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Microsoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the code https://zdnet.com/article/microsoft-open-sources-dos-1-0-much-more-than-the-code/ via @nprofile1q... & @nprofile1q...
Want a blast from the past? Microsoft just open-sourced its very first operating system, offering a rare insight into the PC's earliest days.
Want a blast from the past? Microsoft just open-sourced its very first operating system, offering a rare insight into the PC's earliest days.
Locked, stocked, and losing budget: #AI vendor lock-in bites back https://theregister.com/2026/04/28/locked_stocked_and_losing_budget/ via @nprofile1q... & @nprofile1q...
Execs in the C-suite thought they could swap models in a week. It wasn't the LLMs that were hallucinating; it was them.
Execs in the C-suite thought they could swap models in a week. It wasn't the LLMs that were hallucinating; it was them.
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Trump's administration is so, so stupid. How stupid are they? I give you:
https://people.com/king-charles-queen-camilla-nearly-welcomed-us-state-visit-australian-flag-11959240
https://people.com/king-charles-queen-camilla-nearly-welcomed-us-state-visit-australian-flag-11959240
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GitHub Copilot shifts to usage-based pricing June 1 - why that's no surprise https://zdnet.com/article/github-copilot-shifts-to-usage-based-pricing/ via @nprofile1q... & @nprofile1q...
You can kiss the day of cheap #AI usage goodbye, and users hate it. Tough. AI prices have never come close to paying the costs and the bill's due.
You can kiss the day of cheap #AI usage goodbye, and users hate it. Tough. AI prices have never come close to paying the costs and the bill's due.
There are all kinds of stupid.
I'm not kidding around, Claude. Answer the question, or I'm going back to ChatGPT!
What I love most about this video is how you still had to turn the adapter around once before it would fit.
This wouldn't be the first time a Jeff Bezos company left a package in the wrong place. Just saying!
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/blue_origin_nails_the_landing/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/blue_origin_nails_the_landing/
'Like handing out the blueprint to a bank vault': Why AI led one company to abandon open source https://zdnet.com/article/ai-security-worries-force-company-to-abandon-open-source/ via @nprofile1q... & @nprofile1q...
Cal left #opensource because #AI has made it, it claims, impossible for the company to reliably secure its code.
Cal left #opensource because #AI has made it, it claims, impossible for the company to reliably secure its code.
Ladies and gentlemen: The President of the United States.
On Earth or in space, Outlook stays the same.
Blaming the insecurity of consumer Wi-Fi routers on foreign manufacturers is a red herring, and it’s not going to help revive US manufacturing. https://www.networkworld.com/article/4153824/why-cant-we-have-nice-routers-anymore.html by @nprofile1q...
Why can’t we have nice routers anymore!
Why can’t we have nice routers anymore!