Tom RitchfordWow, I see you replied three years ago and I missed it!I'm much better at catching replies now, sorry.2d ago2d ago
Tom RitchfordMore or less.A few companies value strong performers and decent humans and are good about rewarding them to keep retention: I might be working for such…Jul 18Jul 18
Tom RitchfordI'm 62, still a developer, still enjoying it.What's desolate is having to live in some dystopian hellhole and commuting for an hour or more each day. I work from home in an…Jul 171Jul 171
Tom RitchfordWhy, exactly, "I can only do Python" not a good reason?First, the app worked fine in Python 3.11.Jul 17Jul 17
Tom RitchfordI strongly agree with all the points you raise: accept claps.But Biden seems resolute. And with the events of the last few hours, since you wrote this article, it seems very likely he won't leave.Jul 14Jul 14
Tom RitchfordThat made me cry.My father, who died before the events of this story, spoke Serbo-Croat (and many other Slavic languages, it was his passion) and he would…Jul 131Jul 131
Tom RitchfordIt's even a little worse than this.In mathematics, right now, there are at least two papers out, by renowned, world-class mathematicians, that claim to prove long-standing…Jul 131Jul 131
Tom RitchfordMonty Python's "Misprint Theatre" (in their "Brand-new Paperbok") has "that great gynecological…Now we live in Flaubert's home city, Rouen, and we saw his grave a few weeks ago (in a truly lovely cemetery, almost deserted, and yet…Jul 131Jul 131
Tom RitchfordDamn right!This was in fact a criminal company, it turned out later, though I think they got off the worst consequences of their financial crimes…Jul 13Jul 13