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  2. Idle (CPU) - Wikipedia

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    Many operating systems, for example Windows, [1] Linux, [2] and macOS [3] will run an idle task, which is a special task loaded by the OS scheduler on a CPU when there is nothing for the CPU to do. The idle task can be hard-coded into the scheduler, or it can be implemented as a separate task with the lowest possible priority.

  3. Idleness - Wikipedia

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    Idle Woman, painting by Daniel Hernández Morillo. Idleness is a lack of motion or energy. In describing a person, idle suggests having no labor: "idly passing the day". In physics, an idle machine exerts no transfer of energy. When a vehicle is not in motion, an idling engine does no useful thermodynamic work.

  4. System Idle Process - Wikipedia

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    The idle threads are scheduled as if they each had a priority lower than can be set for any ordinary thread. Because of the idle process's function, its CPU time measurement (visible through, for example, Windows Task Manager) may make it appear to users that the idle process is monopolizing the CPU. However, the idle process does not use up ...

  5. In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays - Wikipedia

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    The collection includes essays on the subjects of sociology, ethics and philosophy.In the eponymous essay, Russell displays a series of arguments and reasoning with the aim of stating how the 'belief in the virtue of labour causes great evils in the modern world, and that the road to happiness and prosperity lies instead in a diminution of labour' and how work 'is by no means one of the ...

  6. IDLE - Wikipedia

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    IDLE is intended to be a simple IDE and suitable for beginners, especially in an educational environment. To that end, it is cross-platform, and avoids feature clutter. According to the included README, its main features are: Multi-window text editor with syntax highlighting, autocompletion, smart indent and other features.

  7. First words decoded from burnt scrolls that haven’t been read ...

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    This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features, and more.

  8. Co-Worker Jokes That Man Skipped Work Because He Won the ...

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    “I’ll never forget election night or especially that text,” said Chavez, per NBC4 Los Angeles. PEOPLE has contacted the California Lottery for comment. Read the original article on People.

  9. ‘A Complete Unknown’ Director James Mangold Says There’s ...

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    James Mangold misses the era when movies weren’t embarrassed to make audiences feel something. The director of the Bob Dylan musical biopic “A Complete Unknown” and comic book adaptation ...