For the past 25 years, there have always been between 2 and 5 concurrently-supported versions of Windows Desktop:

• Windows NT 3.1 Workstation was supported from July 1993 to December 2000, nearly a year after Windows 2000's release in early 2000
• Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 Workstation were supported from late 1994/early 1995 to December 2001, two months after the release of Windows XP
• Windows NT 4.0 Workstation was supported from August 1996 to June 2004, about a year after the ill-fated Windows XP for Itanium (which itself was followed by Windows XP for amd64 two years later)
• Windows 2000 was supported from February 2000 to July 2010, about 9 months after Windows 7 came out
• Windows XP was supported from October 2001 to April 2014, about six months after the release of Windows 8.1
• Windows Vista was supported from January 2007 to April 2017, just under two years into Windows 10
• Windows 7 was supported from October 2009 to January 2020, four and a half years into Windows 10
• Windows 8 was supported from October 2012 to January 2016 (before Vista!), at which point you had to upgrade to 8.1
• Windows 8.1 was supported from October 2013 to January 2023, a year and a half into Windows 11
• Windows 10 was supported from July 2015 until today, October 2025, 4 years into Windows 11
• Windows 11 was released in October 2021

For the first time ever, there is now exactly ONE supported version of Windows Desktop (excluding the various feature updates, and also excluding the Enterprise LTSC versions because, let's face it, nobody's legitimately running those at home). I'm sure Microsoft is thrilled that they don't have to worry about supporting old desktops anymore (aside from the people paying for up to 3 years of extended support).

Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all.

I got a better deal. The Pixel 9a which normally sells for $499 is on sale right now for $249. With the $150 store credit and a trade-in of $80 on my Pixel 6a, I was able to upgrade to a new 9a for only $20. Now hopefully the 9a won't have battery issues.

It doesn't seem to me that an integer between 0 and 2 has enough range for most applications.

Only if it is served with fava beans and a fine Chianti.

But... but... if I do that, it means I can only buy as much each month as I can afford. I would be using my credit card only as a convenience for not carrying around lots of cash, instead of indulging myself and letting me live beyond my means. Where is the fun in that?

Those who understand binary, and those who do not.

What we need is to create a "printhead" for a 3D printer that contains a farm of these bacteria, and can deposit the plastic as it is created. Might be a bit on the slow side though.

Um, $150K is just the deposit to reserve a spot. I'm pretty sure the full cost for the ride is quite a bit more.

For years, we have been blatantly copying and sharing music with each other. Napster, torrent sites, you name it. Why buy an album when I can download it or rip a copy from a friend? But now, the AI companies are threatening the livelihood of the artists, and we are finally willing to rally behind them.

D'oh, I should have said ".. if the shop owner had had a brother named Luigi."

...if the shop owner's son had been named Luigi.

Is the star of (c) related to Suicide Squid?

Will everybody know your name? (insert ear worm)

I can't read the article because it's behind Bloomberg's paywall, so I apologize if they addressed this there... But it sounds like San Francisco wants to tax Lyft and the drivers for the same money. I don't think that's right. If the drivers have to claim the revenue as income, then Lyft should only have to claim the portion they receive from the drivers.