Nathan Jeffery

Some people think programmers practice witchcraft, but really they only know how to hex a decimal

There are just too many of us and we aren't nice enough to each other or to our planet

The use of ampersands is lazy & unprofessional.

I remain convinced SA has more opportunity than most places in the world for those prepared to appropriately manage the risks.

Only small minded people believe you can improve anything through fear.

Your website does not need to know my location so stop asking for it.

Don't be lazy.

Ask your senator: "Do you support universal healthcare, used by nearly every other 1st world country? If not, why not?"

I thought social was killing my attn span to do long form writing but clearly just need things that annoy me enough to write about them.

Tip: If you consistently read the things smart people write, you will begin to think like a smart person & possibly become smart yourself.

Tim Urban 2 weeks ago: “I’m a bit behind on this blog post” Today: “Here is the book I just wrote”

Can't say anything to anyone anymore. Always a snowflake that gets offended.

Serious question: Does anyone know if people at twitter use twitter?

Whenever a company raises money *again* the first responsible question from the biz press should be: “WTF happened to the other money?”

The new way the twitter app handles replies is worse in every way than it was before.

No amount of containers, kubernetes, config management, cloud, automation, etc. will fix bad code

The single most consistent thing I've noticed about successful people is this: they are eternally, often delusionally, optimistic.

One does not pronounce the @ symbol when mentioning someone on Twitter.

The lack of economic understanding at senior levels in ANC is probably the single thing that worries me the most about the country's future.

All the really smart people I know are naturally curious, read a lot and are able to change their views when new facts emerge