What should we do about the fiscal cliff?

Do nothing. Nobody seems to be talking about what seems to me to be the no-compromise solution. Are you ready to hear it?
Increase taxes and reduce spending. 
This is what everyone who does not have an axe to grind in the system should advocate. I remember when a woman came up on stage to Mitt Romney and asked what was going to happen to the deduction that she was supposed to get for what she spends on her child's college tuition. If it was me, I would have said "Woman, that deduction is going away. You didn't earn that. All deductions are going away. We will have one straight marginal tax rate and that is it." 

prohibition

The more I read about things, the less sure I become about good versus evil. There are no good and there are no evil. Everyone has their own justification.

Talking about nice hours

Phones are not answered between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM
That's great. Your hours are from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and you get a two hour lunch. How can I get this job?

frameworks and libraries

I remember a Posey I listened to a while back where they talked about frameworks versus libraries. Basically, a framework is something you bold your structure within and a library is something you consult when you come across some common functionality.

You can use as many libraries add you wish but choosing a framework had to be a bigger discussion.