The Test
Sid sat in front of the mechanical terminal and typed a question. He had typed many questions on many terminals to be answered by people or programs. It was his particular skill that he could tell which one he was conversing with with more speed and accuracy than any competitor, software or human. Much had been said about his ability. He had said little himself and understood less. It worked.The hypnotically complex cogs that covered every square inch of the walls seemed to shimmer as they whirr...
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September 13, 2025
How can I convert a third party in-process server so it runs in the COM surrogate?
You can put your own object in the surrogate first.
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September 12, 2025
Craft, Clarity, and Care: The Story and Work of Mengchu Yao
A spotlight on Tokyo-based digital designer Mengchu Yao, and her work and design philosophy that shape her creative process....
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September 12, 2025
Linux top: Here’s how to customize it
The top command (referred to below as Linux top) is a command on Unix and Unix-like systems such as Linux, which provides a dynamic real-time overview of a running system.
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September 12, 2025
Error'd: Free Birds
"These results are incomprensible,"
Brian
wrote testily.
"The developers at SkillCertPro must use math derived from an entirely different universe than ours. I can boast a world record number of answered questions in one hour and fifteen minutes somewhere."
"How I Reached Inbox -1,"
Maia
titled her Tickity Tock.
"Apparently I've read my messages so thoroughly that my email client (Mailspring)
time traveled into the future and read a message before it was even sent."
... which taught...
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September 12, 2025