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  1. Re:Surely the tech firms LOVE Trump on Facebook, Twitter and Google Berated by Senators on Russia (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If the motive was really fiduciary duty the companies would do a LOT better.

    Right now the NFL, Twitter, Facebook, and CNN (over Fox, but Fox could be included) are seen as political organizations.

    The NFL and Twitter would have larger bottom lines if they were seen as politically neutral in general, but it doesn't seem to steer much.

  2. Re:Surely the tech firms LOVE Trump on Facebook, Twitter and Google Berated by Senators on Russia (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    >> they have moved many jobs overseas under trump

    You are not keeping track of things very well here. Many, MANY jobs have moved BACK.

    More specifically, the ones everyone with the microphones have been saying WILL NEVER come back.

  3. Surely the tech firms LOVE Trump on Facebook, Twitter and Google Berated by Senators on Russia (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    All these silicon valley people skewing things around to help Trump!

    I'm sure the celebrities and college professors are right behind the tech firms.

  4. Re:Different career on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    That's encouraging to hear.

    Also, sorry for the Bah response. I more meant that to its viability to handling the original topic -which might not be that bad, apparently. It's cool that you found all that fulfillment in it.

    I have an RN friend in her mid 60's I believe. She's been getting lots of job attention lately, but mostly in leadership positions.

  5. Re:Narrowly backed Trump? on US Voting Server At Heart of Russian Hack Probe Mysteriously Wiped (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    If Wisconsin is going to vote for a Republican, Georgia going GOP should be a foregone conclusion.

  6. To help you feel better, I think we should get rid of all this election interference and then have Hillary run again.

    I know it would help me feel better.

  7. Re:Like Hillary's server was? on US Voting Server At Heart of Russian Hack Probe Mysteriously Wiped (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    The House initated a probe about it this week.

  8. Re:insecure voting machines on US Voting Server At Heart of Russian Hack Probe Mysteriously Wiped (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    It was hacked by the FEC. Seriously!

    All the hits against that server were from the FEC. The deep government workers did this.

    The gov doesn't want its leadership to be left to voters. The fail Bev Perdue made was she openly championed retiring elections. The civil servants in fed gov know better.

    Fire all of them!

  9. Re:That's because... on Google's Sentiment Analyzer Thinks Being Gay Is Bad (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Not making choices in a vacuum ... yeah, that's true.

  10. Re:You guys in your 40s are youngsters on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Cool ! Encouraging!

    What stack? What industry? What part of the country?

  11. Re:Still coding... on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Just went to a kotlin lunch and learn today.

    * shudder *

  12. Re:Just more anecdotes, but ... on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Average realtor makes $40k / year.

    Hard to pay mortgage + kids college on that.

  13. Re:They're in C++ programming teams on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 2

    Exactly. I had 7 years of C++ experience in Hawaii but couldn't get hired for a single one in Raleigh (where we wanted to move).

    Also, the ratio of devs/jobs is MUCH higher for C++ (what they used to and often still do teach in school) than other frameworks (I'm in .NET/C#).

  14. Re:Hiding, embedded, and classified on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Usually clearance jobs are on east/west coast states (NOT NC), so ... expensive states.

    Hawaii has a lot of clearance jobs ... which costs about as much to live in as Silicon Valley.

  15. Re:Exponential growth of developers on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Nope.

    This explains a lot of the data until you notice the 50 year olds who aren't getting hired even when they have all kinds of awesome on their resumes and are good coders.

    These people are real. I have a friend in my stack like this.

  16. Re:Different career on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Bah ... I hear RNs face worse age discrimination than devs :(

  17. Re:people dont choose their chromosomes on Google's Sentiment Analyzer Thinks Being Gay Is Bad (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Your honor, my chromosomes told me to commit these crimes and therefore I am exempt from all related sentences.

    Society must be allowed to suffer for the determinism of my genetics.

    No! This is not a ruse!

  18. Re:Well duh on Google's Sentiment Analyzer Thinks Being Gay Is Bad (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    How are google's search results your business either?

    Why is it only not someone's business on this specific topic?

    Let me help you: "It is only not someone's business when the results doesn't coddle and make my opinion about homosexuality feel validated".

    I don't think you are exactly enlightening anyone here.

  19. Re:Funny how this always happens. on Google's Sentiment Analyzer Thinks Being Gay Is Bad (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Objectivity and metrics are both tools to disguise opinions.

    Nietchze figured this out long, long ago.

    "There are no facts, just opinions"

  20. Re:That's because... on Google's Sentiment Analyzer Thinks Being Gay Is Bad (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Biology can never decide something has meaning.

    For that you need agency.

    If a guy showed up on my doorstep asking to take my daughter out for biological purposes, I would tell him to get off my porch if he valued his life.

  21. Re:Comments on Google's Sentiment Analyzer Thinks Being Gay Is Bad (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    And somehow you were forced to be gay?

    Not buying that for a second.

    OWN your choices.

  22. Re:Comments on Google's Sentiment Analyzer Thinks Being Gay Is Bad (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    So you see, your honor, in the context of being frustrated I was justified in breaking the law.

  23. Re:Great Question on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Even in tech cities you can usually count the number of devops positions on one hand.

    Think of all those people elbowing each other for those few positions.

    Odds don't look so good and the Docker learning curve is steep.

  24. Re:Great Question on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    The US has age discrimination laws also. Doesn't seem to do much.

    Had a boss once who told me, "We are going to hire a young person, not age-wise, but we are going to hire a young person."

    He was absolutely talking out both sides of his mouth.

  25. Re:Great Question - another old coot's answer on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Interesting new suggestion to me: train yourself in domain knowledge?

    How would one go about doing that in a practical way? Or getting recognized for it on a resume?