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Looks like all those eyes need glasses or a big ![Java | [Coffee]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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The claim that Linux (and all FOSS software) is more secure because anyone can look at the code and check for security issues begs the questions: does anyone ever actually check it for security issues, and is anyone with the skills and knowledge to recognize such issues checking it?
There are no solutions, only trade-offs. - Thomas Sowell
A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
- Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)
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TNCaver wrote: does anyone ever actually check it for security issues, and is anyone with the skills and knowledge to recognize such issues checking it?
That exactly is the point... in my opnion, yes it is an advantage, but that only from time to time is used. I think not many people take the time to deep dive in every change, but luckily, there is people that do it when something rings a bell
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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For the sake of argument let's say "No. Nobody with the skills or knowledge to recognize security issues is looking at Linux or FOSS software.
What exactly does that say about Windows (and Windows apps) which are consistently found to be less secure?
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Yes but 50% of them are doing it to build more back doors in. 
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Proposed guidelines aim to inject badly needed common sense into password hygiene. Pour one out for mandatory periodic password resets
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Oh, good. We'll finally stop having to remember our first pet's name.
Obligatory xkcd: Password Strength
modified 27-Sep-24 13:20pm.
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Hopefully it can run Snake.
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Is Jenna Barron the new Kent Sharkey?
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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Jenna Barron, Thank you!
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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Thanks for the smiley Kent, that's still a non answer though. Blink twice if you are under a NDA.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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Seems like Rust is having a moment.
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This so-called benchmark is useless without further specification.
Memory usage:
Does this include kernel memory used by the application? How about virtual memory? Is committed memory counted differently from reserved memory?
Execution time:
Is this wall time (i.e. useless in a multi-tasking environment)? Does this include time spent in the kernel? How about startup & termination times of the RTL?
Environment:
How would the results vary if run on a different O/S? different compilers?
Compilation time/memory usage:
Given that compilation is performed once, while the application is run any number of times, this is meaningless unless one is speaking of differences measured in orders of magnitude.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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There's a far more useful question:
Which programming languages are least likely to cause alcoholism or other forms of substance abuse in their users?
Software Zen: delete this;
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I believe the answer to that question is: "Yes."
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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You said it brother!
Software Zen: delete this;
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By buying lots of Google Ads?
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All I see around the corner from me is my washing machine.
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Definitely not in his office then.
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And it can talk to you in Dame Judi Dench’s voice? I’m sold.
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It also means Grey’s Anatomy season 45 may feature an all-robot cast.
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Again, I apologize, I cannot reach the level of sarcastic wit that Sharkey was always able to get to. He is inimitable. 
Hello, AI, Are You Hallucinating?
https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-tries-fixing-ai-hallucinations-with-more-ai[^]
Article said: Microsoft is careful to note that its hallucination correction tool doesn't solve for accuracy, but merely provides an answer with a source instead.
I've asked the AI to fix the problem you had with your AI. If this doesn't solve your problem please recurse (curse again).
Are You Going To Take A Tour of Space Soon?
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/radian-aerospace-ground-testing-prototype-space-plane/[^]
Article said: Seattle-based Radian Aerospace has finished the first round of ground taxi testing for a prototype aircraft that’s meant to blaze the trail for a first-of-its-kind, single-stage-to-orbit space plane.
So, you've had your "Space Plane" drive on the runway, right?
Well, I guess my Chevy Cobalt is just as close to flying in space as your space plane is. 
Nintendo Mystery Device!
What’s this new mystery Nintendo device? - The Verge[^]
Article said: Nintendo has filed a new 24GHz wireless device with the FCC — and it isn’t the Switch 2
My guess is it's either a Windows 13 Toaster or a new Space Plane, right? Right?
Could Google Be (Finally) Considering An Android Pad?
The anti-iPad-ification of Google’s Android tablets – Computerworld[^]
Is there a robust Android Pad out there that is really great to use?
Is one finally coming?
The AI Tail is Wagging the Customer Dog
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/25/surging-ai-demand-could-cause-the-worlds-next-chip-shortage-report.html[^]
Oh no, everyone wants AI-based devices!!!
How do I know, because the companies making (and trying to sell) them told me so!!
45 Years AgoCompuServe Connected the World
45 Years Ago CompuServe Connected the World Before the World Wide Web - Slashdot[^]
Article said: CompuServe, founded in 1969 in Ohio as a subsidiary of Golden United Life Insurance, began as a computer time-sharing service for businesses. In 1979, it launched an online service for consumers, partnering with RadioShack since they "were key in reaching early computer users."
True Story: I connected my Coleco Adam[^] to CompuServe but never had a subscription (15 & couldn't afford it) so I would just look at the menu screens and try to see if I could get any free content.
Also, the only number was (local) long distance and I couldn't stay connected long or I would run up a phone bill and get in trouble. Remember local long distance? It sucked.
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