UEFI stands for “Unified Extensible Firmware Interface”, where “Firmware” is an ancient African word meaning “Why do something right when you can do it so wrong that children will weep and brave adults will cower before you”, and “UEI” is Celtic for “We missed DOS so we burned it into your ROMs”. –Matthew Garrett
Spider Man: What about the exploding wall, and all that “Behold the grim visage of Doooom?” and … you blew up a wall! Doom: Yes, that is how Doom enters a room. How do you do it? Spider Man: Uh, through the door? Doom: The door? Like a peasant? – Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet
Why leap seconds exist, their benefits and problems, and the upcoming decision if they should be abolished or kept (or a 3rd option). Personally I’m in the “Kill It” camp. Theoretically they’re relevant, but pragmatically they’re not, and the only ones who truly care about them have already moved on to other time systems. Time [...]
