I've heard that among the rank and file, if you leave, Apple won't ever hire you back.
Many companies are like that. I work far, far away from Silly Valley, and where I work it's pretty well known that if you leave, for any reason, you'll never be allowed to come back.
Maybe someone needs to create an app that gives you the 'true' start time of a movie. So you can show up at the right time and not waste your time.
But that's the problem. I shouldn't have to do that.
I should be able to walk into a theater at some designated time, the theater is quiet, the movie starts immediately at the designated time, I watch the movie, and when its done, I leave.
But its never been like that. And it just keeps getting worse. And that's why my movie watching (in theaters) hit zero many years ago.
That's because you used to be able to get up to a decade out of an Office install and could install one copy on multiple computers. Now a decade of Office costs $1,000. You used to be able to save money if you didn't always need the latest and greatest, but Microsoft squashed that bug.
At home, I still use Microsoft Office 2003.
Why?
Back when it was new, it did everything I need and I frequently used Word to create complex 100+ page documents. So what has changed since then? It still does everything I need and I can still create complex 100+ page documents, **AND**, nobody has invented any new word processing functions that I need.
And, sadly, my 15 year old copy of Word is still better than any brand new version of Open/Libre Office.
Microsoft is pushing out new versions because no one has gone for their subscriptions so new versions is how they make money. That is all.
Except that's not actually true. And it's the number one thing that makes no sense about Windows 10.
Microsoft makes nearly all of its Windows revenue from OEMs who install it on the computers they sell. With ~90% desktop market share, Microsoft is guaranteed to sell ~200 million copies of Windows every year. If Microsoft never released a new version of Windows and just kept patching/updating Windows 7, OEMs would still keep selling computers, and there would still be a demand for ~200 million copies of Windows every year.
The fact that Windows 7 is still the most widely used version of Windows, 5 years after the release of Windows 8, demonstrates very clearly what consumers want.
I don't know what the fuck they are smoking over at Microsoft, but it is some wacky shit.
If you read the fucking summary it doesn't say the servers went down, it says that some robot shut them down when it detected "suspicious activity". No review was done, nobody at google called the customer, nothing.
This is clearly 100% Google's fault.
Yes, Google was a little too quick to pull the trigger. They should have sent out a couple of e-mails first before shutting things down.
But
The "suspicious activity" was due to the cheapfuck customer running heavy, 24/7, critical applications on what is supposed to be a consumer-level account.
I'm more interested to know how many sites you can actually use without having Javascript?
That's the bigger problem. Javascript is a cancer that has infected and destroyed the entire Internet.
It used to be that you could disable Javacript and everything still, sort of, worked. Good enough to get by. But now, most websites don't work at all, i.e., you get nothing but a blank page or an error message if you disable Javacript.
More than half of your rant is just (valid) reasons for not bringing back the checkbox. Just disable it in about:config if you don't want it, I'm sure pretty much everyone that want's to do that can figure that out.
Apparently you haven't been paying attention. Mozilla disabled that a few years ago.
The setting is still there in about:config, and you can set Javascript to "disabled", but it has no effect.
It's hard to filter out Facebook, but if you at least feed them less than useful data so it always looks like you are only visiting a certain site then their pool of data is diluted.
If you happen to get an app or extension that isn't malware, it's more likely just luck and coincidence, not an actual benefit of getting something from an official App Store.
After all, Google and Apple have so few employees and so little money, they can't possibly conduct proper vetting of apps.
You're not actually believing this are you? He did put together some nice animations, and pulled the $1 figure out of... well I don't know where, but where's the engineering analysis and the business plan? Why does he think he can be that much cheaper, faster, and more efficient than any other type of transportation? Where are the efficiencies gained?
Every mass transit system in the U.S., without exception, has the same exact problems, and there's no reason to believe that this system will be any different, if it ever gets built at all.
- Extremely expensive to build, resulting in massive debt. - Extremely expensive to operate and maintain, resulting in losing huge amounts of money every year because you can't charge a high enough price to recover your actual costs -- if you did, riding would be so expensive that nobody would every use it. Operating at a loss year after year results in even more debt.
But Musk doesn't care about any of that. Part of being a huckster is getting others to pay for your pipe dreams. This tunnel project makes less sense then the Springfield Monorail.
Slashdot Mirror
News, Opinions, Paid News and Fake News... those are the options
There is no such thing as 'Fake News'.
There are Facts, Opinions and Lies.
Those are the only options.
At least at the top.
I've heard that among the rank and file, if you leave, Apple won't ever hire you back.
Many companies are like that. I work far, far away from Silly Valley, and where I work it's pretty well known that if you leave, for any reason, you'll never be allowed to come back.
I like how this article starts out with a link.
To a tag.
*facepalm*
The level of incompetence here never ceases to amaze and amuse.
I don't know, have typewriters killed the art of penmanship?
Absolutely, yes.
I rarely write anything by hand any more and as a result, my handwriting is terrible compared to what it used to be.
Maybe someone needs to create an app that gives you the 'true' start time of a movie. So you can show up at the right time and not waste your time.
But that's the problem. I shouldn't have to do that.
I should be able to walk into a theater at some designated time, the theater is quiet, the movie starts immediately at the designated time, I watch the movie, and when its done, I leave.
But its never been like that. And it just keeps getting worse. And that's why my movie watching (in theaters) hit zero many years ago.
You can "name and shame" all you want. So what? In most parts of the U.S. you have only one choice for an Internet Service Provider.
Even if you're lucky have have two choices, they are both run by corrupt assholes who couldn't care less what you think of them.
That's because you used to be able to get up to a decade out of an Office install and could install one copy on multiple computers. Now a decade of Office costs $1,000. You used to be able to save money if you didn't always need the latest and greatest, but Microsoft squashed that bug.
At home, I still use Microsoft Office 2003.
Why?
Back when it was new, it did everything I need and I frequently used Word to create complex 100+ page documents. So what has changed since then? It still does everything I need and I can still create complex 100+ page documents, **AND**, nobody has invented any new word processing functions that I need.
And, sadly, my 15 year old copy of Word is still better than any brand new version of Open/Libre Office.
Microsoft is pushing out new versions because no one has gone for their subscriptions so new versions is how they make money. That is all.
Except that's not actually true. And it's the number one thing that makes no sense about Windows 10.
Microsoft makes nearly all of its Windows revenue from OEMs who install it on the computers they sell. With ~90% desktop market share, Microsoft is guaranteed to sell ~200 million copies of Windows every year. If Microsoft never released a new version of Windows and just kept patching/updating Windows 7, OEMs would still keep selling computers, and there would still be a demand for ~200 million copies of Windows every year.
The fact that Windows 7 is still the most widely used version of Windows, 5 years after the release of Windows 8, demonstrates very clearly what consumers want.
I don't know what the fuck they are smoking over at Microsoft, but it is some wacky shit.
of course this is a msmash article
that lady needs a good dicking imo
That's no lady.
If you read the fucking summary it doesn't say the servers went down, it says that some robot shut them down when it detected "suspicious activity". No review was done, nobody at google called the customer, nothing.
This is clearly 100% Google's fault.
Yes, Google was a little too quick to pull the trigger. They should have sent out a couple of e-mails first before shutting things down.
But
The "suspicious activity" was due to the cheapfuck customer running heavy, 24/7, critical applications on what is supposed to be a consumer-level account.
You get what you pay for.
I'm more interested to know how many sites you can actually use without having Javascript?
That's the bigger problem. Javascript is a cancer that has infected and destroyed the entire Internet.
It used to be that you could disable Javacript and everything still, sort of, worked. Good enough to get by. But now, most websites don't work at all, i.e., you get nothing but a blank page or an error message if you disable Javacript.
More than half of your rant is just (valid) reasons for not bringing back the checkbox. Just disable it in about:config if you don't want it, I'm sure pretty much everyone that want's to do that can figure that out.
Apparently you haven't been paying attention. Mozilla disabled that a few years ago.
The setting is still there in about:config, and you can set Javascript to "disabled", but it has no effect.
It's hard to filter out Facebook, but if you at least feed them less than useful data so it always looks like you are only visiting a certain site then their pool of data is diluted.
Hosts file.
0.0.0.0 facebook.com
Problem solved.
Isn't a physical key a single point of failure?
In theory, yes.
In actual practice, not so much.
I'm pretty old and have never lost my car key.
Or maybe I'm just more careful than the average idiot.
More like 0% of apps are properly vetted.
If you happen to get an app or extension that isn't malware, it's more likely just luck and coincidence, not an actual benefit of getting something from an official App Store.
After all, Google and Apple have so few employees and so little money, they can't possibly conduct proper vetting of apps.
Non-profit is not the same as charity. It costs a LOT of money to keep Mozilla going.
No, it costs a lot of money to employ hundreds of people who do nothing of value, sitting in extremely expensive San Francisco office space.
My report: "This feature is broken in Firefox."
Reply: "Does it work in the latest version of Chrome?"
My reply: "Yes, it works in Chrome."
Reply: "Then use Chrome. RESOLVED WONTFIX"
I have encountered this problem with several websites.
ME: "Hey, your website is broken."
WEBSITE: "What browser are you using?"
ME: "Firefox"
WEBSITE: "Use Chrome."
ME: "Why won't you just fix your website?"
WEBSITE: "Use Chrome"
Explain to me again what the fuck I am meant to do?
Step 1 - Bend over
You remind me of something I just read a few days ago.
"People hated Hillary Clinton so much, they voted for someone even worse, just to rub it in."
The biggest flaw with the Internet is the Echo Chamber effect and Google and Facebooks algorithm's are just feeding that beast.
I want an Internet where I'm exposed to new and different ideas, not wrap me up in a comfort blanket of things I already know.
Exactly right.
Every so often I pick up something random and say "Hmmm . . . this looks weird and interesting, I'll give it a try".
A lot of it sucks and turns out to be crap. But almost all of my favorite books, movies and music were found that way.
I am shocked that this didn't work. SHOCKED!
How does shit like this get on /.? It's like the editors are doing the opposite job of what they're supposed to be doing.
LOL.
You must be new here.
You're not actually believing this are you?
He did put together some nice animations, and pulled the $1 figure out of... well I don't know where, but where's the engineering analysis and the business plan?
Why does he think he can be that much cheaper, faster, and more efficient than any other type of transportation? Where are the efficiencies gained?
Every mass transit system in the U.S., without exception, has the same exact problems, and there's no reason to believe that this system will be any different, if it ever gets built at all.
- Extremely expensive to build, resulting in massive debt.
- Extremely expensive to operate and maintain, resulting in losing huge amounts of money every year because you can't charge a high enough price to recover your actual costs -- if you did, riding would be so expensive that nobody would every use it. Operating at a loss year after year results in even more debt.
But Musk doesn't care about any of that. Part of being a huckster is getting others to pay for your pipe dreams. This tunnel project makes less sense then the Springfield Monorail.
If I want music, I will buy a CD and copy it to my computer/iPod/whatever.
Google, Spotify and all the rest can fuck off and die.
tricking vulnerable individuals into sending large amounts of money
So "vulnerable" is the new term for "stupid"?