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Ned Batchelder had an interesting post recently about finding temp file creators through monkey-patching[0]. I could see a similar approach being helpful here by patching the socket module to find all call stacks.

[0]: http://nedbatchelder.com/blog/201503/finding_temp_file_creat...

Reminds me of the Xbox 360 "towel trick" tutorials for combating RROD back on the original models.

Interesting niche for the CI SaaS field as most try and completely replace existing infrastructure.

Good blog post and thanks for the response.

I just touched on the development aspect I found interesting, but I understood the underlying intent: the "other" things. I agree about group lunch being very important for developers working together as one. I've experienced both sides of the coin and there is a discernible difference in relationships/familiarity between the two. I'm curious if this group setting can ever be replicated virtually. I don't think Soylent IV & Skype will do the trick. :)

I'd love to see a postmortem blog post after the next class from both students and maintainers and what did and didn't work with the virtual program.

"Hacker School would be far worse if it didn't take place in person. Friendship, comfort and trust, all of which are necessary for effective learning, are more easily built in person than online."

I'm curious if this is more a consequence of the medium (internet/phone) and its lack of tools or this specific goal (developing software). I would imagine that it is easier to build a friendship through, say, playing World of Warcraft together than pair programming. Perhaps this is because software development tends to be a more solitary activity and we're slower to accept others in it.

Forget the norm. Pick an area which you enjoy, hone your craft and the rest becomes irrelevant.

If you're good at (coding|managing|leading|motivating), it won't matter how young or how cheap others are. You'll be better.

Disclaimer: I'm 25. What the heck do I know?

This isn't limited to just geeky t-shirts with obscure references. Clothing is one of the easiest ways for a person to indirectly advertise their interests. This helps lower the 'awkward approach' barrier for strangers that might like to strike up a conversation. Instant conversation starter.

Even living in the PNW, I still get plenty of waves and cries of "Go Pack!" whenever I wear a hat or shirt supporting the Packers. I wear the memorabilia for myself, but the social benefits don't go unnoticed.

For another quick 'WAT' talk, see Gary Bernhardt from CodeMash 2012.

https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat

I participated in the public competition a few years back with a few other classmates. We had a blast, but definitely underestimated the amount of time required to reach the upper echelon in the tournaments (finished middle of the pack). As a side benefit, we were actually able to convince our university to honor this class as a directed study and pick up a few credit hours as well.

I highly recommend this competition to anyone even remotely interested. You're at a disadvantage entering with no experience from previous years, but it's still a very worthwhile experience.

I would say that I was/am sympathetic, not empathetic. I recognize that it's a tragedy for them, but I don't feel similar emotions.

I'm curious if the reason behind such vocalization is because very few people actually feel empathy. A facade for their feelings of joy/relief that such things didn't occur to someone they know.

I, as you probably guessed, don't have any children. I presume my feelings on the subject would be different if that weren't the case.

RE: Facebook Groups

I've never understood the psychological reasons behind pointless social commentary during moments of tragedy such as this.

My social media streams were full of blather: "I feel bad for the parents and kids", "I hate school shooters", "I hate kid killers!!...ad nauseum. No kidding! There is a support group for people like you, it's called Everybody.

Why comment at all? Is it some coping mechanism? Do they feel as if they will be judged because they didn't publicly admonish the shooter?

I'm curious if this is partly because of it being a male dominated profession. I would assume polls of other professions with such chromosome skew would produce similar results.

Smart move.

I would presume that a gesture such as this buys him and Lenovo more than $3MM worth of good will/publicity. A nice counter to the "world dominating corporate overlord" impression most people have.