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Bill Gates does not seem to be a fan of cryptocurrencies. I guess he didn't buy into bitcoin at the bottom?
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Bill said: He said that the ease with which people can anonymously buy drugs is a major problem
So the opioid epidemic is caused by BitCoin?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Gates is just a real crypto pessimist, I think he said something again 
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Windows 7 computers without an antivirus scanner won’t receive the latest security updates automatically. Well, there's a new way of dealing with Windows Update
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In other news, Windows Defender now auto-installed on Windows 7.
You can't win...
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: You can't win...
You could always just set the registry key and carry on getting updates for your legacy software. Methinks it's Microsoft that can't win 
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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It appears many programmers work in environments where they are treated like idiot savants; brilliant children capable only of coding. Make sure the wake-up call includes their extra-foam, two-pump, skinny vanilla cap
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Unfortunately, it is often true.
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You have no idea how bad I want to send this to my managers. Bu if I did, I'm sure the beat down would be hard, fast, and continuous.
This article describes my managers almost perfectly. And not in the good way. We've slowly been heading toward isolation from users and simply being told what, when, and how to do projects for years. This last year we've been excluded from meetings with users regarding project requests as if the new 'project manager' is an expert on all the various systems we maintain.
I suspect the next step will be a complete disconnect from the users and the removal of analyst from our job titles and duties. They can then truly refer to us a "coders".
"...JavaScript could teach Dyson how to suck." -- Nagy Vilmos
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At MWC 2018 today, Google announced the beta release of Flutter, its mobile UI framework for developing native interfaces on iOS and Android. Who wants to take a flutter on it?
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Well in Dutch 'flut' means something like 'sh*t' 
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Only for Dart players...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Microsoft has released an updated guide on driver security. This new guide offers advice that developers could use to ensure Windows drivers are secured against basic attacks and preventable flaws. Ooooooh. They're *supposed to be* secure? Good thing they updated that.
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we have driverless cars, when are the driverless computers coming out. I can't believe I had to type this out myself. There should be a robot at my desk doing this for me by now.
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Exclusive: Intel’s new Vaunt smart glasses actually look good - The Verge[^]
verge: When you’re wearing them, you see a stream of information on what looks like a screen — but it’s actually being projected onto your retina.
verge: On the right stem of the glasses sits a suite of electronics designed to power a very low-powered laser (technically a VCSEL). That laser shines a red, monochrome image somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 x 150 pixels onto a holographic reflector on the glasses’ right lens. The image is then reflected into the back of your eyeball, directly onto the retina.
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For several years, one of the greatest fears of the world's legacy companies has been disruption by an Uber or Airbnb — an adroit new startup with a cheap, market-shattering idea. But a surprising new reality led by the confluence of big data and artificial intelligence has softened their anxiety, and made them think they — and not startups — are the new, new thing, according to a new study. And by "roar back", they mean "people will realize that framework of the week doesn't help"
Yeah, a study by IBM and Oxford found that old technologies are best. Next up, a study by Hansom and The Daily News find that "carriages are about to make a big comeback"
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A toy EEG headset and a drink dispenser, hacked together as a mind-reading bar bot. *May cause mild to extreme alcohol poisoning
(If you put your mind to it)
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Good bar-staff have been reading minds for centuries.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Both the Q# language, and the company's quantum simulator, will run on these platforms in addition to Windows. For all your quantum needs (or not)
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Project work keeps piling on, and integration needs are getting out of hand. "More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason - including blind stupidity."
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Experts have warned that despite the “feverish” trend towards adopting the adjustable desks, there is little solid evidence to support their use, as well as concerns they may do more harm than good. Back to my lie-down "desk" I go
I can testify to both of these being true. At least, that's my excuse for the second one.
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The Empire Office-Chair-Lobby Strikes Back  Return of the swivel-chair battles!
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I've worked with people who have had desks that can be used in a sitting or standing position; the desk has controls to raise or lower as needed. I suppose, for those that have 'standing only' desks, they could request chair with extreme extension to allow them to 'sit' at an elevated level. No harm there, not is there...
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The surging price of bitcoin (among others) in 2017 led more than a few companies to hop on the cryptocurrency bandwagon with hopes of striking it rich almost overnight. But my new one is going to make people rich*, invest now!
*Well, me. Hopefully.
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