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In some degree, all distribution developers want to have systems that can deliver updates safely to the users. At the same time, that process should be reliable: After an update, the system should be still functional.

Supermarket aisles filled with fresh produce are probably not where you would expect to discover some of the first benefits of quantum computing. But Canadian grocery chain Save-On-Foods has become an unlikely pioneer, using quantum technology to improve the management of in-store logistics.

Linux Mint is a very popular Linux desktop distribution. I use the latest version, Mint 20, on my production desktops. That's partly because, while it's based on Debian Linux and Ubuntu, it takes its own path. The best example of that is Mint's excellent homebrew desktop interface, Cinnamon.

On the International Space Station, it can be hard to keep track of time. The Sun rises and sets 16 times every 24 hours, and the clocks are permanently set to Greenwich Mean Time.

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Some Mercedes cars have the What3words technology built in, letting you speak or type three words to pinpoint a 10x10 foot location in its navigation system, but a lot more cars soon could get similar technology.

Believe it or not, Stanley Kubrick and the Beatles once had plans to make their very own Lord of the Rings adaptation.