First you title your post iPhone and iPad then complain about people not doing real work on their computers. Who does real work on a consumer device like an iPad/iPod?
Second, you don't think millions of us creative types use "real" computers because we prefer a tool that accomplishes what we need for work better?
Third, you do realize that any company's standard input devices are crap and any "real" person buys third party keyboards and mice, that also work on Apple's "real" computers as well?
Nice nice troll. Look how it tricked me into feeding it.
Who cares if it's cheap. More importantly, a keyboard is still the best input device for text.
This stuff always pops up, yet we always go back to mouse + keyboard. Why is this? Because everything after them is novel for about 5 minutes, and then we realize the reason we use a keyboard + mouse in the first place...because it's better.
No, this is EXACTLY like a locked door, but the guy went to an employee and said, "can you let me in that locked door over there"? Then the employee let him in. He didn't trick the employee into letting him in (no jedi mind tricks or anything), he just asked to be let in, and they did.
And that's the user's fault how? That's the price of doing business. If my company made a $400,000 software mistake, we wouldn't get that money back, why should a casino?
There's no law that says they are REQUIRED to let everyone gamble.
Yes, there are laws that say a Casino can't refuse service.
I'd like to see the lawsuit against the first casino that refused service to a 40 year old black female Jamaican catholic disabled veteran with children (the federally protected classes).
But the summary says Apple's DRM has been circumvented.
DRM isn't mentioned in the article, and it is clear from reading TFA that this has nothing to do with Apple's DRM scheme (that is not mentioned in the article), but a way to trick the Rovio app.
Introducing adjectives like "alleged" and "claimed" is another indicator of biased language, especially when there's no reason to doubt the initial statement.
I go to work at 8 am. I don't have to say I go to work at 8 am...allegedly, to remain unbiased because it is obvious that I actually do go to work at 8 am. If you add "allegedly", you are inserting the bias that you personally find it dubious that I go to work at 8 am.
Google gets a pass because they have a history of giving users what users want.
I don't remember asking for ads.
While Apple has a history of giving users what Apple wants
No, Apple keeps making stuff that I want. That's why I keep buying it.
Google hasn't been given a pass at all
Yes, they have. Every day on slashdot, which is why I qualified their pass as coming from slashdot users.
Google MAY do evil in cases where they have little choice if they want to continue to exist.
Uhhhhh, Google made a choice to make money by serving up ads. It's not like they've said, "hey, let's make cool software so we can sell ads", they said, "hey lets sell ads so we can make cool software".
Fair enough. I'm pretty smart, but I'm too damned dumb (chicken) to make all that money for myself. I got better things to worry about. Working for the man is nice and comfortable.
"That is a complete waste of time" is just an extension of the requisite binary personality of being a dev. Unfortunately for the dev's people skills, people aren't binary.
I'm the neuro-typical PHB you mention. I often fret about what I'd do if all my smart jerks just up and quit on me. See, you guys really do hold power over me. I can't fulfill the contract without your labor, so you actually hold the advantage.
Nice post, btw. My wife is a dev and probably an aspie, and this reads exactly like something she'd say.
I think the key is the bigger the company gets the more likely there are to be imperfect people in it, or the harder it is to get identify and get rid of them.
I realized that no company will ever meet my high standards with perfect hires in every position, but I also realize that some jobs just require a warm body and the person doing the work needn't be that great. If we were all great, who'd be left to do the crap work that all the great people won't do?
You probably don't know the whole story so all your great ideas are not as helpful as you think.
And you continue to be the Heretic until you find a new employer.
Yes, then when you get comfortable, you become a heretic there, because that's what heretics do.
I used to be that guy, about 20 years ago, until I realized it does nothing for personal growth or advancement. I also realize that I really didn't know better and only thought I did.
I think that many smart people know they are smart, but don't have to prove they are smart. Heretics are generally just trying to let everyone else know how smart (they think) they are.
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Wait, what...no, not gonna let this go.
First you title your post iPhone and iPad then complain about people not doing real work on their computers. Who does real work on a consumer device like an iPad/iPod?
Second, you don't think millions of us creative types use "real" computers because we prefer a tool that accomplishes what we need for work better?
Third, you do realize that any company's standard input devices are crap and any "real" person buys third party keyboards and mice, that also work on Apple's "real" computers as well?
Nice nice troll. Look how it tricked me into feeding it.
Who cares if it's cheap. More importantly, a keyboard is still the best input device for text.
This stuff always pops up, yet we always go back to mouse + keyboard. Why is this? Because everything after them is novel for about 5 minutes, and then we realize the reason we use a keyboard + mouse in the first place...because it's better.
I type 100 wmp. I write for a living. The keyboard is my best tool and will remain so for the rest of my productive working life.
I'm wondering, if I give a bank teller a $20 bill and say can I get two $20s back in change, and they do it, does that make me a thief?
No, this is EXACTLY like a locked door, but the guy went to an employee and said, "can you let me in that locked door over there"? Then the employee let him in. He didn't trick the employee into letting him in (no jedi mind tricks or anything), he just asked to be let in, and they did.
And that's the user's fault how? That's the price of doing business. If my company made a $400,000 software mistake, we wouldn't get that money back, why should a casino?
There's no law that says they are REQUIRED to let everyone gamble.
Yes, there are laws that say a Casino can't refuse service.
I'd like to see the lawsuit against the first casino that refused service to a 40 year old black female Jamaican catholic disabled veteran with children (the federally protected classes).
DRM isn't mentioned in the article, nor is it even inferred.
But hey, what better way to get a bunch of hyper-sensitive DRM haters to click a link!?
But the summary says Apple's DRM has been circumvented.
DRM isn't mentioned in the article, and it is clear from reading TFA that this has nothing to do with Apple's DRM scheme (that is not mentioned in the article), but a way to trick the Rovio app.
Complete waste-of-time non-issue FUD.
I'll take just the first two in the bundle, thanks.
You can't be bothered to take 45 seconds to reboot your machine?
No, they claim the new version is more secure, more compatible and more stable.
This is an issue of superlative language versus your binary logic.
Introducing adjectives like "alleged" and "claimed" is another indicator of biased language, especially when there's no reason to doubt the initial statement.
I go to work at 8 am. I don't have to say I go to work at 8 am...allegedly, to remain unbiased because it is obvious that I actually do go to work at 8 am. If you add "allegedly", you are inserting the bias that you personally find it dubious that I go to work at 8 am.
Best reply so far this year.
LLALALALALALALALA can't hear you....lalalalalalalalalalalalal
Dang. I was hoping to use my WoW log-in via battle.net
Because WoW accounts never get hacked!
Google gets a pass because they have a history of giving users what users want.
I don't remember asking for ads.
While Apple has a history of giving users what Apple wants
No, Apple keeps making stuff that I want. That's why I keep buying it.
Google hasn't been given a pass at all
Yes, they have. Every day on slashdot, which is why I qualified their pass as coming from slashdot users.
Google MAY do evil in cases where they have little choice if they want to continue to exist.
Uhhhhh, Google made a choice to make money by serving up ads. It's not like they've said, "hey, let's make cool software so we can sell ads", they said, "hey lets sell ads so we can make cool software".
Fair enough. I'm pretty smart, but I'm too damned dumb (chicken) to make all that money for myself. I got better things to worry about. Working for the man is nice and comfortable.
The fact you felt the need to challenge his intelligence by pointing out his misuse of a commonly misused phase makes my point nicely.
Of course it is pointless trying to explain what is jerkish about your response, because, as a jerk, you wouldn't be expected to know any better.
"That is a complete waste of time" is just an extension of the requisite binary personality of being a dev. Unfortunately for the dev's people skills, people aren't binary.
I'm the neuro-typical PHB you mention. I often fret about what I'd do if all my smart jerks just up and quit on me. See, you guys really do hold power over me. I can't fulfill the contract without your labor, so you actually hold the advantage.
Nice post, btw. My wife is a dev and probably an aspie, and this reads exactly like something she'd say.
But this said "smart people". If you were smart, you wouldn't be making other people tons of money for a very small cut.
I think the key is the bigger the company gets the more likely there are to be imperfect people in it, or the harder it is to get identify and get rid of them.
I realized that no company will ever meet my high standards with perfect hires in every position, but I also realize that some jobs just require a warm body and the person doing the work needn't be that great. If we were all great, who'd be left to do the crap work that all the great people won't do?
You probably don't know the whole story so all your great ideas are not as helpful as you think.
And you continue to be the Heretic until you find a new employer.
Yes, then when you get comfortable, you become a heretic there, because that's what heretics do.
I used to be that guy, about 20 years ago, until I realized it does nothing for personal growth or advancement. I also realize that I really didn't know better and only thought I did.
I think that many smart people know they are smart, but don't have to prove they are smart. Heretics are generally just trying to let everyone else know how smart (they think) they are.