That doesn't discount the contribution of the unboxing experience for the perceived satisfaction of the product. Sure, maybe technical folk who read this site may not be susceptible, but clearly the success of a product is based on more than its technical merit.
There are non-discerning viewers/customers. They probably outnumber the discerners.
Could you elaborate on how Microsoft is on the losing end of the high DPI displays? I've heard this argument before regarding the fonts but something isn't clicking.
If pixels get smaller as the DPI goes up (true?) then doesn't pixel snapping mean less at higher densities?
Pixel snapping and unhinted fonts should converge at infinite resolutions, no?
As an engineer I hate to sound like I'm trivializing this... But let's start with something straight forward. Why not have a sub project/campaign that makes gcc easier to grok/suck less? What are they spending their time on? Just curious.
That's a bullshit argument. Do you really want to live in Denmark? Aka not-America? I dare you to pack up and leave and enjoy the alleged quality of life increase in not-America.
A hacker gets things done. An engineer enumerates the pros and cons of various solutions and picks one.
The work you do will rarely be complicated or sexy, in the CS/theoretical sense. But it will be put up against a lot of non-technical forces like time, budget, politics, etc. Being an engineer is about navigating this imperfect space. A hacker will come up with one solution, but an engineer will come up with many.
You're multiplying the solution space by a certain amount of non-technical dimensions and accounting for the difference. That ability will come in time. You will find out that technical correctness isn't always the #1 priority.
That's a marketing/perception thing, which is completely non-technical. I'm not saying it isn't a great idea, but such things are normally outside the programmer wheelhouse.
No. With a non-multitasking enabled iPhone, you cannot listen to an audio app and use another program at the same time. The only program that was an exception to this rule was the stock iPod app.
The most popular example of a non-iPod app that people wanted, as mentioned, was Pandora.
The iPhone doesn't even have true, unfettered multi-tasking enabled for front end apps (of course it supports it internally). What iOS has are pre-approved background services, which are like light gateways into faux multi-tasking. Namely, one is audio (like Pandora).
I use some photography related apps under Ubuntu. These are free and easily available via the Software Manager. The same quality of apps are not available under Win7.
I highly doubt the veracity of that last statement given that Windows is home to applications like Photoshop and Lightroom.
Newsflash, self evidence hasn't worked to date, try something else.
While I agree with you that messages should be pure, you may be working with an audience that doesn't operate on that level. Therefore, the newly wrapped message isn't for you, it's for them. To get them thinking. So that one day, they might not need the window dressing.
Just because all the applications are amazing doesn't mean they have to accept all of them. Maybe they don't have the resources to support that many amazing students. There's no incongruity here.
This doesn't make any sense. You're not paying for "the Diablo I want to play". You're paying for "the Diablo III that Blizzard made". If you don't like it, don't pay for it.
This sense of entitlement is ridiculous. If you want an offline, single player game, go make one yourself.
You're kidding, right? If you're the #1 gorilla, who cares about interoperability? The only thing interoperability does is make it easier for people not-you to take parts of the market that aren't or soon won't be yours.
I'm not saying interoperability is bad. I'm just saying, from the perspective of the one in power, there seems to be no local benefit at all. Why would anyone consider that.
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Could someone ELI5 what parts of the kernel had hard-coded references to a specific class of processor? Like why isn't the code processor agnostic?
Not trying to trivialize kernel development. Just saying, I don't know.
Car service costs way more than a yellow cab.
Why do you FEEL the need TO capitalize git?
That doesn't discount the contribution of the unboxing experience for the perceived satisfaction of the product. Sure, maybe technical folk who read this site may not be susceptible, but clearly the success of a product is based on more than its technical merit.
There are non-discerning viewers/customers. They probably outnumber the discerners.
Some of my ex-boyfriends are pretty crazy.
I'm kidding. I've never had an ex-boyfriend.
Could you elaborate on how Microsoft is on the losing end of the high DPI displays? I've heard this argument before regarding the fonts but something isn't clicking.
If pixels get smaller as the DPI goes up (true?) then doesn't pixel snapping mean less at higher densities?
Pixel snapping and unhinted fonts should converge at infinite resolutions, no?
As an engineer I hate to sound like I'm trivializing this... But let's start with something straight forward. Why not have a sub project/campaign that makes gcc easier to grok/suck less? What are they spending their time on? Just curious.
It's hilarious how some harassment training (phrasing!) material was like "/some/ harassment is okay"...
Straight women have this same metric. If a hottie hits on you, he's confident. If an uggo creeps on you, that's sexual harassment.
That's a bullshit argument. Do you really want to live in Denmark? Aka not-America? I dare you to pack up and leave and enjoy the alleged quality of life increase in not-America.
A hacker gets things done. An engineer enumerates the pros and cons of various solutions and picks one.
The work you do will rarely be complicated or sexy, in the CS/theoretical sense. But it will be put up against a lot of non-technical forces like time, budget, politics, etc. Being an engineer is about navigating this imperfect space. A hacker will come up with one solution, but an engineer will come up with many.
You're multiplying the solution space by a certain amount of non-technical dimensions and accounting for the difference. That ability will come in time. You will find out that technical correctness isn't always the #1 priority.
What viable solutions are there to address said apathy?
No one would ever be for "real change" since that requires something called effort.
Sorry, too busy protesting.
The world has spoken; the taste of an omelette is worth more than a few broken eggs.
Sense of entitlement much? Why don't you try designing and implementing the world's greatest phone, see how far you get.
That's a marketing/perception thing, which is completely non-technical. I'm not saying it isn't a great idea, but such things are normally outside the programmer wheelhouse.
I love that you highlighted a really cool perspective on this new statistic. Thank you!
No. With a non-multitasking enabled iPhone, you cannot listen to an audio app and use another program at the same time. The only program that was an exception to this rule was the stock iPod app.
The most popular example of a non-iPod app that people wanted, as mentioned, was Pandora.
The iPhone doesn't even have true, unfettered multi-tasking enabled for front end apps (of course it supports it internally). What iOS has are pre-approved background services, which are like light gateways into faux multi-tasking. Namely, one is audio (like Pandora).
I highly doubt the veracity of that last statement given that Windows is home to applications like Photoshop and Lightroom.
Newsflash, self evidence hasn't worked to date, try something else.
While I agree with you that messages should be pure, you may be working with an audience that doesn't operate on that level. Therefore, the newly wrapped message isn't for you, it's for them. To get them thinking. So that one day, they might not need the window dressing.
Being right doesn't mean being effective.
I'm offended you would make light an issue of such gravity! This isn't a laughing anti matter!
Just because all the applications are amazing doesn't mean they have to accept all of them. Maybe they don't have the resources to support that many amazing students. There's no incongruity here.
Based off of the headline, did anyone else think this was about a new Warcraft spell?
"Man, AoE silence, that's imba!"
This doesn't make any sense. You're not paying for "the Diablo I want to play". You're paying for "the Diablo III that Blizzard made". If you don't like it, don't pay for it.
This sense of entitlement is ridiculous. If you want an offline, single player game, go make one yourself.
You're kidding, right? If you're the #1 gorilla, who cares about interoperability? The only thing interoperability does is make it easier for people not-you to take parts of the market that aren't or soon won't be yours.
I'm not saying interoperability is bad. I'm just saying, from the perspective of the one in power, there seems to be no local benefit at all. Why would anyone consider that.