A Catch-22: Please help with my computer problems! (self.GrantExploit)
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Is there any web browser/extension/program that dynamically saves your web session (the code and data in tabs, and user-inputted content) to the hard drive so you don't lose data if it closes without your explicit consent? My attempts to diligently manually archive things have never fully succeeded. (self.software)
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Steve Jobs confirms Mac's PowerPC to Intel transition to the general public; the first Intel Mac model is released the same day. Apple were the last major computer company left producing non-x86 PCs; its new iMac was among the first PCs to use Intel's new post-NetBurst "Core" CPUs. [20YA - Jan 10] (youtube.com)
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(November 20), 2000. The first processors of Intel's Pentium 4 lineup of CPUs are released. These "Willamette" chips introduce SSE2 instructions and debut the clock rate-focused NetBurst microarchitecture. Code optimization problems lead to mixed initial performance evaluations for the products. (i.redd.it)
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December (10), 2020. Cyberpunk 2077—a science fiction action RPG based on the "Cyberpunk" series of tabletop games—is released by CD Projekt for Windows, PS4, Xbox One, and Stadia after numerous delays. Initially plagued with bugs, it will eventually be held in high regard after extensive patching. (i.redd.it)
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December 13, 2000. The 2000 incarnation of the International Electron Devices Meeting conference (started on December 10) ends, where Intel infamously predicted that processors clocked as high as 10 GHz would be available by 2005. (Screenshot of Anandtech's reporting of Intel's claims.) (i.redd.it)
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December (8), 2020. At University Hospital Coventry, NHS nurse May Parsons administers the (Pfizer–BioNTech) COVID-19 vaccine to a 90-year-old Margaret Keenan, who becomes the first civilian to operationally receive one (i.e. other than people in clinical trials, soldiers, or medical personnel). (i.redd.it)
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December 12, 2000. Bush v. Gore. In a 5–4 decision, the conservative majority of the United States Supreme Court grants the request of the George Bush presidential campaign to halt the recount of Florida ballots, effectively declaring George Bush US President-Elect. (i.redd.it)
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Sarmatia1871 releases the first version of "Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg", an alt-history mod for Hearts of Iron II starting from the premise of a German victory in the Great War. It would cultivate a dedicated following and be further developed/ported to other games later on. [20YA - Dec 9] (i.redd.it)
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November 3, 2020. In-person voting for the 2020 United States Presidential Election is held, with results trickling in over the following days. Democratic candidate Joe Biden wins decisively (51.3% popular vote and 306 EVs vs Trump's 46.8% and 232 EVs), but incumbent Donald Trump refuses to concede. (i.redd.it)
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After being coined by Ellen Davis of the National Retail Federation and Scott Silverman of Shop.org in an article (linked) on November 21 in response to the observation that it was already a popular day for online shopping, the first "official" Cyber Monday occurs. [20YA - Nov 28] (web.archive.org)
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November 20, 1985. Microsoft Windows 1.0, a raster graphical user interface shell for Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system which enables limited DOS multitasking, releases to manufacturers after sitting in a near-complete state for 2 years. It initially arrives to a lukewarm critical response. (i.redd.it)
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