Comment what exactly is a bitcoin anyway? (Score 1) 91
I never understood what exactly a bitcoin is other than a receipt for computational resources consumed and I am still shocked that a market for them exists.
Submission + - SPAM: Peter Thiel Claims Zuck agreed to Deal with Trump Administration
ytene writes: Danika Fears over at The Daily Beast carries some pretty explosive reporting, describing how Peter Thiel — of Palantir infamy — claims in a new biography by Max Chafkin that Mark Zuckerberg agreed to push "State-Sanctioned Conservatism" in return for the Trump administration steering clear of any "heavy-handed regulations".
This could well be one of those situations where it doesn't matter if the core claim is true or false — because either way this is going to get ugly.
This could well be one of those situations where it doesn't matter if the core claim is true or false — because either way this is going to get ugly.
Comment Yes, but only for engineers. (Score 2) 198
My company gives most engineers a linux desktop for software development as well as a MacBook Pro or Chrome Book for other tasks.
We also encourage the use of virtual Linux servers for those employees that don't want a physical footprint of a desktop computer.
Comment Re:We already know this creature by another name (Score 2) 156
MGTOW == Mold Going Its Own Way?
Comment Re:Blazing Saddles (Score 1) 893
Blazing Saddles isn't underrated. It routinely shows up on lists of greatest comedies. It has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, both for critics and audience.
Comment calendar reminder on the service entry date (Score 1) 233
The day I activated my current router, I put in a entry in the SysOp calendar saying "Router XYZ Active as of 20XX-XX-XX" with quarterly reminders.
I check the devices on those dates, or around those dates, and if it hasn't been updated in a year, I buy a replacement.
I do this for all the phones, tablets and other devices my family uses.
Yes, I use the word SysOp. I've been around that long.
Comment Re:Year of the Hurd Desktop? (Score 1) 129
it will ship with perl 6
Fifteen Classic PC Design Mistakes 806
Harry writes "Once upon a time, it wasn't a given that PC owners should be able to format their own floppy disks. Or that ports should be standard, not proprietary. Or that it was a lousy idea to hardwire a PC's AC adapter, or to put the power supply in the printer so that a printer failure rendered the PC unusable, too. Over at Technologizer, Benj Edwards has taken a look at some of the worst design decisions from personal computing's early years — including ones involving famous flops such as the PCJr, obscure failures such as Mattel's Aquarius, and machines that succeeded despite flaws, like the first Mac. In most instances — but not all — their bad decisions taught the rest of the industry not to make the same errors again."
Comment Hurd (Score 1) 565
You can get a QEMU image for Hurd. Or a live cd. Or install Debian with the Hurd kernal.
Hardly vapor.
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