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PassingClouds··on MenuetOS – a GUI OS that boots from a single floppy disk
Pretty much it. An modern OS is more than just a window and file manager, 90% of the work is in all the edge cases that we take for granted.
PassingClouds··on Microsoft's Copilot chatbot is running into problems
They should be trying to convince people it is something they want rather than forcing it on people. Alas that would mean making a product people want and Im not sure they are there.
PassingClouds··on Sam Altman Responds to Anthropic Ad Campaign
Here you go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQRu7DdTTVA

PassingClouds··on The Great Unwind
Looks like the BRICS initiative is building towards this with an August announcement. But until it happens, this is still in rumor territory.

https://bmg-group.com/russia-confirms-brics-will-create-gold...

PassingClouds··on China Moon Mission: Aiming for 2030 lunar landing
It is interesting to see who will get there first. China seems to be right on target with their schedule, but the US is being more ambitious, this also looks a bit more fragile on execution.

I long suspect Blue Origin will be the first US based to touch down as Starship is just too complicated to get it done in the next 2-3 years, but that doesnt mean even the 2028 landing is assured.

Space exploration had been fairly low key for decades but the last decade has been something to see.

PassingClouds··on Young adults report lower life satisfaction in Sweden
I have said for a long time that if housing was cheaper, that is a good start to getting other thing under control. It gives folks a target to hit for stability. Once a bit more stable, it frees up opportunities to address other issues.

I say this as a home owner, let the market crash, I dont care what my house is valued as it is an asset not an investment.

PassingClouds··on France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US
It could be similar to when China kicked out a lot of non-domestic players. They even had a nickname for it. From the link below.

Fengkou fēng kǒu 风口

n. wind tunnel; an area or sector where, for a period of time, all investors want to invest in. Everyone stands a chance to fly when there is favorable wind blowing from behind.

https://www.newconceptmandarin.com/learn-chinese-blog/chines...