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Scientists keep logbooks for their findings. Why don’t computer scientists? "25 June, morning.—No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and how dear to his heart and eye the morning can be."
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Device Manager, which remains the default program to manage or troubleshoot hardware and drivers on PC, comes with some minor improvements on Windows 11. But I can still use my A: drive, right?
Good thing my laptop has a 5-1/4" drive!
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Good grief I'm old. Was this line in the article REALLY necessary?
Quote: A is apparently not just a random letter assigned by Microsoft.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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It's a round about way of saying how young the author is.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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Satya Nadella says the deal ‘will play a key role in the development of metaverse platforms’ Coming soon: Windows of Warcraft
It’s probably just so they have the full rights to Candy Crush. Then they can work it into Azure. Somehow.
Edit: Dang, someone had a much better idea[^] (not hard to beat me, of course) and better graphic skills.
modified 18-Jan-22 16:56pm.
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As an FYI, that was my most begrudging upvote ever. I just threw up a little.
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Right… I forgot about ZeniMax (and I’ve been worried about Elder Scrolls Online going exclusive).
Well, I suppose Microsoft is used to the big battles between themselves and another. I can see why Epic was scrambling for some market share. It’s going to be hard for the smaller players with these Kaiju stomping around.
TTFN - Kent
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A pair of researchers at the University of Turku in Finland, have found a finite configuration in Conway’s Game of Life such that, if it occurs within a universe at time T, it must have existed in that same position at time T−1 (and therefore, by induction, at time 0). "That's life.That's what all the people say"
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Welcome back, Kent!
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Check out what happens when you try to visit modern websites using Windows 98. "Pshhhkkkkkkrrrrkakingkakingkakingtshchchchchchchchcch*ding*ding*ding*"
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Our VPN frequently reminds me of the days when 14.4K modems were the hottest thing since sliced bread.
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The new year has brought some bad news for Linux users and enthusiasts. According to a report published by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, Linux-specific malware saw a 35% increase in 2021 compared to a year before. With great popularity comes great hackers
To some level of "great" popularity
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So 2021 was the year of the Linux virus? Well Linux, welcome to the real world for both OS's and humans.
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The latest update in a multi-state suit targeting the search giant's advertising biz sure doesn't look great for Google and Facebook. See? They're not a monopoly
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In this article, I’m going to show you the current state of WebAssembly. I’ll look at the big events of the past year and then try to predict where I think things are going in 2022. Does the URL go in EAX or JMP?
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The cryptocurrency-backed consortium TheSpiceDAO wants to make its own Dune. So why did they need to buy Jodorowsky's pitch in the first place? It's just because we don't understand crypto (it's *always* because of that)
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A former Microsoft executive has offered up some advice for current CEO Satya Nadella: spin off Windows and Office and focus on Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing crown jewel. I thought they did sell them?
Step 1: Sell off $100 billion annual revenue
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!
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There's a reason this is a "former" Microsoft executive. Why would Microsoft sell off it's two cash cows? Windows may be given away now, but it's the basis for Office and Azure.
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OK, we’ve got some hot action here! Who’s got $12? Anyone?
TTFN - Kent
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Then-Microsoft CEO Bill Gates spelled out what his company needed to do to build in better security two decades ago. And yet…. Trust computing as far as you can kick it
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C++20 is here and has been supported in MSVC since 16.11, but today’s post is not about how you can use it, but rather how we used it to effectively eliminate an entire class of runtime bugs by hoisting a check into compile-time. One down, 1445232 to go
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