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  2. Hibernation (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Windows Vista introduced a hybrid sleep feature, which saves the contents of memory to hard disk but instead of powering down, enters sleep mode. If the power is lost, the computer can resume as if hibernated. Windows 7 introduced compression to the hibernation file and set the default size to 75% of the total physical memory. [18]

  3. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    Placing chopsticks straight up in a bowl of rice in Chinese and Japanese culture is reminiscent of food offerings left for the dead. [22] Ravens, crows and magpies [16]: 385–386, 243, 386 Saying the word "Macbeth" or wishing someone "Good Luck" while inside a theatre [23] The substitutions "The Scottish Play" and "Break a leg" are used instead.

  4. Features new to Windows 11 - Wikipedia

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    Touch Keyboard: Windows 11 introduces thirteen new themes to customize the touch keyboard, including 3 hardware-matching themes that match the Surface keyboard colors. It also adds a new theme engine that allows the user to create a custom theme using background images. In addition, Windows 11 adds the ability to resize the touch keyboard.

  5. This Nighttime Habit Could Be A Key Indicator Of Dementia ...

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    This isn’t the first time that better sleep has been linked with a lower risk of dementia: A study published in October even found that people with sleep apnea are more likely to develop dementia.

  6. Rules of the Road: Do we really need all those traffic signs ...

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    He addressed problem intersections by removing stop signs and signals, speed limit signs, speed bumps, railings, pavement markings; all the things we rely on to keep us safe as we drive.

  7. Lock screen - Wikipedia

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    The lock screen also displays a clock, notifications, and provides audio playback controls. [5] [6] iOS 10 made major changes to the lock screen, replacing the sliding gesture with pressing the Home button. Swiping is still used to access the camera, as well as an additional page to the left with widgets.

  8. Do you stop in an intersection to make a left turn? Here’s ...

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    And the professionals who train our children to drive teach their driving students only to pull into the intersection to make a left turn if there is a clear path all the way through the intersection.

  9. Spinlock - Wikipedia

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    The longer a thread holds a lock, the greater the risk that the thread will be interrupted by the OS scheduler while holding the lock. If this happens, other threads will be left "spinning" (repeatedly trying to acquire the lock), while the thread holding the lock is not making progress towards releasing it.