Dinesh Nair

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Jensen Huang: "The companies that understand the difference between eliminating engineers and unleashing them will build what comes next. The ones that don’t will watch their best talent walk out the door to the ones that did."

Anyone operating SO-50 in a bit? It may be Raya, but there's a sweet overhead pass in an hour for QSO.

The LGBT crowd started using using Rainbow and even wave a rainbow flag proudly, but suddenly don't like it when the word used is in BM. Why is that? They should have some pride in the word.

Microsoft is apparently finally admitting that what many users have wanted all along is a faster, quieter, more dependable operating system. Not more Copilot. In a new Windows Insider post, Microsoft’s Pavan Davuluri laid out a broad quality push for Windows 11 centered on performance, reliability, and what the company calls “craft.” More likely, it's what Steve Jobs called "taste", if you remember THAT interview... And honestly, a lot of it reads like Microsoft finally sat down, opened Feedback Hub, and decided to take the complaints seriously. The headline changes are exactly the kind of practical fixes power users have been asking for: taskbar repositioning to the top or sides of the screen, fewer forced update interruptions, more control over when updates install, faster File Explorer, lower baseline memory usage, better search responsiveness, fewer notifications, and more reliable drivers and wake behavior. Microsoft also says it is reducing “unnecessary Copilot entry points,” starting with apps like Snipping Tool, Photos, Widgets, and Notepad. The Windows Update story is interesting.... Microsoft says it wants updates to be less disruptive, with a move toward a single monthly reboot, the ability to restart or shut down without being forced to install u-pdates, and the option to pause updates for as long as needed. That is a major philosophical shift from the old “we know what’s best, enjoy your reboot” era, even if the real test will be how consistently Microsoft follows through in shipping builds. Performance also seems to be getting real attention instead of marketing lip service. Microsoft says Windows 11 will reduce its own resource usage, improve memory efficiency, make File Explorer quicker and more dependable, and lower latency by moving more core experiences to WinUI 3. The company specifically calls out Start menu responsiveness, search consistency, faster file operations, and a smoother overall feel under load. That is the sort of engineering work users notice every single day, even if it doesn’t make for a shiny keynote demo. My personal benchmark is to be able to type 'Download" into the Start menu and have it find my Downloads folder. Not a Bing search for a Copilot download. The Copilot pullback is equally interesting because it suggests Microsoft has realized there is a difference between useful AI and AI sprayed across every available surface. The company is not abandoning Copilot, but it is dialing back what it describes as unnecessary integration points. That sounds a lot less like “AI everywhere” and a lot more like “maybe Notepad didn’t need to become a sentient billboard.” The most encouraging part of all this is the tone. Microsoft is not pitching this as a revolution. It is pitching it as a cleanup, stabilization, and giving users more control. And that may be exactly what Windows 11 needs. After years of feeling like the operating system was being used to push services, experiments, and mandatory behavior, this looks like a return to a simpler idea: Windows should serve the user, not manage them. I, for one, still advocate for Windows Pro having NO advertisements, bloatware, or needless telemetry. Make people pay, then quit asking for more. But I've been barking up THAT tree for years. Now the obvious catch: these are commitments and previews, not a completed turnaround. Microsoft has promised a lot here, but Windows users have long memories. This is probably still the best Windows news in a while, because it focuses on the fundamentals: Faster. More reliable. Less noisy. More customizable. Less pushy.

Most people will see a picturesque view. I'm wondering if I can mount a permanent dipole on those coconut trees and run coax to the shade.

Rare photo of Chuck Norris mining Bitcoin with nothing but pen and paper. A true legend. (1940-2026)

@anthraxxxx Ya, but it's rezoned commercial now and the main house is a Baba Nyonya restaurant. They developed an 8 storey office complex on the huge land we owned behind the house.

@alphaque is it still there in present day?

Banda Hilir Melaka before Mahkota Parade existed

M2-3 pass at 10:07am, it's looking like a hot and dry Aidil Fitri over the peninsula today.

@LowElsielow You've effectively described the woke idiots who practised cancel culture.

People get addicted to feeling offended all the time because it gives them a high; being self-righteous and morally superior feels good.

C pointers were invented because a systems engineer decided that instead of just passing the data, it would be much funnier to hand a junior dev the exact geographic coordinates of a landmine in ram.

@mazlan_abbas Been asking that question for years, bet they don't even know where the jobs are. They just parrot numbers.

@alphaque Definitely 31K high value-jobs doesn’t come from construction, right? So… where are they?

Gobind thinks if he talks about the same datacenter FDI number 10 times then the rakyat will think he brought in 10x the investment. What he doesn't tell you is that it all accrues to the construction industry and doesn't generate any high income jobs in the country.

Death did not defeat Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris is the new Death. And he's coming for you. RIP , mate. Thanks for all the entertainment.

You can publish all the positive numbers you want. But if people are still struggling, the story isn’t convincing. Reality doesn’t read reports.

Capturing imagery from M2-4 passes by the coast gives full elevation coverage without pesky tall buildings obstructing. Captured with RTL-SDR v4, 120° V-dipole, 137Mhz SAW BPF and Wideband LNA with an S24 phone.

Nak cerita pasaran kerja Malaysia, jgn petik CTO saja. Berapa kerat sgt sykt di negara ini yang benar-benar ada jawatan begitu? Dalam startup pula, title besar kadang cuma dtg dgn beban besar... bukan gaji besar. Ada founder/CTO yang fasa awal langsung tak bergaji. Jadi bila segmen kecil di atas dibentang seolah-olah mewakili majoriti pekerja, mmg nmpk sgt naratif itu tak jejak tanah.

How long before local media catches on that SuperMicro used Malaysian entities, complicity, to sidestep export sanctions? How long before Trump gets riled up and extracts his pound of flesh?

Your frindly jemaah spiderman, (peter bakar)

📢 Important update on sideloading on Android It’s of course here to stay. The team’s been listening carefully to feedback from power users who want a way (apart from ADB) to install apps that don’t go through developer verification. Today, we have more details on the advanced flow that gives you this option. Read the post👇 for more info goo.gle/advance-flow