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We as humans like stories of "eureka moments" and lightning bolt inspiration much better than tales of preparation, steady work, and getting it right on attempt number 2,944, following 2,943 failed attempts. "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!', but 'That's funny ...'"
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The figure appears in a report by Oracle's damages expert, which Google strongly contests What a coincidence, that's the figure I'm seeking too (but I don't think either of us will get it)
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$9.3 billion. pfffttt! Google made more than that from the advertising flashed up on the site while reading the article anyways. 
Google could solve this problem handily. How? Simple. Buy Oracle...
My forthcoming book, Launch Your Android App, is available for pre-sale at Amazon.com -- releases on April 1, 2016 (no joke). 
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Kent Sharkey wrote: What a coincidence, that's the figure I'm seeking too (but I don't think either of us will get it)
Me too  
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Popular OS X and Linux BitTorrent client Transmission is coming to Windows. It’s not quite ready for prime time, but gHacks spotted the first Windows build on the official repository. But it’s already better than any other Windows BitTorrent client out there. Which you'll only use for good purposes, right?
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Quote: good purposes,
For a given value of "good".
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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In case I would mention something like this "... have a good BitTorrent Client" I would disappear mas o menos immediately. I will give a hint to CP staff... take into account that you could disappear in near future 
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Everyone running 2.90 on OS X should immediately upgrade to and run 2.92, as they may have downloaded a malware-infected file. This new version will make sure that the “OSX.KeRanger.A” ransomware (more information available here) is correctly removed from your computer. I think, I don't want it anymore.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Which you'll only use for good purposes, right?
Only to download hack that prevent W10 to continuously call its mom. Promised.
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Here's my watch list for Microsoft's Build 2016 developer conference, based on the session list, tips and hints. If you're the type to shake a present before opening
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There's a new free utility available for 'normals' who don't want their Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs and tablets to automatically update to Windows 10. For those allergic to progress
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Kent Sharkey wrote: For those allergic to progress
New is not necessary better.
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Or you can just turn off automatic updates. 
Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Quote: For those allergic to progress unecessary changes for the sole purpose of keeping minimalist black and white thinking so-called graphic designers and idiot marketing people all of whom have clearly only just escaped from the asylum/kindergarden, employed. (...and for making money from those gullible enough to believe it is somehow "better").
FTFY
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: For those allergic to progress
I upgraded my Parents' laptop to Win10 a while back. Had a rash for weeks. Damned unsightly it was, too.
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JR Raphael's article on the recent Android security flaw is thorough and balanced look at what really happened.
Behind the scenes: The anatomy of an Android security flaw | Computerworld[^]
The app wasn't in the Play Store, which means you would have had to go out of your way to find it on a website and download it in order for it to affect you. And remember: Android's Verify Apps system was already safeguarding devices from that kind of threat. So you would have had to either opt out of that system or decide to ignore its warnings in order to be in any sort of danger (and the term "danger" itself is pretty relative, as Google says no actual malicious activity was observed in this scenario)
My forthcoming book, Launch Your Android App, is available for pre-sale at Amazon.com -- releases on April 1, 2016 (no joke).
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"...broke the internet..."? A bit over...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Sure, if you consider several NPM packages the internet.
i cri evry tiem
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Academics applying for research funding have expressed their concern at feeling the need to exaggerate and embellish the possible future impact of their work. This study will change life as we know it
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And that's on the grant proposal front-end. Once the research is done, researchers exaggerate and embellish (and outright lie and misconstrue) their actual findings once the study is done. Certainly in the field of psychology, you have a house of cards built up on bad science, bad statistical analysis, etc. Basically, the researcher's version of the NPM dependency nonsense. It's amazing to follow the chain of references, where each study references some previous study, until you maybe get to the original study only to realize how bogus the research and findings were.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: here each study references some previous study, until you maybe get to the original study only to realize how bogus the research and findings were.
A perfect summary of the entire situation.
My forthcoming book, Launch Your Android App, is available for pre-sale at Amazon.com -- releases on April 1, 2016 (no joke).
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Sounds like all "Global Warming" and "Climate Change" B.S. "papers".
Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Researchers from Griffith University and the University of Queensland have overcome one of the key challenges to quantum computing by simplifying a complex quantum logic operation. They demonstrated this by experimentally realising a challenging circuit—the quantum Fredkin gate—for the first time. My brain forced me to read this entire article in the voice of Professor Frink (Sweet glayven!)
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