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It's amazing, and a little sad, to think that something created in 1989 that changed how people used and viewed the then-nascent Internet had nearly vanished by 2024. Great news if you're looking for something from the 80s
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Turum turum tum tum tum: Altavista, baby... 
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The link in the quote is incorrect.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
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I’ve come to recognize a fundamental truth about being a software dev: the key to failure is trying to please everybody. no
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Article wrote: I’ve come to recognize a fundamental truth about being a software dev: the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
So... Moronic managers, non realistic deadlines, way too vague specs, non competent information deliverers, chaotic IT infrastructure, being the only one with common sense in the room...
all that has nothing to do with failure? .i..
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Microsoft has made a range of baffling decisions and awful mis-steps recently. You can trace everything back to insatiable desire for money. discuss
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Kent Sharkey wrote: You can trace everything back to insatiable desire for money.
I thought it was for security  
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Security is Job #1.
Making money by whatever means, of course, is Job #0.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Google’s new Gemini ‘Gems’ feature lets you customize a Gemini chatbot with personalities and abilities, such as an upbeat gym buddy, just by asking. Chris is totally going to replace me, isn't he? ;(
AI, replaced by AI
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Chris is totally going to replace me, isn't he? ;(
He wouldn't dare...
All other AI's still have to get close to pass the "coffee spit on the monitor" test.
That's way more difficult than Turing.
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Even if generative AI hides SQL behind the curtain, it will continue to play a critical role in how we interact with and use data. WAY OUTER JOINs?
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Quote: SQL at 50: What’s next for the structured query language?
51?
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Windows Latest found an advertisement in a utility app, Microsoft PC Manager, which was recently updated with “Repair Tips,” Files Cleanup, and other improvements. If it ain't broke, do what you can to break it
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Repair Tips = Turn Bing search on
Files Cleanup = uninstall other browsers
other improvements = activate telemetry, unfold ads, reactivate and hide the windows updater...
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Ebury backdoors SSH servers in hosting providers, giving the malware extraordinary reach. Were they just trying to maintain it?
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Where is now the "in Linux it doesn't happen" group?
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They're busy hunting down more of these issues 
TTFN - Kent
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The app lets them share screens, peripherals, and storage. "Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me"
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Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo... 
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Microsoft fixed a known issue breaking VPN connections across client and server platforms after installing the April 2024 Windows security updates. Coming soon: reports of what this broke
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Article wrote: after installing the April 2024 Windows security updates.
And that some days behind the "we will increase security"? 
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International Monetary Fund managing director Dr Kristalina Georgieva has warned of a "tsunami" hitting the global labor market as businesses adopt AI technologies. Time to get your surfboards out
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Time to get your surfboards out
I would go more for oxygen bottles, because a lot of places will sink like Atlantis
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Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? "Black hole sun, won't you come"
They reused footage from the classic Doctor Who opening
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I have this sudden urge to listen to Pink Floyd.
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