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GeneralRe: You’re more rational on a smartphone than on a PC Pin
Marc Clifton25-May-17 10:04
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GeneralRe: You’re more rational on a smartphone than on a PC Pin
Rob Grainger25-May-17 22:36
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NewsA full-stack developer is full of something, alright Pin
Kent Sharkey25-May-17 7:57
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GeneralRe: A full-stack developer is full of something, alright Pin
Marc Clifton25-May-17 9:51
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GeneralRe: A full-stack developer is full of something, alright Pin
Kent Sharkey25-May-17 10:03
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News83 percent of security staff waste time fixing other IT problems Pin
Kent Sharkey25-May-17 7:54
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Marc Clifton25-May-17 9:56
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GeneralRe: 83 percent of security staff waste time fixing other IT problems Pin
F-ES Sitecore25-May-17 23:07
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I used to do phone support for a computer manfacrturer, and one of that manufacturer's "features" was that their desktop's would hibernate rather than shutdown when you pushed the power button. Yeah I know, seems naff now, but desktops hibernating wasn't really a thing then, and to hook it into the power button meant people could just "turn off" their PCs and turn then back on and they'll boot almost instantly (as instant as a P90 could) and all their stuff would be there.

Of course we're talking Win3.1\Win95 here and apps where 90% of them leak memory and don't do a good job of resource management. Normally this is fine, but when you're never really rebooting the machine it just builds up to a whole range of bizarre issues. Long story short I spent most of my day getting people to properly reboot their machines and it fixed most issues people were calling about. The rest of the day was "No...double click...the left button....yes, the left button twice...no, a little bit quicker than that...."
NewsUC Berkeley researchers teach computers to be curious Pin
Kent Sharkey24-May-17 11:01
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QuestionRe: UC Berkeley researchers teach computers to be curious Pin
Eddy Vluggen25-May-17 7:51
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NewsGoogle, IBM and Lyft announce new open-source project for microservices Pin
Kent Sharkey24-May-17 10:54
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NewsMicrosoft Research ‘Path Guide’ app spotted in Google Play Store, lets you use your smartphone to navigate indoors Pin
Kent Sharkey24-May-17 10:50
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NewsGoogle and Facebook lobbyists try to stop new online privacy protections Pin
Kent Sharkey24-May-17 7:52
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Rick York24-May-17 9:46
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NewsApple launches free courses for the next generation of app coders Pin
Kent Sharkey24-May-17 7:51
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NewsWindows switch to Git almost complete: 8,500 commits and 1,760 builds each day Pin
Kent Sharkey24-May-17 6:59
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GeneralRe: Windows switch to Git almost complete: 8,500 commits and 1,760 builds each day Pin
Shuqian Ying24-May-17 10:16
Shuqian Ying24-May-17 10:16 
NewsIFTTT launches Maker tier for developers Pin
Kent Sharkey24-May-17 6:55
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Marc Clifton25-May-17 9:58
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NewsHackers can use subtitles to take over millions of devices running VLC, Kodi, Popcorn Time and Stremio Pin
Kent Sharkey24-May-17 6:52
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NewsStudy suggests people less likely to fact check news when in company of other people Pin
Kent Sharkey23-May-17 11:54
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GeneralRe: Study suggests people less likely to fact check news when in company of other people Pin
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GeneralRe: Study suggests people less likely to fact check news when in company of other people Pin
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GeneralRe: Study suggests people less likely to fact check news when in company of other people Pin
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