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nixass··on Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government officials
And people still voting ReformUK while seeing what's happening across the pond with equally idiotic people who are in charge for last ~18 months + 4 years in their first term. Looks like they need to learn on their own skin
nixass··on Classic 7 is a Windows 10 LTSC mod to look 1:1 to Windows 7
7 is better than anything coming after it. Microsoft finally figured out the design, no ads embedded into every corner, no app store, no integration of every MS service into it. Earlier than 7 versions can be discussed in terms of if they match or surpass 7 or not but for myself it was MS' pinnacle in OS design
nixass··on Cisco workforce reductions
> Somewhat like MAGA.

Wow this escalated quickly. What OP is saying is not anecdotal but true to every major US tech company. You can cope all you want, won't make a difference

nixass··on The vi family
There's plenty of us weirdos out there
nixass··on The vi family
Exactly, it's wild!

If anyone wants to have a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXBC85SGC0Q

Correction, the driver is specifically for Apple Xserve front-panel

nixass··on The vi family
Few days ago I watched a video where a guy wrote the code for Linux USB driver from scratch. In frickin' vi! It was a ride
nixass··on US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400k on Maduro raid
Forgot the /s
nixass··on US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400k on Maduro raid
> Count 5 - Engaging in a Monetary Transaction in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activity

For a moment there I read this as the unlawful activity was Maduro's arrest, and someone made money on that fact.

nixass··on John Ternus to become Apple CEO
Outside of the US Japan is the most saturated Apple's market
nixass··on John Ternus to become Apple CEO
It's funny how yesterday's John's wiki article didn't even know his exact age/DOB. Now it's corrected :)
nixass··on John Ternus to become Apple CEO
it means nothing when the UX is hot garbage
nixass··on John Ternus to become Apple CEO
> Apple’s software is the best in the non-free software world compared to Google's or Microsoft

Apple's iOS is hot garbage. The macOS is not far behind on how horrible the UX is

nixass··on Compare country sizes on the Lunar surface
Also has Mars, Mercury and Venus for comparison
nixass··on Amazon to acquire Globalstar and expand Amazon Leo satellite network
"they"
nixass··on Amazon to acquire Globalstar and expand Amazon Leo satellite network
If something hits a house then you can analyze what hit it. I wouldn't make a conspiracy out of it. Meteor and space junk are quite different things.
nixass··on Missouri town fires half its city council over data center deal
You're wrong. People are probably impressed by the dollar value number it takes to build a DC/campus and then expect that the number of hired people should be "proportionally" equally high. It doesn't work like that but DCs definitely create more than enough local jobs for qualified even after it's built
nixass··on Missouri town fires half its city council over data center deal
> Serious question, what jobs do datacenters create? Are there jobs for local residents?

If locals are qualified then yes. The DC itself does not have many permanent staff (tech, facilities, security) but loads of work is contracted. I'd say that great majority of the work done in and around the DC campus is outsourced, and it creates work for plenty of people.

nixass··on France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
> yet

Best time to start doing it was yesterday. Second best time to start doing it now. They are at "now" step.

nixass··on Creating the Futurescape for the Fifth Element (2019)
her partner "engineered" it while she "architected", whatever that means in this particular case
nixass··on German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Google account to function
So much about digital sovereignty
nixass··on Arm AGI CPU
I'm "people" and AGI means nothing to me
nixass··on Jury finds Meta liable in case over child sexual exploitation on its platforms
Oh no those pesky Europeans extorting money from US tech companies. No, wait..
nixass··on Flighty Airports
A website requiring me to download their app for detailed report on certain airport is not worth my time.
nixass··on Germany's Solar Boom Eases Power Costs as Gas Price Jumps
Correct, and the author of that piece should be aware of that fact
nixass··on Germany's Solar Boom Eases Power Costs as Gas Price Jumps
It's not interesting, it's expected.
nixass··on Germany's Solar Boom Eases Power Costs as Gas Price Jumps
> Perhaps they're more common in the richer parts of the country where a profit can be more readily turned, but not up here.

These cost about 300-400 euros in local Aldi or Lidl (yes they sell them occasionally) with inverter, ready to plug-in (800W limit). At these prices they're accessible to everyone

nixass··on Germany's Solar Boom Eases Power Costs as Gas Price Jumps
I love how these articles pop up only after we exited couple of months long depressing, cloudy, rainy and snowy season into full blast sunshine for last two weeks or so.
nixass··on Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)
> Well, sure is good the environmentalists shut down the German nuclear plants!

Shutting down the nukes is inversely proportional to homeopathy popularity in Germany. That says it all

nixass··on Amazon holds engineering meeting following AI-related outages
Absolutely correct. Now let's drop anothet few billions to make AI better and avoid such mistakes in the future. And we might lay off some more folks to make room in a budget for more AI
nixass··on A useless infinite scroll experiment
Why not Fahrenheits while at it?
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