The compass directions were used long before there were magnetic compasses.

Exactly. This is why my work passwords have always been XX or XXX depending on the the number of characters required and the word I chose. I've been doing it that way for almost 20 years.

Why did you comment before reading the rest of the GP's comment?

The Constitution does not promise anything to the citizens of the US. What kind of crap civics class did you attend, and why haven't you read the document yourself since then?

I recommend killing yourself after doing the same for any offspring you may have already spawned. Stupidity such as yours can be disastrous in the wrong hands.

If you think that searching for myFun( is enough to be able to rename a function across multiple files, you have used a very limited set of languages.

Or you could use an IDE that won't mess up because your forgot to add a ? in the middle of your pattern. You can use an IDE that support multi-file undo, so it doesn't take 2 hours to sort out the mess. i.e. you could actually be productive instead of retarded.

In Xcode - cmd-A following by ctrl-I. Re-indents based on the built-in rules. No, they aren't configurable, but at least you know every Xcode user will see the same thing.

Other IDEs have the same sort of feature.

If you require your own idiosyncratic style, God help the poor fools who have to work with you.

Really? You must not do much real-world programming then. Working on command line utilities in your spare time doesn't count. I can count on one hand the number of developers I know who are competent with either, and I know plenty of competent programmers. Basically, your assumption smells like the shit hole you crapped it out of.

We throw you in first, to stop the whining.

That's ok. You're just a pathetic idiot. Not all jobs are in production of goods. A store clerk isn't going to magically generate more sales just because she's paid more.

Of course there was no shortage. You don't think there's 15 tons of meth in an evidence locker somewhere, do you?

All infrastructure is crumbling (or the appropriate adjective for the building material). That's a simple fact. The only question is how far along is the crumbling, and when will it lead to complete failure?

You really don't understand contracts, do you?

If you mean less than 50% of eligible voters, it's their own damn fault. If you mean less than 50% of total population, I agree.