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Tabs come to every window in Windows 10 “Sets”(arstechnica.com)
67 points by nikbackm 9y ago|40 comments
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Well, surely DRM prevents enough users from copying the product to make it worthwhile? It does not need to be perfect to achieve that. Many people will never go looking for tools to break the DRM or DRM-free copies from torrent sites and th
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How four Microsoft engineers proved that the “darknet” would defeat DRM(arstechnica.com)
2 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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by nikbackm 9y ago
That's what copy-on-write is for. ;)
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The destruction of graduate education in the United States(scottaaronson.com)
2 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Not so sure, if the animals can find something to eat on the land, then it should be possible to grow something humans can eat as well. Maybe not wheat and such, but other, more hardy plants.
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Why did you switch 2 days ago instead of waiting for 57? Just a co-incidence?
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Are you sure? If f() returns a value then you have a problem and should fix it, but if f() instead returns a reference (that is not dangling in itself), then it should be fine.
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When will the Earth try to kill us again?(arstechnica.com)
5 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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by nikbackm 9y ago
The camera sticking out is not a problem when you use a case. Which most probably want to? Have to protect the expensive device somehow.
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Why "deep down"? Seems to be a pretty obvious lie.
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Not really a problem, if a "basic thing" is common enough you just put it into a library. Maybe even the C++ standard library. The "interface" definition should probably qualify for that.
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Yep, should never have updated it past iOS 6.
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Wouldn't fopen and friends also have issues when locking isn't working properly?
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Common C++ Modules TS Misconceptions(build2.org)
2 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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Digital Resource Lifespan(xkcd.com)
9 points by nikbackm 9y ago|2 comments
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Creator of the Matrix code reveals its mysterious origins(cnet.com)
2 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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2^n is exponential, but 2^50 is finite(scottaaronson.com)
2 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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Stopping ransomware: Protecting your data with Controlled folder access(blogs.technet.microsoft.com)
2 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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Mercedes handles the competition because it knows how to handle data, too(arstechnica.com)
3 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Yes.
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Why does NTVDM create empty IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS files?(blogs.msdn.microsoft.com)
3 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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Microsoft’s Edge browser now has iOS, Android versions(arstechnica.com)
1 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Looks to be some small amount of C code in those macros as well.
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How can I detect that my window is on the current virtual desktop?(blogs.msdn.microsoft.com)
1 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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Firefox 56.0 Release Notes(mozilla.org)
4 points by nikbackm 9y ago|0 comments
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Some background about him here. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/aek3pp/the-small-...
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by nikbackm 9y ago
There's also "msconfig", present in Windows 7.
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Regarding the last point. Windows Defender will normally be active by default on Windows 10 unless you go out of your way to turn it off.
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by nikbackm 9y ago
Makes sense, most people only have one face.

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