ARM Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

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Activate Windows and put up a parking lot



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Twisting and turning like a twisty-turny thing



CutefishOS: Unix-y development model? Check. macOS aesthetic? Check (if you like that sort of thing)

(2021/09/24)

Also a range of homegrown apps. Still in beta, so plenty of rough edges, though



Nothing works any more. Who decided that redundant systems should become redundant?

(2021/09/24)

It'll all come out in the wash



BOFH: You'll find there's a company asset tag right here, underneath the monstrously heavy arcade machine

(2021/09/24)

Flame purifies all



UK Ministry of Defence tries again to procure £1.7bn tri-service recruitment system

(2021/09/24)

New guys can't do a worse job than Capita, right? Right?



Stop worrying that crims could break the 'net, say cyber-diplomats – only nations have tried

(2021/09/24)

Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace is a bit miffed its 'Don't attack the internet core' norm is misunderstood



Check your bits: What to do when Unix decides to make a hash of your bill printouts

(2021/09/24)

Symbol shenanigans turned out to be the least of the government's problems



Getting Kubernetes up and running is one thing. Managing it successfully is quite another

(2021/09/24)

Don’t be a Kubernetes dummy, download this ebook



Japanese boffins say they've created plastic optical fibres to reach places that might break glass

(2021/09/24)

Polymers can transmit at 53Gbps without error correction overheads, and could be just the thing for electric cars



Apple warns of arbitrary code execution zero-day being actively exploited on Macs

(2021/09/24)

Remember iPods? The same bug can bite them, and plenty of older iPhones and iPads too



Indian broadband connections top 800 million … sort of

(2021/09/24)

'Broadband' is defined as 512kbps – for now – and just 24 million current connections are wired



If you're not sold on the benefits of 5G, Ericsson suggests you keep an eye on gaming, home broadband

(2021/09/24)

NA CEO predicts takeoff in 18 months max



California Governor signs bill protecting warehouse workers from unsafe quotas

(2021/09/24)

AB 701 takes aim at Amazon and other warehouse operators that prioritize productivity over health



Texas law banning platforms from social media moderation challenged in lawsuit

(2021/09/23)

Tech trade groups argue prohibition on moderation is unconstitutional



Dell bids adieu to the era of big acquisitions, concentrates on paying down debt and Michael's new book

(2021/09/23)

Partnerships are our future, says tycoon



Boston Dynamics' Spot robot embarks on its latest thrilling adventure: Insurance!

(2021/09/23)

US company equips cybernetic pooch to help in building inspections, post-disaster assessments



One-size-fits-all chargers? What a great idea! Of course Apple would hate it

(2021/09/23)

Cupertino thinks EU USB-C plan 'stifles innovation rather than encouraging it'



In a dark place because your K8s apps still want local storage? It’s time to see the light

(2021/09/23)

Find out how to crack the portability conundrum



Facebook overpaid FTC fine by up to '$4.9bn' to protect Zuckerberg, lawsuits allege

(2021/09/23)

A whole lot of ███ in documents which finger Peter Thiel and execs



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Around the turn of this century, a composer named Camille Saint-Saens wrote
a satirical zoological-fantasy called "Le Carnaval des Animaux." Aside from
one movement of this piece, "The Swan", Saint-Saens didn't allow this work
to be published or even performed until a year had elapsed after his death.
(He died in 1921.)
Most of us know the "Swan" movement rather well, with its smooth,
flowing cello melody against a calm background; but I've been having this
fantasy...
What if he had written this piece with lyrics, as a song to be sung?
And, further, what if he had accompanied this song with a musical saw? (This
instrument really does exist, often played by percussionists!) Then the
piece would be better known as:
SAINT-SAENS' SAW SONG "SWAN"!