John Green, author of "The Fault in Our Stars", "Turtles All the Way Down", "The Anthropocene Reviewed", and other fine books is releasing a book called "Everything is Tuberculosis." If you are interested in the topic or just like to read well-written prose, I recommend joining me in pre-ordering it.

For what reasons do you recommend it?

Two reasons: I enjoy Green's work; he's been researching this subject for a few years, so I expect a pretty thorough analysis.

On that train with you, counting down the days until March!

Turtles All the Way Down - second this book.

Intel bylaws state that the CEO has to retire at age 65. Pat will reach that age in March 2026. I haven't seen anyone being groomed to take the lead in 18 months, so I am concerned that the leadership transition will be jarring.

https://qlksearch.com/ceo-mandatory-retirement-age/

Interesting, is there no way for this law to change?

> use up all the budget, or else your budget gets cut the next year

I have worked at multiple large and successful tech companies, and groups in those companies operated under the same principles.

To the folks who missed the nose next to the name of the app, I needed a second look.

This is the first time I've seen the correction go the other way.

Android and ChromeOS are also Linux distributions without GNU.

ChromeOS is glibc based.

Stand corrected, although little else from GNU is exposed to userspace.

Reading between the lines, it sounds like you have had to deal with some tough situations in life already. Do you feel like your outlook on the future is colored by your past experiences?

One thing that helps me when I am discouraged is to take stock of the facts. If I don't get a FAANG job, can I still find success in life with the skills I've obtained? If I do get that FAANG job, what problems will I still have to face? Can I take another position in the meantime and try again with a stronger resumé? Thinking about the situation objectively usually helps me see that the stakes aren't as high as I imagined.

Spacebar worked pretty well for me.

Not sure if that was a one-time mistake, but "wreak havoc" is typically how that phrase is written.

IPython absolutely uses readline

Not anymore. Since IPython v5 (5+ years ago?), readline was replaced with prompt_toolkit.

EDIT: Here’s an official source: https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/whatsnew/version5.h...

It's possible to leave the lid off and put a cloth or paper towel on top to catch splatter.

Or just use a lower power setting, which is either an on/off duty cycle of a couple of seconds, or in the fancier models, actual variable power.

Bonus: you don't fry the shit out some of your food while other spots are cold.

I usually do a brief period on high if something came from the fridge, and then drop to a lower power level. On my microwave "programming" this is actually pretty easy; pushing the power button after entering time allows you to set a second power level and time.

Depends on the product you're heating though. I think it's certain fats that make it sometimes start to pop after literally a handful of seconds, and other times you can go at the highest power (I think that's 800W for me) until the food is done after five minutes and all you'll get is some steam. I've tried to use lower power settings for "normal" products that have splatter but not straight away, but that just doesn't get it all the way hot without starting to get splatter after all. Using a cover, like an inverted plate, is the way to go

I do agree about the part where you mention frying part of the product while the rest is still subzero. Power reduction is useful, for me it just doesn't adequately prevent splatter