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Scientists have found that some people who use the internet a lot experience significant physiological changes such as increased heart rate and blood pressure when they finish using the internet. This is why I never stop looking at the internet
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Kent Sharkey wrote: increased heart rate and blood pressure when they finish using the internet
This happens to me too, but it's because I finally stand up and walk away (instead of just moving my index finger to click) and my heart starts beating again.
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Now in an extremely lengthy post on Medium ex-Director of Development for Microsoft Office, Terry Crowley, has given an internal perspective of the turmoil that really exists in Microsoft, and how multiple strategic errors have cast long shadows, some of which still affect Microsoft today. "Those who make no mistakes are making the biggest mistakes of all — they are attempting nothing new."
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The original (long) essay by Terry Crowley [^] is, imho, well worth reading.
However, I can't help but wonder if the sheer scale of the "digital behemoths" that dominate hardware/software doesn't constrain their "evolution" to being punctuated by catastrophes resulting from (your choices of): human error; poor judgement; failure to anticipate future trends; unexpected (disruptive) innovations in technology; dysfunctional management, etc.
Kind of like ... governments ? ... errr ... my life?
Of course, that's not to deny the pleasure of schadenfreude we can get from kiss-and-tell accounts of corporate blundering 
«When I consider my brief span of life, swallowed up in an eternity before and after, the little space I fill, and even can see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I am ignorant, and which know me not, I am frightened, and am astonished at being here rather than there; for there is no reason why here rather than there, now rather than then.» Blaise Pascal
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The full article drags a little, but is close to a mandatory read. One point bears reiterating, though even then I'd slightly modify it:
Quote: If you want to do broad ambitious things, you need to be accountable to articulate why it is the right thing to do. You need to be able to write down your basic thesis and the evidence behind it and then defend it.
Which I'd modify to:
Quote: If you want to do anything of importance, you need to be accountable to articulate why it is the right thing to do. You need to be able to write down your basic thesis and the evidence behind it and then defend it.
I've often said that if something isn't worth defending, it isn't worth doing (or believing.)
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The new C++ Standard - C++17 - is near the end to be accepted and published. There’s already a working draft, and not that long ago it went to the final ISO balloting. It’s a good occasion to learn and understand what are the new features. Just in case you want to start preparing now
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App development company Perfecto has released the results of a new survey which asked developers how they focus their resources. How is a developer like a mushroom?
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Microsoft is soon going to drop support for the classic Windows Phone apps in a future release of Windows 10 Mobile. Silverlight sunset
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If Windows 10 testers installed the mobile build it forced phones into a reboot loop and bricked the device. This is why we don't install test builds on a machine we care about. Right?
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As open-source software continues to become a critical part of the software industry, GitHub wants to ensure the community understands the pervasive landscape. Remember: It ain't open if it ain't on GitHub
95% of respondents are men, just 3% are women and 1% are non-binary. How quantum of them.
(( Sorry, thoughtless of me. ))
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The Open Source Survey asked a broad array of questions. One that caught my eye was about problems people encounter when working with, or contributing to, open source projects. So rite gud, OK?
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Free software is suffering because coders don’t know how to write documentation code.
FTFY 
(That was just too juicy to resist!)
Marc
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Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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I think overemphasis on "free" as compared to the important part "software" is part of the problem - along with the Balkanisation occurring in any successful projects.
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Well, you're right; most of them don't know how to write code.
But they also don't know how to write documentation, so the article is right too! 
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The name of the security game is defense in depth, so all these hardening steps help … but we still need to assume that Internet Bad Guys will somehow get a copy of your database. And then what? Save them the effort?
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XData Ransomware Master Decryption Keys Released. Kaspersky Releases Decryptor.[^]
God thanks I didn't need it, so I don't know for sure if it works. But I think is worth to know about it
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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Rice University computer scientists have adapted a widely used technique for rapid data lookup to slash the amount of computation—and thus energy and time—required for deep learning, a computationally intense form of machine learning. They rediscovered lookup tables? Good thing they're on "our side".
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"For example, in small-scale tests we found we could reduce computation by as much as 95 percent and still be within 1 percent of the accuracy obtained with standard approaches."
Gosh, within 1% of the accuracy? That could be read the wrong way.
Marc
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Let’s be honest; DevOps emerged as a buzzword. But now, it looks like a legitimate course for infrastructural development. Until the next buzzword comes along?
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As long as we have corporate executive's and PHB's that love to sling around phrases like "We leverage DevOps to widen customer draw and improve service quality and integrity."
Meaning, until the cows come home. And the cows have no idea where home is.
Marc
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Marc Clifton wrote: the cows have no idea where home is.
Is it possible that cows are an advanced species that have evolved to feel at home anywhere ?
Like the way dead people (possibly) enjoy not knowing they are dead ?
Is "artificial demand" a kind of toxic waste product of "fake-news" ?
«When I consider my brief span of life, swallowed up in an eternity before and after, the little space I fill, and even can see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I am ignorant, and which know me not, I am frightened, and am astonished at being here rather than there; for there is no reason why here rather than there, now rather than then.» Blaise Pascal
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BillWoodruff wrote: Is it possible that cows are an advanced species that have evolved to feel at home anywhere ?
That would be snails.
BillWoodruff wrote: Like the way dead people (possibly) enjoy not knowing they are dead ?
Like the way managers enjoy not knowing they are terrible managers?
Marc
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Google's new ad-filtering technology will define "annoying" as outlined by the Coalition for Better Ads -- that means Chrome users are about to see a lot fewer pop-ups and auto-playing audio spots. And by 'annoying', do they mean, "from companies that don't pay them?"
Yes, I know that's not it.
Probably.
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Please, please, please don't block lingscars.com. Every inch qualifies as annoying, yet sometimes you just need a laugh!
Sudden Sun Death Syndrome (SSDS) is a very real concern which we should be raising awareness of. 156 billion suns die every year before they're just 1 billion years old.
While the military are doing their part, it simply isn't enough to make the amount of nukes needed to save those poor stars. - TWI2T3D (Reddit)
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Oh, my. That is TimeCube/GeoCities layers of wonderful. 
TTFN - Kent
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