"Mozilla wants Firefox to be king of the browsers again, and thinks that the way to do that is to become Chrome"
I use Firefox and Chrome. The interface does look similar (everybody 'copies' everybody) but Firefox also lets me customize it way beyond what chrome allows, and I don't have to add a third toolbar for my bookmarks.
I think they mean user friendly used to mean things like ergonomics, efficiency, simplicity, and the like, but more and more 'design' seems to be about things like getting the user to purchase stuff in a 'store' / getting them to install stuff they don't want but now must install or else lose out on some functionality they do want / or getting them to do things like run through a 'design maze' in a way that maximizes things the software owners can track and monetize.
So, if good software design should be about being friendly to the user's wants, and what we often get is the opposite, then maybe what designers are lacking is respect for the users.
So, to the question what comes after today's so called user-friendly designs -- hopefully it's designs that are actually user friendly.
The study said they couldn't find studies that looked into flossing in a way one could conclude that flossing reduced cavities or didn't reduce cavities.
"This is similar, although not factually identical (yet) with what happened... "
No it's not. I think you are pushing the relation way too far. Damore was fired by Google. Trumbo was investigative by a government committee of the United States House of Representatives, he was visited by the FBI, he was jailed, and the MPAA stated that Trumbo and people like him would not be permitted to work in the industry.
"people being fired... merely for voicing opinions internally about subjects that are not even relevant to the business"
Nothing new.
"He was basically thrown under the bus by his employer for the purpose of appeasing the deranged twitter mobs"
If you mean a big part of why he was fired was damage control on the part of Google, I agree.
"The climate of political correctness in the USA has crossed an important threshold... It's called mass hysteria"
When I look at the interactions of some individuals, groups, and media, and how they're focusing on and treating these issues, I agree, but when I look more generally I don't think that's the case.
"Second, Trumbo wasn't fired by the US government. He was fired by private companies who didn't want to look bad."
Trumbo was investigative by a government committee of the United States House of Representatives because of his beliefs, he was visited by the FBI, and he was jailed. The MPAA also issued a statement that Trumbo and people like him would not be permitted to work in the industry. That is a long shot from what happened at Google.
"First, it's not just Google. It's most tech companies."
I didn't say Google was the only company that fired employees for their attitude. All companies do, and in no way is it mostly in the tech sector.
"Anyone attempting to use 915 MHz microwave to sterilize food while retaining the food's texture and taste will have to pay royalties to the following patents"
Those patents aren't for using 915mhz.
"Hundreds of 2450 and 915 MHz systems between 10 to 200 kW heating capacities are used in the food industry for precooking bacons (e.g., used in Subways restaurants), tempering deep frozen meats when making meat patties, and precooking many other foods products [2, 3, 4, 5]. Commercial systems performing microwave pasteurization and/or sterilization of foods are currently available in Europe (e.g. TOP’s Foods); however, the use of microwaves in USA to produce shelf stable low acid (pH>4.6) foods requires FDA acceptance."
I'm not sure I follow your comment, like who's the poster.
"You've been told, in no uncertain terms, that your feelings don't matter and to back up your thoughts with data."
Is that the about the guy at google?
"Someone tells you why you're wrong, and your response is to tell them that your just going to use your own definitions"
No, I'm saying the definition is the same: he used the term snowflake as it usually is, and the accused's claim of having a "common sense" position doesn't work here either. I'm not justifying the use of the term only that if you accept it for one it makes sense to accept it for the other.
"I don't have a dog in the fight, but your not going to do much convincing that way."
Of course, it probably was counter productive. Getting people riled up doesn't help anybody.
"Of course the GMOs are distinguishable in some respects"
A tomato and a GM tomato are biologically different, if they weren't companies coudn't sew you for growing them without a license.
"but the company selling one already needs to prove that those differences are essentially irrelevant to humans or any animals we plan to feed with the GMO"
They of course test GMOs (if only for the sake of profits) to be sure their products won't cause problems of a certain size or over, in the short to medium term.
So I'm curious what you mean by 'if they're already selling one they have to **prove** the differences are essentially irrelevant'.
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Because the cost of pollution is factored in?
"I wonder if this might lead to more men freezing sperm as teenagers, when the mutation rate is lowest."
Maybe it will reverse the trend and for the average couple it'll be the man that's younger.
"Mozilla wants Firefox to be king of the browsers again, and thinks that the way to do that is to become Chrome"
I use Firefox and Chrome. The interface does look similar (everybody 'copies' everybody) but Firefox also lets me customize it way beyond what chrome allows, and I don't have to add a third toolbar for my bookmarks.
I think they mean user friendly used to mean things like ergonomics, efficiency, simplicity, and the like, but more and more 'design' seems to be about things like getting the user to purchase stuff in a 'store' / getting them to install stuff they don't want but now must install or else lose out on some functionality they do want / or getting them to do things like run through a 'design maze' in a way that maximizes things the software owners can track and monetize.
So, if good software design should be about being friendly to the user's wants, and what we often get is the opposite, then maybe what designers are lacking is respect for the users.
So, to the question what comes after today's so called user-friendly designs -- hopefully it's designs that are actually user friendly.
or it was a payment for their participation in an illegal scheme at the bank and when the shame and guilt got to be too much...
The study said they couldn't find studies that looked into flossing in a way one could conclude that flossing reduced cavities or didn't reduce cavities.
"This is similar, although not factually identical (yet) with what happened... "
No it's not. I think you are pushing the relation way too far. Damore was fired by Google. Trumbo was investigative by a government committee of the United States House of Representatives, he was visited by the FBI, he was jailed, and the MPAA stated that Trumbo and people like him would not be permitted to work in the industry.
"people being fired ... merely for voicing opinions internally about subjects that are not even relevant to the business"
Nothing new.
"He was basically thrown under the bus by his employer for the purpose of appeasing the deranged twitter mobs"
If you mean a big part of why he was fired was damage control on the part of Google, I agree.
"The climate of political correctness in the USA has crossed an important threshold ... It's called mass hysteria"
When I look at the interactions of some individuals, groups, and media, and how they're focusing on and treating these issues, I agree, but when I look more generally I don't think that's the case.
"Second, Trumbo wasn't fired by the US government. He was fired by private companies who didn't want to look bad."
Trumbo was investigative by a government committee of the United States House of Representatives because of his beliefs, he was visited by the FBI, and he was jailed. The MPAA also issued a statement that Trumbo and people like him would not be permitted to work in the industry. That is a long shot from what happened at Google.
"First, it's not just Google. It's most tech companies."
I didn't say Google was the only company that fired employees for their attitude. All companies do, and in no way is it mostly in the tech sector.
"Nobody benefits from pointless busywork"
What is to one isn't to another and what isn't to another is to one too.
"Because that's exactly what's happening"
Not by a long shot. For one, Google is a private company, while Trumbo is about the US government.
"First, did you read it ... "
Yes, I felt it was mostly hand waving about how he blamed others for his attitude.
"Second, the guy was fired because the document was made public, not because it was sent to everyone in the company ... "
Thanks for the correction. I don't approve of his firing, at the same time it's what companies usually do, and blaming it on the public is a cop out.
Thanks for the correction and info.
"You know you've reached the summit when you spend energy burning white males at the stake of diversity rather than ..."
It's not about whites or males, it was about someone sending a disruptive email to everyone in the company.
"... A cops time is better spent enforcing laws and arresting criminals ..."
And keeping the peace. The rest of the comment is a plea for something, but I'm not sure what.
"The eye will never rise above the eyebrow."
When the eye brow rises with it, the world is your oyster.
"Anyone attempting to use 915 MHz microwave to sterilize food while retaining the food's texture and taste will have to pay royalties to the following patents"
Those patents aren't for using 915mhz.
"Hundreds of 2450 and 915 MHz systems between 10 to 200 kW heating capacities are used in the food industry for precooking bacons (e.g., used in Subways restaurants), tempering deep frozen meats when making meat patties, and precooking many other foods products [2, 3, 4, 5]. Commercial systems performing microwave pasteurization and/or sterilization of foods are currently available in Europe (e.g. TOP’s Foods); however, the use of microwaves in USA to produce shelf stable low acid (pH>4.6) foods requires FDA acceptance."
https://labs.wsu.edu/microwave...
https://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodS...
"are you really that stupid to try using the word snowflake against someone who is using commonsense?"
After some thought, I shouldn't have promoted the idea that insults are ok.
Snowflake, slang :
2016, an overly sensitive person, incapable of dealing with opinions that differ from their own.
2008, a person who thinks they are unique, but is in fact just like everyone else (possibly from Fight Club, 1996).
1970, a derogatory term for Caucasians or African Americans who were perceived as acting 'white'.
1860, a person who was opposed to the abolition of slavery.
Addendum,
"but this sort of response is not going to help that"
It's not like
"are you really that stupid to try using the word snowflake against someone who is using commonsense?"
was something that needed help. On the positive side it did spawn a lot of comments.
I'm not sure I follow your comment, like who's the poster.
"You've been told, in no uncertain terms, that your feelings don't matter and to back up your thoughts with data."
Is that the about the guy at google?
"Someone tells you why you're wrong, and your response is to tell them that your just going to use your own definitions"
No, I'm saying the definition is the same: he used the term snowflake as it usually is, and the accused's claim of having a "common sense" position doesn't work here either. I'm not justifying the use of the term only that if you accept it for one it makes sense to accept it for the other.
"I don't have a dog in the fight, but your not going to do much convincing that way."
Of course, it probably was counter productive. Getting people riled up doesn't help anybody.
"are you really that stupid to try using the word snowflake against someone who is using commonsense?"
Common sense or not I think it's all the whining about not getting things his way that got him the snowflake moniker.
"Of course these did nothing whatsoever to cause Venezuela's problems"
Of course. They are only meant to cause more problems.
"because they are not on the country or government, but only on individuals"
Only individuals?? The sanctions are on "13 senior officials of Venezuela's government, military and state oil company PDVSA".
"and they were only put in place a few weeks ago."
Yes. I also thought the US had imposed oil sanctions, but they seem to have changed their mind.
A good part of agreement. I also thought the US had gone ahead with oil sanctions but they didn't.
"Of course the GMOs are distinguishable in some respects"
A tomato and a GM tomato are biologically different, if they weren't companies coudn't sew you for growing them without a license.
"but the company selling one already needs to prove that those differences are essentially irrelevant to humans or any animals we plan to feed with the GMO"
They of course test GMOs (if only for the sake of profits) to be sure their products won't cause problems of a certain size or over, in the short to medium term.
So I'm curious what you mean by 'if they're already selling one they have to **prove** the differences are essentially irrelevant'.
It was a mess before Chavez, but whatever, how are the overt US economic sanctions supposed to do anything other than make things worse.
"blamed their problems on American interference, but that is mostly fabrication"
Is it? Mostly? The hooligans and terrorists are getting their backing from somewhere (and I'm assuming they didn't mean only the Americans).