Subnoscript: Making Windows Slower Part 3: Process Destruction In the summer of 2017 I wrestled with a Windows performance problem. Process destruction was slow, serialized, and was blocking the syste…

Have you ever filled out an online form or survey like this?

On December 1, 2013, Americans watched a segment on 60 Minutes about Amazon’s plans to deliver packages by drone in just “four or five years.” Well, it’s officially been five years. And Amazon’s failure to make drone delivery a reality is a great reminder…

I have a niche at work: I like to fix stuff.

Expose them to sunlight and mix in viruses

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How machine learning works and real-world examples of where it can be used are highlighted in the new edition of Stephen Wolfram’s programming book.

He says decisions need to be taken about the role of China in new 5G communications networks.

I’ve been using Emacs () as my primary text editor for several years now. It takes some getting used to – the keyboard shortcuts are completely different from what you’re probably familiar with, e.g. Ctrl-C for copy and Ctrl-V for paste. Despite the somewhat…

The long read: Are you sitting comfortably? Many people are not – and there are some who insist the way we’ve been going to the toilet is all wrong

Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily browsing. For Chrome and Firefox, Edge and Safari.

Daughter of Dubai’s ruler was seized from yacht off Indian coast after she fled UAE, according to BBC

Valve has traditionally taken a 30-percent cut for revenues on Steam, but now it's facing stiff competition from one of the biggest developers in the world.

A study, albeit from competitor DuckDuckGo, finds that Google search results can vary significantly.

At Build 2018, I outlined our approach to helping you be more productive when developing apps, including the introduction of .NET Core 3.0. We also started decoupling many parts of the Windows development platform, so you can adopt technologies incrementally.…