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Charter raised its capital investment in 2017 while the net neutrality rules were in place. And with the repeal soon to take effect, Charter says it is preparing for a "meaningful decline" in spending on building and upgrading broadband networks. FCC claims Charter raised investment because of repeal, but that isn't happening.
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In the great debate over whether the robots will save us or destroy us, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is staking out a more activist position. "All over the country. We want a new direction"
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People will not do business with companies known for misuse of personal data. Yeah, that Facebook went right out of business. And Equifax. And Yahoo.
OK, one out of three.
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A team of researchers at UC San Diego and San Diego State University has developed a pair of "4-D goggles" that allows wearers to be physically "touched" by a movie when they see a looming object on the screen, such as an approaching spacecraft. "An approaching spacecraft"? Yeah, I'm sure that's what they'll end up used for.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: "An approaching spacecraft"? Yeah, I'm sure that's what they'll end up used for.
I saw that 4D movie... it was about a rocket heading for the planet ...
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Theatres will echo to a chorus of "Don't touch me!".
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Data reveals where techies get paid most and the skills that get them there "Show me the money!"
Sorry, US-mostly it seems (decided to post to the original article and not a summary to keep _some_ people happy)
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Based on the image, San Francisco was the highest with $142K. Everyone else, including London and Paris, was under the Global Average of $135K. So that begs the question, what third world country is paying that much for techies?
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Study reveals lack of focus on communications, leadership skills for tech workers. I've been developing a pretty soft middle, so that's good. Right?
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Previous microcode update was reported to cause unwanted system reboots. Anyone willing to wager how long before there are issues with this one?
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Thanks for the warning.
Should we call this a magenta alert or is that color taken?
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It’s part of Google’s push to encourage developers to switch to HTTPS. Time to fork out for that certificate
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Security and privacy testing of several brands also reveals broad-based data collection. How to limit your exposure. Brings new meaning to "watching TV"
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The code, which appears to be for iBoot, or the part of iOS that ensures a trusted boot of the operating system I thought that's what all the cool kids were doing these days? Just dumping code on the web and calling it open source?
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Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, which launched on top of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy earlier today, is going farther out into the Solar System than originally planned. "To infinity...and beyond!"
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Interviewer: Why would anyone send a car into outer space?
Musk: OPM, baby. OPM.
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Color me suprised. I had expected an explosion, at least
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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A Saturn SUV wouldve been more appropriate.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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A Ford Falcon might have been even more so.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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[sarcasm]
I guess even for rocket scientists, even rocket science is hard.
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As my girlfriend would say must have been a guy driving, got lost...Rufused to stop for directions
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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By tracking and monitoring our behaviour and activities, smartphones build a digital profile of shockingly intimate information about our personal lives. Little Brother is watching
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Online scammers have made over $5,000 worth of Ethereum in one night alone, showing how gullible some cryptocurrency users can be. He didn't even sound like John Wayne
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Kent Sharkey wrote: gullible
Kent Sharkey wrote: cryptocurrency users
Repetitions are bad writing style.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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The goal of the Microsoft Writing Style Guide is to help editors, technical writers, developers, marketers, and anyone else in IT write better content. Now you can write high-quality documentation, just like Microsoft
*Sorry* can't stop laughing at that one.
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