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Comment Re:You got a point there. (Score 1) 341

Glad you found my comment among the mud-throwing fest any article mentioning PHP seems to receive.

Each PHP 7.x release has depreciated and removed a significant amount of the stuff these people are complaining about.

I find it amazing how many "experts" out there that have never actually tried a modern version of PHP dismiss it and resort to mud-flinging.

Each to their own, I guess.

Comment Re:Bad developers is universal (Score 2) 341

Never claimed to be an expert, and my statements were language agnostic.

My point was if he's tired of working with other people's code he should write his own, and use that. If that means moving to a new language and using that, so be it.

I've made a living writing custom software, and while I use PHP where it's appropriate, it's not the only language on my tool belt.

Comment Bad developers is universal (Score 4, Insightful) 341

Doesn't matter what language you use, bad developers are universal.

The thing is PHP 7.2 is actually pretty good, and 7.3 is looming.

My advice is start your own projects "the right way" (that's subjective), and start your own firm or agency and win with quality.

I'll be 100% honest, this is what I did. Working self employed over 4 years now. Business is doing well. Even have a couple of staff now.

Comment Re: Wait wait wait CHINA?! (Score 1) 53

Actually, many Christians are for research, however, the problem you find is that the "holy than thou" religious (includes pretty well all faiths and not just Christianity) especially if they are in power and against science unless it agrees with their book of fairy tales.

In my experience, and perhaps it's because they're the majority where I live, Christian's (and Catholics, depending on your views they are the same, I see them as the same) are much more in your face about their religion and their views than any other religion.

I've worked with people with all sorts of religious views (including muslim/islam, hindu, jewish, sikh, etc) and found they are pretty respectful of other people's views. While they will raise their concerns, they are very non-confrontational about it because they understand respect.

I, myself, identify as atheist, if I had to put a label on it. Really I just feel like we're wasting time squabbling over something we can't prove, so why bother? I also subscribe to the "don't be a dick" ideology.

Just my opinion and experiences. Everyone's lives are different. Maybe I'm just lucky.

Comment Re:Ok, this climate change thing just got real (Score 2) 363

For the love of God, won't somebody please think of the CANADIANS?!?

Fixed that for you.

No doubt. Canadian here.

Canada supplies around 71% of the worlds maple syrup. Which contributes around $381,000,000 CAD to our economy just in exports.

Source: http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/industry-markets-and-trade/market-information-by-sector/horticulture/horticulture-sector-reports/statistical-overview-of-the-canadian-maple-industry-2016/?id=1509039990148

Comment Re: Linux should support things that work (Score 1) 136

This. So much this.

I remember when Bluray was new, and the PS3 came out, and bought my first few Bluray movies. Sure enough, I couldn't actually watch the movies right away. They forced the PS3 to download and install an update in order to watch.

I've found piracy much more convenient. No updates, no waiting, no forced ads. Now with faster internet and better encoding methods, it's quicker to download 1080p content than it is to even dig the disc out and put it in a player.

Comment Re:It's dumb (Score 1) 184

I see where you're coming from, but I don't think you understand why it's cheaper in SK.

Telus (as well as Bell) simply leases network capacity from Sasktel within the province of Saskatchewan. They own zero equipment here, and have to do none of the maintenance. I suspect their operating costs are actually lower here.

All of Sasktel's infrastructure has been paid for with tax payer money over the past 60 years.

In exchange, Sasktel users utilize Bell owned towers outside of SK, so I'm sure there's some net metering going on there. I'm not sure if they have any agreement with Telus or not.

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