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SurvivingNotThriving said: Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway should be ashamed of themselves. A contractor, covered by Berkshire Hathaway, damaged my home. According to the Berkshire Hathaway claims inspector, $57k worth of visible dama…
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It is rarely possible to sell at the best possible high, and buy at the best possible low. Back some years ago, Berkshire Hathaway unloaded investments in GE and IBM. Both continued to go down for a few years. Both are higher now. When an in…
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Thankfully, Delta and most other major airlines have far fewer plane crashes than Windows has crashes. Maybe the FAA should be given authority to test and set requirements and procedures for all computer systems that are used by airlines. This i…
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Not sure I'll trust this for awhile. I still use the chip or magnetic stripe on credit cards, not tap to pay. Once was stopped by policeman who told me that my license plate should be on a car that I'd not owned for 9 years. Was later told the …
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Not sure this was a good idea. If that is REALLY used motor oil, those who change oil are supposed to use protective gloves, due to break-down chemicals that may be carcinogenic. Hollywood does use fake blood and other materials, so maybe this was…
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Good project. Sounds similar to folks who have rebuilt old cars with many parts difficult to source and many only available in "well worn" condition. Many plastic parts can probably be 3D printed, but may not have identical fit and finish. Bet th…
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Root cause of blue screen of death was a logic error (per software vendor) When an application program or utility is able to produce an error that causes the OS to abnormally end, that means that the OS is not properly protected from that error. T…
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Surprised something like this would get past testing (assuming testing was done). A number of books have been written on the anticipated failure of complex systems, sometimes looking at telecommunications or power delivery.
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humbug1873 said: Encryption, Weapons different stuff same stupid story. You can't limit its use to the 'good' guys. The "good guys" depends on what country you live in, and may be influenced by political, religious and other affiliations.…
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Few (if any?) chips have been built by Apple itself. IF chips were built in that area, I'd tend to suspect HP, Samsung, Sun Microsystems or a military contractor. OR maybe she's been into that wacky teabacky with Elon Musk, Mickey Mouse or Goofy…
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Many electronic devices, or containing gasoline, will go up in a blaze of glory if damaged sufficiently. Gasoline tankers, refineries, chemical plants, trains, planes and electrical transformers explode multiple times a year. Television sets, …
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jediorange said: Just as a correction: Xenon was a custom CPU, but it was made by IBM, not Intel. It used the PowerPC ISA, similar to the PS3 More interesting is Microsoft's exclusive choice of ARM-based Qualcomm chips for their newest AI lap…
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Interesting that the first wave of new AI-enabled Microsoft laptops seems to have NO intel inside. They appear to use Snapdragon chips from Qualcomm. Snapdragon is an ARM-based design. The Snapdragon chips resemble those in recent Apple produc…
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Maybe Adobe's lawyers don't have enough work? Seems similar to the old-time lawsuit from Apple (records, ie former Beatles) against Apple (Computer) decades ago. Believe I've seen similar icons to that used as Adobe's logo (some over 50 years …
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In a similar measure, some US made apps and software are banned (or in the process of being banned) in China and certain other countries. China and Russia want use of Windows phased-out, starting with government departments and government owned ent…
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Expect more data leaks as bad actors adopt AI and quantum computing to obtain data, crack encryption and guess passwords. More concerned about the data stolen from several medical records breaches over the past year. Also, the huge uptick in sp…
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Sone research was done on a "moose" a few decades ago. The "moose" was foot controlled and moved in three dimensions. Allowed hands to stay in the touch typing position. Believe the target customer was high end 3D engineers and designers. P…
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Apple and Microsoft should cross-license their inventions. Better yet, they should form a joint venture Apple-Soft. Microsoft has a new solid state lithium-sodium battery that drastically reduces need for lithium. Combine patent in this articl…
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Grampa, why did you spend $100k+ for an obsolete iPhone? You could have bought an annuity, and used the proceeds to buy new Apple stuff every year or two for the rest of your life. Seriously, collectables like this have been known to drop 10-20% …
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Attacks based on behavior of pre-fetching processes go back nearly as long as pre-fetching itself (well over a decade). If patching attacks on Intel server chips back around a decade ago, performance would drop 25-50%. Build a better mouse-tra…