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How could I walk past and leave that comment unanswered?
He also said the Surface RT was doing well.. 'nuf said!
"Science adjusts its views based on what's observed. Faith is the denial of observation, so that belief can be preserved." - Tim Minchin
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I think he's one of those people that was in the right place at the right time. Nuf said.
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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The way Linus acts like an unrepentant raging elephanter and responding to criticism by insisting that being an elephanter is part of his Finish manliness I don't see it changing. Noone wants to work with a jerk.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging 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
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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The Linux community will turn into a civil war when Linus quits/dies.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I think you might be right. It's an old story: powerful, megalomaniac, controlling founder moves on without a well-accepted successor. Competition to be the new powerful, megalomaniac controller sets in, with hilarious (not) consequences.
It's played out in companies, countries, and - dare I say - religions in the past.
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A team of European scientists has grown parts of a human brain in tissue culture from stem cells. Their work could help scientists understand the origins of schizophrenia or autism and lead to drugs to treat them, said Juergen Knoblich, deputy scientific director at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and one of the paper's co-authors. Too early to queue up for a transplant?
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In the next five years, mobile tech and analytics will change how we work. Is that Big Data in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?
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The age of exploration in the cloud is passing. Now it's time to get down to business. "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."
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I think this is evident with Adobe's move to CC.
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Internet phone company said it is developing the technology in the lab but it could be several years before it reaches the market For those video calls with depth
{scratches head} Does anyone actually want this? (Outside of maybe the porn industry).
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Obi-wan, you're our only hope! (to fix Skype)
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The Tor (The Onion Router) network has witnessed over 100 per cent rise in the number of users connecting to it for the month of August and has reached record levels for the first time since the project has been collecting usage statistics. I can not (en) possibly think (ess) of a reason (eh) why.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: eh
Aren't you in Canada, aye?
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That I am. Although 'eh' isn't as common as Bob and Doug make it seem.
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Microsoft tried, but it couldn't win the hearts and minds of developers who weren't already indoctrinated -- and it alienated others along the way "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think."
Your friendly neighbourhood link bait du jour.
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Infoworld wrote: People coded to .Net because they were coding for SharePoint or BizTalk. [sigh] Is it a requirement that people who write for technical rags must smoke crack?
/ravi
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Sometimes I wonder if it's the crack, or they are just putting something crazy out to just try to get attention.
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Online journalism - can't get paid if nobody clicks your link. Gotta have a rediculous assertation to get any attention in the tabloids today.
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I hope the next Microsoft failure keeps me gainfully employed for 15 years.
(I assume I'll be writing .NET code for another few years)
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Collin Jasnoch wrote: I see a lot of manufacturing jobs that have a need for employees that know PLCs and have a lot of C# experience.
The PLCs themselves don't need to be programmed in their own archaic language anymore.
At least, not if you are using products like the one from Steeplechase System (sold to someone else so it has a different name; Google for it if you need to know).
You just draw the flowchart for the control network and that is treated as the program and compiled into code. Runs on PCs.
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I looked at Steeplechase software in 1995.
I think at that time 120 MHz Pentiums were top of the line.
The claim was made that such a PC could replace 2700 PLCs.
Steeplechase software was located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and sold its software to the likes of GM, Chrysler and Ford.
One would think those companies would have evaluated the stability and reliability of the product before installing it in their assembly lines.
But I have no first-hand experience with its use in any manufacturing facility I worked in.
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