"Etc.. You try a few..."

Graph databases = network databases and they sucked then as now
NoSQL databases = recipe card and network DBs and they sucked then and suck now
Java VM = UCSD Pascal
VMs = IBM VM OS
DevOps = 80's and 90's start ups where you had to do everything.... and it sucked
Browser = Thin client
IM = IRC
XQuery = Heirarchical databases which sucked then and suck now
OO languiages such as Java are converging on LISP and the LISP family of programming languages vindicating a language approach invented in the 50's and which does not suck.

That's what immediately comes to mind.

In those days they used punch cards so there *was* justification, it was a limitation of technology available at the time. To reintroduce it, 4 years after it was abandoned by Fortran 90, is a serious lapse of good sense. There is no good reason to have it other than as a joke or out of sadism.

I forgot the header
# Black Perl, adapted for Perl 5 by Jonadab.
# Adapted from Black Perl, as seen in the Camel,
# 2nd ed., p 553

Oblig:

BEFOREHAND: close door, each window & exit; wait until time;
        open spell book; study; read (spell, $scan, select); tell us;
write it, print the hex while each watches,
        reverse length, write again;
                      kill spiders, pop them, chop, split, kill them.
                            unlink arms, shift, wait and listen (listening, wait).
sort the flock (then, warn "the goats", kill "the sheep");
        kill them, dump qualms, shift moralities,
                      values aside, each one;
                              die sheep; die (to, reverse the => system
                                            you accept (reject, respect));
next step,
        kill next sacrifice, each sacrifice,
                      wait, redo ritual until "all the spirits are pleased";
        do it ("as they say").
do it(*everyone***must***participate***in***forbidden**s*e*x*).
return last victim; package body;
        exit crypt (time, times & "half a time") & close it.
                      select (quickly) and warn next victim;
AFTERWARDS: tell nobody.
        wait, wait until time;
                      wait until next year, next decade;
                              sleep, sleep, die yourself,
                                            die @last

Nah.... Python replaced Fortran 77. At least in the significant white space arena.

Significant white space? Seriously?

It just those weird and wacky Perl Monks at it again...

Reminds me of a Simpson's episode when Homer used a Dippy bird to monitor the plant.

Or rather I disassembled two broken power drill and used the parts to make one functioning one. The hardware hacks I did on my VW bus were too numerous to mention.

all of them will only offer one because of the rampant stupidity of the Consumers to want smaller and lighter.

Sadly most laptop consumers are weak waifs that can barely carry 3 pounds. Those of us that do real work on laptops want a 21 pound 21" laptop with at least 10 USB ports 2 serial and frigging lasers.

You are 100% correct. Although I went a step further. Relatives I have moved away from Linux to Chromebooks and ChomeBoxes. That way I have ZERO maintenance for the devices. I dont even have to do any updates at all. It's wonderful and my family members are all so happy they dont have to do any stupid windows tricks.

Yep. I've slogged through mud and snow at close to 3000m with full gear on 30 degree slopes working as a temp. I prefer it to sitting in a cube. And it whips you into shape *real* fast.

I forgot the footnote.

While I was finishing my degree I would speak to other researchers at conferences etc. After initial introductions the next question was always "Who's your adviser?" Advisers are rated by how good their students are.

She said I should become a Forester. She was right, the stints I did which required field work always made me the happiest. Maybe not Forestry but perhaps, Geology, Conservation, etc.
Listen to mom. If you are just starting out, bail before you get too frustrated and unhappy. There are too many BOFHs out there.

"this is the free market in action"

No, what you are seeing is the destruction of a free market. Uber is buying a monopoly and locking away information. They are restricting information and resources in order to destroy the market and skew the economics toward one company.

Yep Learn to say NO.