Wednesday, May 30, 2012

load01 05/30/2012

  • Introduction by Sam Harris
    I recently wrote two articles in defense of "profiling" in the context of airline security (1 & 2), arguing that the TSA should stop doing secondary screenings of people who stand no reasonable chance of being Muslim jihadists. I knew this proposal would be controversial, but I seriously underestimated how inflamed the response would be. Had I worked for a newspaper or a university, I could well have lost my job over it.

    tags: culture

  • Burnout amongst software engineers is a real danger. Years ago when I had first heard about “burnout” I brushed it off as a myth. After seeing it first hand and experiencing a little burnout myself, I can attest it is indeed real.

    tags: programming

  • The victim of the vicious attack has been identified as 65-year-old Ronald Poppo, who remains in critical condition at Ryder Trauman Center.

    tags: news

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