It is fucking 2026 and I can name the first variable in a sequence "e1" if I want. Not "e0" despite a lifetime of being tied to the first ordinal being zero and not one.

I wonder how many new coders (are there still any in this AI dystopia?) even bother with a nod to the historical zero starting point. How many have actually seen zero, in a line of all-black LEDs, and know how important that once was as a baseline.

#programming #oldmanrant

@avlcharlie @Archergal

Last I had was solo, at the place we went when I was a kid. S&P Catfish with slaw. Pickled onions were a "special order" and the hushpuppies had sugar in them. Seven crinkle fries (vs. pile of)—$22.

#OldManRant

I’ve had arguments about this, and I guess I’m just an old dick, but…

Even if I’m presented with information that I’m *likely going to agree with*, if it’s presented in TikTok form with some smug prick just staring straight at a camera while POINTING to ANOTHER video, I’m disregarding that shit immediately! Fuuuuck that lazy self-promoting narcissistic piggy-back bullshit.

#oldManRant

Online-Voting ist online, richtig?
https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kaernten/19839628
Nicht bei der kleinen Zeitung, da kann man einen Stimmzettel downloaden, den man dann ausfüllen und postalisch einsenden darf ... #OldManRant
15 Gruppen stellen sich in Feldkirchen der Wahl

Jetzt sind die Leserinnen und Leser an der Reihe. Bis 3. August können sie entscheiden, wer die beliebteste Jugendgruppe in Kärnten und Osttirol ist. Auch der Bezirk ist prominent vertreten.

Matt shares his unabashed thoughts about the art and artistry of the full album. Yes, Matt is a man of a certain age. #shorts #music #diyband#zhzpodcast #musicpodcast #videopodcast #zfrequency #over40 #oldmanrant

Check out the full episode with up and coming #Country star #CodyBartels here!👇
https://youtu.be/Wp1QUWSuF7s?si=nNp14ASZ31PI0QYt

The THRILL of the Ride | Cody Bartels Talks BULL RIDING and Performing LIVE

YouTube

@railmaps these videos irk me more for their production than their content. It’s like they’re trying way too hard to make them relatable. I don’t care that the metro tunnel rep is “more of a bugs guy”. Also the script is always “I’d like to take you through…” and “I’d like to show you…”.

It’s not about him. I’m in my 40’s, he’s much too young for his opinions to be relatable #OldManRant

#OldManRant

I am so sick of music services, being Apple Music, Spotify or others, removing albums or whole catalogues of music whilly-nilly when they feel like it.

I think I'll just set up a #MP3 / #OGG library again and keep my music "stable"

Was listening to a song on "Around the fur" by Deftones less than a week ago and now it's no longer in Apple Music..

Or maybe hire enough staff and pay them well enough to care. I haven’t purposely shoplifted, but I’m sure I’ve missed a few things at self checkout lines and not cared. I imagine that a lot of other people have and end up making it habitual.

https://fortune.com/2025/01/14/walgreens-ceo-anti-shoplifting-backfired-locks-reduce-sales/

#OldManRant

#BadEconomy

#RetailTheft

Walgreens CEO describes drawback of anti-shoplifting strategy: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’

Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.

Fortune
#OldManRant ahead.
This doesn't apply to just Generation Alpha or Millennials as I've seen this mentality occur going back to gen Xers as well. But consumer entitlement is getting insane. I'm seeing people screaming about subscriptions and how they should be illegal. Umm no. Don't subscribe to them if you don't like it. The only time something should be illegal is when an industry colludes to make something a standard that collectively negatively impacts consumers. Like allowing the consolidation of studios.....Comcast buying NBC Universal. (This is one of the few times I am going to smack Obama's administration for allowing this.)
In the case of media subscriptions no one is forcing you to subscribe. You just aren't willing to go without. Again this is flagrant entitlement. Instead of complaining, take your money and walk. It really is that simple
Dear USPS: What in the hell is going on? IT WAS HERE THREE DAYS AGO, and then you sent it to L.A.?? WHYYYYY #OldManRant