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Exec , 5 days ago to linux in “Systemd is the future”

Doesn’t surprise me that a developer from Microsoft doesn’t understand this. To this day, when I select “Update and Shut Down” in Windows, it only actually shuts the computer down about half the time.

There are some tasks that only can be done when the majority of the system is not in use. Windows prepares the files, reboots, does its thing in a preboot environment, then it actually shuts down.

Exec , 8 days ago to gaming in Let's discuss: Stardew Valley

The forced day-night cycle timer perhaps?

Exec , 20 days ago to technology in Google’s Privacy Chief Is Out And Will Not Be Replaced

Matthew Bye, Google’s head of competition law, will be leaving as well

Bye Matthew

Exec , 23 days ago to technology in New ASUS router firmware now requires a user to be 16y or older and will restrict features and even security upgrades if you opt out

To be fair they called a lot of their “intelligent” features AiSomething wayyy before the LLM explosion happened. Their overclocking tool for Z97 motherboards (around 2014) was called AiSuite.

Exec , 26 days ago to world in North Korean trash balloons are dumping ‘filth’ on South Korea

NK sent back kpoop instead

Exec , 27 days ago to linuxmemes in btw

Before that, we need to talk about the latent heat and the refrigeration cycle

Exec , 1 month ago to gaming in Atari vanquishes its most ancient foe by acquiring Intellivision, declares end to 'the longest-running console war in history'

His mother must be very proud

Exec , 1 month ago to gaming in Crazy rumour suggests Microsoft are preparing $16 billion offer for Valve

Also wouldn’t that pull in major antitrust violation cases especially in the EU?

Exec , 1 month ago to android in Sony Xperia 1 VI review

Apparently they give 3 years of OS + 1 year of security updates now

Exec , 1 month ago to technology in Comcast to Launch Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ Bundle at a ‘Vastly Reduced Price’

I pay $2800 a year to this company for Internet and TV - and I still have to watch commercials.

Wait. You’re paying $230+ per month for internet and tv? Even if I was currently living in Western Europe, a fully maxed out package there wouldn’t cost half of that and that’s without the time gated discounts.
(For comparison: tested with ziggo.nl, largest tv and largest internet package with landline phone comes out to ~€95/month)

Exec , 1 month ago to asklemmy in How do I pass a coding test?

Better still they had actually taken it and put in into production in place of the code that CTO had written, and which was the basis of the “correct” solution.

The test was just a set-up for free work.

Exec , 1 month ago to technology in LinkedIn is the latest company to get in on gaming

It’s owned by MS. Just to give you a view how important do they think it is, if you’re on Windows press Ctrl+Win+Alt+Shift+L on your keyboard.

Exec , 1 month ago to android in Google Play Store rolling out simultaneous Android app downloads

Modern phones do a thing called “race to sleep”. If they’re awake every other background process also runs, so it’s beneficial to do the task as quickly as possible then go back to sleep.

Exec , 1 month ago to gaming in [OC] I (For real) remastered all of Starcraft's Terran themes. What game music should I remaster next?

From the description he put on the per track pages he just added a bunch of equalizers, compressors, stereo imaging shapers and increased the BPM because why not. Oh and also he added “audiophile grade” to the title for good measure.

Exec , 2 months ago to technology in The Department of Justice is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation

Did the lobby money run out?