I remember the day like it was yesterday. Pac Man had finally arrived on the Atari 2600. It was a clear and sunny day, but it was slightly brisk. My dad drove us down to the video store about three miles from our Michigan house. If I remember correctly, the price for the game was $24.99. It was quite expensive for the day, probably equaling a $70 game in today’s market, but it was mine. There *was* no question about it. If you purchase a game, it’s your game… right?

You couldn’t be more wrong. With all the licensing agreements in games today, you only purchase the right to play it. You don’t actually “own” the game.

Today, game designers want total control over the money that comes in for a game. They add in clauses that keep the game from being resold, rented, borrowed, copied, etc. All of the content in the game, including the items you find that are specifically for you, are owned by the software developer. Why, you ask, do they do this? It’s all about the money.

This need for greed started years ago, when people started modifying current games on the market. One of the first games like this was Doom. There were so many third part mods made, but because of licensing agreement, none of these versions were available for resale. The end user, or you, had to purchase Doom before they could even install the mod. None of these “modders” were allowed to make any money off their creation.

Organizations That Use Python

[Feb, 19, 2018] |
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Here is a list of the organizations that use Python. This list is periodically updated by HSG’s software fans as well as the community at large.

Web Development

1. Yahoo Maps
Yahoo acquired Four11, whose address and mapping lookup services were implemented in Python. Yahoo Maps still uses Python today, as can be seen by examining its URLs.

2. Yahoo Groups
A comprehensive public archive of Internet mailing lists that was originally implemented in pure Python. At one point Scott Hassan, one of the founders of Findmail/eGroups (the company that was later acquired by Yahoo), reported that they had 180,000 lines of Python underlying everything from their 100% dynamic website to all email delivery, pumping out 200 messages/second on a single 400 MHz Pentium.

Viruses, Spyware, Malware and Phishing: differences?

[May, 15, 2014] |
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Yahoo answers abstract.

Overview:

· Virus is a piece of code that is secretly introduced into a system in order to corrupt it or destroy data

.NET Core 3 Release, Major Benefits

[Mar, 26, 2019] |
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On March 6 of this year, Microsoft's .NET Foundation released its third preview release of .NET Core 3 — which is its free and open-source framework for developing apps on Windows, MacOS and Linux — with an official release scheduled for later this year. This release brings a wealth of new features and enhancements. This includes the following:

1. Windows Desktop Support

One of the biggest additions to version 3.0 of the framework is the ability to develop Windows desktop applications. The new Windows Desktop component lets you build applications using either the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) graphical subsystem or the Windows Forms graphical class library. You can also use Windows UI XAML Library (WinUI) controls in your applications.

The Windows Desktop component is only supported and included on Windows installs.

2. Support for C# 8

The new framework has support for C# 8, which includes not only the ability to create asynchronous steams but features such as:

Index and Range data types

Using declarations

Switch expressions

The Index and Range data types make array manipulation easier, while Using declarations ensure that your objects get disposed once they are out of scope. Finally, Switch expressions extend Switch statements by allowing you to return a value.

3. IEEE Floating-Point Improvements

The new framework includes floating point APIs that comply with IEEE 754-2008. This includes fixes to both formatting and parsing as well as new Math APIs such as:

BitIncrement/BitDecrement

MaxMagnitude/MinMagnitude

ILogB

ScaleB

Log2

FusedMultiplyAdd

CopySign

4. Support for Performance-Oriented CPU Instructions

The new framework includes support for both SIMD and Bit Manipulation instruction sets, which can create significant performance boosts in certain situations, such as when you are processing data in parallel.

5. Default Executables

With the new framework, you can now produce framework-dependent executables by default without having to use self-contained deployments.

6. Local dotnet Tools

In the previous version of the framework, there was support for global dotnet tools. But the current version adds support for local tools as well. These tools are associated with a specific disk location, and this allows you to enable per-repository and per-project tooling.

7. Support for MSIX Deployments

The new framework supports MSIX, which is a Windows app package format that you can use when deploying Windows desktop applications.

8. Built-In and Fast JSON Support

In prior versions of the framework, you had to use Json.NET if you wanted JSON support in your application. The framework, though, now has built-in support that is not only fast but also has low allocation requirements. It also adds 3 new JSON types, which include:

Utf8JsonReader

Utf8JsonWriter

JsonDocument

9. Cryptography Support

The new framework supports AES-GCM and AES-CCM ciphers. It also supports the importing and exporting of asymmetric public and private keys from a variety of formats without the need of an X.509 certificate.

Platform Support

.NET Core 3 supports the following operating systems:

Alpine: 3.8+

Debian: 9+

Fedora: 26+

macOS: 10.12+

openSUSE: 42.3+

RHEL: 6+

SLES: 12+

Ubuntu: 16.04+

Windows Clients: 7, 8.1, 10 (1607+)

Windows Servers: 2012 R2 SP1+

The framework further supports the following chips:

x64 (Windows, macOS and Linux)

x86 (Windows)

ARM32 (Windows and Linux)

ARM64 (Linux)

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Tech Life in Michigan

Home of the Ford Motor Company and many other Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 Companies, Michigan has a list of famous people that have made their mark on society. Famous Michiganians: Francis Ford Coppola film director; Henry Ford industrialist, Earvin Magic Johnson basketball player; Charles A. Lindbergh aviator; Madonna singer; Stevie Wonder singer; John T. Parsons inventor and William R. Hewlett inventor.

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of knowledge. ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Software developers near Westland have ample opportunities to meet like minded techie individuals, collaborate and expend their career choices by participating in Meet-Up Groups. The following is a list of Technology Groups in the area.

DetCoffeeCode · Michigan ActionScript User Group · 1DevDay Detroit ·

Fortune 500 and 1000 companies in Michigan that offer opportunities for Microsoft Office developers

Company Name	City	Industry	Secondary Industry
Lear Corporation	Southfield	Manufacturing	Automobiles, Boats and Motor Vehicles
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.	Livonia	Manufacturing	Automobiles, Boats and Motor Vehicles
Spartan Stores, Inc.	Byron Center	Retail	Grocery and Specialty Food Stores
Steelcase Inc.	Grand Rapids	Manufacturing	Furniture Manufacturing
Valassis Communications, Inc.	Livonia	Business Services	Advertising, Marketing and PR
Autoliv, Inc.	Auburn Hills	Manufacturing	Automobiles, Boats and Motor Vehicles
Cooper-Standard Automotive Group	Novi	Manufacturing	Automobiles, Boats and Motor Vehicles
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.	Bloomfield Hills	Retail	Automobile Dealers
Con-Way Inc.	Ann Arbor	Transportation and Storage	Freight Hauling (Rail and Truck)
Meritor, Inc.	Troy	Manufacturing	Automobiles, Boats and Motor Vehicles
Visteon Corporation	Van Buren Twp	Manufacturing	Automobiles, Boats and Motor Vehicles
Affinia Group, Inc.	Ann Arbor	Manufacturing	Automobiles, Boats and Motor Vehicles
Perrigo Company	Allegan	Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech	Pharmaceuticals
BorgWarner Inc.	Auburn Hills	Manufacturing	Automobiles, Boats and Motor Vehicles
Auto-Owners Insurance	Lansing	Financial Services	Insurance and Risk Management
DTE Energy Company	Detroit	Energy and Utilities	Gas and Electric Utilities
Whirlpool Corporation	Benton Harbor	Manufacturing	Tools, Hardware and Light Machinery
Herman Miller, Inc.	Zeeland	Manufacturing	Furniture Manufacturing
Universal Forest Products	Grand Rapids	Manufacturing	Furniture Manufacturing
Masco Corporation Inc.	Taylor	Manufacturing	Concrete, Glass, and Building Materials
PULTEGROUP, INC.	Bloomfield Hills	Real Estate and Construction	Real Estate & Construction Other
CMS Energy Corporation	Jackson	Energy and Utilities	Energy and Utilities Other
Stryker Corporation	Portage	Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech	Medical Devices
General Motors Company (GM)	Detroit	Manufacturing	Automobiles, Boats and Motor Vehicles
Kellogg Company	Battle Creek	Manufacturing	Food and Dairy Product Manufacturing and Packaging
The Dow Chemical Company	Midland	Manufacturing	Chemicals and Petrochemicals
Kelly Services, Inc.	Troy	Business Services	HR and Recruiting Services
Ford Motor Company	Dearborn	Manufacturing	Automobiles, Boats and Motor Vehicles

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