RickJWagner

When I first started in programming over 28 years ago, a wise mentor gave me 2 pieces of advice about estimates: - It takes 4 hours to change a single line of COBOL, once you take compilation, testing…

Looking at the long view, Warren Buffet says the Dow will reach 1,000,000 in a hundred years. I wouldn't bet against him.

Yeah, this one seems intuitive. I've got several friends (on Facebook) who have posted memes about mental health, then they take a hiatus from FB for a while. It really does seem unhealthy. Ever…

I agree with you, mostly. All the items you cite do align more closely with the right side of the American political spectrum, not the left. Yet the messaging that comes out of Hollywood is overwhelmi…

Because job prospects are tied to taking the preferred political actions. It's been stated by James Woods, Tim Allen, and others. If an actor or actress makes right-leaning political statements,…

Absolutely chilling. Think about Harvey Weinstein-- Hollywood super-mogul, pre-eminent power player, prominent supporter of ONE political party. Weinstein was a vicious sexual predator for decades. H…

As a conservative, I'd gladly trade every single GOP-supporting billionaire in exchange for a balanced message from Hollywood. Rich people with a microphone and groupie followers seem more influe…

This brings hope for planet Earth. Fewer people means fewer pollutants. (Maybe the single biggest factor.) There will be other ramifications (like economic change), but for the planet it's got t…

What? Per the article: "When Trump says George Soros paid the people protesting against Judge Kavanaugh, then I say: While Soros does support some organizations that reject Kavanaugh, there is no…

Next up: teenagers trying to change their age to past the legal drinking age / age of consent.

It sounds good and all, but I'm a little doubtful. Can someone with real-world experience reassure me that a bidet actually cleans.... uh, 'stubborn' refuse as well as paper?

It seems like climate change is almost inevitable with a constantly rising population base. More people means more pollutants. Encouraging people to marry later, have fewer kids, etc. seems like the …

This article got my attention. Hats off to the author. Ok, I'll consider Azure for projects of any language. (Mission accomplished for the author.)

The guy from Key West is bummed because he can't go back to the shelter he was living at. His plan was to return there, even as a fallback. He was COUNTING on it being there for him. I think th…

That's awesome! I started programming professionally back in 1990 on IBM mainframes. I used to daydream about buying an old machine to run in the basement. (But shortly after the 386 and 486 ma…

I like it. Especially the Red Hat story.

$1B? This guy gets my respect. He's putting his money where his mouth is. Talking heads like Matt Damon (who rents luxury yachts for solo use and flies jets across the ocean for convenience) ea…

I agree. I find an article like this very useful. Glad I saw it!

Time just flies by when I'm noodling around on my banjo. Oddly, my wife tells me it seems like I was playing forever, even if it just took a few minutes. Weird....

VW has enough problems with the quality of their ICE vehicles. They don't need to brag about quality of the relatively new electric vehicles. If VWs electric vehicles really are as good as Tesla…

"Don't be evil." I really believe they believed it, at first. As the old saying goes, power corrupts.

Oracle laughs today. But tomorrow is another day.

1. Wow, Javascript has taken over the world 2. SQL as #2? Shocking. 3. Open Source is dominating.

I'm not a regular watcher any more, but I'll surely be watching at least one episode soon. The annual 'TreeHouse of Horrors' Simpson Halloween special is must-see tv.

Hillsong is influential, no doubt. But I bet in the long run, even more influential will be the music from 'Veggietales'. (Sort of like 'Schoolhouse Rock'. Very catchy, and popu…

Those are nice looking houses, I'm surprised. My wife and I are thinking about building a new house. I'm surprised how many new houses are still built from bespoke plans, and how much the p…

Zagorski kills 2 people, then sues the state so they can't use an alternative and must use the electric chair? More power to him.

I like working in support, too. I work for a company that helps developers working with our software frameworks-- we pay a decent wage. Good luck, maybe you'll find an employer that properly valu…

I work in support. Many of my colleagues work remote, and you are increasingly rewarded for deep technical knowledge. It's not for everybody, but it's been great for me. Many of your '…