The first thing I noticed. I was confused, thinking maybe they had an old XP machine lying around to plug in after the main one failed, but then I read further and it was just a stunt
Me too. 2000 seemed.... Slow compared to XP on the same hardware, but to be fair the hardware I had was cobbled together from parts that my father's employer was going to throw out
I am very curious as to how databases are used in the real world, whether you're using MySQL and what not, how does it all come together in a real world business? Banking and gaming I know, but is it something that gets stored on data centres and then put into a VM?...
There’s a rule banning “self-preferencing.” That’s when platforms push their often inferior, in-house products and hide superior products made by their rivals
Wow, I can see Microsoft fighting this one tooth and nail. It's basically their whole business model
Let's say your country was about to be invaded, your house stolen and you sent elsewhere or killed so that citizens of the invading country could occupy your house and your land instead.
And all of that not happening was hinged on the physical prowess of an old guy who's probably been in politics for decades.
I ordered a cheap chinese optical refractometer from Amazon to use for convenience instead of a traditional hydrometer. It seemed accurate enough after calibration, I don't expect magic or lab results. Ballpark is fine by me....
‘Blue screen of death’ at the ballpark: How the Mariners tapped a tech nerve in viral rally video ( www.geekwire.com )
Happy birthday to the ground! ( www.youtube.com )
you can't trust the system
Battery electric vehicles lose their spark in Europe as hybrids steal the show ( www.theregister.com )
Windows 2000 professional ( lemmy.world )
Databases and their real world use examples
I am very curious as to how databases are used in the real world, whether you're using MySQL and what not, how does it all come together in a real world business? Banking and gaming I know, but is it something that gets stored on data centres and then put into a VM?...
Big Tech to EU: "Drop Dead" ( www.eff.org )
Germany may introduce conscription for all 18-year-olds ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
Refractometers
I ordered a cheap chinese optical refractometer from Amazon to use for convenience instead of a traditional hydrometer. It seemed accurate enough after calibration, I don't expect magic or lab results. Ballpark is fine by me....
New Zealand Actually Exists? ( lemmy.world )
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause ( arstechnica.com )
As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.
Lemmings, do any of you avoid politics on here?