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This process has a descriptive name, enshittification ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification ), and it seems to apply to most internet services.

Gorbachev sent the tanks rolling in Lithuania ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Events ).

Though it remains in the environment even after the operation and civilians will be exposed to it. This has been the case in e.g. Balkans ( https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/world…

No. Wifi router needs the MAC address in order to provide a service to the user, thus it is allowed to collect the MAC. GDPR allows collecting personally identifying information if…

"We're Facebook for middle age people.". Isn't that just Facebook? At least that is what all young ones say - that it is used by middle-aged people

This was also my first thought. FB gets a lot of information on people's actual behavior wrt their contacts (who do you contact and how often), and this for people all over the wor…

Well, in case of electric heaters used to heat a home the efficiency should really be measured in terms of "how much electricity is consumed if the heated room is kept at constant …

And for a cynical take on the "modern engineer brings advances to middle age" also taking into account social aspects, Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" ( …

They didn't buy Nokia's patents. They bought Devices & Services business unit (the one making the phones) and a 10-year (non-exclusive) licence to Nokia's patents, which obviously …

Another (probable) software failure due to unexpected scenario was the Mars polar lander http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Polar_Lander#Loss_of_commu... The failure review conclude…

I second the suggestion to add support for templates for most well-known publishers. For example, in CS even having Springer and IEEE 2-column templates supported would have been e…

Yes, kids will play with anything. However, the way they use toys to play will be individual. My daughter preferred cars and trucks while young (under 4 years). She would cover the…