I Just Invented Something Every Dev Needs

The Xbox Series S just had an existential crisis and received the most brutal answer possible. "What is my purpose?" it asks, only to learn it's merely a placeholder device for PC gamers waiting for Rockstar to finally port GTA 6. The gaming industry's dirty little secret: console exclusivity periods are just elaborate hostage situations for our wallets. That Xbox is going to sit there for what, 2-3 years minimum? Rockstar's porting schedule is like watching continental drift in real-time. At least the Switch had Zelda while we waited.

Ah, the golden age of dial-up internet, when downloading a single executable meant you could start it before dinner and hope it finished before retirement. 4.61 KB/sec transfer rate and 39 years remaining? That's not a download, that's a digital inheritance plan for your grandchildren. The best part was the download would inevitably fail at 98% because someone picked up the phone.

Content Breaking: Mars becomes the second planet that has more computers running Linux than Windows. How NASA Designed a Helicopter That Could Fly Autonomously on Mars Anything else you can share with us that engineers might find particularly interesting? This the first time we'll be flying Linux on Mars. We're actually running on a Linux operating system. The software framework that we're using is one that we developed at JPL for cubesats and instruments, and we open-sourced it a few years ago. So, you can get the software framework that's flying on the Mars helicopter, and use it on your own project.

The most passive-aggressive relationship in tech history: you coding something critical and Windows deciding it's the perfect time for an update. Notice how they give you the illusion of choice with "Restart now" or "Another time" or "OK" — but where's the "Go away forever and never interrupt me again" button? That code in the background looks like a socket connection, probably handling important data, and Windows is like "Cool story bro, but have you tried turning it off and on again?"

The giant spoon of Visual Studio smacking you in the face when all you wanted was to check a tiny XML file. Nothing says "I just wanted to see what's inside" like having an entire IDE launched at Mach 5 just to view 10 lines of code. The real kicker? By the time VS loads, you could've written the entire file from memory, refactored it twice, and still had time for a coffee break.

Content Me: Programs a fun little game on USB to give to my brothers for Christmas Windows Firewall: I'm gonna stop you right there