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“Won’t someone think of the poor children?” they say, clutching their pearls as they enact another stupid law that will harm the privacy of every adult on Earth and create Prior R…

The development of Windows 95 began around March 1992, just after the release of Windows 3.1 and designed to be the successor to both Windows 3.1 and Microsoft'...

J C R Licklider on development of information networks, benefits to modern tech

The initial design and planning of Windows 95 can be traced back to around March 1992, just after the release of Windows 3.1. At this time, Windows for...

Windows 95 offered, at long last, a well designed document-oriented desktop shell that worked much like the 1984 Macintosh Finder. It also included a new way of finding installed applications through a "Start" menu, and included the same networking abilities as Windows for Workgroups.

I often hear or see people claim that HTTP is a simple protocol. Primarily of course from people without much experience or familiarity with actual implementations. I think I personally also had thoughts in that style back when I started working with the protocol. After personally having devoted soon three decades on writing client-side code … Continue reading HTTP is not simple →

How context engineering is reshaping the future of AI development — and why your emotional intelligence might be your most valuable asset

In a world where corporations have detached buying from owning, one man attempts to do something radical: build his own cloud.

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A few days ago, when decoding Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s memo to his company about layoffs and artificial intelligence, I said that “this is not just about Microsof…

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I wrote this short memo last November, 2024, at the invitation of Wired Mid-East for their year-end issue. I think it still holds up nine months later, and represents where we are on this astounding journey. There are three points … Continue reading →

I have recently tried to update my Zig project from 0.11.0 version of Zig, to 0.12.0. Zig compiler brings in its own build system. Since Zig is still under development, that API changes. The 0.12.0 …

Weeknotes 351 - Humanity in the Age of AI Co-Performance - A fresh newsletter this week, with a new look and setup. Covering the same themes and topics. With reflections and captures of the news on human-AI-things partnerships.

Originally known as FORTRAN, but written in lower case since the 1990s with Fortran 90, this language was developed initially by John Backus as a way to make writing programs for the IBM 704 mainfr…

Standardized frameworks and certifications enable interoperability, automation and trust in enterprise IT. These foundations help enterprises reduce risk and streamline operations while managing complex environments.

Building Trust in AIOps

I was sitting with an old colleague on California Avenue right in the center of Palo Alto right in the center of Silicon Valley, drinking coffee of course. We're discussing big tech’s AI dilemmas and the disappointment of widespread layoffs, the dreams of tens of thousands in tech averted.

virt-p2v is a tool for converting physical machines into virtual machines. PLEASE DO NOT USE GITHUB FOR ISSUES OR PULL REQUESTS. See the website for how to file a bug or contact us. - libguestfs/...

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This is just a quick demonstration of some of the ways you can get various Plan9 / 9Front machines to work together. The common term for a network of Plan9 ...