Aside from the whole "complicated multipage graphs or graphics," I don't have any of those issues. There's a whole section of headings that, if used, make it so changing one affects all parts of the document that used it. You literally can't miss it, especially with the ribbon interface.
But yeah, you're right about the large books and text flowing around frames and multi-page graphics and stuff. Those are pretty specialized features that other programs better cater to, such as Publisher or Indesign.
As for constant retweaking of pages "to make them look right," that's usually just a sign of someone not knowing how to use Word in the first place. Basically, it's a training issue.
It needs one killer game that you can't get elsewhere. Do you think Halo would have done what it did for the XBox if it was also available for the PS2?
And since I don't see many game companies jumping the Windows ship to start making AAA Linux exclusives, this guy's "insight" is irrelevant.
Maybe I'm just a control freak, but I don't think I could trust a self-driving car under any circumstances, regardless of manufacturer. Maybe that will change over time, but I'm not counting on it.
Which still makes me wonder why this guy is complaining. Because you're right; the tasks Word isn't good for have plenty of other alternatives better suited for them. Kind of like how when I need to move furniture, I use the truck instead of complaining about the existence of cars.
What exactly makes Word so bad? It seems functional enough, and I fully admit that maybe I'm just not understanding the finer points of some programming strategies, so what's the deal? He obviously hates Microsoft for things like buying up all these focused program adons like spell checkers from other companies, and wrapping them into Word, yet seems to think we'd be better off with somehow managing dozens of such apps if they were still separate companies and programs. He then goes on to act talk about how he hates being forced to use Word when he does just fine with other options... like Vim, of all things.
He mentions things like control codes and hierarchical style sheets being "fundamentally incompatible" yet the way he describes them they are basically the same thing. He very well may have a point, technically speaking, but he sure does a crappy job of getting it across.
End the end, the article kind of reminds me of some guy who's bitching about how the automotive industry should have gone with diesel instead of fuel 70 years ago.
I just want an easy way to check the engine diagnostics codes. It's retarded to still require thousand-dollar connector and software for something so basic. Put *that* feature in a car, and I'd seriously consider buying one new for the first time ever.
I think it's a story in that it apparently only takes a single mistake to toggle off the cooling pumps. Even standard rack servers have bezels that keep you from accidentally powering them down unless you really mean to get to that part of the server.
That seems like the sort of function that should be designed with a multi-step process to execute, to eliminate precisely that kind of error. How in the world did that get implemented?
Who exactly is Bennett Haselton, and why should I consider his opinion on this? He really just sounds like some random guy at a bar giving relationship advice.
I'm pretty sure the pictures are considered public domain, in the same way that certain other legal information is. That's assuming that the person really was convicted of the crime and the picture was officially released or otherwise searchable through traditional means.
Otherwise, we'd have constant reports of celebrities filling lawsuits every time one of their mugshots is posted.
Pretty much every government needs to do it, which is the harsh reality that people don't want to accept. We have large swaths of people over here (U.S.) that are so fucked-up-crazy with the religious and ideological bullshit, that they are essentially domestic terrorists. We have a portion of the government holding the country hostage because they don't like a bill that was passed years ago, and are still throwing a hissy fit over it. And worse yet, we have a (very) vocal minority of people that support these actions.
Any government would be stupid not to monitor anything and everything possible. Society has made its bed, and now we are sleeping in it.
I'm actually getting really tired of this type of comment. I see it pretty much every time a company or government is involved in the story. Yeah I get it; you can't trust them. Can we move on now and stop fishing for easy mod points with obvious posts?
They can't do that anymore than MySpace could. If you make a service that's better than facebook, people will flock to it. Yes, it would have to be WAY better than facebook, just because it won't be easy to convince people to actually move, but that's not at all due to facebook throwing lawyers at you.
But yes, I understand it's easier for people to just complain about a situation than it is to actually take responsibility and change it.
Facebook is a company which exists solely to make money. As long as people continue using it, and putting up with their crap, then they will continue to focus solely on making money. That's neither good nor bad; it's just market forces at work. You are free to go use another service, or create your own to replace it.
Keep in mind that he has a deal or contract or something where he sells a ton of his shares back every year. He started with 49% and is down to around 4%. Supposedly he'll have nothing by about 2018 if he stays the course.
Not really sure what you're smoking. It's much easier to put together a computer (including a gaming computer) these days than it was 10 years ago. We don't really have to worry if we need PC-133, PC-2700, DDR1, DDR2, etc.. There's no need to choose between AGP, PCI, or that new-fangled PCI-Express, much less whatever multiplier is involved. Hard drives are straight up SATA now, and it doesn't matter if you choose a disk or SSD type. The graphics cards themselves aren't even as important since the console cycle has pretty much bottlenecked as a result of developers focusing on those consoles first and foremost. We don't need to do much more than make sure the motherboard is either an Intel or AMD socket.
In fact, about the only real difficult decision you might need to make these days is finding a computer case that has enough room to use a modern video card.
That's like saying Walmat can't offer a refund on a product that breaks since they've already paid the manufacturer. The whole point of a refund, from a business perspective, is to keep the customer happy and retain their long-term business, at the business's short-term expense. Sometimes it's a transparent process where the manufacturer steps in and honors it, resulting in nothing more than labor expenses for the company. Other times, they just eat the cost and move on knowing they may get some word of mouth support out of it.
Apple could have offered actual refunds. It would have even cost them money to do so, through charge-back fee's and such. But that's their own fault, because they apparently decided not to mention that a "season pass" doesn't include the whole season.
I'll be surprised if someone doesn't decide to reject their offer and start a class-action suite over this.
The latest season probably won't show up on Netflix for another 8 to 12 month. If someone doesn't normally watch TV, and just wants to catch that show, it makes a lot of sense to just pay the 23$ for the latest season, rather than fork over several month's worth of cable bills at probably 50-100 a month, depending on the provider and location.
I wonder if he also tickets other cops sitting in their car using the laptop? Or cab drivers using their dash-mounted device for handling pickup requests (many of which are basically just phones with custom apps)? I'm all for cops enforcing the law, but this guy seems to be more interested in selectively going after easy tickets rather than pursuing the more dangerous infractions, like straight up speeding.
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Aside from the whole "complicated multipage graphs or graphics," I don't have any of those issues. There's a whole section of headings that, if used, make it so changing one affects all parts of the document that used it. You literally can't miss it, especially with the ribbon interface.
But yeah, you're right about the large books and text flowing around frames and multi-page graphics and stuff. Those are pretty specialized features that other programs better cater to, such as Publisher or Indesign.
As for constant retweaking of pages "to make them look right," that's usually just a sign of someone not knowing how to use Word in the first place. Basically, it's a training issue.
It needs one killer game that you can't get elsewhere. Do you think Halo would have done what it did for the XBox if it was also available for the PS2?
And since I don't see many game companies jumping the Windows ship to start making AAA Linux exclusives, this guy's "insight" is irrelevant.
Maybe I'm just a control freak, but I don't think I could trust a self-driving car under any circumstances, regardless of manufacturer. Maybe that will change over time, but I'm not counting on it.
Which still makes me wonder why this guy is complaining. Because you're right; the tasks Word isn't good for have plenty of other alternatives better suited for them. Kind of like how when I need to move furniture, I use the truck instead of complaining about the existence of cars.
What exactly makes Word so bad? It seems functional enough, and I fully admit that maybe I'm just not understanding the finer points of some programming strategies, so what's the deal? He obviously hates Microsoft for things like buying up all these focused program adons like spell checkers from other companies, and wrapping them into Word, yet seems to think we'd be better off with somehow managing dozens of such apps if they were still separate companies and programs. He then goes on to act talk about how he hates being forced to use Word when he does just fine with other options... like Vim, of all things.
He mentions things like control codes and hierarchical style sheets being "fundamentally incompatible" yet the way he describes them they are basically the same thing. He very well may have a point, technically speaking, but he sure does a crappy job of getting it across.
End the end, the article kind of reminds me of some guy who's bitching about how the automotive industry should have gone with diesel instead of fuel 70 years ago.
I just want an easy way to check the engine diagnostics codes. It's retarded to still require thousand-dollar connector and software for something so basic. Put *that* feature in a car, and I'd seriously consider buying one new for the first time ever.
I think it's a story in that it apparently only takes a single mistake to toggle off the cooling pumps. Even standard rack servers have bezels that keep you from accidentally powering them down unless you really mean to get to that part of the server.
That seems like the sort of function that should be designed with a multi-step process to execute, to eliminate precisely that kind of error. How in the world did that get implemented?
Who exactly is Bennett Haselton, and why should I consider his opinion on this? He really just sounds like some random guy at a bar giving relationship advice.
That's not extortion though. It's not like they are threatening to spam your facebook friends with it if you don't pay up.
I'm pretty sure the pictures are considered public domain, in the same way that certain other legal information is. That's assuming that the person really was convicted of the crime and the picture was officially released or otherwise searchable through traditional means.
Otherwise, we'd have constant reports of celebrities filling lawsuits every time one of their mugshots is posted.
Pretty much every government needs to do it, which is the harsh reality that people don't want to accept. We have large swaths of people over here (U.S.) that are so fucked-up-crazy with the religious and ideological bullshit, that they are essentially domestic terrorists. We have a portion of the government holding the country hostage because they don't like a bill that was passed years ago, and are still throwing a hissy fit over it. And worse yet, we have a (very) vocal minority of people that support these actions.
Any government would be stupid not to monitor anything and everything possible. Society has made its bed, and now we are sleeping in it.
I'm actually getting really tired of this type of comment. I see it pretty much every time a company or government is involved in the story. Yeah I get it; you can't trust them. Can we move on now and stop fishing for easy mod points with obvious posts?
They can't do that anymore than MySpace could. If you make a service that's better than facebook, people will flock to it. Yes, it would have to be WAY better than facebook, just because it won't be easy to convince people to actually move, but that's not at all due to facebook throwing lawyers at you.
But yes, I understand it's easier for people to just complain about a situation than it is to actually take responsibility and change it.
Facebook is a company which exists solely to make money. As long as people continue using it, and putting up with their crap, then they will continue to focus solely on making money. That's neither good nor bad; it's just market forces at work. You are free to go use another service, or create your own to replace it.
Of course they know about AdBlock. Their claim was just a diversionary "no comment" tactic.
Keep in mind that he has a deal or contract or something where he sells a ton of his shares back every year. He started with 49% and is down to around 4%. Supposedly he'll have nothing by about 2018 if he stays the course.
Funny what a little competition can do. Now if only this stuff could happen in other areas.
The didn't release new products, plain and simple.
Also, and not to sound like an apologist, pretty much every other country has just as crappy government reputations for things like privacy.
That includes network admins.
Not really sure what you're smoking. It's much easier to put together a computer (including a gaming computer) these days than it was 10 years ago. We don't really have to worry if we need PC-133, PC-2700, DDR1, DDR2, etc.. There's no need to choose between AGP, PCI, or that new-fangled PCI-Express, much less whatever multiplier is involved. Hard drives are straight up SATA now, and it doesn't matter if you choose a disk or SSD type. The graphics cards themselves aren't even as important since the console cycle has pretty much bottlenecked as a result of developers focusing on those consoles first and foremost. We don't need to do much more than make sure the motherboard is either an Intel or AMD socket.
In fact, about the only real difficult decision you might need to make these days is finding a computer case that has enough room to use a modern video card.
That's like saying Walmat can't offer a refund on a product that breaks since they've already paid the manufacturer. The whole point of a refund, from a business perspective, is to keep the customer happy and retain their long-term business, at the business's short-term expense. Sometimes it's a transparent process where the manufacturer steps in and honors it, resulting in nothing more than labor expenses for the company. Other times, they just eat the cost and move on knowing they may get some word of mouth support out of it.
Apple could have offered actual refunds. It would have even cost them money to do so, through charge-back fee's and such. But that's their own fault, because they apparently decided not to mention that a "season pass" doesn't include the whole season.
I'll be surprised if someone doesn't decide to reject their offer and start a class-action suite over this.
The latest season probably won't show up on Netflix for another 8 to 12 month. If someone doesn't normally watch TV, and just wants to catch that show, it makes a lot of sense to just pay the 23$ for the latest season, rather than fork over several month's worth of cable bills at probably 50-100 a month, depending on the provider and location.
I wonder if he also tickets other cops sitting in their car using the laptop? Or cab drivers using their dash-mounted device for handling pickup requests (many of which are basically just phones with custom apps)? I'm all for cops enforcing the law, but this guy seems to be more interested in selectively going after easy tickets rather than pursuing the more dangerous infractions, like straight up speeding.