Richard Mischook

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I'm an iOS developer living west of the Bann.
We’ve reached a level of cringe heretofore undreamt of

Remember some of the hot-button issues in tech over the last decade? People angry over the use of the word "passion". The merits of "craftsmanship". Whether the "10x developer" is a myth.

Something connects all of these debates, and nobody's really talking about it. That's why I wrote this essay: https://blog.testdouble.com/posts/2023-07-12-the-looming-demise-of-the-10x-developer/

The looming demise of the 10x developer

Tech's most contentious debates end with people talking over each other, but they make way more sense viewed through the lens of inter-generational conflict.

Test Double

The #DUP and the #Tories should be deeply ashamed about the part they've played in the degradation of the capacity of the #NHS in #NorthernIreland as reflected in the backlogs and waiting times. 46 feckin weeks for URGENT OPHTHALMOLOGY cases - 125 weeks for routine.

If our precious Union can’t deliver adequate health care people like me who don't have a foot in either camp will I think be asking some tough questions if and when that border poll comes to pass.

https://online.hscni.net/my-waiting-times-ni/bhsct/bt-outpatient/

Just going to set aside this afternoon to attempt to enter this long password with no means to see what I’ve typed whilst praying I don’t exceed the attempt account whilst also acknowledging I’m just going to use simpler and simpler passwords even though the robots will be better at guessing them. Good job, everyone.
Tech Hype 2023: The Short Version.
I don't know why people act like finding a relationship is difficult. As long as you put in the time & effort to put yourself out there, locate a swamp witch, acquire a small goat for her, ask her to cast a spell on the person you desire & send them a message on a dating site, it's easy.

‘But they did not deny a report that Mr Johnson had asked the DUP to without support until they had looked carefully at the agreement.’

Do you suppose the #DUP would be stupid enough to listen to the PM who already screwed them once with his ‘oven-ready’ deal?

Of course they would. #NorthernIreland https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/where-is-boris-on-the-deal-silence-from-ex-pm-since-protocol-agreement/271281675.html

Where is Boris on the deal? Silence from ex-PM since Protocol agreement

Boris Johnson is yet to comment on Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal with EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen as the former prime minister considers whether to rebel.

BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
my biggest criticism about the original Star Wars is that they called it a "Death Star". any evil imperialist organization worth its salt would hire a consulting firm to come up with something like "Liberation Sphere"
I'm in a legal tussle with the red Teletubby over the ownership of a cabbage salad. It's complicated because she's substituted all but ten percent of it with a peppery Chinese sauce, but there's legal precedent because Po's szechuan is nine-tenths of the slaw.
Pretty much the argument