Developers starting on Emacs/VI when there was nothing else around kept with those tools
I started with VI 20 years ago and i still use it - but only when i'm working in a text terminal and need to do small edits. For almost everything else, i use Geany, which i find the most useful and streamlined editor of all that i've tried. But for the small amount of Android app programming i've done, i used Eclipse, because it makes life so much easier. There's no excuse for sticking with old software just because you're used to it.
Nah,. I'm 56 and i've had that attitude all my life. I'm not rich, but i'm a lot happier than i would be if i'd spent all my life working in a crap job just for the money. And i've done a lot of really interesting jobs - in possibly as many as 30 quite different occupations, from builder to seaman, from computer programmer to miner, from taxi driver to technical adviser in Afghanistan. Life's too short to stick at crap jobs for long!
I watched a TED talk about the effect of pornography on the male brain and the presenter described how difficult it was for him to find control subjects for his study.
That suggests that they've got their idea of "control" back to front.
They didn't have clothing, music, textiles, fishing or fire control
I think you're wrong about the music, fishing, and fire control. I'm fairly certain they had fire control, at least. A citation or two would help your argument.
Yeah? I was a web admin for a part of the Northern Territory government a few years ago and we used some really ugly thing, built in house with ColdFusion. Anything would be better than that. Drupal's a bit of a pain in the arse, but i'm sure it's an improvement on a lot of government CMSs.
It's likely that age itself doesn't reduce mental acuity at all. It seems the tests that purport to show age related decline in cognition have been wrongly interpreted. http://www.newscientist.com/ar... (paywalled, but the first couple of paragraphs are available for free.)
That's an easy statement to make. But completely meaningless unless you can give some examples of things you can do in MSOffice that you can't do in OpenOffice?
I never liked Publisher much, and back in the 90s I used to use a pirate copy of PageMaker - which I liked a lot. In later years I used Scribus a bit, which was ok, but not as good as PageMaker. If Scribus has continued on the course of development it was on a few years back, it should be pretty good by now.
Because it's quick and easy for basic stuff, and useful for making graphs from simple data. That's why I use LibreOffice Calc, anyway. Using a spreadsheet for real data is like using Word / Writer for desktop publishing - it's quick and easy but totally bodgy.
Do you really have the ability to ask for a refund for a full two years?
You can ask for a refund for as long as seems reasonable. However, ultimately it comes down to what the adjudicator in your state or territory's fair trading tribunal thinks is reasonable - or, maybe, what you can convince the retailer they would find reasonable.
The amount of time that's reasonable would probably depend on the nature and price of the item. If it was something that should reasonably be expected to last, say, 5 years, you could possibly make a case for it to be replaced or refunded for up to that length of time. However, it's likely the tribunal would be less sympathetic to that as time goes on - although it may depend on how much you would be inconvenienced by repair.
With cheaper goods, it may come down to how much it will cost the retailer to defend themselves in the tribunal versus the cost of replacement or refund - particularly if you convince them you know your rights and will put up a good fight.
Australian law requires Apple to fix the issue. That can be done (A) by just giving you a brand new device while you are in the store, or (B) by having you send it out for repair and wait a week...
As a consumer I'd rather have (A) than (B). Making Apple have to support longer warranties out of the gate means that they would be more likely to do (B) [......]
Under Australian law, the consumer gets the choice - not Apple. You have the right to choose replacement, refund, or repair. Most retailers try and convince you that a faulty item must be repaired and they can't replace or refund - mentioning your state or territory's fair trading department usually changes their mind instantly.
The end effect I can see of countries forcing long warranties on products [......]
They're not forcing long warranties on products. The law merely requires that a good should be of merchantable quality and fit for purpose - anything else is essentially fraud anyway.
Another possibility is that Apple would become more stingy with repair/replacement, which would be a shame as it's really nice to go in and have them say "well, this just isn;t working, have a new one".
They're not being generous, it's what Australian law requires them to do.
When people dismiss JavaScript, it's not because there's anything wrong with it, it's because they don't understand it. Sadly, it seems to be human nature to attack what you don't understand (well, some humans, anyway).
Well we all know how much lyrics sites lead to a loss in sales for these companies.
Quite the opposite, i'd say. I've often heard a song i liked on the radio, but not known what it was called or who it was by, and then googled bits of lyrics to find out so i could buy it. And i'm sure i'm not the only person who does that. The Google search inevitably takes me to one of those lyrics sites. If they weren't there, chances are i wouldn't have bought the song.
They're just shooting themselves in the foot as usual, with their mindless short sighted approach.
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I'll never be able to afford to retire, but if i do i'll be riding buses for entertainment and movement, too!
Building radio stations in Afghanistan was pretty challenging!
Developers starting on Emacs/VI when there was nothing else around kept with those tools
I started with VI 20 years ago and i still use it - but only when i'm working in a text terminal and need to do small edits. For almost everything else, i use Geany, which i find the most useful and streamlined editor of all that i've tried. But for the small amount of Android app programming i've done, i used Eclipse, because it makes life so much easier. There's no excuse for sticking with old software just because you're used to it.
Nah, i just get bored easily!
Nah,. I'm 56 and i've had that attitude all my life. I'm not rich, but i'm a lot happier than i would be if i'd spent all my life working in a crap job just for the money. And i've done a lot of really interesting jobs - in possibly as many as 30 quite different occupations, from builder to seaman, from computer programmer to miner, from taxi driver to technical adviser in Afghanistan. Life's too short to stick at crap jobs for long!
But i'm addicted to workahol!
Exactly. "eefoneh" =/= "eeponeh".
[......] iPhone [......] phonetically identical 'iFone' brand
The author of this article clearly has no idea about Spanish pronunciation.
I don't really have the stomach for exploitation any more.
Porn =/= exploitation. It's not hard to find non-exploitative porn.
I watched a TED talk about the effect of pornography on the male brain and the presenter described how difficult it was for him to find control subjects for his study.
That suggests that they've got their idea of "control" back to front.
They didn't have clothing, music, textiles, fishing or fire control
I think you're wrong about the music, fishing, and fire control. I'm fairly certain they had fire control, at least. A citation or two would help your argument.
Working with drupal is a nightmare.
Yeah? I was a web admin for a part of the Northern Territory government a few years ago and we used some really ugly thing, built in house with ColdFusion. Anything would be better than that. Drupal's a bit of a pain in the arse, but i'm sure it's an improvement on a lot of government CMSs.
It's likely that age itself doesn't reduce mental acuity at all. It seems the tests that purport to show age related decline in cognition have been wrongly interpreted. http://www.newscientist.com/ar... (paywalled, but the first couple of paragraphs are available for free.)
That's an easy statement to make. But completely meaningless unless you can give some examples of things you can do in MSOffice that you can't do in OpenOffice?
I never liked Publisher much, and back in the 90s I used to use a pirate copy of PageMaker - which I liked a lot. In later years I used Scribus a bit, which was ok, but not as good as PageMaker. If Scribus has continued on the course of development it was on a few years back, it should be pretty good by now.
One of the extras I find useful in gnumeric is the ability to do boxplots.
Why would anyone use Excel for anything?
Because it's quick and easy for basic stuff, and useful for making graphs from simple data. That's why I use LibreOffice Calc, anyway. Using a spreadsheet for real data is like using Word / Writer for desktop publishing - it's quick and easy but totally bodgy.
[......] the way to "fix" the 3 letters per line comments would be to just limit the whole site into having threads only 3 levels deep.
The way to fix the 3 letters per line issue is to stop wasting all the space to the left with pointless indenting!
Do you really have the ability to ask for a refund for a full two years?
You can ask for a refund for as long as seems reasonable. However, ultimately it comes down to what the adjudicator in your state or territory's fair trading tribunal thinks is reasonable - or, maybe, what you can convince the retailer they would find reasonable.
The amount of time that's reasonable would probably depend on the nature and price of the item. If it was something that should reasonably be expected to last, say, 5 years, you could possibly make a case for it to be replaced or refunded for up to that length of time. However, it's likely the tribunal would be less sympathetic to that as time goes on - although it may depend on how much you would be inconvenienced by repair.
With cheaper goods, it may come down to how much it will cost the retailer to defend themselves in the tribunal versus the cost of replacement or refund - particularly if you convince them you know your rights and will put up a good fight.
Australian law requires Apple to fix the issue. That can be done (A) by just giving you a brand new device while you are in the store, or (B) by having you send it out for repair and wait a week...
As a consumer I'd rather have (A) than (B). Making Apple have to support longer warranties out of the gate means that they would be more likely to do (B) [......]
Under Australian law, the consumer gets the choice - not Apple. You have the right to choose replacement, refund, or repair. Most retailers try and convince you that a faulty item must be repaired and they can't replace or refund - mentioning your state or territory's fair trading department usually changes their mind instantly.
The end effect I can see of countries forcing long warranties on products [......]
They're not forcing long warranties on products. The law merely requires that a good should be of merchantable quality and fit for purpose - anything else is essentially fraud anyway.
Another possibility is that Apple would become more stingy with repair/replacement, which would be a shame as it's really nice to go in and have them say "well, this just isn;t working, have a new one".
They're not being generous, it's what Australian law requires them to do.
Sorry, what's wrong with it as a language?
When people dismiss JavaScript, it's not because there's anything wrong with it, it's because they don't understand it. Sadly, it seems to be human nature to attack what you don't understand (well, some humans, anyway).
[......] there is no way to make something pixel perfect in Chome as well as IE 6.
Nobody in their right mind bothers with IE6 any more. What's the point? Market share is now under 5%, stop wasting your time!
Well we all know how much lyrics sites lead to a loss in sales for these companies.
Quite the opposite, i'd say. I've often heard a song i liked on the radio, but not known what it was called or who it was by, and then googled bits of lyrics to find out so i could buy it. And i'm sure i'm not the only person who does that. The Google search inevitably takes me to one of those lyrics sites. If they weren't there, chances are i wouldn't have bought the song.
They're just shooting themselves in the foot as usual, with their mindless short sighted approach.
The article says 7.3v into 70-80 ohms, which means about 0.7 watts. Or, if you prefer energy, that's 0.7 joules per second.