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I remember the Protect and Survive film they showed in the 1980s. It gave me nightmares. Seriously, I really didn't think humanity would reach the end of that decade. Here's a clip for posterity. http://youtu.be/hGMdnod8VPI

The image says: "Black and white: How hackers see code" How utterly absurd! It's blue and white! What a basic error.

To misquote Zimon, "A specialist is a person who knows more and more about less and less, until he knows everything about nothing." Unless you're in a field where you can pick and choose what you work on, I think the question is moot. You have to know enough about a range of technologies to get the job done. If your job requires knowledge of certain areas, you must know these areas with enough depth to be effective. So that's your generalist, and there's no way of avoiding this. The great risk of specialisation is that your specialism can become redundant or obsolete overnight. I'm glad I didn't specialise in Silverlight. IMO the best approach is to be adaptive. Identify keystone products. For instance, I saw SIMS back in the '90s and thought it looked important enough to focus on, so I got to know it fairly well. I got into SQL and server technologies. I could see an emergence of turnkey solutions which were based on Linux, so I got familiar with Linux. It hasn't been the tsunami I was expecting, but it's still stood me in good stead.

I've got a cheapo White Knight one too. It's been great. It can be run vented, but we use it upstairs in the back room where it fills up its plastic water container which needs emptying every couple of runs. No biggie. It's important to keep the fluff filter clear (two seconds with the vacuum) and wash the condensor every so often. I just hold it under a cold shower now and again. We used to switch the house heating on to dry clothes over the radiators which was ridiculous, looking back.

Yes, I use one. I got mine from the Claus Olsen shop, I think it was £20 which was a good deal. It's an ugly thing, looks more like a deep fat fryer, but hey ho. And yes, they are excellent. Highly recommended. They really do make getting up easier. The trick is to get up as soon as the light wakes you, when you're out of a sleep cycle. Don't go back to sleep. The bulb blew on mine, so I thought I'd replace it with a dimmable LED, but it simply doesn't work properly, so I'm back to a low wattage halogen.

This is an interesting disto - It uses Debian as its underlying OS, and uses Trinity as a KDE 3.5 desktop. It also has a configurator to install codecs and third-party gizmos which need a bit of extra work in Debian. Worth a look. Q4OS - desktop operating system

I quite liked KDE around the 3.5 era, but the move to 4 left me flummoxed. Gnome 3 is a step backwards in usability, IMO, and I have really tried to like it but just can't get on with it. My current desktop is Unity, which once you get used to it is innocuous and fairly slick. You simply don't notice it's there once you get into its flow. I'm not interested in Gnome 3 or KDE 4 anymore. My money on the 'winner' would be for Cinnamon, this is a really nice desktop.

Any good? https://www.trinitydesktop.org/

It's an old joke, but.... But seriously, for me Google has replaced tedious and limited programming and reference manuals. If one solution isn't *quite* what I want, within a few clicks I can find what I want. When I'm stuck for a syntax or programming technique, I usually find it on Stackoverflow. To regard searching for information as a failing is the same as saying not knowing everything is a failing. That's absurd. We are all ignorant. Only the subject varies.

https://www.quora.com/Why-hasnt-Microsoft-been-able-to-solve-the-problem-of-Windows-getting-so-slow-after-about-a-year-of-use "Windows Rot" is supposed to be less of a problem in 10. What Devs Need To Know About Windows 10 App Model These problems don't affect Linux systems. Uninstalling stuff can leave artifacts behind in /etc/, ~/.config and so on, but they just use a bit of disk space and don't slow the system down. For what it's worth, my crummy i3 laptop with SSD disk running Ubuntu 14.04 can get me online in under 10 seconds, and that includes logging on.

Any tips for improving the Hudl's battery life? It's pretty grim - I don't know if it's Android's background services draining the juice or the design decision to choose Intel over the power efficient ARM. Apart from the poor battery life, it's a pretty good tablet for the money. Mine recently got an upgrade to Android 5.1, which is nice: nothing worse than a tablet that's left to wither on the vine. I installed the Google Now launcher to replace the Tesco launcher, and I might try some of the suggestions in this blog: J. D. G. Leaver: Blog

It was primitive even by the standards of the day. See how it fits in with the timeline of other systems. Operating System Interface Design Between 1981-2009 | Webdesigner Depot

The antivirus is often overlooked. Make sure you have an exception for the data and log files.

You should always set memory limits on SQL server. If not, it will consume whatever it is offered to the detriment of the operating system, leaving it less responsive as it struggles to reclaim memory. Note the difference introduced from SQL 2012. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/sqlchicken/2012/02/28/monday-morning-mistakes-not-setting-memory-limits/ I wouldn't bother shrinking your log files (LDF files) unless they have ballooned to absurd levels. In most cases, a large log file will not harm query performance, though it can cause issues with backup performance and other operations that read the log. This article is the best I've seen on the subject and everyone who has to work with SQL server should read it. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Administration/64582/ and Edit: You have to register with SQLServerCentral to read this, but it's well worth it, as well as signing up to their newsletter. They also have an excellent Powershell+SQL section. Are you OK running SQL queries? If not don't, but this query shows all the CPUs on your system, their on-line status and the runnable_tasks_count. It will show a status line for each of the CPUs on your server. All the CPUs should have a '1' in the is_online field, and the status should be 'VISIBLE ONLINE'. The runnable_tasks_count is an important measure as it shows tasks that are twiddling their thumbs waiting for CPU time to become available to them. In an ideal world, the runnable_tasks_count should show 0, but real-world values under about 5 are reasonable. Higher values are indicative of CPU pressure. select cpu_id,scheduler_id,is_online, current_tasks_count, runnable_tasks_count, status from sys.dm_os_schedulers where status IN ('VISIBLE OFFLINE', 'VISIBLE ONLINE') If you have configured a system with more sockets than is allowed by SQL Server (4 sockets, in the case of SQL 2014 standard) then you'll see some CPUs flagged as 'VISIBLE OFFLINE' and you're wasting these CPUs. Reconfigure to bring the socket count to within licensing parameters and up the cores-per-socket.

That's 22,369 mph, which is 'shifting' in anybody's book.

About the Powerwatch site... Critical thinking lesson #5: Never trust a source that tries to sell you something. electro-sensitives - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com Powerwatch is not Scaremongering and Profiteering (anymore) | The Quackometer Blog Powerwatch has also caught the attention of Ben Goldacre: powerwatch – alasdair philips – Bad Science Powerwatch are in the business of selling EMF detectors and products that shield you and your home from these radiations. When you have a product to sell, it is natural that the research presented on the site will support the conclusions that will help sales. On a slight tangent, but very interesting, how easy is it to publish a (junk) science paper and fool the world? This is a must-read for those interested in science reporting. I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here's How. The spoof paper has been removed from the International Archives of Medicine website, but an archive is here. http://www.scribd.com/doc/266969860/Chocolate-causes-weight-loss Finally, and this is meant as a bit of fun, let's do some data correlation. Powerwatch want to show the the correlation between autism and child RF exposure. http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20130214-norwich-wifi.asp However, I have a graph that uses more data points and has a better correlation. It shows the correlation between the per capita consumption of cheese vs the total revenue generated by golf courses. Pretty conclusive, eh? http://tylervigen.com/view_correlation?id=341

An Android phone mounted in a box with barcode scanner software? https://play.google.com/store/search?q=barcode%20reader&c=apps&hl=en_GB

You've GOT to check this out: Letters of Note: IN EVENT OF MOON DISASTER Widows-to-be. That's quite a thought.

This is a good article. Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science? - National Geographic Magazine

Technology and expertise (even 1960's technology and expertise) gets forgotten. There are so many millions of procedures and processes, it simply cannot start up again where it left off. The Lost Art of the Saturn V | Amy Shira Teitel

Humax every time. I've got an old Foxsat (about 5 years old) still going strong. The menus are clunky, but it runs cool and quiet and is very reliable.

Found this through Pocket, thought it might be useful: How to Finally Start Working Out (Even If You Hate It)

This sunlight pattern is seen on the equinox. World Sunlight Map

I watched Promised Land on Netflix last weekend. I really enjoyed it, a good story with a nice little twist. Promised Land (2012) - Plot Summary - IMDb Detachment was excellent. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1683526/?ref_=nv_sr_1

I know you're jesting, and a sunny day is quite a novelty, but even so the figures aren't pleasant. In 2012 there were 2,148 deaths in the UK from malignant melanoma. Skin cancer statistics | Cancer Research UK The upshot is that people who worry about household radio devices are worrying about the wrong things.