In the last week or so, #Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella announced that they were going to pull back from doing new feature work for #Windows for a bit, and focus on bug fixes and other quality-of-life improvements for users and administrators. Windows' already shaky reputation has taken a beating over the last year as it seems that every monthly rollup #patch, and many out-of-band #patches, introduce new problems at the same rate as they fix previous ones.
Is this giving you deja vu? It should. Remember a couple or three years ago, when the same guy announced that Microsoft was going to focus on security? They were in the middle of a long spell of brutal security holes found in all their products. Remember how they told their #engineers "If you have to choose between doing a feature and doing security, choose security"?
Remember how you never heard about that initiative again?
It's the same thing here. #PR garbage in service of a narrative that no, Windows' horrible security, usability, and #stability aren't actually that bad, so that MS can focus on their core competencies of buzzword promotion, stock market analyst manipulation, and monopoly abuse.
Perhaps someone in Microsoft management actually believes these refocusing efforts are genuine - but if you don't change the incentives, they won't actually take hold.
#PR #marketing #buzzword #MSWindows #SatyaNadella #security #WeveHeardOfIt #stability #crash #rollup #monopoly #MemoryHole
Finland's inflation rate growth slows significantly in January
There was a slight increase in the prices of food and alcohol last month, but almost all other price categories were stable.
Ten Years Was Enough
I did something today that ten years ago would have sounded irresponsible, dramatic, or flat-out impossible. I quit Domino’s Pizza. Ten years. A full decade of ovens, schedules, skeleton crews, and being expected to care more than anyone else while getting paid like I didn’t. This wasn’t some impulsive, storm-out, flip-the-table moment. This was exhaustion making a decision for me because my brain and body finally filed a joint complaint. Two jobs. Seventy-plus hours a week. Every […]Elderly rescue dog can't stop putting random items in his bed, keeping his family entertained
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Think #NorthKorea vs #SouthKorea — but in #Africa. #Somaliland & #Somalia have taken radically different paths in #Governance, #Stability, & global #Recognition. Here’s why this divide could reshape the #HornOfAfrica’s future.
https://saxafimedia.com/somaliland-north-south-korea-like-divide-africa/
A North - South Korea-like divide in the Horn of Africa? This analysis compares democratic Somaliland and unstable Somalia, exploring recognition politics, governance contrasts, and why the split matters for Africa’s future
Do trees prevent landslides? What science says about roots, rainfall and stability https://phys.org/news/2026-01-trees-landslides-science-roots-rainfall.html
#environment #forest #tree #trees #landslide #landslides #weather #rain #rainfall #stability
In the days since last week's fatal landslides at Mount Maunganui, there has been widespread discussion about what may have caused the slopes above the campground to fail, including the possible role of recent tree removal on Mauao.
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