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Re: Need a new password? Don't choose one of these 306 million

Richard Deeming3-Aug-17 10:07

Richard Deeming

3-Aug-17 10:07

Kent Sharkey wrote:
How did he think this was a good idea?

Why not ask the man himself? He's a member here[^], but I'm not sure if he's still active: @User-993886

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Re: Need a new password? Don't choose one of these 306 million

Nelek4-Aug-17 9:28

Nelek

4-Aug-17 9:28

looking at the reputation history... i would say, no. The account has been abandoned for a big while

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Re: Need a new password? Don't choose one of these 306 million

Rob Grainger4-Aug-17 4:11

Rob Grainger

4-Aug-17 4:11

I particularly like the "Do not send any password you actively use to a third-party service - even this one!" on the Password Search page.

"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.

Microsoft is updating the Windows Console colors for the first time in 20 years

Kent Sharkey2-Aug-17 10:46

Kent Sharkey

2-Aug-17 10:46

The Verge[^]:
Microsoft is giving its Windows Console (Command Prompt) a color overhaul.

If this doesn't get everyone to upgrade, what will?

Re: Microsoft is updating the Windows Console colors for the first time in 20 years

j snooze2-Aug-17 11:22

j snooze

2-Aug-17 11:22

Forget Robots, AI, and Augmented Reality...this is next-level tech disruption.

Re: Microsoft is updating the Windows Console colors for the first time in 20 years

PIEBALDconsult2-Aug-17 13:56

PIEBALDconsult

2-Aug-17 13:56

There are still some I haven't used.

Besides, CGA ought to be enough for anyone.

Re: Microsoft is updating the Windows Console colors for the first time in 20 years

Joe Woodbury2-Aug-17 14:14

Joe Woodbury

2-Aug-17 14:14

Great, one more thing I'll have to turn off.

Re: Microsoft is updating the Windows Console colors for the first time in 20 years

SoMad2-Aug-17 18:45

SoMad

2-Aug-17 18:45

I had to check my calendar. I figured it was more plausible that I had been sucked into a time vortex, taking me back to April 1 than the article been legit.

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Re: Microsoft is updating the Windows Console colors for the first time in 20 years

Nathan Minier3-Aug-17 1:23

Nathan Minier

3-Aug-17 1:23

I thought cmd was being deprecated in favor of PowerShell in the near term.

I guess that dream has died.

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli

Re: Microsoft is updating the Windows Console colors for the first time in 20 years

Bassam Abdul-Baki3-Aug-17 5:39

Bassam Abdul-Baki

3-Aug-17 5:39

Additionally, the following table describes the color scheme change in terms of RGB values.

Color Name  Console Legacy RGB Values   New Default RGB Values
BLACK            0,0,0                   12,12,12
DARK_BLUE       0,0,128                 0,55,218
DARK_GREEN      0,128,0                 19,161,14
DARK_CYAN       0,128,128               58,150,221
DARK_RED        128,0,0                 197,15,31
DARK_MAGENTA    128,0,128               136,23,152
DARK_YELLOW     128,128,0               193,156,0
DARK_WHITE      192,192,192             204,204,204
BRIGHT_BLACK    128,128,128             118,118,118
BRIGHT_BLUE      0,0,255                 59,120,255
BRIGHT_GREEN    0,255,0                 22,198,12
BRIGHT_CYAN     0,255,255               97,214,214
BRIGHT_RED       255,0,0                 231,72,86
BRIGHT_MAGENTA  255,0,255               180,0,158
BRIGHT_YELLOW   255,255,0               249,241,165
WHITE            255,255,255             242,242,242

So Black and white are no longer black and white? Even RGB is less RGB than before.

@Chris-Maunder: The preview is showing me extra spaces before each column in the bolded lines. I'm using tabs. It's perfectly aligned if I don't bold the entire line. Will see what happens when posted.

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Re: Microsoft is updating the Windows Console colors for the first time in 20 years

Chris Maunder3-Aug-17 10:08

Chris Maunder

3-Aug-17 10:08

Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
The preview is showing me extra spaces before each column

Our tab-to-space converter isn't taking into account the (invisible) markup in the text. I'll add it to the TODO

cheers
Chris Maunder

Re: Microsoft is updating the Windows Console colors for the first time in 20 years

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter3-Aug-17 8:26

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

3-Aug-17 8:26

I thought the Year of Linux didn't come because of the terminal and nobody uses it under Windows, but "developers have been asking for"... Interesting, because this request has less then a hundred votes, and Microsoft already ignored request with over three thousands...

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Re: Microsoft is updating the Windows Console colors for the first time in 20 years

Member 37983409-Aug-17 20:24

Member 3798340

9-Aug-17 20:24

Since Anniversary Update console colors can be tweaked in registry as well in shortcut creation. I'm writing a tool to ease the customization GitHub - vhanla/ConsoleColor: Windows 10 Console Color Editor[^]

Test Driven Development is alive and well

Kent Sharkey2-Aug-17 7:16

Kent Sharkey

2-Aug-17 7:16

SD Times[^]:
Despite what you might have heard around the industry and on the Internet, Test Driven Development (TDD) is not dead. The practice is still alive and well, especially in this new modern agile world.

Can you show me the tests for that?

Re: Test Driven Development is alive and well

RickZeeland2-Aug-17 8:01

RickZeeland

2-Aug-17 8:01

It's deader than dead, at least where I work Wink | ;)

Re: Test Driven Development is alive and well

Duncan Edwards Jones2-Aug-17 8:40

Duncan Edwards Jones

2-Aug-17 8:40

Like everything else - it has its place and is useful in that place but should not be applied outside of that place...

Re: Test Driven Development is alive and well

Marc Clifton2-Aug-17 12:31

Marc Clifton

2-Aug-17 12:31

Test Driven Development promotes the idea of understanding what you are trying to build before you start building it

Building something before you understand what you are trying to build - now there's the real reason for why IT projects still fail. Laugh | :laugh:

It exposes weaknesses in requirements, in the architecture, and even in your test infrastructure before you start trying to build something.

Ah, right. By the time you've tested all that, you've practically built the thing you're supposed to be testing. Particularly when the reality is that requirements shift as pieces of the project come online, and more importantly, time marches on and requirements often change during the development process as a result of external, uncontrollable shifts in markets and technologies.

Funny how you could take that exact same sentence as a reason for why TDD fails! Laugh | :laugh:

Marc

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Re: Test Driven Development is alive and well

PIEBALDconsult2-Aug-17 16:48

PIEBALDconsult

2-Aug-17 16:48

I'm still working on Debugger-Driven Development. Sigh | :sigh:

VR is the fastest-growing skill for online freelancers

Kent Sharkey2-Aug-17 7:16

Kent Sharkey

2-Aug-17 7:16

Bloomberg[^]:
Workers who specialize in artificial intelligence also saw big jumps in demand for their expertise.

Are the jobs also virtual?

Re: VR is the fastest-growing skill for online freelancers

RickZeeland2-Aug-17 8:12

RickZeeland

2-Aug-17 8:12

We are the robots: Kraftwerk - The Robots - YouTube[^]

Re: VR is the fastest-growing skill for online freelancers

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter3-Aug-17 8:14

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

3-Aug-17 8:14

The lies of FB and Co. are not big enough anymore...

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Re: VR is the fastest-growing skill for online freelancers

Rob Grainger4-Aug-17 4:26

Rob Grainger

4-Aug-17 4:26

Given that it will be coming from a base of near zero, it doesn't take much to be "fastest growing". Just after Occulus released, it must have seen a near infinite growth spurt (as a percentage).

"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.

IBM and Sony cram up to 330 terabytes into tiny tape cartridge

Kent Sharkey2-Aug-17 7:16

Kent Sharkey

2-Aug-17 7:16

Ars Technica[^]:
Sputtered magnetic layer, lubricant, and new heads enable massive 200Gb/inch density.

The Visual Studio team is considering it to distribute the new build

Might need two cartridges though.

Re: IBM and Sony cram up to 330 terabytes into tiny tape cartridge

Ron Anders2-Aug-17 7:32

Ron Anders

2-Aug-17 7:32

No, not tape again!

Re: IBM and Sony cram up to 330 terabytes into tiny tape cartridge

RickZeeland2-Aug-17 8:33

RickZeeland

2-Aug-17 8:33

Is that red tape ?

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