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In a victory for securing Web, anybody can now get a certificate valid for every site in a domain. "Wild thing, you make my heart sing"
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Facebook banned ads for cryptocurrency from its ad networks in January. At least until the new GoogleCoin is ready for sale
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not to worry crypto fans, I'm sure bing and askjeeves will still carry those "get rich quick" crypto adds. I guess Google decided to blockcoin...
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Microsoft now sees over 600,000 PCs exposed to coin-mining malware each month. More proof you shouldn't let people use a computer on your network
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Microsoft now sees over 600,000 PCs exposed to coin-mining malware each month.
And then plans to update their OS which will make it a feature. Clever. Very clever. 
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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The group overseeing Internet addresses is scrambling to balance the privacy of website owners and the right to know who is behind online pages. "'Cause I really wanna know: who are you?"
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The top highlights of this Preview are described below and include productivity enhancements, better diagnostics, additional C++ development improvements, better management of Android and iOS environments, updated tooling for Universal Windows Platform and .NET Core projects, and an improved update experience. Could we get a longer product name, please? Maybe add a GUID?
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Quote: Performance and productivity are two areas we continually work on improving in Visual Studio.
How could they write that with a straight face, after the omnishambles that is v15.6.x? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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It just means that hitting their improvement targets for this version will be really easy. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Nectome will preserve your brain, but you have to be euthanized first. Or your money refunded?
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Four AMD processors have critical security vulnerabilities and manufacturer backdoors that put organizations at greater risk of cyberattacks, according to an audit from CTS Labs. Where did I leave that 386SX chip? Time to re-install.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) refuted reports that a substantial storm will disrupt telecommunication systems over the weekend. "Today, we are *canceling* the apocalypse!"
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The new browser has been tailored to the needs of IT professionals to provide a faster and safer browsing experience while at the same time allowing IT administrators to have full control over how it is configured and deployed. The easy path to quantum computing
"Uses 30% less memory than Chrome". Just?
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A nation-state developed a piece of malware so powerful that it can steal everything that’s happening on a computer without even being install on the target device itself. Oh, I'm sure it wasn't undetected by everyone
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Microsoft admitted last week that it incorrectly updated some Windows 10 users to the latest version of the Windows 10 operating system —version 1709— despite users having specifically paused update operations in their OS settings. Who among us hasn't forced an update on users who specifically requested not to receive it?
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Artificial intelligence is sweeping industries like medicine and finance. What if the machine you’re reading this on could learn too? Right after that porcine pilot soars over the meadow
Unless they mean like a fine cheese, drying and moldering in the fridge.
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And most feel that AI morality is management’s problem. Because we'll all about the trendy new languages
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Turns out the average employee can earn more if they become CEO.
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The golden rule at work, and the CEO has all the gold.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Microsoft is planning to release its next Windows 10 update in April. The software giant hasn’t officially revealed its name, but the company is planning to label it the Spring Creators Update. On the First?
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The man building a spaceship to send people to Mars has used his South by Southwest appearance to reaffirm his belief that the danger of artificial intelligence is much greater than the danger of nuclear warheads. I don't know: I think I'd rather have an AI dropped on me
modified 13-Mar-18 20:13pm.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: I don't know: I think I'd rather have an AI dropped on me
Seconded.
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Says the man developing AI (for things that can already kill you if operated incorrectly.)
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