Jacob Zuma's persecution compared to Jesus's persecution
You must be joking Ace Magashule!
You clearly did not think before making this connection. Oh hang on, it is not ANC policy to think before you talk, so you did well then.
Perpetuating corruption
I was watching Carte Blanche last night to see the piece about apocalypse 2012 (a subject for another post), and while waiting for that to come on, saw the piece about corruption in the various large Metro Police departments in our country.
An interesting view on tax – which I can almost agree with
Lindani Gumede writes on News24 that we should scrap the current PAYE (Pay as you earn) tax system for a Pay as you can tax system. Where people pay more or less tax based on their circumstances instead of the size of their salary. So if you have fewer basic services, like people living in rural areas vs people living in cities, you pay less. If you can prove that you're doing enough for your kids not to be a burden on the state later, you pay less tax now.
This is a brilliant idea, but will still only affect the people who are currently paying tax.
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Thought for the day – 2008-11-25
There's a point in your life when you get tired of chasing everyone and trying to fix everything.
But it's not giving up…
It's realising that you don't need certain people, the bullshit and the drama that they bring.
Coining my own law
I've decided to coin my own law. Now now, this is not a law, as in what the police are supposed to uphold. This is a law describing the working of the universe. Like Moore's law or Bell's Law.
So, without further ado, here's Baldy's Law:
You will never get rich by programming computers for a living. You could, however, get rich by applying computer programming to a very specific problem.
Quote of the day – 2008-11-20
'The financial situation at the moment is so bad that women are now marrying for love'
If only we could all strive towards code perfection
I’ve found two views out there about writing good excellent code, that I absolutely have to agree with.
One is on CodingHorror, by Jeff Atwood, saying that writing code is just like writing, ultimately your co-software developers have to understand what your meaning was, and if they cannot figure it out, you’re doing it wrong.
In Jeff’s post there is reference to this post by Ned Batchelder, which basically gives you THE rule about removing dead code, which I have to admit, I’ve been breaking a big percentage of the time. From now on, in my quest for personal improvement, I will definitely be following both these guidelines.
What are your thoughts on writing good code?