Coding Fiend

55 yrs programming. Graphical Interactive software, packet analysis. designer of Beads prog language. Beads intro vid:

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Packard of HP used his wealth to many wonderful projects, most notably creating the Monterey Bay Aquarium

I want to hear more symphonies, see more sculpture, paintings, artworks of all kinds

We need patrons of more than old institutions like the opera and ballet

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We need to encourage billionaires to do something inspiring with their money besides worthless foundations

Using Cosimo de Medici as the model get the superrich to do projects that they can execute with their skillsets

Build a park, sponsor contests, something constructive

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I've seen the photos and walkthroughs of the soon to open Lucas museum

Another masterpiece by George Lucas

He does everything first class, budget and time be damned

The free library, open to 12 yr olds is stupendous

One of the living treasures of the USA

Hooray for George!

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It's sad when a billionaire like Steyer wastes 200 million $ on a vanity project like running for Governor

He had no govt experience, would likely be lousy at it

Why didn't he do something creative instead, where he has some proven talent

Look at how great the Lucas museum is

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@mattvanswol this is the beauty of mail in ballots that can be harvested by the operatives of the political party machines, and it's always the incumbent party that executes the best

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@VigilantFox mr. Tyson is a pompous ass

He has no expertise in biology or public health

Not every intervention has improved life expectancy

Anyone analyzing the leaked NZ Data is quite alarmed, because it shows all cause mortality increases for those who received the jab

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@robinhanson Dijkstra could be a very cranky fellow, and his insisting we prove every program correct is both absurd and correct

too many programs don't have a clear spec, they are evolving gradually

So proving would be impossible

small programs are fairly easy

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Was just picking up someone at LAX, and found the traffic inside the airport to be insane

It is so bad that there is a valet service just outside the airport that handles picking up people inside the airport

why is Los Angeles run by idiots?

Could be such a great place

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@OrevaZSN The reason millions of people visit Firenze every year, it's to see all the great art that was created in the greatest art contest of all time, started by Cosimo de Medici

When you redirect the resources and efforts of rich people into Positive things you get a transformation

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@LewisCTech you cannot separate the software engineering methodology from the toolchain

And in this case, it was the now discredited OOP paradigm that took hold and ruined software engineering

Prof Wirth was on the right track and Bjarnes C++ was a disasterous abomination

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@TrungTPhan San Francisco was run by idiots

Turning down what will be one of the most popular museums of all time is crazy

Lucas does everything first class

Solar powered and everything

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@Andr3jH to accelerate 1000 kg of mass to 1/10 the speed of light takes more energy than the entire earth uses in a year.

so we won't be getting very far outside the solar system for a long time

A very small fusion reactor would do the trick, but that has yet to be built

eventually yes

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@justinAB_SF of course, the reason productions have left LA is that it's too expensive

But the mayor can make it a lot less expensive by making it super easy to get a permit where you just do it on the Internet and you pay some very small fee

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@Love2Code The enthusiasm and unwarranted confidence that low parameter models carry for their bogus answers, put them into the negative utility zone

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@hasen_95dx @clashreport the japanese have yet to apologize for their atrocities in China in the 1940's

Japan and Usa patched things up pretty well, considering the animosity that existed during World War II

Each generation can start afresh

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@patrickbetdavid money raised for a presidential library is probably a good measure of how corrupt an administration was

clearly obama admin passed out massive favors to various people and companies

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@KandorianCandor i am very familiar with pre Marvel DC comics as i read them when they were 12 cents at the drug store spinner rack

can't relate to an angst ridden depressive alcoholic Supergirl engaged in bar fights on asteroids

but hopefully she won't be too trashed

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supergirl is portrayed by a dissipated crude director as a dissipated crude character

this is a giant mistake

the lovely helen slater was closer to the original comic version

not honoring source material is highly risky

Gunn has a very limited range as a director

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if the dinosaurs could vote, 100% would vote for the Vera Rubin / Simonyi asteroid tracking project, which is the beginning of a planetary defense preventative measure

if you can see the big rocks with enough advance notice as a small bump is all it takes to deflect them

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@KandorianCandor @CultureCrave DC was always a goody two shoes obnoxiously wholesome comic company, they didn't get it to quality level (outside of Batman) until Marvel kicked their ass

DC as a movie studio is not in good hands

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@KandorianCandor @CultureCrave these modern comics are depraved