No, that's why nobody will buy it, and even for those who do it will quickly gather dust like an exercise bike. Nobody wants to be forced to exercise while they game, and anyone who does use this will be at a severe disadvantage to those who don't. And if oyu make separate networks it will be nearly deserted.
Peloton makes things work by heavily targeting cycling enthusiasts. You don't buy one to lose weight, you buy one to train for race/distance rides. There's no equivalent for video games.
If I wanted to walk, I'd go outside. There's a big park a few blocks away. But I have no interesting in walking or running around while playing a video game, not am I in good enough shape to do so. Nobody wants this, so what's the freaking point?
Not that long if you disinclude capital investment. They didn't make a profit because they were plowing it into more servers, more warehouses, more infrastructure. If that's the case, then not making money makes sense on a long term scale. If you're spending it on current salaries, then your business is failing if you don't start to profit soon.
No we don't. That's like claiming C++ for linux and C++ for windows are different languages. An argument like this is just foolish, nobody would agree with that. A language is a set of syntax. A bunch of libraries and frameworks you use doesn't change that. Its still all Javascript.
Its popular because its the easiest thing to use for a rank beginner. Want to learn C? You need a compiler and you'll be doing console apps for a long time. Want to learn Java? You need to deal with the JDK, and you need to write console apps or make ugly Swing apps. Want to learn Python? Compiler again, and I don't even know if there is a ui library. Then we have build systems.
Want to learn javascript? You need a browser, and can jump right into a graphical app. If your goal is to learn how to program from scratch, its cheaper, easier, and feels like you're moving faster than you actually are.
That's why everyone these days starts learning with Javascript. And since some never learn a 2nd language, it becomes the most popular.
As for PHP- plenty of people crap over the concept. The idea of embedding code and UI like that with half of it front end and half of it backend is horrible.
Compared to the pains of owning a house and having to live in the middle of nowhere? Yes it is. I've owned houses- worst mistake I ever made financially and from a personal happiness standpoint.
So I get something I need to spend more money, and more importantly time, to maintain and have to drive to get anywhere? And that anywhere only gets me to Tulsa? You're just making it worse.
They fail every usability test to either a phone or a laptop.
Want to carry it around? A phone is easier. Want to hook it up to a mouse, keyboard, monitor? A laptop is easier. Want to edit content on it? A laptop is easier.
The absolute only place it has any advantage is if you want to lie down in bed and watch movies on a bigger screen- which isn't a big enough niche, and most people are happy using their phones for (or getting a TV in their bedroom). Which is why tablets are dying.
Can't take it with you. You may as well let the last your last earthly memory be the sweet, sweet taste of premium powdered fruit drink rather than cheap swill.
What else would you call it? Its a place who's primary purpose is to serve food. Its not fine dining, or a particularly good restaurant, but its a restaurant.
No, its a lot of people of all ages. I can get out of work at around 7, find a restaurant, hope they have a seat, wait for 30 minutes until they do, then get seated and go through an hour long process to eat. Or I can go home, hop on an app on the subway and order dinner delivered, have it arrive 20 minutes after I get home, and eat in a quick 15 minutes and get on with my evening. And I don't need to deal with waiters, crowds, noise, and I can do whatever I want while waiting and eating- shower, watch tv, play games, etc. Almost none of that is possible in a restaurant. Its the same reason why movie theaters are losing to home movie watching.
They're not going to totally replace restaurants of course. Restaurants also serve the purpose of a place outside the house to meet, and many meals taste better hot out of the kitchen. But they'll definitely reduce the amount of dining in.
If there's any demographic divide, it will be urban/rural. The apps make more sense in urban/suburban areas with high restaurant density (especially in old east coast cities where apartment kitchens leave much to be desired).
Well, until 2014 you couldn't make a keyboard for Android. After 2014 you could, and I believe they built an iOS version (I was gone by then, leaving 6 months after the sale in 2012). But I don't know if you can get it today- the company that bought us terminated the app as a consumer application this year (they may still be selling it as an sdk to 3rd parties, that was a business they were in with their t9 product before buying us).
I actually worked at Swype, where we invented swyping to type. The number 1 rule we had about any ideas was that it had to stick with the QWERTY keyboard- trying to change the layout of the keyboard was considered a step too far.
Eh, you should almost always cash in stock. Having your savings and your income from the same company is a huge risk- in a downturn you lose your savings and income at the same time. Better to be invested anywhere else. Besides, if you want shares of FOO you can buy them on the open market. The only time this isn't true is preIPO.
I'm saying that there's no reason to assume "ac", which comes alphabetically before n, is actually more advanced. There's no reason for them to know that it is a 2 digit counter.
If you're really arguing that that system is easier than monotonically increasing numbers, you're an idiot.
And why do you expect the average person to know that? The average person understands increasing numbers. Or increasing letters. But if you tell them version "ac" vs "n" then have no clue- and are probably more likely to guess alphabetical (so "n") is newer than number of letters. Truthfully that would have been my guess as well, as plenty of routers back in the day advertised themselves as 802.11ac for supporting a and c. I'd have thought it was really old.
They don't expect people to change what they call it. Its so that when you compane a 802.11g to an 802.11a to an 802.11ac you know which one is the more modern (and thus higher performance) interface. Because the current naming convention sucks.
No, its the threat of government intervention like the tax mentioned that would likely cost it more in the end. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with this result. But don't pretend they would have done this absent the likelihood of higher penalties.
Just look what happened before we had these laws to see. Everyone made whatever claim they wanted, people frequently bought in on it, and they lost everything. Now at least a much smaller population is willing ot make false claims, and when they do we can punish them for it. The system isn't perfect, but its better than no system at all.
Right. And the code of conduct says it should be irrelevant on the mailing list as well- that people should be treated with respect regardless of all that. Sounds fine to me.
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If you have to ask that, you've never written a program that wasn't completely trivial in your life
No, that's why nobody will buy it, and even for those who do it will quickly gather dust like an exercise bike. Nobody wants to be forced to exercise while they game, and anyone who does use this will be at a severe disadvantage to those who don't. And if oyu make separate networks it will be nearly deserted.
Peloton makes things work by heavily targeting cycling enthusiasts. You don't buy one to lose weight, you buy one to train for race/distance rides. There's no equivalent for video games.
If I wanted to walk, I'd go outside. There's a big park a few blocks away. But I have no interesting in walking or running around while playing a video game, not am I in good enough shape to do so. Nobody wants this, so what's the freaking point?
Not that long if you disinclude capital investment. They didn't make a profit because they were plowing it into more servers, more warehouses, more infrastructure. If that's the case, then not making money makes sense on a long term scale. If you're spending it on current salaries, then your business is failing if you don't start to profit soon.
No we don't. That's like claiming C++ for linux and C++ for windows are different languages. An argument like this is just foolish, nobody would agree with that. A language is a set of syntax. A bunch of libraries and frameworks you use doesn't change that. Its still all Javascript.
Its popular because its the easiest thing to use for a rank beginner. Want to learn C? You need a compiler and you'll be doing console apps for a long time. Want to learn Java? You need to deal with the JDK, and you need to write console apps or make ugly Swing apps. Want to learn Python? Compiler again, and I don't even know if there is a ui library. Then we have build systems.
Want to learn javascript? You need a browser, and can jump right into a graphical app. If your goal is to learn how to program from scratch, its cheaper, easier, and feels like you're moving faster than you actually are.
That's why everyone these days starts learning with Javascript. And since some never learn a 2nd language, it becomes the most popular.
As for PHP- plenty of people crap over the concept. The idea of embedding code and UI like that with half of it front end and half of it backend is horrible.
Have an Android device? YOu know, the smartphone owned by over 80% of the world? Over 90% of the apps on there are written in Java.
Work with servers? A large amount of backend webservices are still written in Java. Especially large scale ones.
It isn't used much for desktop apps, but its used pretty much everywhere else.
Compared to the pains of owning a house and having to live in the middle of nowhere? Yes it is. I've owned houses- worst mistake I ever made financially and from a personal happiness standpoint.
So I get something I need to spend more money, and more importantly time, to maintain and have to drive to get anywhere? And that anywhere only gets me to Tulsa? You're just making it worse.
They fail every usability test to either a phone or a laptop.
Want to carry it around? A phone is easier.
Want to hook it up to a mouse, keyboard, monitor? A laptop is easier.
Want to edit content on it? A laptop is easier.
The absolute only place it has any advantage is if you want to lie down in bed and watch movies on a bigger screen- which isn't a big enough niche, and most people are happy using their phones for (or getting a TV in their bedroom). Which is why tablets are dying.
Can't take it with you. You may as well let the last your last earthly memory be the sweet, sweet taste of premium powdered fruit drink rather than cheap swill.
What else would you call it? Its a place who's primary purpose is to serve food. Its not fine dining, or a particularly good restaurant, but its a restaurant.
No, its a lot of people of all ages. I can get out of work at around 7, find a restaurant, hope they have a seat, wait for 30 minutes until they do, then get seated and go through an hour long process to eat. Or I can go home, hop on an app on the subway and order dinner delivered, have it arrive 20 minutes after I get home, and eat in a quick 15 minutes and get on with my evening. And I don't need to deal with waiters, crowds, noise, and I can do whatever I want while waiting and eating- shower, watch tv, play games, etc. Almost none of that is possible in a restaurant. Its the same reason why movie theaters are losing to home movie watching.
They're not going to totally replace restaurants of course. Restaurants also serve the purpose of a place outside the house to meet, and many meals taste better hot out of the kitchen. But they'll definitely reduce the amount of dining in.
If there's any demographic divide, it will be urban/rural. The apps make more sense in urban/suburban areas with high restaurant density (especially in old east coast cities where apartment kitchens leave much to be desired).
I meant to say until 2014 you couldn't make a keyboard for iOS, Android was always possible
Well, until 2014 you couldn't make a keyboard for Android. After 2014 you could, and I believe they built an iOS version (I was gone by then, leaving 6 months after the sale in 2012). But I don't know if you can get it today- the company that bought us terminated the app as a consumer application this year (they may still be selling it as an sdk to 3rd parties, that was a business they were in with their t9 product before buying us).
I actually worked at Swype, where we invented swyping to type. The number 1 rule we had about any ideas was that it had to stick with the QWERTY keyboard- trying to change the layout of the keyboard was considered a step too far.
Buy a giftcard or prepaid visa at a physical store with cash.
Eh, you should almost always cash in stock. Having your savings and your income from the same company is a huge risk- in a downturn you lose your savings and income at the same time. Better to be invested anywhere else. Besides, if you want shares of FOO you can buy them on the open market. The only time this isn't true is preIPO.
I'm saying that there's no reason to assume "ac", which comes alphabetically before n, is actually more advanced. There's no reason for them to know that it is a 2 digit counter.
If you're really arguing that that system is easier than monotonically increasing numbers, you're an idiot.
And why do you expect the average person to know that? The average person understands increasing numbers. Or increasing letters. But if you tell them version "ac" vs "n" then have no clue- and are probably more likely to guess alphabetical (so "n") is newer than number of letters. Truthfully that would have been my guess as well, as plenty of routers back in the day advertised themselves as 802.11ac for supporting a and c. I'd have thought it was really old.
This is a much more easily understood system.
They don't expect people to change what they call it. Its so that when you compane a 802.11g to an 802.11a to an 802.11ac you know which one is the more modern (and thus higher performance) interface. Because the current naming convention sucks.
No, its the threat of government intervention like the tax mentioned that would likely cost it more in the end. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with this result. But don't pretend they would have done this absent the likelihood of higher penalties.
Just look what happened before we had these laws to see. Everyone made whatever claim they wanted, people frequently bought in on it, and they lost everything. Now at least a much smaller population is willing ot make false claims, and when they do we can punish them for it. The system isn't perfect, but its better than no system at all.
Charging for the software. They charged a small fee after the first year.
You're assuming the guys in charge weren't the hackers. Get a nice little assured payoff, probably more than they'd get selling it.
Right. And the code of conduct says it should be irrelevant on the mailing list as well- that people should be treated with respect regardless of all that. Sounds fine to me.