TomMasz

Beginners are the least likely to ask thoughtful questions. We include slides in lectures about how to ask a question, but when there’s an assignment deadline and you’re inexperienced, it’s more likely you’re going to just blurt out “help me!” rather than provide a detailed explanation that doesn’t require repeated prompting. It takes time to learn how to work through an issue yourself before asking. Students are often facing time pressure and that can drive bad behavior. Correcting them is important, just don’t do it in a way that crushes their spirit.

Ever ask a question on SO? I tell my students to search there but never, ever ask a question. The unmitigated hostility is not what new developers need or deserve. ChatGPT won’t humiliate you for asking a question that someone else has already asked.

Did the suspect denounce Trump? If not, why is the FBI involved?

New marketing slogan: “Additional Fuel for Cancer Cells!”

The Democratic leadership seems convinced that they’re doing the right things despite ample evidence they’re not. Someone comes along and tries to get them to realize they’re on the wrong track and their immediate reaction is to shut them down/out. There’s no self awareness. There’s no introspection. Democracy itself was on the ballot in 2024 and they acted like it was just a normal election. They’re still acting that way. They’re responsible for this mess, and until they realize it and get their collective shit together it’s only going to get worse.

Black Mirror has its work cut out for it, that’s all I’ll say.

Behold the next generation of voters.

He thought he could be Henry Ford, but Ford was a bit less overt in his Nazism. And, it should be remembered, Ford almost destroyed the company before being forced out by his own family. There are downsides to one man being the image the public has of a company.

He got how much for ruining the site and profiting off years of its users’ work?

Prelude to deploying the Army domestically and bypassing the Posse Comitatus Act.

This is actually an incentive to buy oil from Iran. Congratulations, Donny, you played yourself.

I can still remember when antisemitism only had one definition.

But he didn’t shoot her, so there’s that.

They’re not getting it. They haven’t been getting it for a long time. A shakeup at the top is long overdue.

On a service Putin isn’t on. Now he can claim he “tried”.

Ah, yes, X. The platform that reduces your visibility if you criticize Musk.

Magic 8 Ball: Without a doubt.

Clearly, it’s vaccines. There, the “research” is done.

Remember the MAGA women wearing the “You Can Grab My Pussy” shirts? Not all Republican women are going to be upset by this.