Tag Archives: RMF

Red Meat Friday: Just Punishment

Posted on 2021-07-30 by jcs

Editorial Note For some reason, WordPress is refusing to post the embedded Tweet to Irreal’s database so I’m reduced to posting a link to it instead. This is yet another data point that makes me think I should suffer the … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Dark Mode and Sanity

Posted on 2021-07-02 by jcs

The Minions, fresh off their recent victory in sneaking another light-mode/dark-mode post into the queue, have struck again. Here we have Kontra’s take on the eventual dénouement of the dark-mode fad: Mark my words: In the not too distant future, … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Unintended Consequences

Posted on 2021-06-25 by jcs

Irreal readers are, I’m sure, smarter than the average politico so they would know better than to pass a law like this Colorado bill without considering the consequences. On its face, the law doesn’t seem controversial; it’s just a little … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Emacs or VS Code

Posted on 2021-06-18 by jcs

For those of you wondering if you should adopt Emacs or VS Code, here’s your answer. You’re welcome.

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Red Meat Friday: Another One Sees The Light

Posted on 2021-06-11 by jcs

Oh no! Those pesky Minions are at it again and have snuck another Light-mode/Dark-mode post into the queue. This time, MICROIDEATION recounts his journey from avid dark mode fan to the realization that, as Irreal keeps telling you, light mode … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Y2K Redux

Posted on 2021-05-07 by jcs

It’s been a while but many of us still remember the problems, hype, and really bad movie centered around the Y2K bug. For you kids, that was a problem caused by the common practice of storing the year of dates … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: How Not To Design Signs

Posted on 2021-04-30 by jcs

As promised, no journalists were harmed in the posting of this Red Meat Friday. Instead, via Karl Voit, I present this example of really atrocious design. How To Irritate People: pic.twitter.com/Tbrz4myYhy — Bruno Kassel (@BrunoKassel) April 28, 2021 The perpetrators … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Journalism

Posted on 2021-04-09 by jcs

You guys might think I’m hard on journalists but here’s how an expert does it: ‘Journalism’ today is basically what happens when you take science, and you subtract – training – scholarship – theory – data – peer review – … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Python Is Not a Great Language

Posted on 2021-03-12 by jcs

Robin Thomas says that Python is not a great programming language and offers 11 reasons why it isn’t. Reaction was swift and virulent, proving he might have been on to something when he wrote, “Pythonists have a bit of a … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Programmers—Then & Now

Posted on 2021-02-26 by jcs

Here’s a little red meat for all the graybeards out there waving their canes and yelling at the kids to get off their lawn.

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