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the #dotnet 9+ fp-to-integer breaking changes causing grief at work again today.
Floating point-to-integer conversions now have saturating behavior on x86 and x64 machines. Saturating behavior means that if the converted value is too small or large for the target type, the value is set to the minimum or maximum value, respectively, for that type.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/jit/9.0/fp-to-integer

The recording from Tuesday is up on mixcloud now: https://www.mixcloud.com/lug00ber/2026-03-03-tuesday-tea-bass/
Friday I'm doing a stream with more clubby tunes!
Quote in September last year for a high-memory compute server. £28,000.
Quote today for the _exact same machine_. £90,500
This is for medical research. Saving lives. When I say LLMs are killing people by killing research computing, this is what I mean.
@davidgerard.co.uk @edzitron.com
Windows 12 is due to come out this year.
1) Your computer does not meet the system requirements. Again.
Why?
Your PC will need a dedicated NPU — a specialized processor designed to handle AI tasks. So, if you recently bought a new PC just to use Windows 11, Microsoft wants you to go shopping again.
2) It will finally, unfortunately, introduce a subscription model.
That's right — you read that correctly. They want you to pay and keep paying to use the computer you just bought. Technically, you won’t own your computer while Windows is installed.
NOW is the time to try Linux. Stop waiting. Don’t make excuses. Don’t even complain — we all knew this day was coming. Either try Linux, or admit you’re Microsoft’s little bitch.
Source? Yes, this is real.
https://tech4gamers.com/windows-12-reportedly-relasing-2026-modular-ai-focused-os/
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@devlord/116168384661480462
That said, I guess I’m #OpenToWork. Haven’t left, but I feel like I should be looking for something more sustainable. #GetFediHired #dotnet