Best Of
Re: ReactOS
It's more realistic today, in that it could be accomplished at a technical level, but still terribly unlikely to happen.
Big names that are only part-time insane, like Eric S. Raymond, have been wondering aloud about this.
So, you’re a Microsoft corporate strategist. What’s the profit-maximizing path forward given all these factors?
It’s this: Microsoft Windows becomes a Proton-like emulation layer over a Linux kernel, with the layer getting thinner over time as more of the support lands in the mainline kernel sources. The economic motive is that Microsoft sheds an ever-larger fraction of its development costs as less and less has to be done in-house.
It's fun to think about, but plenty of people have dismantled his argument over the last two months. It is interesting that today, Microsoft "❤" Linux, Edge is available on Linux, and the full-fat actual Linux kernel is delivered by Microsoft as WSL via the Microsoft Store.
I don't think Windows will be open source any time soon. It'll stay pretty much the way it is so they can keep extracting money out of legacy clients and data out of end users. But I wouldn't have predicted Microsoft's embrace (ahem) of Linux back in 2007.
Garg
IC Holiday Card Exchange
Holiday cards have also been on hiatus, and people have expressed desire to revive this exchange. So here are the deets!
- Fill out the information document below NO LATER THAN November 15th.
- Plan to mail PHYSICAL cards, the more creative the better, please no e-cards.
- This is open to ALL OF ICRONTIC, please make sure to look up and include extra postage for our out of country participants.
- Commitment to sending out your cards by Monday December 7th, 2020, don't be a scrooge and sign up without sending or the ghost of Christmas past will haunt your ass.
- I will send out access to a google spreadsheet with all the document information on November 16th so you can start sending.
Happy creating! 
Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyYGD9jyYhcRbBQhdiOxQJuGzyv8EUXV3Uqf8DJpLqtGragg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Re: F@h-La-La-La-La
Just a little follow up on my last post but this is the kind of ppd increase that change does, added a +50 OC to one GPU as well. Almost a 1 million point increase.
_k
Re: F@h-La-La-La-La
If people weren't aware if you set your preferred research to covid-19 via the web control the ppd is better on those WUs by a good bit.
_k
IC Secret Santa
Secret Santa has been on hiatus since 2014 and I think the shittest year of 2020 deserves some fun, so let's share some fucking cheer and exchange holiday care packages:
To participate please fill out google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSWqfb0suyOjRyLmTDyuVUieIywFydxpY2ifqdsI3TmSQmXw/viewform?usp=sf_link
To participate please commit to these things:
1. We are using Elfster, so it will generate a random list to involve everyone including myself. This means, YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE AN ELFSTER ACCOUNT to participate once the emails go out.
2. Commitment to mailing gift to arrive sometime in December, signing up means you will send a gift, please don't leave your poor receiver without a gift.
3. $50 limit of gifts, let's get creative, but please don't go ridiculously outside of set budget. Also know that shipping will most likely tack on $12-15 to this amount.
DEADLINE FOR ENTERIES WILL BE NOVEMBER 15th
Questions, feel free to PM or message me on discord! Let's get gifting 
HumerusMeg
Re: Rolling Stone updated 500 greatest album list - more diverse, modern.
WYWH > Animals > DSotM
Kwitko
Re: Rolling Stone updated 500 greatest album list - more diverse, modern.
So glad to see Lemonade in the top 50. Still deeply upset it didn't win at the Grammy's for best album that year.
Re: [Resolved] Looking for assistance with crashes, faults, bluescreens on a new build
My AMD RMA for my 3700X, after taking a bunch of pictures and having to redo thermal paste like 3 times, went off without a hitch. They swapped for a new one without question, and it came to me looking factory new... unlike the ones that Newegg sold me, which I am now 100% certain were shittily repackaged returns from bad customers. Which I believe is a crime, because I bought and paid for a new part and was instead getting used ones.
I'll never shop Newegg again.
Thanks again for all the help folks!
Strikes