Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️
James Earl Jones, the revered actor who voiced Star Wars villain Darth Vader, starred in Field of Dreams and many other films and Broadway shows and is an EGOT winner, died this morning at his home in Dutchess County, NY. He was 93.
My favorite James Earl Jones film is Field of Dreams. When he gave his speech about Baseball I teared up. He as a great actor and by all accounts a kind man.
Over the years, I’ve repeatedly heard that Windows NT is a very advanced operating system and, being a Unix person myself, it has bothered me to not know why. I’ve been meaning to answer this question for years and I can do so now, which means I want to present you my findings.
A great analysis of Windows NT. I’ve been a fan of the OS since it shipped and even got a chance to work on the Windows NT Stress Testing team during the development of Windows NT 3.51. The last time I used Windows as my daily driver was in early 2014. It’s been a minute.
I owe my career to Windows and my Visio mentors. All of those lovely people were exceedingly kind and taught me how to write Windows apps. It was a magical, golden, era of software development.
Anywho, NT is a great OS.
Hoonigan Files For Bankruptcy With $1.2 Billion In Debt
This is a real shame. If you’ve never seen the Gymkhana series of videos you should they’re incredible. Ken Block was an amazing driver — yes, that Ken Block.
My favorite of all the Gymkhana videos is the first one I saw. It was GYMKHANA SEVEN, in LA.
The European Court of Justice took aim at both Apple and Google on Tuesday, ruling that the tech giants owe billions in taxes and fines in two key cases.
A lot of hot takes on this subject this week. When you get as big and powerful as Apple and Google you’re bound to attract the attention of regulators. Just ask Microsoft.
Former President Donald Trump, who makes frequent false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen through rampant fraud, warned Saturday that he would attempt to imprison anyone who engages in “unscrupulous behavior” during the 2024 race results.
Unhinged, unfit, and mentally inept. A perfect combination for the Office of the President, right? 🤬
This dude can go straight to hell.
How much is enough for Apple? When will they have enough money? It seems to me there’s nothing they can’t have or build with the money they’ve accumulated.
I think a lot of us Apple fans think this way, Louie. Unfortunately Apple is beholden to good old capitalists. They want their quarterly profits. That means brining home the bacon! 🐷
Apple will eventually have their downturn. It happened to Microsoft after they got too big for their own good, but they adapted and turned things around.
Apple is entering their “all regulatory agencies have an eye on us” phase. I suspect it’ll get worse before it gets better.
Abandoned Tesla Cybertruck Becomes Tourist Destination In Seattle
I mean most people should abandon their Cybertrucks. They’re $100,000 Space Karen stan garbage.
Menachem Z. Rosensaft • Newsweek
Several NASCAR teams have come forward with accusations of coercion and threats during recent charter negotiations. This revelation has cast a shadow over the ongoing discussions, sparking controversy and raising serious concerns about the sport’s governance and financial stability.
The business side of NASCAR has become interesting. Teams have to re-up their charters every few years. That seems wrong to me. I’d love to see them change that system to a franchise system like the NFL. You buy it once and hopefully the value rises so if you sell it you can make a profit.
I fantasize about running NASCAR and all the changes I’d make. That would be the first change. Help the teams stay profitable.
23XI — pronounced “twenty-three eleven” — is one of the two teams who didn’t sign the agreement. Michael Jordan is a co-owner of that team.
Tua Tagovailoa suffers another concussion from hard hit in 31-10 loss to Bills
Mr. Tagovailoa is very young and has a lot of football left in him, but if I were him, I’d retire. CTE is a real thing and it may result in a mush brain later in life.
Retire and enjoy your family.
