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Re:Windows 11½ on Monday September 28, 2026 @03:04PM (#49882870)
just want to add that if the creator adds Powerpoint, then starting a Powerpoint presentation should prompt a 10 second countdown to a forced update and restart...
The employees at any particular company are a random sample of the population, and will therefore have traits that occur in the larger population.
>> at slower speeds and higher projectile masses the aerodynamic consequences of a thicker sling rope might not matter so much.

You make an excellent point.

The spiral drivetrain seems like the most innovative, and elegant, technology that could be built with old tech. It requires some very strong rope though, so if you went back in time you'd need to really focus on that.
Re:AI Has Broken Hiring on Sunday June 21, 2026 @05:00PM (#48622549)
The old school strategy was to hire a student as a summer intern and if it's recognized as a good fit by the end of the summer then ask them to apply after graduating. The second step (for people past that stage) is to trust but verify the work experience they list on their resumes. The difficulty these days is that companies want candidates to be a perfect match for the company's current tech stack.
Re:AI Has Broken Hiring on Sunday June 21, 2026 @04:53PM (#48622493)
How do you make the determination that an applicant is fake?
Re:AI Has Broken Hiring on Sunday June 21, 2026 @04:48PM (#48622456)
>> Referrals are out performing across the board

I expect a lot of that is due to the referral being familiar with an already ensconced employee, as well as the referrer being incentivized to ensure the referral's success.

This is possibly the most highly concentrated bullshit I have ever seen.
"shock and awe"
Re:Laws of UX on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @02:41PM (#47952569)
also: don't distract with unnecessary and unrelated graphics
Re:Multiview Stereo Projection [video] on Friday April 24, 2026 @03:05PM (#47894500)
this is what Magic Leap should have been
You should ask your friend what they do with all of the half cents that are floating around in the banking system.
Re:Arizona Bill Requires Age Verification for All Apps on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @03:34PM (#47066015)
They should just require people to answer a dynamic set of random history questions.
The car wash is 50 parsecs away, should I walk, drive, or jump?
Re:State of the Windows: What is going on with Windows 11? on Monday January 26, 2026 @11:58PM (#46775719)
I've heard that MS took a different path (than previously) for the Windows 8 Metro design and wonder if a big source of the initial UI issues was a result of shoehorning the new design into the existing Windows UI.
Re:The mushroom making people hallucinate tiny humans on Thursday January 22, 2026 @01:24PM (#46723174)
Some friends of mine in college were sitting in a cave, tripping, when a group of actual little people (not elves) walked past them.

The universe finds a way...

Re:Microsoft Office renamed to "Microsoft 365 Copilot app" on Monday January 05, 2026 @02:13PM (#46503289)
I think it's intended to discourage people from switching to 365 Classic, which has the Office suite but does not include Copilot.
Re:Microsoft Office renamed to "Microsoft 365 Copilot app" on Monday January 05, 2026 @02:08PM (#46503210)
I guess no one remembers the attempted Netflix rebrand.
Re:Comic Code Reviews on Thursday November 27, 2025 @02:29AM (#46066684)
>> the given example comic makes very little sense.

I thought that was just due to it being about React.

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