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Anyone who doesn't use "libraries" and "views" instead of an hierarchical file system, these days, is considered behind the times.
The kiddies don't even know where to start with a file manager -- "Whu? But why can't I see all my photos in one place? I have to look for them?"
Mind you, it's not as wrong as it sounds. I mean, files aren't actually stored in the hierarchy that we use in file managers; that's just a different "view" that we're used to using.
The computer doesn't care how we choose to look at all the ones and zeros it stores on the HDD.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at Ubuntu going back to GNOME, universities in Maryland getting open textbook grants, and more. Grants are expected to save students enrolled in these courses $1.3 million in textbook costs for the fall 2017 semester
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open textbooks - finally a chink in the armor of the textbook gouging industry. I mean, really, how many updates do we really need for high school, freshman and sophomore math, physics, chemistry, etc.?
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Google is quietly testing "Google Hire," a job applicant tracking system that appears to rival services like Greenhouse and Lever, Axios has learned. Does Google need my resume when they know what I had for breakfast?
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We knew Microsoft was planning to block installation of Windows 7 and 8.1 updates on systems with Intel 7th Generation Core processors (more memorably known as Kaby Lake) and AMD Ryzen systems; we just weren't sure when. Now, the answer appears to be "this month." Golly, Microsoft. If you want me to use Win10 that badly all you had to do was ask.
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Sean Ewington wrote: Golly, Microsoft. If you want me to use Win10 that badly all you had to do was ask do a new wave attack of (silent / stealthed) "free" updates.
FTFY
M.D.V. 
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lol, and the proliferation of virtual machines continues unabated for those of us who actually have to get things done...
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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There's no way they are going this over-the-top unless there is some hidden reason they want everyone on 10. The spyware? What else could it be?
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Children refusing to put down their phones is a common flashpoint in many homes, with a third of British children aged 12 to 15 admitting they do not have a good balance between screen time and other activities. Child psychotherapist Julie Lynn Evans: “It’s a simplistic view, but I think it is the ubiquity of broadband and smartphones that has changed the pace and the power and the drama of mental illness in young people.”
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Not a parent but I know a couple parents that use tablets/phones as temporary baby sitters when they just want the kids to leave them alone for a little while. Probably not the best idea in the long-run but then again neither is having kids in my opinion.
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An ad blocker that uses computer vision appears to be the most powerful ever devised and can evade all known anti ad blockers. Please don't point your Superweapon at CodeProject?
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The flaw in this article is the assumption that advertisers (who are basically low level thugs and criminals anyway) are going to obey the order to classify their ads. Just look at the colossal mess that the "do not call list" is. Illegal robo-calls for solar panels, fake cruises, burglar alarms, and all the other garbage they vomit on us is totally illegal. They don't care. If they had morals they would have "real" jobs and not be trying to scam everyone anyway.
That said, hurray for ANY advancement in ad-blocking technology.
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In fact, he's convinced Apple, Google and Facebook will be bigger in 2075, the theme of next weekend's Silicon Valley Comic Con (SVCC), “The Future of Humanity: Where Will We Be in 2075?” I don't wanna live in the desert ... but hey, maybe I'll be dead.
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If you look at history, the mighty typically fall. I cannot think of many companies that stayed number 1 in their industry for much more than a half century, because someone else comes along and does it a bit less expensive and a bit better and develops the competitive advantage that eats the giant away. Plus, you have to remember that countries subsides some of their industries so they can put people to work and significantly boost their economies.
My prediction is Google will live, Apple will still be alive, though probably owned by someone else, and Facebook will probably be dead.
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jgakenhe wrote: I cannot think of many companies that stayed number 1 in their industry for much more than a half century
I don't know you, but I do know some (Monsanto, Car Manufacturers (Ford, Audi...), BASF...) and there are a lot more older than 50 years in the top companies of the world.
On the other hand, they do change name to seem a "new" company with "new" vision, "new" user-friendly-ness, "new" ethic code... and so on. But at the end, they do exactly the same as their predecessor (in Spain we say "even when you dress a monkey with silk, it still is a monkey").
Even when your
jgakenhe wrote: because someone else comes along and does it a bit less expensive and a bit better and develops the competitive advantage that eats the giant away. Plus, you have to remember that countries subsides some of their industries so they can put people to work and significantly boost their economies.
is right... the ones coming later probably are might be even worst than the current ones.
I could continue, but then, the thread should be moved to the Soapbox.
M.D.V.
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Continue with what? Assumptions? One should never assume anything; be it business or computing.
Ford is not #1, they're 6th in global sales. GM was #1 for 77 years, but because of poor management decisions, unionized labor, and a competitive disadvantage to lower cost Japanese manufacturers they're now #3 (some other things too). Toyoda and VW are the top 2, but 50 years ago Toyoda was nothing but a small government subsidized company with low costs and a great manufacturing system.
Audi is a niche luxury brand of VW and is no where near #1, though they're very competitive in their segment for the past 15 years. 53 years ago they were a small company named Auto Union; which VW purchased.
In computing IBM was #1 50 years ago, but they are a shell of their former selves.
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I could continue, but then, the thread should be moved to the Soapbox.
That is why I did not mention any particular company. You opened the can of worms. I really doubt the IPhone will be fashionable in 53 years. They don't have much else other than the IPhone; which is why I have sold my shares in them.
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Fair enough... you were speaking about #1 on its sector and I was speaking on big enough to be there having a word or two on how the rules of the game are to be defined.
There are a lot of #1 that have fallen in disgrace, you are right. And perhaps there will be few current #1 that still hold the position in 50 years... but to say that they disappear is a bit too much too.
But at the end is as I already told... if they are not there anymore, there will be another occupying their place. And probably we will be even more insignificant for them than we currently are.
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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Nelek wrote: Fair enough... you were speaking about #1 on its sector
Of course I was; the article is about a bigger Apple, Google, and Facebook in 2075 and they're currently 1# in their respected disciplines.
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Drupal developers are threatening to quit unless Larry Garfield, a developer who was summarily removed from the development community for his unconventional sex life, is reinstated. One site used the phrase "sci-fi hanky panky." This tickles me.
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One's own private life is a serious civil rights problem that men are beginning to experience in the western workplace. I myself, was under investigation for holidays in South East Asia, because a fellow employee didn't like the idea of me traveling alone there.
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Even though I don't agree with what that developer does, I fully support him in this incident. What happened to him is discrimination, plain and simple.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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One's private life shouldn't be subject to employment discrimination. This is no different, really, than being fired for one's religious views.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
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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I don't think he was employed by the Drupal organization. He was just a contributor.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Ok, true that. Misunderstood. Different situation.
Then I don't have a problem with his "banning".
It's funny how a sexually deviant lifestyle will be supported because hey, it's his choice, but someone who expresses sentiments that are not supportive of say gay marriage is forced to resign employment. Inconsistent and hypocritical.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
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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