Microsoft Windows 8.1 Legacy (x86) - UNSAFE FOR GENERAL USE

by Dietrich Schmitz You are reading this wondering what that means. Google Engineers have, in earnest, attempted to bolster Chrome for Windows by placing it in their own crafted (Not Microsoft -- they don't have one) security sandbox. Despite their best efforts, they have posted to their Chromium developer website that they cannot guarantee your security if you use Microsoft Windows. Here is their disclaimer: Other caveats The operating...

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Debian, Ubuntu Cave In: Standardize on Systemd

by Dietrich Schmitz It's almost too painful to watch.  Really.   Whenever Debian gets around to getting off their collective hands and coming to grips with reality, it's as though a new Pope were being selected and we are all waiting with great anticipation for the 'smoke signal' indicating a decision has been made. Good grief.  This is what constitutes progress for Linux.  It's really border-line funny how Debian committees...

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Bitcoin is NOT Money -- it's a Commodity

by Dietrich Schmitz Bitcoin is NOT Money.  It is a 'virtual commodity'. If the title of this story seems confusing, you are not alone.  It confused me for a while but after several months of research and study, I have come to fully agree with how Finland and China both reached the same conclusion: Bitcoin is NOT money -- it's a commodity.  Consensus is building around the globe and all indications point to Bitcoin becoming uniformally...

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