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Microsoft promises the traditional decade, or as long as the hardware can handle the OS, whichever comes first. Or until they announce Windows 11
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Or they might be counting in binary!
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OK, so the main difference here is that you will get updates (i.e., features) as well as support for 10 years. Previously it was updates just within the 5-year mainstream support period, right? Caveat being that your PC can handle any increase in system requirements.
Kevin
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If you truly think your electronics have been invaded by an evil spirit, there's someone who will take your call — Reverend Joey Talley — a Wiccan witch from the San Francisco Bay Area who claims to solve supernatural issues for techies. "She turned me into a newt!"
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Windows 10 has a secret screen recording tool that can be used to capture on-screen activity as a video file. Coming soon: conspiracies about its "real purpose"
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Might be useful, and "secret" is a bit misused in this case.
Geek code v 3.12 {
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- r++>+++ y+++*
Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
}
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[^] I don't want to have something I am wearing, or carrying, broadcasting; and yes, I do realize that even my entry-level Samsung cell-phone (not a smart-phone) does that.
Yes, I am becoming more and more an old curmudgeon, perhaps like Howard Hughes, but without the money, the penthouse, or the Mormons 
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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Off and on we have things in common. Who'da figured?
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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BillWoodruff wrote: Yes, I am becoming more and more an old curmudgeon
No, you're not even nearly paranoid enough.
Once most of the people can be tracked, we will have world-peace. Anyone opposing the idea will be disposed of by some drone.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: will be disposed of by some drone.
How?
That reminds me that if I ever have a cat I will name it "Belling". 
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It should give you the creeps.
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For the last 40 years, Moore's Law predicted that processors could double in power every two years. Intel acknowledges that it's on more of a two-and-a-half-year cycle. Reduced speed ahead
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Time for the next big leap.
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They more than doubled in some instances so Intel has some "credit" to use up during this rough patch. 
Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.
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Getting really good at telling teammates that their code is littered with problems is like getting really good at breaking into your car after locking yourself out of it. "Careful with that axe, Eugene"
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Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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If your shop uses code reviews, then it is not necessary to single out a developer and tell them how bad they are.
You have a controlled environment where you can make suggestions and point out issues that must be resolved.
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wear a bulletproof fire suit
Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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I prefer to address coworkers that write bad code with "Hey, sh*t for brains!"
[edit]Oh geez, now that I actually read the article, I have to wonder, why all this politically correct warm fuzzy garbage? What ever happened to "we made a huge mistake hiring you. You're FIRED!" But no, we have to waste our time coddling incompetence. And I don't mean you should apply this to junior devs - you know what you're getting into -- this should be applied to those people who lie when they knowingly (or not) call themselves a "senior" developer.[/edit]
Marc
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Coding errors are fairly straight forward to address. If you have comprehensive coding standards and regular code reviews, then these sorts of awkward situations can be avoided altogether. What is more difficult are design flaws in someone else's code. It is easier to improve your coding skills than to improve your design skills.
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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Dominic Burford wrote: coding standards
So much this. Without a documented coding standard it becomes a clash of egos. "This is the way I would do it because (long-winded reasons trying to convince others).".
With a documented coding standard it becomes "This is a violation of rule #32. Fix it."
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Coding mnemonics, which help software developers remember everything from variable names to language syntax, can take many - sometimes odd - forms. Why is there no mnemonic to help me how to spell that word?
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Er, nope, never done that.
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After you figure out the mnemonic for "mnemonic", could you work on one for "diarrhea"?
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Dance I Am Really, Really Happy Evading Always?
TTFN - Kent
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