Instructor, author, developer. Creator of Beej’s Guides.

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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • The double-edged sword of isolation.

    On the one hand, poor communication between apps and waste of storage.

    On the other, relative safety from malicious applications, or from otherwise-safe applications built on top of a thousand libraries none of which have been audited by the dev.

    I don’t know how it’s going to go down, but I suspect something will come along to address these issues and snatch the market away from Flatpak.


  • Use the right tool for the job, I say.

    I made a decent chunk of change with capitalism. I have a modest house and am well positioned for a middle-class retirement.

    Now I work for the government in a field for which I find the capitalist options wanting.

    I give away my programming guides for free online with no ads, but sell paper copies of the books for profit.

    Could I make more money by charging for the online versions? Sure. But some things are worth more than money.

    The quest for money doesn’t ruin everything, but it sure ruins a lot of things.

    Bell Labs of yore would be my dream company to work for.