I do the same. And some times it goes down and I'm busy so it stays down for a day. And I never find time to keep everything updated to the latest security patches, etc. Fun hobby, but I wouldn't trust that as my only repository of data.
Sure. And that's called a hobby. You can do whatever you want, but the point here is this is not what the masses are going to do. Or should do, for that matter.
You lost me on how you went from "They find bigger and better and stealthier ways to learn about us" (which I agree with) to "move against us in the future". Care to elaborate?
I'm confused about what the goal of this is. The best thing about PHP is its dynamic nature, and the fact that any new page load is a completely new universe. Why would you want to loose that and compile it to a, well, compiled language?
I totally empathize with people that are truly affected by words or ideas. What I can't tolerate is people trying to impose me what I should be offended by.
The unnecessary bashing of PHP, the lame justification for a sloppy architecture, the immense ego... I don't think hack culture should be used to justify asshole-ery.
If you have two external monitors you are not the target market for this machine. At least not as your primary machine. I'm planning to buy one for when I'm out to meetings or traveling. Still keeping my bigger and more connected MBP 15'' for my desk.
I'm a foreign (from your standpoint) remote developer working for an american company. I make average salary for a developer (in the U.S.) because my company understands that the fact that I'm working from my home in south america doesn't make me less qualified that someone working from his home in Minnesota or Florida.
My point being, skill level != physical location. My even more tl;dr: find a better company to work for.