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    Microsoft reveals first disc-less Xbox Series X

    I’m an Xbox gamer and this is no surprise and welcome news. I haven’t purchased physical game media in years. For the games I do have media for, having to always have the disk in the blue ray drive in order to play is an unnecessary hassle.
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    Hackers exploit gaping Windows loophole to give their malware kernel access

    Someone point me to a CNC machine that has its own proprietary kernel mode driver. These machines receive control and response over serial ports (USB), Ethernet or other communication standard.
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    Ford reverses plan to ditch AM radio after congressional attention

    Actually, modern gaming motherboards come with PS/2 ports. They provide a faster mouse response time.
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    An eradicated form of polio popped up in poop—a cautionary tale

    This is true of almost all vaccines for viruses. They help to prevent disease and death, not infection. For the best information of the science of virology, watch the excellent YouTube channel, This Week in Virology. https://www.microbe.tv
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    Elon Musk: Tesla Cybertruck already has 200,000 preorders

    A fool and his money are soon parted.
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    Tesla wants to reinvent the pickup with the $39,900 Cybertruck

    This thing is a tech bro fantasy of what a pickup should be.
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    Tesla wants to reinvent the pickup with the $39,900 Cybertruck

    Still looks ridiculous and impractical. Try hauling slick MDF with the tailgate down. You'll be picking them up off the pavement after the first stop sign.
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    Tesla wants to reinvent the pickup with the $39,900 Cybertruck

    I live in pickup truck country. That thing looks ridiculous. Try hauling a 4x8 sheet of plywood with it.
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    Microsoft: Windows 10 Mobile support to end, so use Android or iOS instead

    Sad but inevitable. I really liked my 950 XL, but the lack of app support sent me over to iOS months ago.
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    Microsoft posts a record $29.1 billion Q1. Same old, same old

    Haven't you heard? Ars is the new Slashdot.
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    Feds to judge: We still think we can put GPS trackers on cars entering US

    I'm heading to Canada next week. I guess I'll be checking under my car when I return.
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    Microsoft suspends development of touch-friendly Office apps for Windows

    This place is looking more like Slashdot every day.
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    iOS 12, thoroughly reviewed

    I'm new to the iPhone world, coming from a Windows Phone, 950XL. Other than the performance improvements, most of the new stuff in iOS 12 is not that interesting.
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    EU Commission President supports ending seasonal time changes

    When the dates for DST were changed during the Bush administration in 2007 I was working IT for a major online retailer. The implications for our systems were huge, probably worse than Y2K. A number of our systems, critical systems, ran under Java runtimes where the dates for DTS transition...
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    Twitch Prime’s no-advertising perk will vanish starting September 14

    I normally watch Twitch on my Xbox where there are no ads, so as a Prime subscriber I'm not too affected. I still think it's a crappy deal to offer a perk then cancel it.
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    Microsoft prepares to kill the Windows 8 store: No new apps from November

    From a developer perspective there is just one store you upload to. If your app spans Windows 8 thru 10 you upload your appx packages to the same logical place. On the user side is where apps are filtered out according to Windows version and hardware platform.
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    Report: Microsoft is going to try to make a cheap Surface tablet... again

    I'm still rock'n my Surface 2 for watching movies. Light, portable and great battery life. Security updates are good until 2023.
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    Gibson, one of America’s oldest guitar companies, has filed for bankruptcy protection

    Having relatives in Nashville, I wonder how this will affect the local economy? How many folks will be losing employment due to this corporate misadventure?