skookumchuck

And everyone expected IBM to take over! And they almost did...

I don't buy DRM-encumbered ebooks. Sorry, Amazon. I buy the hardcopy if there are no DRM-free ebooks.

The unanticipated downside of a policy of nobody can be fired.

I saw a TV show many years ago where the therapist simply set up a video camera in the dining room of a family to record, every day, the family dinner. After 2 or 3 weeks, the family forgot about the camera and reverted to their normal behaviors.

After a few months of this, the therapist took the videos and then showed each member of the family how they behaved. They were horrified, and it turned out to be excellent family therapy.

It's like the best way to teach someone to be a better public speaker is to record them speaking, and play it back to them.

It's curious how 16 year olds are regarded as incompetent to handle a loot box, but should be given voting rights.

I'd actually prefer the mike in my phone, computer, etc., to not be that sensitive. I don't want it to be picking up background conversations, for example.

> references cannot be null

    void test() {
      int* p = 0;
      int& r = *p;
    }

compiles without complaint.

From page 8, only 1 in 5 is retired. Even so, claiming that retirement savings do not count as wealth seems rather odd.

You can choose to read the book and determine how it is done, and what you can choose to do to become a millionaire yourself, or you can choose to remain a victim of fate. Your choice.

> one can't choose to have the motivation

Of course you can. Sheesh. Take responsibility for yourself.

You're denying people have free will.

People are all born with different characteristics, sure. But this does not predestine them. You, with your brain, can choose your path. You can choose to take advantages of your inborn advantages, and train to overcome your inborn deficits. It's why you HAVE a brain.

You can CHOOSE. People do it every day.

To claim to be fated to be a victim of circumstance is choosing to be a loser. You'll not be what you could be.

You can get up and go jogging and improve our health. Or you can turn on the TV. It's your choice. Just like you chose to write "What evidence is there of that?". You weren't fated to write that.