It is ironic that Microsoft’s claim that Windows 7 will improve battery life is being countered by some users threatening class action lawsuits due to W7 ruining laptop batteries. At least since June 2009 (Windows 7 and the battery error “consider replacing your battery” –Microsoft Technet) testers were reporting this problem. Yet it continues, with claims, counter-claims, and finger-pointing. A couple of recent articles: “Microsoft probes Windows 7 battery problems” and “Windows 7 battery update: Still no conclusive findings“.

BTW, I always thought those “I’m a PC” ads were stupid. I’m a human and running Linux on my PC was my idea.

(h/t: JH)

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Other than work related stuff, I’ve pretty much been offline for the last few weeks. That is to say, I’ve let a lot of messages scroll below the fold and have not kept up with my news feeds. Nor have I spent much time on my personal projects, such as Japanese, or configuring my new laptop. It’s all been used up on life’s little necessities or being sick.

What little spare time I’ve had I’ve used to catch up on my woefully neglected dead-tree book reading.

I’ve noticed that science fiction authors usually get computers “right”, in the sense that they are either so advanced that they are out of our reality, or are kept fuzzily in the background, like furniture.

Finally I have water pressure again, seems like more than before the crisis. At last I can shower and wash clothes again. Wheee!

Before we decry the timeliness of Jackson’s response to a few leaks, just image this 20 million gallon a day leak in NYC’s water supply that has been known about for 20 years.

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