The OceanGate disaster was a long time coming and the string of ignorant, stupid, neglectful and flat-out malicious decisions that lead there is a staggering and breathtaking example of dumbass dimwitts with way to powerful tools for their own (and others) good screwing up epic-style. And dying and taking others with them in the process.

The most absurd thing about this all is that mini-subs going to such depths is basically a solved problem a few times over. Even James Cameron who isn't even a sub engineer but has solid experience with this type of exploration stunt pitched in and noted that it might be a really dumb and dangerous idea to use composites for this sort of thing. As did many engineers and experts in the field. And just about any 10th-grader with some cursory interest in engineering could've told them too. Camerons bubble that he took down to the bottom of the mariana trench was thick solid acrylic glass, custom manufactured to handle the crushing pressure. Given, that depth was a completely different ballgame, but humanity has a solid fleet of subs that can go 4000m deep and building on that sort of know-how for a safe and solid tourist sub with room for rich people wanting some excitement would've been completely doable. And reasonably safe too.

This disaster was totally preventable. What a waste and what a shame.

... devops and eventually pay the price.

You'd think the l33t coders at Google would have this little basic truth deeply engrained in their genes. Humans doing human stuff I guess.
At least they did make a decent rollback happen.

... And wuttthefuk is there to research? This "phenomenon" has been common knowledge for decades, since the 90ies for sure, for anyone dealing with email spam. The mx admins even have a technical term for it: backscatter.

Isn't it cute when the kids today "discover" the internet? Like calling 2015 "the early days of the web" (no joke). LOL.

... which just ditched MS for software in public service. The northerns are the most reasonable when it comes to public service IT. (For context: I live in Germany and they're both to the north :-) )

Not next generation. And people did notice.

... my government has spent on shitty proprietary software is patently absurd. This being Germany were people should know better but deciders and their digital culture are still stuck in the steam age. Maddening. Germany and Europe as a whole is way to slow in appointing FOSS as it's primary source of software.

... significance if all goes well. That's a good thing, by and large. It's called post-scarcity-economy and in a perfect world it's capitalisms end game.

Mosquitoes are a core part of the ecosystem and a critical part of the food chain. It is also obvious that they are likely a critical part of ongoing mammalian herd immunisation. For obvious reasons.

Yes, they transfer some really bad diseases like Malaria or that recently arisen nightmare Zika (holy cow, creepy stuff), but we have no idea of how much good they actually do and I don't want to find out the hard way when they're all dead.

Regular protection and heightened awareness in areas where Dengue, Malaria, Zika & Co. are prevalent are the ways to deal with the downsides of these pesky bloodsuckers. Simply wiping them out with no further regard however is very likely to be a very stupid idea.

... and more important I would argue. Knowing all the functions and shortcuts can speed up your work significantly. Touch-typing comes on it's own eventually anyway.

Anybody paying attention holds up the new iPhone with USB C port as a prime example of why regulations can be a good thing. I trust it will be hard to convince the Australian public otherwise.

Now how about not spamming me with Apple Music Ads when I press the play button on my obscenely expensive "premium grade" laptop?

Not just recent graduates. It's only that established personell are in the position to automate their work without losing their post. For now. I expect that to change soon if AI lives up t0 the hype. Which, AFAICT, it more or less does. I'm a seasoned senior webdev and I wouldn't be surprised if my job has basically vanished in 24 months. Given what I'm doing with AI right now already that's not too far fetched an assumption.

This looks pretty much like the advent of Kurzweils Singularity to me.

The man was quite accurate with his predictions when it comes to AI, you have to give him that. On a balance of things I'm betting on him. Curiously enough, he is one of the more relaxed experts when it comes to the advent of AGI and predicts it won't be distopia but a paradise. I sure do effing hope he's right on that one.

How is this even news? Anybody paying attention is aware that the cascading effects of man-made global warming have already kicked in and are now ramping up and feeding back on each other. Some minimal fundamental knowledge and basic common sense is all that's required to be aware that this was coming for us.

I only hope that the new equilibrium isn't a global plus of 5 degrees centigrade or something. That would spell the end of modern civilization, and despite how messy things can be these days I don't want that.

... couldn't get any shittier, prepare for incoming.

... about Uno.

Even though I did get into Board/Tablegaming 18 months ago and attend the local boardgame meetup once or twice a week.

Right now I'm regularly playing Scythe (with extensions) and Roll for the Galaxy (with extensions).

And I've got a stack of other premium boardgames waiting to be played intensely.
All of them waaaaay more interesting than Uno.