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Ever since I had to disable the Windows 10 "update" on all my kids' computers as well as my own, I've disable automatic updates and now go through the tedium of checking each update. Microsoft has hinted that the Windows 10 update will eventually be automatic. Perhaps it won't suck by then, but it only reaffirms my choice to disable updates.
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It's not just because of Microsoft either. I have an ATI based graphics card in an old box and it nagged me to update, so I did...screwed up the HDMI sound output on the thing...took me half a day to figure out it was the update and find old drivers to install.
So now my philosophy is 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'
Kinda sick of everyone adding trendoid social networking or creepy search engine spying to their software as well.
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Several years ago, I switched to using only NVidia because of the nightmare of ATI drivers. Yeah, NVidia has their issues too, but no where near as bad as ATI.
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I tried an NVidia card once...it was kinda crashy, which put me off...one day, I will try them again.
My current graphics issue is the Intel HD graphics on my new Gigabyte motherboard is periodically crashing...thought I would try to suffer with the onboard graphics this time but it's looking like it's time for a new graphics card too
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lol, another reason not to upgrade.
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Unnamed sources have pointed to Project Astoria being more than "not ready yet", with the possibility of the project being cut for good. A bridge too far
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks what's next will be the "agent," the sort of virtual assistant like his company's Cortana that controls the apps on our phone or computer for us. Hey Cortana: Click that link for me and read me the resulting page
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All the good stuff happens on my day off
TTFN - Kent
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Elle est bien bonne
May be I should contact them. If windows 3.1 is at rage at Orly, my resume will look like state of the art
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Air France Air Chance
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Too soon ... even in another 10 years, still too soon
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They should have used NT 3.1...
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A flaw in the Apache Commons Collections component puts Java application servers at risk of compromise. Well, that's a first: a Java vulnerability
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To be fair, that's actually a fault in an Apache library, not Java itself.
(Makes a change - but I believe most Java vulnerabilities relate to the browser plugin, not the server-side - where it remains inexplicably popular).
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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This isn’t going to be a rant about functional programming, which is awesome. This is a warning about some practices that you are very likely going to apply to your code, which are terribly wrong! You had me at "Beware of Java"
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While learning FP, I thought I should read a blog post, which used Java to help me bridge the OOP and FP.
In this article I will explain the most widely used ideas from functional languages using examples written in Java (yes, you could write functional programs in Java if you felt particularly masochistic). Time to say goodbye to a good guide I think.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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This sounds similar to: "Beware of driving your car on water!"
Seriously: Would you think C is a good choice when trying to build a Django based website? Would it be a good idea to learn (actual details, not just using of some library) about raw USB signals processing using Ruby?
Java has its uses ... it's just not what you should look at when you actually wanted to do FP. Yes J8 had introduced the lambda (and some minor FP stuff), and yes more is expected later. But that's like stating: "Because my car has a GPS built in, it should already be a self driving car".
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irneb wrote: Because my car has a GPS built in, it should already be a self driving car
Well, what are you waiting for? Get on it!
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I already have it, don't I? Only it don't drive so well ... I mean I turn on the engine, start up the GPS, put it in drive and watch it go ... but it still seems to drive into walls! Damn! What's wrong?
IMO, that's the same as this idea of J8's lambda's ... i.e. just because there's some features necessary for FP now built into Java, this article seems to expect Java to be "good at FP". And then finding it's not ...
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At the Agile Testing Days 2015 Wouter Lagerweij talked about how rebuilding a legacy system instead of refactoring it has helped a team to adopt agile practices like test driven development, automated testing, and continuous delivery. or Relax?
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"Microsoft needs to go beyond standing up for the rights of businesses and governments; we need to be a voice for people" Anyone have a spare irony meter? Mine just blew up.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Anyone have a spare irony meter? Mine just blew up. Need one too.
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Wow ... that's a literary feat of note! 3000 sarcastic words in one document!
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