The Assholistocracy.
In both Britain and America, the levers of power are now in the hands of men (mostly men) who, when faced with anything resembling a moral decision, appear to ask themselves only one question: What would a total fucking asshole do?
Relevant: How to be less of an asshole. (From the same author; ed.)
Regularized Programming with the Bosque Language (PDF).
Interestingly, JavaScript is referred to multiple times as supplier of ideas.
In other news, the macro is currently b0rked here… Please fix it when you read this again, p3k.
The Linux desktop is in trouble.
There have been a lot of Linux desktop distros over the years. They tend to last for five or six years and then real life gets in the way of what's almost always a volunteer effort. The programmers walk away, and the distro then all too often declines to be replaced by another.
Sex_(uelle Gewalt)_ als Teil des Geniekults.
(…) im kollektiven Gedächtnis der damals mit Rockmusik sozialisierten Generation wird diese Zeit weiterhin als Epoche sexueller Befreiung betrachtet. Aber es war eben auch eine Zeit des entfesselten Patriarchats und des massenhaften Missbrauchs von Minderjährigen; das kann man auch nicht mit dem gern vorgebrachten Argument aus der Welt räumen, dass das "in den Siebzigern eben so war". Denn es ist ja immer noch so!
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How to Reverse Malware on macOS Without Getting Infected.
“Why I write fake online reviews”
One morning last month, she woke up to approximately 50 emails from Amazon saying "thanks for your review". She had not posted one.
15 Months of Fresh Hell Inside Facebook.
Scandals. Backstabbing. Resignations. Record profits. Time Bombs. In early 2018, Mark Zuckerberg set out to fix Facebook. Here's how that turned out.
Relevant: We shouldn't be skeptical or amused at Zuckerberg's "pivot to privacy" memo. We should be disgusted. (The article is unlocked for 48 hours; ed.)
Relevant 2: »Das ganze Facebook-, Google-, Apple- und Microsoft-Bashing verstellt uns nur den Blick dafür, dass diese großen amerikanischen Software-Unternehmen Lernmaschinen sind, wie wir sie in Europa kaum haben.«
Inside Airbnb: Vienna.
Inside Airbnb is a set of independent tools and open data that allows you to explore how Airbnb is really being used in cities around the world.