century. For a brief period broadcasters and news orgs put civic duty ahead of profits; that was an anomaly.
The Fairness Doctrine did dick-all to stop "fake news". It only required broadcasters give equal time to opposing viewpoints, all of which could be equally dishonest, and it only applied to OTA broadcasts, not print or cable.
News orgs used to have a sense of civic duty; that's what changed.
News orgs used to have a sense of civic duty; that's what changed.
December 27, 2024 at 8:23 PM
The Fairness Doctrine did dick-all to stop "fake news". It only required broadcasters give equal time to opposing viewpoints, all of which could be equally dishonest, and it only applied to OTA broadcasts, not print or cable.
News orgs used to have a sense of civic duty; that's what changed.
News orgs used to have a sense of civic duty; that's what changed.
Not all, but enough.
December 27, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Not all, but enough.
I used to say the universe was big enough that I could agree with even Pat Buchanan on at least a couple of things - sky is blue, water is wet, bacon is yummy, etc. And I'm sure ol' Pat would be on the Elon hate train too.
December 27, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I used to say the universe was big enough that I could agree with even Pat Buchanan on at least a couple of things - sky is blue, water is wet, bacon is yummy, etc. And I'm sure ol' Pat would be on the Elon hate train too.
Sometimes you just *have* to touch the stove; what does Mommy know about stoves, anyway?
December 24, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Sometimes you just *have* to touch the stove; what does Mommy know about stoves, anyway?
I call myself a little-a atheist, and other atheists annoy me more than just about anyone else.
In my experience the most virulent anti-religious assholes are bourgeois kids from the suburbs who have *not* been victimized by any religious organization; they're just *bored*.
In my experience the most virulent anti-religious assholes are bourgeois kids from the suburbs who have *not* been victimized by any religious organization; they're just *bored*.
December 23, 2024 at 4:20 PM
I call myself a little-a atheist, and other atheists annoy me more than just about anyone else.
In my experience the most virulent anti-religious assholes are bourgeois kids from the suburbs who have *not* been victimized by any religious organization; they're just *bored*.
In my experience the most virulent anti-religious assholes are bourgeois kids from the suburbs who have *not* been victimized by any religious organization; they're just *bored*.
Paradigms come and go, but legacy code is *forever*.
I dream of permanently shitcanning about 80% of the code in my current codebase and rewriting the rest from the keel up.
I dream of permanently shitcanning about 80% of the code in my current codebase and rewriting the rest from the keel up.
December 20, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Paradigms come and go, but legacy code is *forever*.
I dream of permanently shitcanning about 80% of the code in my current codebase and rewriting the rest from the keel up.
I dream of permanently shitcanning about 80% of the code in my current codebase and rewriting the rest from the keel up.
SLOC is the *least* useful metric for evaluating software, so naturally that's the thing he cares about the most. Jesus.
December 20, 2024 at 3:16 AM
SLOC is the *least* useful metric for evaluating software, so naturally that's the thing he cares about the most. Jesus.
Is that genuine? Not that I'd be shocked, but ... my Ain't Right™️ meter is pinging.
I tend to be most suspicious of posts that confirm my worst impressions.
I tend to be most suspicious of posts that confirm my worst impressions.
December 16, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Is that genuine? Not that I'd be shocked, but ... my Ain't Right™️ meter is pinging.
I tend to be most suspicious of posts that confirm my worst impressions.
I tend to be most suspicious of posts that confirm my worst impressions.