How to survive without a salary

This record preserves its author, date and source link. Open HN to read the full context.

This record preserves its author, date and source link. Open HN to read the full context.

This record preserves its author, date and source link. Open HN to read the full context.

This record preserves its author, date and source link. Open HN to read the full context.

This record preserves its author, date and source link. Open HN to read the full context.

This record preserves its author, date and source link. Open HN to read the full context.

This record preserves its author, date and source link. Open HN to read the full context.

This record preserves its author, date and source link. Open HN to read the full context.

…f course, this is style obsolescence, a variant of planned obsolescence, and its a big driver of product sales in our culture." I am humorously reminded of a passage in "How to Survive Without a Salary" where Charles Long talks about wearing the same wool winter coat for many years. Every few years, he would get complimented on his wonderful coat. On the years in between, he was plied with lots of sympathy and hot coffee. :) Not exactly IT related. Though I guess I do know some IT types who are generally resistant to the "ooh, shiny" phenomenon and stick with stuff that works reliably, if that makes sense. I suppose both things require the type of personality that cares less about public opinion/trends than functionality.