Ben CohenJan 19
Dentists rejoice as blockchain enables previously unsolved problem of running servers at weekend.
Show threadBen CohenJan 19
(for those that don’t get the dentists thing… they’re used as the archetypal medium-net-worth prosumers for this kind of nonsense because proper market participants have zero interest in trading stocks 24/7)
Show threadGeorge B

@airspeedswift

I've always heard them described in a similar context with bikes: they are the stereotypical first purchasers for high end road bikes.

The combination of salary and free time that makes those stereotypes also applies to programmers although I don't think the language has caught up to that yet

Jan 19 at 11:56pmWeb
Show threadBen CohenJan 20
@gbargoud that would conflict with the narrative that what programmers are supposed to do with their spare time is more programming
Show threadGeorge BJan 20

@airspeedswift

A lot of the time my mental stamina for that sort of thinking is completely burned out by work and I need to work on completely different things afterwards.

Show threadScott PerryJan 20
@gbargoud @airspeedswift Motorcycles too; prime demographic for $30k+ Harley Davidson baggers that only get ridden on weekends.