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As announced at WWDC last month, Apple is making a beta of its newly updated mobile operating system, iOS 9, available to the general public for testing starting today, alongside the beta version of OS X El Capitan, its updated desktop OS. Because breaking your machine (and phone) is a sign of love
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BETA get it while the gettin's good. 
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There's a critical vulnerability in some versions of the widely used OpenSSL code library that in some cases allows attackers to impersonate cryptographically protected websites, e-mail servers, and virtual private networks, according to an advisory issued early Thursday morning. Did I mention Amazon has released a replacement?
At least partial: S2n[^]
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In a tribute to Windows Server 2003, which reaches its end of life on July 14, disaster recovery provider Databarracks, together with the University of Surrey’s Electronics and Amateur Radio Society, launched a Windows 2003 disk into space. "On its journey back, it amassed so much knowledge, it achieved consciousness itself. It became a living thing."
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Of that "living thing," it merely sat on the couch, ate chips, watched HD sports, and 'amassed' so much weight it paralleled its follow-ons ... you know: bloated.
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I believe that sometimes it’s necessary to reject a bug fix and ask its author to re-do the patch in order to protect the project from bigger problems. "You didn't say, please" didn't make the list?
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Those were OK but sort of stupid reasons, IMO.
Here's my list:
- It doesn't fix the bug
- It introduces other bugs
- You monkey-patched the code instead of fixing the real issue
- You didn't use your brain -- ie, there are wider, fundamental flaws in the business logic
3 is the most commonly used form in duck-typed languages like Ruby, but I've seen it done (and sadly, done it myself) in typed languages as well.
4 I find often enough, again in my code as well, and the temptation to fix the narrow problem rather than say, guys, we need to rethink this whole piece here, is hard to overcome.
(Stupid auto-markdown, can't just type "#3" anymore with the post going nutso.)
5 Like this.
Marc
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Just uncheck the 'Use Markdown Formatting' checkbox at the bottom of the post page to disable it (it is also in your settings page)
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Because you failed to get permission to close a backdoor?
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A few valid reasons to reject a site from publication in the insider.
1) An obnoxious cover almost the entire screen ad when the page was loaded.
2) Publishing content copied from a second site[^] that doesn't do that.
3) I haven't had a good excuse to dis any of the other sites you've used recently. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Dan Neely wrote: An obnoxious cover almost the entire screen ad when the page was loaded.
Yeah, seems like everyone is moving to these popup style ads. But this one is particularly bad. OK, skipping them from now on.
I haven't had a good excuse to dis any of the other sites you've used recently. As always, your efforts are appreciated  and 
TTFN - Kent
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It was not a bug, it was a feature
Just ask MS, they will tell you.
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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A new survey reinforces the notion that a computer science degree is a smart career move, and finds that students are well aware of it. 13% started at over $100k. :boggle:
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In SF or NY, 100k is not a big deal; it's like 50k in the mid-west.
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Ah, yeah, you're right. $100K in SF is probably minimum wage 
But still - for straight out of college? Yeesh.
TTFN - Kent
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In central Ohio, recruited grads with credentials can expect 60k -> 70k at larger companies like JPMorgan or Cardinal Health, but smaller companies in the 45k -> 60k range.
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Still way too much for a new grad (IMO - at least the larger company number), but much better.
TTFN - Kent
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Sounds about right for my employer in ruralish southwestern pa.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Looks like this[^] comes from a different sample.
Or has the trend changed so rapidly?
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Earlier this week, we reported that Microsoft was expected to hit the RTM (Release To Manufacturing) milestone this week but that deadline has now slipped. People. Stop finding bugs!
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Kent Sharkey wrote: People. Stop finding bugs!
Haters gonna hate!
"Leave Windows alone!" 
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No surprise. It's Neowin. Their stuff is either stolen, speculation, or both.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: People. Stop finding bugs!
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: People. Stop finding bugs!
On a MS product ?
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Erm. Yeah. What was I thinking? 
TTFN - Kent
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