lanbanger

Definitely up for an Ignoble Award

Another Big Ed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpH1Zn3hPuI
And one more Big (H)ead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1QPXyebhiY

I remember when I turned up to a new C# role, when all the interviews had been about C#, but the system was all VB.Net. Fckmylife.

My first ever internet contribution was a post to “alt.wesley.crusher.die.die.die”

You can run Linux on Azure, and it will still be compromised by Microsoft’s lax security practices.

A Master Gear Converter would have made you a baller https://castlemaniagames.com/cdn/shop/products/20210405_201406_HDR.jpg

If you haven’t read it, and you’re interested in the history of Sega in the US, then Console Wars is an excellent book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_Wars_(book).

Crying in former COM programming hell

I work with (big, enterprise) customers who are actively migrating away from RHEL where they can. There are lots of free OSS alternatives that are enterprise-grade. Even Amazon Linux is gaining traction, especially in the cloud.

It’s the literal title of the article. If you don’t like El Rog’s style, then jump in your time machine, head back to the late 90s, and ask Magee and Lettice to kindly knock it off.