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    Windows 10/11 Download

    Windows users at various levels have already experienced some such patches. The ones (like the recent one) that prevent removing the patch until Microsoft deigns to provide a workaround are particularly devastating.
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    Sony Is Ceding Control of TV Hardware Business To China's TCL

    I'm going to have to agree with Lon and Tyler: ATSC 3.0, on its current trajectory with $60 TV adapters, is going to be a non-starter. The Zapperbox architecture strongly resembles an effort to resurrect the TiVo proprietary client-server model.
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    Sony Is Ceding Control of TV Hardware Business To China's TCL

    Consider what TCL brought to CES and compare that with what Sony announced (they promised future media briefings). Sony has its IP and extensive movie rights, and they seem to be printing money (relatively speaking) in the mirrorless camera business. Sony has what's left of the gaming console...
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    Sony Is Ceding Control of TV Hardware Business To China's TCL

    It appears that TCL has already won as it is. The question that remains is how the branding goes.
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    Song Name Game Part 3!

    Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
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    Windows 10/11 Download

    Microsoft released an emergency update (aka "out-of-band") to address major bugs that were introduced with the recent Patch Tuesday update. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-oob-windows-updates-to-fix-shutdown-cloud-pc-bugs/ Microsoft's stewardship on behalf of...
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    Song Name Game Part 3!

    Gentle on My Mind - Glen Campbell
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    Song Name Game Part 3!

    I've Never Been in Love Before - Frank Sinatra
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    looking for Starlink installer for Lewin, NY

    You certainly buried the lede on that request.
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    iOS, MacOS, etc. 26 is making me seriously consider switching

    Paper submission will probably always be an option. IIRC, it is the free federal self-e-filing that is under pressure to be eliminated. In any case, the PDF forms for online filing aren't yet available (assuming they become available to individual taxpayers).
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    iOS, MacOS, etc. 26 is making me seriously consider switching

    Ultimately, the only thing I really miss is a good Income Tax application.
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    Song Name Game Part 3!

    Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
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    looking for Starlink installer for Lewin, NY

    You would likely improve your chances of a response if you shared the nature of the Starlink account (i.e. residential, enterprise/business, roaming, etc.)
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    iOS, MacOS, etc. 26 is making me seriously consider switching

    Business is business, and companies make "business decisions" (what appears to be financially advantageous versus what represents appreciable technical progress). Apple under Tim Cook has made more than a few prickly business decisions. Apple hasn't been immune to following various industry...
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    Windows 10/11 Download

    Somehow, Satya is upset when they call his company "Microslop". 114 vulnerabilities, three zero-days (one exploited and two publicly disclosed). 57 Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities 3 Security Feature Bypass vulnerabilities 22 Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities 22 Information...