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v0lta··on Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea disrupted
Today: no In 5-10 years: probably
v0lta··on Things about the new Firefox browser for Android
Just download 'Firefox Preview' in the Play Store. That's the version which will eventually replace the old one.
v0lta··on Sprint sues AT&T over its fake 5G branding
A tooltip or similar might have helped. If it isn't your goal to intentionally mislead.

If your goal is to intentionally mislead customers, ATT did accomplish.

v0lta··on SUSE to be acquired by EQT Partners
I use openSUSE Leap 15 as my daily driver.

Since I don't want to tinker every weekend with my distro anymore I need something stable. openSUSE Leap, based on SLE, offers this. Additionally KDE is a first-class citizen and just works as intended.

There's also a rolling release version, Tumbleweed, but I didn't try it yet.

v0lta··on Node 8.3.0 released
It's the Chromium part of Electron that uses that much RAM.
v0lta··on Rust as a gateway drug to Haskell
That's the most HN post title in a while
v0lta··on Kotlin is the hero Android needs
I totally agree. My main point against Scala is the mass of features, it's like a modern C++. In the worst case you end up with a dev team in which everyone codes in his very own style.
v0lta··on Windows Code Samples
We had to redo an inhouse Electron app in WPF because we came to the point where we had to do some stuff within windows, e.g. printing or create a heavily customized MSI file. Both is possible with Electron but with the native Windows solution it's easier to fine-tune behavior.

I think for UI and some web stuff Electron might really be superior. Especially if your team is already fluent with the web stack. But it has it's limits and if you reach them or have very specific requirements you might be better of with WPF or UWP apps and the initially higher effort of developing in C#/XAML might pay off.

Saying this I believe the existence of Electron is a great possibility for UI devs.

v0lta··on GPL Time Bomb – an interesting approach to FOSS licensing
self releasing license
v0lta··on It’s Time for Microsoft to Turn the Xbox into a PC
Sounds like a defect tbh. I use my xbone with wifi only and don't have any issues. I very rarely have to restart it.
v0lta··on Dell refreshes XPS 13 and XPS 15, and debuts XPS 12 tablet hybrid
I recently purchased a Dell(not a XPS though) and develop primarly on Ubuntu. Unity has gone long way in terms of usability and i'm totally fine with it. And you don't really miss out on dev features compared to OS X.
v0lta··on PHP 7.0.0 Beta 1 Released
I'm looking forward using it. Especially function return types and the reported performance improvements are going to be interesting. I think the people behind did a great job with PHP 7.
v0lta··on Visual Studio Online Supports Cross-Platform Development
I did some basic WinPhone development (i'm mostly on linux/unix) and was pleasantly surprised by the smoothness of the tools. I recommend to check it out by building some simple stuff.
v0lta··on Nokia 215
The 520 is a great phone. It's snappy and definitly feels smoother than low or mid-end android phones. WP8.1 is pretty awesome on weaker hardware.
v0lta··on Windows Phone nears 10% share in Europe
That's the point. In Germany you can get a Lumia 520 for ~130€. And they are quite snappy for such little money.
v0lta··on Why no one is looking for ‘rockstar programmers’
Why? Just curious.
v0lta··on Germany says Cold War tactics don't help EU-US trade talks
That's definitly right, but the demand of the greens is all over the media here. I don't think, that Snowden will really get safe haven in Europe, but it's nice to see that a lot of Germans would approve it. The outrage reaches the mainstream.
v0lta··on German City Set To Make Linux A Norm For Citizens
Of course not, but CDs are incredibly cheap if produced in great numbers. And as a German I can only agree with keithpeter. It's perfectly normal for local government to spend tax-money outside of "classic" duties to promote a public issue. Especially something with an environmental background.

Something else you should keep in mind is, that Munich is pushing towards electronic bureaucracy, which would require access to a PC by everyone.

v0lta··on Microsoft almost bought Nokia
A point that a lot of people don't see with WP8 is that it runs great (compared to Android) on low-end devices. You can get a Lumia 520 for ~150€ where I live and it offers (theoretically) pretty much everything a Lumia 820 or 920 does, except Games.
v0lta··on Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit
Through sheer manpower however. Because of this, it wasn't a secret that everyone has been watched. That doesn't make it better, but gives it an own taste compared to PRISM.
v0lta··on ClojureScript's persistent data structures in vanilla JavaScript
Can someone with some insight tell me what ClosureScript is exactly about, what it's for or if it's worth keeping an eye open for it? That would be great.

I did my own research but would like to hear one or two more opinions. Thank you.

v0lta··on Twitter is the new RSS
If you just follow some people maybe. But with 100+ Follows it may be quite time-consuming if you're trying not to miss something.