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## [Google Removes Pirate Bay Domains from Search Results Citing Dutch Court Order ](https://onehack.st/t/google-removes-pirate-bay-domains-from-search-results-citing-dutch-court-order/208576)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-removes-pirate-bay-domains-from-search-results-citing-dutch-court-order/208576 "2021-12-03T08:04:21Z")

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Google has removed The Pirate Bay and more than 100 related domains from its search results in the Netherlands. The search engine points to a local pirate site-blocking order that was…

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## [Windows 11 is Getting Some Much-needed Taskbar and Start Menu Improvements ](https://onehack.st/t/windows-11-is-getting-some-much-needed-taskbar-and-start-menu-improvements/208478)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-11-is-getting-some-much-needed-taskbar-and-start-menu-improvements/208478 "2021-12-02T13:43:15Z")

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Windows 11’s taskbar is a giant step back in usability compared to Windows 10, and now Microsoft is starting to make improvements. A new update that’s currently being tested by Window…

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## [Reddit Introduces New Real-Time Features To Keep Users Engaged ](https://onehack.st/t/reddit-introduces-new-real-time-features-to-keep-users-engaged/208477)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/reddit-introduces-new-real-time-features-to-keep-users-engaged/208477 "2021-12-02T11:32:30Z")

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Social media platform Reddit said on Wednesday it would launch several real-time features, including voting animations and typing indicators, \[…\] to boost engagement on the platform t…

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## [Over 300,000 Android Users Have Downloaded These Banking Trojan Malware Apps, Say Security Researchers](https://onehack.st/t/over-300-000-android-users-have-downloaded-these-banking-trojan-malware-apps-say-security-researchers/208398)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/over-300-000-android-users-have-downloaded-these-banking-trojan-malware-apps-say-security-researchers/208398 "2021-12-01T11:04:45Z")

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Over 300,000 Android smartphone users have downloaded what turned out to be banking trojans after falling victim to malware that has bypassed detection by the Google Play app store. Z…

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## [Intel Is Stockpiling Legacy Technology For Security Research ](https://onehack.st/t/intel-is-stockpiling-legacy-technology-for-security-research/208265)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 9:51am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/intel-is-stockpiling-legacy-technology-for-security-research/208265 "2021-11-30T09:51:58Z")

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James Rundle writes via the Wall Street Journal: A few years ago, executives at Intel began to realize they had a problem. The company was making dozens of new products each year, fr…

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## [World's Oldest Person Dies at Age 124](https://onehack.st/t/worlds-oldest-person-dies-at-age-124/208163)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/worlds-oldest-person-dies-at-age-124/208163 "2021-11-29T22:10:07Z")

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https://www.cnnphilippines.com/.imaging/mte/demo-cnn-new/750x450/dam/cnn/2016/7/6/Francisca/Francisca/Francisca-Susano\_CNNPH.png/jcr:content/Francisca-Susano\_CNNPH.png Slashdot reader ellithligraw brings the news that t…

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## [Microsoft Builds New Green Data Centers in Wyoming, Invests in Wifi, Education, Roads](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-builds-new-green-data-centers-in-wyoming-invests-in-wifi-education-roads/208162)

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**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-builds-new-green-data-centers-in-wyoming-invests-in-wifi-education-roads/208162 "2021-11-29T11:27:04Z")

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https://azurecomcdn.azureedge.net/mediahandler/acomblog/media/Default/blog/bb8e3a5e-8c96-44b5-9253-07fb55b767fc.jpg This week a Microsoft blog post announced they’re opening two new data centers in Cheyenne, “built with…

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## [Raspberry Pi Trading Could Go Public This Spring](https://onehack.st/t/raspberry-pi-trading-could-go-public-this-spring/208161)

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**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/raspberry-pi-trading-could-go-public-this-spring/208161 "2021-11-29T11:27:02Z")

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“According to a report in The Telegraph, Raspberry Pi Trading, the arm responsible for the creation of the Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi Pico and the new Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W could so…

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## [Getting a Crypto Refund Can Be Very Expensive](https://onehack.st/t/getting-a-crypto-refund-can-be-very-expensive/208078)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/getting-a-crypto-refund-can-be-very-expensive/208078 "2021-11-29T23:17:15Z")

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Long-time Slashdot reader smooth wombat writes:Recently, Slashdot posted a story about a group trying to purchase one of the few copies of the U.S. Constitution in the public domain. …

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## [Microsoft Edge's Latest Feature Called a 'Shameless Cash Grab' by Critics](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-edges-latest-feature-called-a-shameless-cash-grab-by-critics/207992)

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**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-edges-latest-feature-called-a-shameless-cash-grab-by-critics/207992 "2021-11-27T10:51:06Z")

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Microsoft Edge recently gained a feature that allows people to pay for online purchases in installments. It’s known as buy now, pay later (BNPL), and it’s currently in testing on Micr…

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## [Notifications Are Driving Us Crazy](https://onehack.st/t/notifications-are-driving-us-crazy/207911)

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**Author:** [@Hannah](https://onehack.st/u/Hannah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/notifications-are-driving-us-crazy/207911 "2021-11-26T10:33:12Z")

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We’re on alert overload. Stray comments and offhand requests once shouted across the office now blink and buzz at us from Microsoft Teams and Slack. Our communication has grown fragme…

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## [Next Windows 11 Update Brings Back Clippy ](https://onehack.st/t/next-windows-11-update-brings-back-clippy/207794)

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**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/next-windows-11-update-brings-back-clippy/207794 "2021-11-25T01:40:28Z")

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An anonymous reader shares a report: We’re nearly two months out from the public release of Windows 11, and Microsoft is still slowly updating bits and pieces of the operating system…

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## [Mozilla Is Ending Support For Its Firefox Password Manager Sync App](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-is-ending-support-for-its-firefox-password-manager-sync-app/207676)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/mozilla-is-ending-support-for-its-firefox-password-manager-sync-app/207676 "2021-11-24T01:44:13Z")

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Mozilla announced last week via a support article that its Firefox Lockwise password manager app will reach end-of-life on December 13th. The final release versions are 1.8.1 (iOS) an…

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## [Qualcomm Has an Exclusivity Deal With Microsoft For Windows On ARM](https://onehack.st/t/qualcomm-has-an-exclusivity-deal-with-microsoft-for-windows-on-arm/207617)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/qualcomm-has-an-exclusivity-deal-with-microsoft-for-windows-on-arm/207617 "2021-11-23T05:34:44Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from XDA Developers: Last week, we reported that MediaTek is planning to build a chipset for Windows on ARM. As it turns out, the Windows on ARM c…

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## [Cryptographers Aren't Happy With How You're Using the Word 'Crypto' ](https://onehack.st/t/cryptographers-arent-happy-with-how-youre-using-the-word-crypto/207553)

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**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/cryptographers-arent-happy-with-how-youre-using-the-word-crypto/207553 "2021-11-23T04:16:31Z")

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Cryptographers are upset that “crypto” sometimes now refers to cryptocurrency, reports the Guardian: This lexical shift has weighed heavily on cryptographers, who, over the past few …

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## [How Bad is Online Shopping for the Environment?](https://onehack.st/t/how-bad-is-online-shopping-for-the-environment/207441)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-bad-is-online-shopping-for-the-environment/207441 "2021-11-21T14:01:38Z")

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“E-commerce sales jumped nearly 32 percent in 2020 compared to the prior year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data,” reports Politico — and this year “online sales are on track to ou…

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## [HBO Discussed Buying Netflix in 2006 ](https://onehack.st/t/hbo-discussed-buying-netflix-in-2006/207256)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hbo-discussed-buying-netflix-in-2006/207256 "2021-11-19T01:28:19Z")

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An anonymous reader shares a report: “The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us.” That’s Netflix executive Ted Sarandos in 2013, shortly before his company made its jum…

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## [Discord is Quietly Building an App Empire of Bots ](https://onehack.st/t/discord-is-quietly-building-an-app-empire-of-bots/207198)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/discord-is-quietly-building-an-app-empire-of-bots/207198 "2021-11-18T13:27:29Z")

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Discord has been quietly building its own app platform based on bots over the past few years. More than 30 percent of Discord servers now use bots, and 430,000 of them are used every …

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## [Microsoft Will Continue Supporting Windows 10 With Yearly Feature Updates](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-will-continue-supporting-windows-10-with-yearly-feature-updates/207113)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-will-continue-supporting-windows-10-with-yearly-feature-updates/207113 "2021-11-19T13:37:08Z")

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Along with the release of Windows 10’s November 2021 update, Microsoft announced that it will no longer provide Windows 10 updates twice per year. Instead, it’s switching to a once-pe…

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## [Microsoft Adds 76 More Games To the Xbox Backward Compatibility Program](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-adds-76-more-games-to-the-xbox-backward-compatibility-program/207033)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-adds-76-more-games-to-the-xbox-backward-compatibility-program/207033 "2021-11-16T12:28:26Z")

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During the Xbox 20th anniversary event today, Microsoft announced it’ll be adding a total of 76 games to the Xbox backward compatibility program. The company also said “Halo Infinite,” the latest edition of the best-s…

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## [Will Cryptocurrency Face a Quantum Computing Problem?](https://onehack.st/t/will-cryptocurrency-face-a-quantum-computing-problem/206935)

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**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/will-cryptocurrency-face-a-quantum-computing-problem/206935 "2021-11-15T11:42:00Z")

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“If current progress continues, quantum computers will be able to crack public key cryptography,” writes CNET, “potentially creating a serious threat to the crypto world, where some c…

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## [Will Microsoft Beat Facebook to the Metaverse? ](https://onehack.st/t/will-microsoft-beat-facebook-to-the-metaverse/206810)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/will-microsoft-beat-facebook-to-the-metaverse/206810 "2021-11-14T00:05:24Z")

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https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-943095540.jpg “When comparing Meta — formerly Facebook — and Microsoft’s approaches to the metaverse, it’s clear Microsoft has a much more grounded and real…

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## [Microsoft To Block Windows 11 Browser Workarounds](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-to-block-windows-11-browser-workarounds/206775)

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**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-to-block-windows-11-browser-workarounds/206775 "2021-11-13T09:24:38Z")

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https://www.thurrott.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/edgedeflector.jpg The creator of EdgeDeflector said this week that the latest Insider build of Windows 11 now blocks all default browser workarounds. Thurrott …

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## [Windows 11 SE Won't Be Sold Separately, Can't Be Reinstalled Once Removed ](https://onehack.st/t/windows-11-se-wont-be-sold-separately-cant-be-reinstalled-once-removed/206689)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-11-se-wont-be-sold-separately-cant-be-reinstalled-once-removed/206689 "2021-11-12T14:08:01Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Microsoft is taking the fight to Chromebooks in schools with the $250 Surface Laptop SE, but inexpensive hardware is only part …

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## [Microsoft To Kill OneDrive for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 in Early 2022](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-to-kill-onedrive-for-windows-7-8-8-1-in-early-2022/206533)

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**Author:** [@Hannah](https://onehack.st/u/Hannah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-to-kill-onedrive-for-windows-7-8-8-1-in-early-2022/206533 "2021-11-10T12:26:03Z")

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https://www.thurrott.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/onedrive-storage.jpg joshuark writes: Microsoft plans on killing OneDrive support for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 starting on March 1, 2022. “In order to focus resource…

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## [Microsoft Will Now Snitch On You At Work Like Never Before ](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-will-now-snitch-on-you-at-work-like-never-before/206423)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-will-now-snitch-on-you-at-work-like-never-before/206423 "2021-11-09T11:28:43Z")

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schwit1 writes: Microsoft is preparing a couple of little updates that may curb employee rulebreaking enthusiasm. Yes, this news again comes courtesy of Microsoft’s roadmap service, where Redmond prepares you for the…

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## [New Study Finds the World's Most Popular Programming Language: JavaScript ](https://onehack.st/t/new-study-finds-the-worlds-most-popular-programming-language-javascript/206342)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/new-study-finds-the-worlds-most-popular-programming-language-javascript/206342 "2021-11-08T09:24:22Z")

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ZDNet reports: JavaScript is now used by more than 16.4 million developers globally, says a survey of more than 19,000 coders — making it the world’s most popular programming language “by a wide margin”. SlashData’s…

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## [Is Modern Software Development Too Complex?](https://onehack.st/t/is-modern-software-development-too-complex/206234)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/is-modern-software-development-too-complex/206234 "2021-11-08T00:24:27Z")

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https://images.idgesg.net/images/article/2018/05/disaster\_recovery\_crisis\_help\_rescue\_drowning\_hand\_rising\_from\_the\_ocean\_by\_ian\_espinosa\_cc0\_via\_unsplash\_1200x800-100759670-large.jpg “It has never been more difficult t…

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## [Over 50 PC Games Are Incompatible With Intel's Alder Lake CPUs Due To DRM](https://onehack.st/t/over-50-pc-games-are-incompatible-with-intels-alder-lake-cpus-due-to-drm/206139)

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**Author:** [@Hannah](https://onehack.st/u/Hannah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/over-50-pc-games-are-incompatible-with-intels-alder-lake-cpus-due-to-drm/206139 "2021-11-06T07:58:47Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCMag: Intel has posted a release that the hybrid CPU core architecture on Alder Lake can be incompatible with certain games, specifically so…

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## [Microsoft Warns Windows 11 Features Are Failing Due To Its Expired Certificate ](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-warns-windows-11-features-are-failing-due-to-its-expired-certificate/206041)

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**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-warns-windows-11-features-are-failing-due-to-its-expired-certificate/206041 "2021-11-05T09:06:42Z")

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Microsoft has started warning Windows 11 users that certain features in the operating system are failing to load due to an expired certificate. The certificate expired on October 31st…

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