r0ml said it best at OSCON 2008, when describing how "real" software development and adoption methodologies work:

      1. Commit to a version control repository.
      2. Think about what you have right now, and release that crap.
      3. Bug Reporting
      4. Inventio: Ideas to fix the software.
      5. Triage the problems.
      6. Integrate the fixes.

He then went on to say "Some of you may notice something missing. There are no requirements. You just have bug reports. There is no development, there’s only maintenance."

He was working the crowd for a laugh of course, but quite a few folks weren't laughing.

There's a reason that Washington state has avoided an income tax for so many years... because they already have other taxes in place of an income tax.

For instance, one of my favorites is the cost of registering (and renewing) a vehicle license plate. The cost of a license tag is a percentage of the value of the car. Every year. And it has an odd impact on the auto market. When you finance a car purchase from a dealer, the first year's license fee is usually rolled into the financing, so you don't really notice it much. Then, in the second year, you get a bill from the state for potentially thousands of dollars for a license tag, and now you're scrounging. Or, you sell the car, and buy another one.

Anyway, adding an income tax is contrary to the spirit of the road use fee, which was enacted instead of a state income tax. But I doubt that they'll get rid of the road use fee if they do pass an income tax, they'll just squander both.

A.Q. Khan is a terrorist. Despite their penchant for supporting the wrong cause, even the U.S. recognized this fact decades ago, and I'm pretty sure if he came to the U.S. for "training" he wouldn't be such a threat now, he'd be sitting in a supermax.

The point of ChromeOS was to compete with Microsoft in the AaaS front.

The point of Android was to compete with Apple on the smartphone front.

Now, they're fighting a two-front war, and can't decide which general to sacrifice in order to save the other one.

Yeah, Beck was the first one to think to hold a rally, and now everyone else is just mimicking Beck.

... Damian Conway Presentation Akido plug... if you've never caught one of his talks, you must. There isn't much info on the web, because he never releases the presentation slides (the slides should back up the speaker, not replace him/her) and only a few people have written reviews of his talk (here's one.

The one thing about Damian, he practices what he preaches. In his other talks about Perl, he follows his own rules. The slides are a tool, not the focal point. You really want to listen to what he says, and the presentation screen adds some spice, but doesn't distract the listener from *him*.

Most big US cities have prosecutors on duty 24 hours a day.

"What about an entire Afghan society that can't make any progress because we invaded their country in order to go after a few terrorists?"

For once, I can be totally clear of conscience in calling someone a misogynist. Or did you miss that part of progressive Afghan history?

Mr. Wizard -- Today Timmy, we're going to take an old spatula, an inner tube and some macaroni noodles to make a nuclear reactor.
Timmy – Gee, Mr. Wizard! Aren't nuclear reactors dangerous?
Mr. Wizard -- No, Timmy! But old spatulas are! They can poke your little eyes out!

The son of one of Hamas's founders admits that the social restrictions on dating and sex in Islam and the Middle Eastern tribal society is one of the leading causes of militarism in Islam.

So, in other words, they are in more dire need of a blowjob than any religion in history?

Come on, That's funny.

Please, for the love of G-d, would you get it through your thick, Mountain Dew-addled brains that any key I can type on my keyboard is a valid character in a legal name. For instance, someone who's name is hyphenated - the hyphen is part of the name, you frigging morons.

Yes, I have issues. ;-)

... EBAY is no longer stuck in 1995, when small sellers actually had a chance to sell things on EBAY. Sadly, that no longer happens. The small "garage sale" vendors don't sell shit on ebay, so they go to places like Craigslist. The big sellers should have always been paying taxes anyway.

On one hand,

we would like them have experience with the tools they will find out in industry.

VS.

there is only a single platform to support.

There is not one single platform to support in "the industry".

Buena Vista Suites are most likely held by a subsidiary of Disney.

Nice guess, but wrong.

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