CA government is a fecking waste of space. Not all homes have the facing to take advantage of solar. Unless the state is going to go even more fascist than it already is and mandate the orientation of new homes to the sun (overriding owners desires regarding view, natural terrain, landscaping, etc.) then the whole thing amounts to slapping a surplus on new CA housing which is already astronomical.
So ID required to post political adds, but no ID required to show you're a citizen and are eligible to vote (in CA at least). Yeah, no potential for abuse in either case.
the "ribbon" format for menus in Office many years ago. It was dumb back then and it's still dumb.
But who uses a computer to do any work anymore? Computers are media consumption devices, or more correctly, advertising consumption and surveillance/data gathering devices. Who cares where the users think the tabs and chrome should be located?
I whole-heartedly agree. Menu bars were just fine, better organized, easily customizable, and didn't take up an inordinate amount of space. The "ribbon" format is still crap.
I do think that it matters to a point where users think the tabs and chrome should be located. Whatever fits with the design AND provides the most ease of use for the bulk of your users is probably your best choice. The outlier users shouldn't drive design decisions. Neither should UI designers who don't take user needs into account (*cough* ribbons *cough*). That doesn't necessarily mean programming for the lowest common denominator. It's more like programming for the sweet spot in your user base that will get the most utility out of your product.
...ridiculously provocative headline. The Verge writer sounds like a UI wonk that can't fathom any setup other than 16:9 which was unheard of itself before the advent of streaming video. Power users will take all of the real estate they can get (like my twin 21" 1920 x 1080 monitors) to support having multiple applications displayed at once. It is a rare day that I don't have VS and SSMS up side-by-side for development. "One size fits all" assumes common usage parameters, and y'all know what happens when you assume...
The OP doesn't specify, but I'm pretty sure that it's Pittsburgh, CA (not PA) that the company is referring to. It's located up the back bay about halfway between SF and Stockton, is well out of Silicon Valley, but close enough to commute in if necessary. It's relatively affordable like other cities closer to the CA central valley which is why a lot of folks have opted to move there rather than pay the overblown prices commanded in the Bay Area proper.
If you were thinking this was referring to Pittsburg, PA then adjust your thinking accordingly...
...game series ever to come out of Japan. It's a gritty look at the criminal underworld with heaps of culture (and local advertising) thrown in. There are a few historical non-canon titles in the series that haven't (and probably won't) make it over that are just as good. Highly recommended.
...Asheron's Call on player run servers right now. It's still a thing with all of its grindy, bot-powered goodness. The XP to hit the upper levels is still stratospherically high, and traveling anywhere in the world still takes bloody forever. I still have friends from that community, but I don't miss the inefficiency of the game itself. They are welcome to it. Still, it is interesting to look back on and compare to the current crop of MMOs to see how far that style of gaming has come.
...was announced at the most recent Blizzcon. Blizzard has not abandoned legacy versions of the game. They are actively working on bringing several iterations of the game back so that players can play the era of the game they most enjoyed. The fan-run servers would be in direct competition with that effort. Blizzard is protecting their business and their IP.
Of course the OP mentions none of this. Stoking outrage is the pastime du jour.
They are not. What is different is that if you hand a smart phone to a kid with no purchase restrictions they are going to keep making purchases until they get the prize they want. They have no impulse control or understanding of the what those pixels are costing in real world dollars.
Some legislator probably had their kid run up a bill on a game with in-app purchases and has decided to regulate the crap out of loot boxes. If the industry were to get ahead of this and add parental controls it would go a long way towards solving the problem.
...would be the simplest solution. Let parents prohibit in-app purchases, or prohibit downloading games with in-app purchases. Handing a smart phone to a kid without locking down its purchasing power is a recipe for disaster. Give a kid an allowance and they are limited to the number of baseball cards they can buy. Hand them your credit card and they'll try to buy the whole store.
The responsible thing to do would be for the industry to come up with a solution before ignorant legislators get their grubby mitts involved and over-regulate the crap out of the video gaming industry. It'd be like Tipper Gore all over again.
Moffat did a good job of turning the show to shit during Series 6 and 7 and the fiftieth-anniversary specials.
I thought series 6 was brilliant. I agree with you on 7 though. The writing went to crap, and it was clear at that point that he could not do both Sherlock and Who without one of them suffering. Series 10 was even worse than 7 in my humble opinion. The writing was awful; the stories were rushed, poorly explained, and uninteresting. The layer of political correctness slathered onto this dog's dinner of a season was just plain unappetizing. I expected much better from Moffett. We've seen much more cunning, clue-strewn story arcs from him during his tenure. This season was in no way up to scratch.
...would have been a much better choice with the whole Doctor/Donna link. There is always a way to write a way out of the "if she remembers she'll be irrevocably damaged" nonsense. Moff could have done it. After all, people died and came back on his watch all the time.
Tate has the frenetic energy that we've come to associate with the Doctor ever since Patrick Troughton's tenure, and she's well loved by most fans. It would have been fun to see another show runner's take on her.
...fall into this range, and coupled with Seattle's minimum wage standards it will only serve to push them out of the area or close their doors.
The ridiculously rich will pull up personal and/or business stakes and move somewhere that they are not going to be fiscally punished by progressives for being successful. Seattle is following the California blueprint that is making Texas prosperous.
That's half a new Alienware. I haven't even forked for the iPhone 7 because losing the headphone jack was a ridiculous decision. Wireless earbuds suck the life out of the phone's battery. Apple's iPhone design decisions haven't been value added for a good little while now.
I'd venture a guess that they are understated due to the number of individuals who fell off the unemployment roles when their benefits ran out during the previous 6-8 years. They are still unrepresented.
...would be beyond most drivers. Let's face it. Very few of us would take the time to go to flight mechanic school to learn how to maintain a flying car, and to understand the necessary checks to ensure that they are flight-worthy. With on-board computers you'd also have to invest in a bunch of expensive diagnostic equipment to the job. Frankly, all the work needed to keep a flying car from falling out of the air like a brick would cut too far into most people's daily lives.
Think of the time investment too. Who is going to want to get up even earlier in the morning to do a maintenance check before winging off to work? Most of us would rather hop out of bed at the last minute, guzzle enough coffee to get jump started, and slide into the office more or less on time. It would be an even bigger challenge for a parent trying to heard a passel of kids off to their various obligations. Would you have to do a maintenance check after every stop? Would you have to clear your flight plan with the FAA? Would a full traffic pattern mean you're grounded until airspace opens up?
What about the cost of aviation fuel? Would it be even more ridiculously priced in California like gas already is, and would the smog emissions requirements make the vehicle to heavy to fly? No wonder Musk thinks it's anxiety inducing.
Copying the boss on an email is often an attempt to create a CYA moment with, "Well, I told you about it," or a passive-aggressive way to tell on a co-worker without taking responsibility or a way of telling a co-worker, "You better do what I'm asking or mommy/daddy are going to come after you.".
It's only "passive-aggressive" if the person hasn't previously tried to resolve the situation with their co-worker and discussed it with the boss if an impasse is reached. If the boss is on the same page then I'd loop him/her in as needed/requested. If not, then I'd file communications away in case HR comes knocking. Coaching/disciplining peers is above my pay grade.
There's a third option, and although you put your post in personal terms I'm making a more general statement here. The recipient could be a flake or a manipulative tool, and the sender is doing a CYA with the boss. When a co-worker isn't holding up their end of the work and/or frequently lies to cover their own shortcomings it isn't uncommon to document the exchange in order to avoid blowback as well as having evidence to hand when HR eventually comes knocking.
In those situations though I'd probably have a private conversation with the boss first to determine if we're on the same page, and then bcc rather than cc. If the boss does not share the same concerns then I'd file the correspondence away for my own protection.
Of course it's preferable to avoid working in a toxic environment in the first place, but sometimes it can't be helped.
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Agreed, except for San Onofre. It has structural problems with its steam generators. Not sure it will ever be safe to reopen.
CA government is a fecking waste of space. Not all homes have the facing to take advantage of solar. Unless the state is going to go even more fascist than it already is and mandate the orientation of new homes to the sun (overriding owners desires regarding view, natural terrain, landscaping, etc.) then the whole thing amounts to slapping a surplus on new CA housing which is already astronomical.
So ID required to post political adds, but no ID required to show you're a citizen and are eligible to vote (in CA at least). Yeah, no potential for abuse in either case.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
the "ribbon" format for menus in Office many years ago. It was dumb back then and it's still dumb.
But who uses a computer to do any work anymore? Computers are media consumption devices, or more correctly, advertising consumption and surveillance/data gathering devices. Who cares where the users think the tabs and chrome should be located?
I whole-heartedly agree. Menu bars were just fine, better organized, easily customizable, and didn't take up an inordinate amount of space. The "ribbon" format is still crap. I do think that it matters to a point where users think the tabs and chrome should be located. Whatever fits with the design AND provides the most ease of use for the bulk of your users is probably your best choice. The outlier users shouldn't drive design decisions. Neither should UI designers who don't take user needs into account (*cough* ribbons *cough*). That doesn't necessarily mean programming for the lowest common denominator. It's more like programming for the sweet spot in your user base that will get the most utility out of your product.
...ridiculously provocative headline. The Verge writer sounds like a UI wonk that can't fathom any setup other than 16:9 which was unheard of itself before the advent of streaming video. Power users will take all of the real estate they can get (like my twin 21" 1920 x 1080 monitors) to support having multiple applications displayed at once. It is a rare day that I don't have VS and SSMS up side-by-side for development. "One size fits all" assumes common usage parameters, and y'all know what happens when you assume...
The OP doesn't specify, but I'm pretty sure that it's Pittsburgh, CA (not PA) that the company is referring to. It's located up the back bay about halfway between SF and Stockton, is well out of Silicon Valley, but close enough to commute in if necessary. It's relatively affordable like other cities closer to the CA central valley which is why a lot of folks have opted to move there rather than pay the overblown prices commanded in the Bay Area proper.
If you were thinking this was referring to Pittsburg, PA then adjust your thinking accordingly...
Can't have anyone leaving the Borg collective.
...game series ever to come out of Japan. It's a gritty look at the criminal underworld with heaps of culture (and local advertising) thrown in. There are a few historical non-canon titles in the series that haven't (and probably won't) make it over that are just as good. Highly recommended.
...and watching "Alf" and "Mork & Mindy" re-runs.
...Asheron's Call on player run servers right now. It's still a thing with all of its grindy, bot-powered goodness. The XP to hit the upper levels is still stratospherically high, and traveling anywhere in the world still takes bloody forever. I still have friends from that community, but I don't miss the inefficiency of the game itself. They are welcome to it. Still, it is interesting to look back on and compare to the current crop of MMOs to see how far that style of gaming has come.
However, sentient machines aren't a new anxiety. It arguably all started with Ridley Scott's 1982 cult classic, Blade Runner.
The anonymous reader in the OP is apparently not a big SF&F buff.
#SFF #goldenage #philipkdick #knowyourhistory #kidsthesedays
...was announced at the most recent Blizzcon. Blizzard has not abandoned legacy versions of the game. They are actively working on bringing several iterations of the game back so that players can play the era of the game they most enjoyed. The fan-run servers would be in direct competition with that effort. Blizzard is protecting their business and their IP.
Of course the OP mentions none of this. Stoking outrage is the pastime du jour.
They are not. What is different is that if you hand a smart phone to a kid with no purchase restrictions they are going to keep making purchases until they get the prize they want. They have no impulse control or understanding of the what those pixels are costing in real world dollars. Some legislator probably had their kid run up a bill on a game with in-app purchases and has decided to regulate the crap out of loot boxes. If the industry were to get ahead of this and add parental controls it would go a long way towards solving the problem.
...would be the simplest solution. Let parents prohibit in-app purchases, or prohibit downloading games with in-app purchases. Handing a smart phone to a kid without locking down its purchasing power is a recipe for disaster. Give a kid an allowance and they are limited to the number of baseball cards they can buy. Hand them your credit card and they'll try to buy the whole store.
The responsible thing to do would be for the industry to come up with a solution before ignorant legislators get their grubby mitts involved and over-regulate the crap out of the video gaming industry. It'd be like Tipper Gore all over again.
McCain being a co-sponsor makes this bi-partisan how??? #RINO
... is touring again? Don't bother buying a data plan for the drummer.
Moffat did a good job of turning the show to shit during Series 6 and 7 and the fiftieth-anniversary specials.
I thought series 6 was brilliant. I agree with you on 7 though. The writing went to crap, and it was clear at that point that he could not do both Sherlock and Who without one of them suffering. Series 10 was even worse than 7 in my humble opinion. The writing was awful; the stories were rushed, poorly explained, and uninteresting. The layer of political correctness slathered onto this dog's dinner of a season was just plain unappetizing. I expected much better from Moffett. We've seen much more cunning, clue-strewn story arcs from him during his tenure. This season was in no way up to scratch.
...would have been a much better choice with the whole Doctor/Donna link. There is always a way to write a way out of the "if she remembers she'll be irrevocably damaged" nonsense. Moff could have done it. After all, people died and came back on his watch all the time.
Tate has the frenetic energy that we've come to associate with the Doctor ever since Patrick Troughton's tenure, and she's well loved by most fans. It would have been fun to see another show runner's take on her.
...fall into this range, and coupled with Seattle's minimum wage standards it will only serve to push them out of the area or close their doors. The ridiculously rich will pull up personal and/or business stakes and move somewhere that they are not going to be fiscally punished by progressives for being successful. Seattle is following the California blueprint that is making Texas prosperous.
That's half a new Alienware. I haven't even forked for the iPhone 7 because losing the headphone jack was a ridiculous decision. Wireless earbuds suck the life out of the phone's battery. Apple's iPhone design decisions haven't been value added for a good little while now.
I'd venture a guess that they are understated due to the number of individuals who fell off the unemployment roles when their benefits ran out during the previous 6-8 years. They are still unrepresented.
...would be beyond most drivers. Let's face it. Very few of us would take the time to go to flight mechanic school to learn how to maintain a flying car, and to understand the necessary checks to ensure that they are flight-worthy. With on-board computers you'd also have to invest in a bunch of expensive diagnostic equipment to the job. Frankly, all the work needed to keep a flying car from falling out of the air like a brick would cut too far into most people's daily lives.
Think of the time investment too. Who is going to want to get up even earlier in the morning to do a maintenance check before winging off to work? Most of us would rather hop out of bed at the last minute, guzzle enough coffee to get jump started, and slide into the office more or less on time. It would be an even bigger challenge for a parent trying to heard a passel of kids off to their various obligations. Would you have to do a maintenance check after every stop? Would you have to clear your flight plan with the FAA? Would a full traffic pattern mean you're grounded until airspace opens up?
What about the cost of aviation fuel? Would it be even more ridiculously priced in California like gas already is, and would the smog emissions requirements make the vehicle to heavy to fly? No wonder Musk thinks it's anxiety inducing.
Copying the boss on an email is often an attempt to create a CYA moment with, "Well, I told you about it," or a passive-aggressive way to tell on a co-worker without taking responsibility or a way of telling a co-worker, "You better do what I'm asking or mommy/daddy are going to come after you.".
It's only "passive-aggressive" if the person hasn't previously tried to resolve the situation with their co-worker and discussed it with the boss if an impasse is reached. If the boss is on the same page then I'd loop him/her in as needed/requested. If not, then I'd file communications away in case HR comes knocking. Coaching/disciplining peers is above my pay grade.
There's a third option, and although you put your post in personal terms I'm making a more general statement here. The recipient could be a flake or a manipulative tool, and the sender is doing a CYA with the boss. When a co-worker isn't holding up their end of the work and/or frequently lies to cover their own shortcomings it isn't uncommon to document the exchange in order to avoid blowback as well as having evidence to hand when HR eventually comes knocking.
In those situations though I'd probably have a private conversation with the boss first to determine if we're on the same page, and then bcc rather than cc. If the boss does not share the same concerns then I'd file the correspondence away for my own protection.
Of course it's preferable to avoid working in a toxic environment in the first place, but sometimes it can't be helped.
No need for home visits. By then everyone's subdermal chip will record everything for later review.