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The search giant has abandoned a project that would integrate bank accounts with Google Pay. A new corporate record!
Maybe someday they'll cancel the project before they think of it.
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Interesting map of submarine cables around the world.
Submarine Cable Map[^]
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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Interesting - some of these are in the future. And OMG, Facebook owning some of these? Somehow that just doesn't sit right with me.
Quote: Bifrost
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RFS
2024
Cable Length
15,000 km
Owners
Facebook, Keppel T&T, Telin
Suppliers
ASN
Notes
Exact landing points are still undecided.
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Facebook doesn't set right with me.
I wonder who has more data on us, Facebook or NSA?
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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Of the two, I think I prefer Facebook. Facebook can't (yet) send goons around to arrest you for your opinions. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Mmmm.... nice information for those who eventually want to bring us back to the pre-internet times  
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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True, except that attacking the software underlying the Internet is much easier than attacking the hardware. I therefore expect software-based attacks to be much more common than attempts to blow up hardware.
(Though IMO, a person/group that releases a virus that disables all so-called 'social media' should receive the Nobel Peace Prize!  )
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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The specific processor and TPM requirements of the operating system means there are large segments of users who will not be able to upgrade to the OS. In the main, if your PC is older than 2017 it is unlikely to run Windows 11. This Piques Many 2.0
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Half of enterprise PCs run Windows 7, thre is a bunch still using XP. What do they expect? Especially if they break compatibility with something every edition?
GCS d--(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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This is (SURELY!) the year of the LINUX DESKTOP!!! Squeeeeee!!! 
I run Ubuntu 20.04 and am very happy with it.
There is only one thing I can't run that I would like to run : Visual Studio 20xx.
I can run Visual Studio Code and in most cases that covers it.
Did you know you can debug C# code on Linux in Visual Studio Code? Yep, works just as you hpe it would.
So, the only thing I really need Visual Studio 20xx for is building desktop apps (winforms) but...(here comes the troll) .... no one develops winform apps any more.
Even if you do, just run Win1x in VirtualBox and run it from Linux. 
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I honestly don't understand their thinking on this one.
In essence they are saying "Windows 11 is something you can skip". Alternatively, Microsoft are saying "We give up. The only way we can keep Windows secure is by relying on hardware. Good luck everyone else, we'll talk to you again when you're willing to buy hardware strong enough to work around what we can't do".
I can promise everyone that all the malware, all the scams, or the phishing, and many, many zero-day exploits will still be nicely at home in Windows 11.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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This. It strikes me that Microsoft have caught some sort of corporate auto-immune illness, where they have begun to attack their own products from within.
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Windows is a victim of its own success.
One problem is that Windows has so many "compatibility layers" built in to support cruft that dates back to 16-bit Windows, that refactoring is almost impossible. Even the move to 64-bit, which abandoned most of the 16-bit stuff wasn't sufficient - all it did was to double the workload, because they now need to ensure that 32-bit and 64-bit Windows are still compatible when running 32-bit programs.
Another, more fundamental problem, is the decision taken back in the days in Windows NT 4.0, of removing much of the C2 security mechanisms in favour of speed. Windows NT 3.1 was much slower than NT 4.0, but it had an architecture better suited to security.
A third issue is Microsoft's penchant for putting everything in the basic O/S - Internet access, IPC, etc. This may make for a faster user experience, can help lock in clients, but is a terrible mess to keep secure.
IMO, fixing these O/S-level issues while remaining compatible at the application level would require a major redesign and rebuild, about the equivalent of rewriting Windows from scratch. Even in the doubtful case that MS has the programming & financial resources to do this, I don't see them putting that kind of effort into Windows.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Several years ago Microsoft were working on a brand new managed code operating system named Midori (which was possibly an implementation of the Singularity research OS) with, it was said, a plan to use it to replace Windows. The idea, it was said, was for Windows to run in a virtualised environment (much like the XP subsystem in Windows 7 but perhaps more transparently integrated) so as not to suddenly lose backward compatibility. Sadly, they chickened out of that and just carried on adding cruft to Windows with W8 onwards.
Midori: Midori (operating system) - Wikipedia[^]
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Selecting a vendor with a low system impact solution could make a significant difference That's their replacement's worry
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IT Pro Portal said: Slower machines, ..., also use more energy, which means higher costs and a greater impact on the environment.
So throwing them away, and creating new ones from raw parts torn out of the earth is less impactful? From what I last heard, we are still not good at recycling.
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It is possible that the additional resources required to run an older computer for a couple of additional years are greater than the resources required to produce and run a new computer, and dispose of the old.
I would have to see a careful accounting of all costs (including environmental costs), before agreeing.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Intel's Loihi processors have electronics that behave a lot like neurons. They've got the nerve!
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While the C++11 standard recently had its 10th birthday, there are still developers out there using modern C++ for the first time. With that in mind, we’ve prepared a series of short introductory posts on the features of C++11 and beyond. Rewrite in Rust?
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To overcome the developer skills shortage, software engineering leaders need to upskill and reskill their existing employees and new hires. "Tank, I need a pilot program for a B-212 helicopter"
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Quote: Step 3: Motivate employees to broaden their skills
I would posit that this will backfire on employers. As employees learn new skills "at the employer's expense" those employees will discover they can earn more in other companies, because the company they currently work for isn't adjusting the employee's salary based on their new skills. So this is a bit of a conundrum for employers, I would think.
Quote: Three elements of motivation
are not Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose, they are money, more money, and even more money. 
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Marc Clifton wrote: So this is a bit of a conundrum for employers, I would think.
 And that's what causes a lot of employers to hold off on training existing employees, me thinks. Someone needs to trust and take the first step. 
TTFN - Kent
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I tell people "You got me all wrong. For me it's not just about the money. Its about the amount of the money."
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The easy way is to allow the existing employees to update existing company software, and write new software, with the newest frameworks. If the job isn't interesting, devs will stagnate.
".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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