So this is why I’m ok with it.

We really need a counter of the days he has left in office.

Every news article should start with “With only X number of days left in his reign of terror, Trump said Y”.

Have been working on moving what I can to a VM, but the systems I develop require physical access, and when I’ve asked, I’ve been told there is no way to give a VM access to the laptops ports.

Many of the systems / devices are on physically isolated networks, use RS-232 or USB for access, etc.

If there are netsec approved ways of passing physical ports to the VM that would solve a ton of my issues.

I think a lot of it comes down to the build team.

We have a very strict build, and while there is bloatware I could do without, they’ve always been great about handing out new machines, so we generally stay ahead of it.

The issue I run into is that at our company, I’m very much “That guy”, who needs all the exceptions and special software.

While they’ve created some AD groups for me that provide most of what I need, transferring to a new laptop is a major procedure as I never know what new restrictions have been put in place that I’ll need exceptions for. It’s a constant battle between security and having the tools I need to do the job. I always have at least three laptops, one that I’m using, one I’m working on setting up, and the old one I can’t let go of.

All that being said, yes, win 11 is an absolute pig compared to other options, once my machine is dialed in, I really don’t mind the environment.

Course, it helps that my lab shares space with the end user IT support team, so all I have to do is call over my shoulder to have something fixed.

Burt’s in Morton Grove Il is still my favorite.

Burt passed a few years ago, but some locals bought it and reopened. It’s as good as ever.

When I was born, there were 4 billion people in the world.

There are now over 8 billion.

That means in just my lifetime, there are twice as many humans on Earth.

I 100% feel the planet is over populated, and that it is a major factor in issues we face today.

I absolutely think people should be encouraged not to have children.

Absolutely second the don’t have kids. Best decision I made in life.

I think the first one may be comparable, but for subsequent languages I think programming is much easier.

Granted, I only know one language that works with people, and have worked in dozens of programming languages over the years.

So wait, if my start up does a human written “Hello World” and the rest is piled on AI slop it can’t be stripped of copyright? Or is “Hello World” too generic to hold a copyright at all?

Granted, as you said this all has to be defined and tested in court, I’m just trying to understand where the line as you see it is.

Well, I’ve heard if you spin it backwards you can hear satanic messages

Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time …

My latest conspiracy theory is that is why so much money is being dumped into AI. They want to make AI video so convincing that when the real videos come out, everyone can claim it’s AI.

I’m considered an expert in my field, and with almost 20 years experience I tried what you are suggesting.

The thing all us tech geeks forget about when starting a business, is all the stuff that actually goes into the running a business part of it.

You want to focus on the work, but there are bills, invoices, client and project management, etc.

I had clients, I had projects, but I didn’t have nearly enough time in the day to handle all of it.

Then clients started paying late, causing all kinds of fees to stack up. So even when I had time to do the work, I was distracted and nothing got done the way I wanted.

I tried hiring an admin, but it was too little too late. In the end I went back to being the in house guy at a large company, where I get to focus on the stuff I am good at and enjoy.

I’m not saying don’t do it, I’m saying be very very aware about all the other elements before going off on your own.

At one of the no kings rallies, I feel something hit me in the back. Turn around to see a small girl running over to get the large Styrofoam sign that the wind had blown out of her hands.

She looks up saying “I’m sorry!”.

“It’s ok, I’m not a space shuttle, I can survive being hit by a foam block”.

Crickets.

I would not fuck a Tesla.

For small projects, I’ll use csv files for my data.

It’s much faster for me to prototype concepts in simple text files than designing and building a database.

Once the project matures or scales large enough, I’ve usually reached the point I’m going to rewrite it from scratch “the right way”, so will build a database if it makes sense.

Maybe one in twenty projects reach the point it’s worth moving.

No, not in the sense you mean, it’s a 5 door hatch back. The gold standard was always “Can it fit a sheet of plywood?”, and no not a chance.

With the roof rack it can carry whatever ,including the giant tree that fell on it five years ago that makes me not care if I carry anything on it.

If you have the money, buy the all wheel drive Volvo wagon, it’s what I’m looking at next.

2014 Subaru Impreza sport wagon and I couldn’t be happier.

Had to basically replace the entire tans at 80k miles this year, but otherwise bullet proof.

Well, got back 4 more and you are pre OBD2 and modern emissions sure, but now you’re dealing with a technically ‘classic’ car and the rust, wear and tear, and parts availability issues that come w it.

2014 - 2018 will get you a modern car without a touch screen or Internet connection, which is what I’m really after.

Physical controls I can use with my eyes on the road, and not a subscription to worry about.

After many such threads I’ve come to the conclusion that peak car is between 2014 and 2018.

I’m old enough to believe I’ll never have to drive something with a touch screen.

I design touch screen UI as part of my job and I can see no argument for one in a vehicle other than GPS, and for that I have my phone.