• The latest Windows 11 development builds disable the time-honoured oobe\bypassnro script that lets you setup a new PC without creating an online Microsoft account.  (The Verge)
  
  Right now you can still enable the script by editing the registry first - which you have to do, perfectly, from the command line, on a PC that isn't working yet - but who knows how long that will last.
  
  The desktop release of SteamOS cannot arrive soon enough.

• If you were interested in getting HP's ZBook Ultra 14 with the new Ryzen 395 CPU I hope you have at least $5660 burning a hole in your pocket.  (WCCFTech)
  
  The fully configured model - Ryzen 395, 128GB of RAM, and a 4TB SSD - will set you back $8250.
  
  
  
• Vibe coding considered suicidal.  (NMN)
  
  "Vibe coding" is a new term meaning "someone else did the work, I don't understand any of it, I just claimed ownership".  Applied specifically to programming, and the the "someone else" being an AI tool.
  
  If you're experimenting with a desktop task before implementing it properly yourself - a quick proof-of-concept - this is not bad.
  
  In server apps, which are shared by any number of users and require strict security measures, it's fatal.
  
  And yes, people are using it for server apps.
  
  
  
• If you want to buy a 16 core VMWare license you can't.  (The Register)
  
  It now starts at 72 cores.  If you're a small customer, you don't exist.
  
  
  
• China Mievelle is an idiot.  (Tech Crunch)
  
  You shouldn't blame science fiction, he says, for people who spend their own money the way they want instead of on what he wants even though he has no idea what he wants.

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