I have a hatred for HP that the English language can’t really articulate. From them getting in bed with Microsoft and being paid to kill off OpenVMS to selling printers with “starter cartriges” holding just enough ink to print the alignment page, to any number of other underhanded things. One cannot forget they also allowed the rise of Carly Fiorina. Y’all saw her presidential run. She lost because her staff failed her. That’s her story … In Praise of the Z2 G4Read more
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Internet Explorer Tombstone
Truer words were never etched into a tombstone than the ones on the Internet Explorer tombstone. The only thing you ever willingly did with it was download Firefox and Opera. I really wish the EU would have bitch slapped Microsoft more on having it (and Edge) be 100% removable. Come to think of it whatever happened to that judge that got all honked off when Microsoft released a version of Windows that would install without … Internet Explorer TombstoneRead more
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Killing Hyper-V
Microsoft has a habit of embedding its own viruses into Windows. Hyper-V is the latest such virus. You are probably all familiar with Microsoft Edge, the buggy useless browser that cannot be uninstalled. Where’s the EU anti-trust group when you need them? You found this post on Hyper-V because you went here and found the “official” Microsoft documentation doesn’t work for you. Yes, you found yourself to be one of the people on this never … Killing Hyper-VRead more
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Why did the Intel Itanium microprocessors fail?
I really hate Quora making me join and follow 10 things I don’t care about just to answer this question. What a truly pathetic business model! You are probably too young to know the entire story. It’s one of bribes, misinformation, and corporate espionage on a scale that makes China look small time today. This is the story as I remember it after having lived through it. The story starts with the Alpha processor and … Why did the Intel Itanium microprocessors fail?Read more
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Theranos – How All AGILE Projects End in a Regulated World
It’s rather fitting that this story breaks shortly after I finished the first draft of “The Phallus of AGILE and Other Ruminations.” The tale of Theranos is the tale of every AGILE project in an environment where things actually matter. At the heart of the problem is the institutionalized belief that it is okay to sell failure. Hell, why wouldn’t they. Look how rich Bill Gates got committing mail and wire fraud hand over fist. … Theranos – How All AGILE Projects End in a Regulated WorldRead more