This is fairly mild behaviour considering the crackpot nonsense they usually come up with.

Microsoft remains at peak cringe, well behind what’s actually happening in the real world. Vibe is slop, simple as. on.ft.com/3KwspxP

Beautiful. “And generative AI – that Dunning-Kruger regurgitation machine entirely built on the theft of those texts whose readerships it is destroying – is certainly no substitute.” spectator.co.uk/article/were-a…

It's so generous of Microsoft to provide so many nails for Windows' coffin isn't it.

Accurate.

Managing by making empty gestures, a common occurrence in the corporate world, remains just as prevalent today as it was in 2021, when I originally wrote this article. At least, now, finally, attitudes are beginning to change. medium.com/the-grand-game…

“Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.” — Albert Camus

A program that inspired a generation of mathematicians, computer scientists, and everything in-between. Wonderful stuff. youtube.com/watch?v=z30YWq…

All this supposed innovation, progress, and vast piles of money spent and we still get the eldritch abomination that is Teams.

Insightful. Blair's banal time in office defined dysfunctional decades of weak, insipid, and incestuous politics. It's time to dismantle it and get back to strong, effective, and purposeful leadership that serves the people and the country. on.ft.com/4o1htHn

When management starts telling the developers, "we're all salesmen now" you know the writing is on the wall. "The Performance Theatre Years" medium.com/the-grand-game…

I sometimes look at the [ meat | dairy | gluten ] free products on shelves and the list of ingredients usually covers about half the packet. It's astonishing people would go, excepting essential medical needs obviously, to such lengths to avoid natural, simple, wholesome produce.

"A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition." - Rudyard Kipling.

For the general fun and upbeat nature of the video and the charming ditty of a tune, the faux violinists made this video truly disturbing. youtube.com/watch?v=V-xpJR…

My favorite programming burn is Bjarne Stroustrup was once (supposedly) asked what he thought of Java. He said he doesn’t like to be negative about C++ Applications.

Highly recommended if you have a Windows machine for gaming, as they're useless for anything else, and are being forced to upgrade. Removes an immense amount of "AI" slop, fluff, and bloat in seconds. github.com/Raphire/Win11D…

Install Windows 11?

Quelle Surprise eh? Shut it down. It benefits no-one but the company than runs it.

Can't remember the last time I bought a newspaper, nor a magazine, the prices just make me flinch. Rather spend the money on a coffee and a croissant, at least they cheer you up and don't make you want to scream your lungs out.