“Full Stack Dev” AKA Backend Dev who knows just enough about CSS to be dangerous.

Most organizations in the US don’t value cybersecurity as anything more than an abstract concept. The reasons for that can be numerous but in my experience it’s usually a combination of cost + survivorship bias.

Lack of serious consequences is another factor. Had a breach? Pay a small fine and an even smaller settlement (or should I say your insurance pays) and then it’s back to business as usual. Even in situations where the breach is due to gross negligence, the consequences are minimal (see Equifax).

“Who has two thumbs and doesn’t give a crap? Bob Kelso. How you doin’?”

Yes. Because they’ll store everything in MongoDB.

PO: “Why does it seem like it takes a really long time to develop new features?”

Dev: “I’m glad you asked! We’ve got this piece of code (points at smoldering pile of spaghetti) that literally has to be changed every time we do anything. The person who wrote it has been gone for like four years. No one knows how it works and it’s central to the entire application. I would estimate that this easily doubles the time it takes to work each ticket. I’ve created a set of stories to rewrite this code. We just need your approval to bring it into an upcoming sprint.”

PO: “Can’t… Hear… Breaking… Up… Bad connection…”

Dev: “Uhhh… This isn’t a Teams meeting. You’re sitting in the room with us right now.”

PO: …

Dev: “We know you’re still here even if you’re not moving.”

PO: …

Jokes on him. A lot of corporations will gladly tell Orange Julius whatever he wants to hear, true or not, as long as there’s a financial incentive to do so.

Did you know there is direct correlation between [Americans] complaining that China “stole” all the manufacturing jobs and buying cheap Chinese made products? The more someone complains, the more likely it is that there is a regular stream of future landfill fodder traveling from Temu to their front door.

*Claims made in this comment should be accepted at face value without further research because I am 'Murican and everything I think or say is the Lord’s gospel because I feel that it’s correct. Any attempt to prove or disprove my claims is a violation of my first ammendment rights and will be promptly reported to Elon.

Now I’m genuinely curious as to which size/type of shot is most effective at downing drones.

Oh, a wise guy, eh?

Nearly every time I ask ChatGPT a question about a well established tech stack, it’s responses are erroneous to the point of being useless. It frequently provides examples using fabricated, non-existent functionality and the code samples are awful.

What’s the point in getting AI to write code that I’m just going to have to completely rewrite?

The closest I’ve ever come to “fear” of an insect was the day I discovered “Tarantula Hawks”. Imagine a giant purple, orange-winged wasp dragging a very large tarantula across the ground; like Tony Soprano disposing of a body. Whose only reaction, upon noticing my startled gaze, was to continue dragging it’s victim, completely unphased, while looking at me like, “What? You want to take a picture or something?”

Freud, which also makes Diablo, has quite a few good options. Go for something with less teeth (like a 24T) which will give a smooth cut without overloading the saw. The 113 should handle hardwoods over 3/4" just fine.

A bullet is technically not flying, it’s falling while traveling really fast with style…

FTFY

Battleship Turret Crew:

Pats top of Dell Optiplex

“Good boy.”

The only Trump with any brains was Ivana and she’s currently being stepped on by golfers trying to find their balls in the weeds.

VPN’s can further limit your bandwidth. Encryption and decryption require a lot of processing overhead. Something to be mindful of if you’re self hosting a VPN. I think my Mikrotik (dual core ARM) maxes out around 250 Mbps.

Gordon Lightfoot plays softly in the background

🎶This old airport’s got me down. It’s no earthly good to me. And I’m stuck here on the ground, as cold and drunk as I can be🎶

My MIL: “They better not be singing the ‘black national anthem’ again.”

Me: “I know, right? I don’t understand why some people think they need to sing hymns at the super bowl.”

My MIL: Visible confusion

TLDR: Keep your firewall – or any device directly connected to the internet – up to date. Not doing that can have serious consequences.