bobm

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bobm··on Use Windows as a stateless OS on your devices

Or, run windows 10/osx/linux + vmware and run windows 11 from vmware and make a snapshot on the base system.

Make a copy of the base and you always have a return point.

bobm··on Sharrow MX-1: Tipless propeller (2020)

https://www.sharrowmarine.com

They still seem to be around. Not rocking the world yet but I'm surprised that they haven't come out with a cheaper model. Might be harder to cast than expected.

bobm··on MacBook Pro 16 Has a Fan Problem

So what does activity monitor or ‘top’ tell you is running? My 16 runs quiet unless I’m compiling and I run multiple vms and am impressed with how it runs.

bobm··on Ruby on Rails is out: major coding bootcamp ditches it, due to waning interest

The part you are missing is that 'agile' has spawned it's own industry that is going to be hard to supplant. From the 'if it doesn't work you're doing it wrong' to the 'we look busy so we must be busy' it's going to be some time before we can put agile behind us and get some work done.

bobm··on Ask HN: Anyone else planning to head back to Microsoft?

What puzzles me is that MS refuses to get away from the OS in many many versions: Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education, Mobile and Mobile Enterprise. You would think that they would have copied Apple on OS and Server and be done with it.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10#Editions_and_pricing