I don't see memes as infecting our minds so much as giving voice to something that is already there that doesn't come up in conversation. The Nike and Sweatshop meme wouldn't be funny if people didn't already know that Nike had faced charges of using sweatshops. We all have a friend who seems to have terrible luck, so when formalized as "Bad Luck Brian" it becomes a vehicle for finding humor in this.
I think of Adam Curtis as a journalist. You may disagree with his facts or interpretation of them, but he tells an interesting story with his investigations.
The author doesn't mention memory management. I gather Crystal does not have a garbage collector, but the author doesn't explain how Crystals memory management compares to C++ or Rust.
I used to be a c++ dev so a 15 sec compile time doesn't seem that bad. But what if you're compiler told you what was wrong faster than your console.log() could help you find it. I think is a trade off a lot of people want to make.
> It makes no sense at all whatsoever that the front end logic should be more strict than the API!
It does to people who appreciate type information. To each his own. I can see the appeal of dynamic typing but I am pretty sure obvious errors (obvious if the compiler has type info) go uncaught.
It is completely legal now and I didn't need a prescription card. They asked me if I had a prescription card, for what reason I don't know, because I've never had one and they don't require it anymore. I think perhaps medical clients get discounts or special deals?
I bought my first legal weed in California yesterday and it was a very interesting experience. I don't usually smoke but I wanted to see what the store was like. It was strictly cash only. They had several ATM's installed in the building. Security was tight for this reason. It's hard to process that it's now legal.