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These Windows storage rules make no sense until you remember DOS

These Windows storage rules make no sense until you remember DOS

Published by skeptic

Windows 11 looks every bit like a modern operating system, with rounded corners, Fluent Design, cloud services woven throughout, and plenty of technology that would have seemed ridiculous a few decades ago. Dig underneath all of that, though, and you start running into architectural decisions that have been hanging around for a very long time. Every time you save a file, plug in a drive, or type a path into Command Prompt, you’re bumping into rules shaped by the time when PCs measured memory in kilobytes and storage space was precious enough to count carefully. Modern Windows runs on the Windows NT architecture, which replaced the old MS-DOS foundation with a far more robust operating system. Even then, Microsoft had to preserve conventions that existing DOS and Windows software already expected. Some of those ideas reached even farther back to CP/M, which predates the IBM PC itself, and over time they became embedded in Windows APIs, scripts, installers, and everyday assumptions about how files and paths should behave. Related There’s a 40-year-old bug in every …

I hate hen dos – but here’s the reason I will absolutely still have one

I hate hen dos – but here’s the reason I will absolutely still have one

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Revenge is a dish best served cold – isn’t that what they say? Though it’s an idiom I’ve rather heatedly stewed on over the years while doing various unhinged activities in the name of friendship. Learning and dancing to Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” in a room full of gyrating women dressed like extras from Flashdance, for example. Awkwardly asking a young man, completely naked but for a small apron and bow tie, what he was studying at university while he casually offered round hors d’oeuvres with his arse hanging out. Madly wrapping another woman in toilet paper to create an approximation of a wedding dress within a strict three-minute timeframe. Yes, I’m talking about the institution of the hen do. …

Hogging weights, loud grunting and sweaty benches: 11 gym dos and don’ts from fitness experts | Well actually

Hogging weights, loud grunting and sweaty benches: 11 gym dos and don’ts from fitness experts | Well actually

Published by Sam Flores

I like to think of myself as a fairly laid-back person. Other people’s behavior is not my business. There is one notable exception: my gym nemesis. He brings his computer to the gym and takes work conference calls at full volume. He has four to six pairs of dumbbells around him at all times – then doesn’t put them away. Intellectually I understand he is a fragile, flawed human like the rest of us, but in my gut I sometimes wonder if he arrived here from another galaxy. Life is full of unspoken rules, and the gym is no different. The heavy weights, sweaty people and mysterious machines can make it daunting to figure out how to behave. So we asked fitness experts for their thoughts on gym etiquette – their biggest pet peeves as well as the behaviors that might seem intimidating, but are actually fine. Good gym etiquette is less about following a long list of rules than it is simple respect, says Mathew Forzaglia, a fitness professional and educator. “Respect the equipment, …

Windows still won’t let you use this name for a folder — and DOS is why

Windows still won’t let you use this name for a folder — and DOS is why

Published by skeptic

Try this: right-click your desktop, create a new folder, and try naming it CON. Windows rejects the attempt with an error stating that the specified device name is invalid, then restores New folder as though you had never typed anything, right? Now, try PRN, AUX, NUL, LPT1, or COM3; the result will surely be the same. Roughly two dozen ordinary-looking names remain unavailable as files or folders in Windows. Each one is effectively an old address that once pointed to a piece of hardware. In 1981, filenames and hardware devices competed inside the same namespace. Windows has never taken those old addresses out of service. Related 11 Weird Windows Bugs and Easter Eggs You Have to See There are always some bugs and Easter Eggs hidden in all versions of Windows. Care to discover some of the best? Windows keeps a blocklist of about two dozen words CON is just the famous one Microsoft’s file-naming documentation lists the main reserved device names as CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1 through COM9, and LPT1 through LPT9. Those …

The dos and don’ts of removing a tick

The dos and don’ts of removing a tick

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Ticks are an unfortunate reality during warm spring, summer and even early autumn months, and since these are periods when people tend to spend a lot of time outdoors, your odds of getting bitten and potentially exposing yourself to Lyme disease increase. There are other factors at play, too, such as where you live–for example, people in tri-state area have some of the highest risks in the country. According to reports, New York had 19 percent of all cases reported from 2019 to 2022, with Pennsylvania at 17 percent, and New Jersey at 11 percent. On the flip side, Hawaii and Oklahoma reported zero cases during the same time period. Regardless, it’s best to practice safety first and wear long pants and long …

Do’s and Don’ts for Taylor Swift to Pull Off a Perfect Secret Wedding

Do’s and Don’ts for Taylor Swift to Pull Off a Perfect Secret Wedding

Published by Daniella Wilson

When you’re arguably the most famous person in the world — or, at least, the one with the most intensely devoted fan base — planning your star-studded wedding day to an equally beloved sports hero was always going to be a logistical nightmare. How do you keep the day intimate, keep your guests happy and pull it off without a hitch — all while making it the best day of your life? For Taylor Swift, history offers a playbook: John F. Kennedy Jr. pulled off the exact same trick. On September 21, 1996, Kennedy — the widely beloved, closely watched scion of Camelot — married the love of his too-brief life, Carolyn Bessette, at the First African Baptist Church on Georgia’s Cumberland Island. The paparazzi frenzy over the secretive event foreshadowed the press scrutiny the couple would face throughout their three brief years of marriage. Photographers and tabloid reporters circled incessantly — but not on the first day of autumn in 1996. Rosemarie Terenzio made sure of that. Terenzio was Kennedy’s chief of staff and, …

Director Robert dos Santos makes first straight-to-VHS film

Director Robert dos Santos makes first straight-to-VHS film

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter One director is pushing back against the increasing digitisation of the film world by creating the first movie to be released straight to VHS in 20 years. Born in South Africa, Portuguese director Robert dos Santos is best known as a creator of short films and music videos. His first narrative short, the 90-second-long A Moment, won best film at the Los Angeles Film Awards in 2021. With his new straight-to-video indie film This Is How the World Ends, dos Santos continues to break with convention. VHS stopped being the dominant method of home film viewing decades ago, yet one director is returning to it (olegkruglyak3 – stock.adobe.com) VHS players went out of production in 2016 more than a decade after videos were effectively replaced by DVDs, making dos Santos’s film unplayable to anyone who hasn’t hung onto their old VCR. …

The Things We Do’s Vanessa Lee Says You Can Skip an Upper Bleph in Your 30s and 40s: Here’s What to Do Instead

The Things We Do’s Vanessa Lee Says You Can Skip an Upper Bleph in Your 30s and 40s: Here’s What to Do Instead

Published by Daniella Wilson

It’s time to see beauty through Vanessa Lee’s eyes. The Things We Do founder has built a loyal following thanks to her less-is-more approach to aesthetics.  Vanessa Lee/Instagram With a newly opened West Hollywood, California location joining her three Los Angeles studios and Hawaii outpost, the cosmetic RN and Eastern Face Reader has become a trusted beauty expert for clients including Khloé, Kourtney, and Kim Kardashian, Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Union, and Kate Hudson. And if there’s one piece of advice she’d give beauty lovers right now, it’s simple: think twice before rushing into cosmetic surgery.  “Stop messing with your eyes. We have seen celebrities that have access to the best and most expensive surgeons get work done and it really changes the essence of the face. If you are in your 50s and need to remove excess skin, that is one thing but getting an upper bleph in your 30s and 40s and altering the shape of your eye completely may leave you with regrets in a couple of years,” she tells ET. Vanessa Lee/Instagram Instead of chasing dramatic transformations, Lee …

Forget the fascinator: the dos and don’ts of wedding guest dressing | Weddings

Forget the fascinator: the dos and don’ts of wedding guest dressing | Weddings

Published by Sam Flores

The invitation thumps on to your doormat – or, as likely, into your inbox – and rather than feel excitement for the ensuing nuptials, you feel dread. What on earth to wear? The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Weddings are full of sartorial pitfalls. If there’s no dress code, the limitless options can feel daunting; if there is, it can feel a different kind of daunting, but with a useful guide to prevent you from feeling overwhelmed. The trick, dress code or not, is to make an effort – never flip-flops, for instance. If the invitation calls for black tie, stick to as close to floor-length as you can with a fabric that denotes formality, such as silk or velvet, depending on the season. For a destination wedding, which often translates to “somewhere hot”, be mindful of fabrics and what your hosts may have been hoping for when they planned Mykonos over rural Shropshire, and apply that to your wardrobe. Breezy linen …

Open plan is not the answer: design professionals on the dos and don’ts of small space living | Homes

Open plan is not the answer: design professionals on the dos and don’ts of small space living | Homes

Published by Sam Flores

In 2010 Colin Chee picked up the keys to his 37 square metre off-the-plan apartment in Melbourne’s city centre. “It was only then that I realised how shit it was.” With no design experience and a limited budget, his quest to find inspiration eventually led to the birth of Never Too Small, a YouTube channel showcasing clever designs for small spaces from around the world. Launched in 2017, it now has more than 3 million subscribers. A housing crisis and a surge in apartment building means more Australians are searching for ways to make the most of small-scale abodes. This weekend Chee will join Claire Scorpo, a director of Agius Scorpo Architects, and Tahj Rosmarin, a director of Card Practice, for Small Spaces, Big Living – a free talk at the National Gallery of Victoria. In the lead-up to the event they share their experiences of designing their own diminutive domiciles. Formulate your furnishings When we move into a new space the first instinct is to settle in as quickly as possible. But Chee cautions …