I have to laugh at least a little bit. He makes good points - but skims over his own logical fallacies quite quickly.

30 second read - but it's one of those battery things again. Hopefully, this is a step in the right direction, though, lithium isn't really renewable..

Blockchain is an interesting idea, and works a bit like antivirus and Linux - the open source nature of the thing is what keeps it secure. It's backwards from what we have tried so far when it comes to security. I don't see it being significant to the typical internet user until the cloud becomes a more prevalent way of storing data (which is the current trend). And even at that, probably the more openly available data (like for a video game) versus the stuff that is locked down (purchases). I don't know how significant these topics will be to the regular user in the near future. Cell phones are a good example; people don't care about how or why a phone is 3G, 4G, 4G LTE or 5G - they only care how fast the internet is and the monthly cost. The web isn't any different. The typical user doesn't care if a website is part of a LAMP stack, independently maintained by hand, HTML 5 or 6 or XML, et cetera; they only care if it works.

I don't really see a crash coming - but I do see web techs and engineers (anything front end) doing a lot of over time for the next decade.

An insight into the reality of what computers can and cannot do.

I'm always interested to see other perspectives. As a hetero white guy, I don't always notice the difficulty that others have to face. Things like this concern me, a lot. The article is a bit spread out, but brings up good discussion points. At the end of the day, there is still racism, sexism, bigotry, et cetera. Only by educating ourselves can we put an end to it.

Sleep hygiene is a thing.

There are lots of things to consider about "renewable" energy, et cetera. I hope we consider the actual costs of these energy sources, and find ways to bring their ecological cost down (rather than trading out ecological disasters).

I think I understood what he was getting at - and if I did, it's mostly because that's how I see relational theory. If I'm missing something in real life (work, relationships, whatever), I just read something from Codd and it usually does not take long for whatever my problem was to resolve itself in some relational term. This is a real gem!

This article explains one of the reasons I don't work for large companies. I look for smaller companies who are in a period of growth but have gotten past the four or five founders.

This reminds me of James Fowler's stages of faith, and of the spiral dynamics psychological model (an idea based on cyclical theory from Clare Graves). I suppose if we really wanted, we could break either of those down into a three part system: egocentric, ethnocentric, and ecocentric. In my opinion, this article appears to highlight the ethnocentric rape of our sociopolitical system, led by our so called elected leadership. I think he may be right about the tribalism that is being forced upon us; and the outcome is someone so wrapped up in their own problems they can't see the forest for the trees. I think I agree as well that we need to work towards an ecocentric mind set. What's good for me may not be good for others; the right answer may be to not indulge the selfish intuition. However, the current answer is to indulge the greedy need for immediate gratification, even if at the expense of the tribe, but to jump on the tribal bandwagon when it needs numbers.

It appears to me that as humans we crave the extreme. Whether we choose religion, space, or personality type doesn't seem to matter; we want definitive, complete answers. Nevermind that those answers may not necessarily exist. I suppose it's just something else over which to fight.

I don't know if I necessarily agree with the jump from fish preferring water with a drug as equivalent to withdrawal - but it definitely shows something worth thinking about, I think.

Think about it. ;)

I'm with Jeff - this isn't the only hot topic, but as a people we need to know as much as we can before we start making decisions. Not always possible, but, when it is, why not?

Such a hot topic. Bit of a sales pitch, but, when an engineer doesn't have the tool he needs, he should make it.

This may be formatted towards tech peoples, but the applications discussed can be universal. I particularly need to work on number 2; I tend to find an immediate and easy solution instead of researching multiple, and possibly better, solutions.

Just a run down of useful tools. Toad and Heidi are the ones I've seen most used, outside of the native tools that come with a particular DB.

The idea that economic policy is ultimately for the sake of consumption is so ingrained that we struggle to think our way beyond it. “Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production,” Adam Smith declared in The Wealth of Nations.

Seems like the author recognizes one of the main hurdles to overcome in equalizing the value of work across the American culture. I don't know that I would necessarily argue with it, because I will rarely be found truly appreciating an art museum.

Am I a jerk because I still go to the gym? Maybe ... but at least I clean the equipment.