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why not just switch on the light
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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Can we get an AI for that?
TTFN - Kent
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Yes, yes they could. And I would no longer bet they won't. Here's why. After a cold day in Redmond
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The question to ask is "what would it be worse than?"
Since one answer to that is not "windows 10", I think the way forward is clear.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I like how they simply dismiss issues with Linux stability and security as "scare stories." Then it repeats the canard that Evil Microsoft stopped linux from becoming popular on the desktop. Until around 2013, Linux was barely usable on the desktop; despite JSOPs claims, it's still pretty damn unusable.
Besides, the Windows Kernel kicks the Linux Kernel's ass. It is WAY better designed.
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I think it's usable for people that don't do much more than web browse/email, which is probably 80% of the computer users in the world.
I agree though, Linux is its own worst enemy.
As far as the windows kernel being "better", there's no empitracle proof of that statement that I know of. However, if a reasonable test was created, it would be interesting to see the results.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Re: Kernels
This is an entirely subjective thing. Having programmed to both, I find the Windows kernel better designed and the Linux kernel archaic. One example; there is no corollary on Linux for WaitForMultipleObjects, requiring excessive hoop jumping in several situations.
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Initiatives like DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) were designed to bring development and operations teams together to deliver better software. However, a recent report has found the shared accountability these initiatives promote is actually causing problems. That sound you hear is my "Oh, Really?!" alarm going off
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Kent Sharkey wrote: That sound you hear is my "Oh, Really?!" alarm going off
Oh, Really? 
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The second annual AI Index report pulls together data and expert findings on the field’s progress and acceleration. "We cannot quite know what will happen if a machine exceeds our own intelligence, so we can't know if we'll be infinitely helped by it, or ignored by it and sidelined, or conceivably destroyed by it."
I hope this isn't a dupe - I thought we posted something about this report recently, but I couldn't find it
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"Dammit, our grants for 4GL dried up and blockchain is getting there... ooh, suckers, er, investors still like AI."
"But the AI they're talking about is just trivial sh*t with a new name, not the stuff of dreams."
"Shut up and fill out the application."
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What we really need is an AI that is trained in identifying important topics, structuring information, and delivering it coherently.
Then we can get rid of the monkey who made such a mess of that article.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Oh, phew. I thought you wanted to have me replaced. 
TTFN - Kent
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Novunn iss indisspensible, mein freund.
(note to self: remember to talk to the dentist about getting vampire-fang caps)
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Transcendence
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
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Microsoft is working to bring a consumer version of its Microsoft 365 bundle to market, which could include Windows 10, Office 365, Skype, Cortana, Outlook Mobile and/or other services. All the Microsoft you can bear with, for one low monthly charge
Your life in the cloud. What could possibly go wrong?
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I thought they already had that.
Were it not for MSDN, I would have bought the Office family pack subscription. As it is, my kids get whatever old, legal, copies of Office I still have.
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Yeah, probably just a semi-regular: "Change what's in the box and rename it"
TTFN - Kent
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As long as they have new icons...
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The article said: which could include Windows 10
No thanks.
The article said: Office 365
No thanks.
The article said: Skype
No thanks.
The article said: Cortana
No thanks.
The article said: Outlook Mobile
No thanks.
The article said: other services
No porn, thanks.
I can't wait to not sign up!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Increasing one's level of physical activity may be an effective way to boost one's mood, according to a new study from a team including scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program. I'm not risking it
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I'll avoid the point that it's yet another piece of research that is a complete waste of time, effort, and money -- but only because it's bleeding obvious (especially the part that they missed, i.e. that 80% of the effects they're talking about are a result of being outside in daylight).
Instead, I'll affirm its conclusions, by adding my own observations about people who spend all day in their mothers' cellars, sitting at computers.
... Or maybe I won't. I can live without flame wars.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Anyone who gets regular exercise could have told them this.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Automated tests are immensely useful. Once you’ve started writing tests and seen their value, the idea of writing software without them becomes unimaginable. G.I.G.O.
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I'm broken record in this regard; the purpose of testing isn't to show the software works, but to prove it doesn't. Thus, the challenge of a tester is to break the software. On the other hand, the purpose of automated tests is to show that your software [mostly] works to spec (even after changes.)
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