Dave Rogers 🦅

Dadsplainer. Free markets. Software. Independent. Navy Nuke. 1A

"That government is best which governs least." - Thoreau

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[Dave Rogers 🦅 @d_roge]

Huge market demand for this kind of transformational work is a myth, unfortunately. Markets are driven by motivation, not latent problems like code and infrastructure debt.

I’ve spoken to CEOs of companies with $100 million ARR and told them to replace their WordPress plug-in API, with no source control, uploaded via FTP, that supported their entire company, and I was told there wasn’t budget for it. It’s not until there’s a data breach or it becomes painfully obvious that development velocity is tanking because of code quality that any change happens.

The best we can do is create competitors for these companies and eat their lunch. Then they might change.

[Santiago @svpino]

Most companies right now:

- No automated tests
- No code review process
- No CI/CD pipelines
- Poor secret management
- No dataset versioning
- Production workflows run from spreadsheets
- No rollback plans
- No integration tests

These aren't just some weird companies. They're everywhere!

The market for people who can fix these fundamentals is massive.

[Dave Rogers 🦅 @d_roge]

@EverythingRebs If that foot was planted, he’d have a broken leg. It’s an easy call.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

🇺🇸🇺🇸 Hell yeah!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

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@rohitsabu_ @KonstantinKisin Messi owns clubs

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@DanielTStocks @KonstantinKisin He’s part owner of several clubs, so he does have some say in ticket prices.

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@KonstantinKisin Messi also owns a few clubs and will own a part of Inter Miami when he stops playing,which further undermines the argument.

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@pr0ud_americans Why on earth would law-enforcement need to test a boats propulsion unless they owned it? Too many stupid laws.

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@DavidAsmanfox Scaring away independents in 3..2..1

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@ScarySupernova @MisandryE @DanielPriestley With loans instead of subsidies, absolutely.

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Then taxpayers are paying for the difference. Subsidies mean the government puts their finger on the scales of the market, choosing winning technologies and companies. When that happens you’re not getting the lowest possible price. Energy companies/sources/types should compete like everything else.

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@MisandryE @DanielPriestley Bailouts and subsidies mean the government has intervened

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@DanielPriestley And these are all commoditized goods and services. There’s no way the cost should go up for these without government intervention.

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@WallStreetApes Oral and written examinations should be most heavily weighted. Simple fix.

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@RockChartrand Communism doesn’t make quitting your job any easier, and sometimes they pick it for you and don’t let you leave.

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@fcmidtjylland We’re going to miss this guy #SGE

[Dave Rogers 🦅 @d_roge]

The point is government is not efficient, and though that may be a feature in some cases, the ever-expanding scope of the government makes a lot of bugs for people who just want to be left alone to create things. That doesn’t mean we should make it into a business, but we should make it smaller.

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@JustSypth Live somewhere else and start your own New York city, because the original is obviously in decline, and run by communists.

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@Jomboy_ He’s trying to take away half of the plate, and he stepped into it. The pitch was barely inside. I wouldn’t give him first base.

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@HHorsley Imagine blaming the people who achieved the American Dream, honestly and legitimately, for killing it. Gavin is the last person on Earth I would ever give my vote to for President.

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@GavinNewsom It’s hilarious that you think taxes are synonymous with an economic reset

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@Jason It should be free on long flights because it’s a great candidate for a loss leader.