You misunderstood the analogy. The point wasn't that Win95 is an expired OS; the point was that, even at the time of its dominance shortly after release, it was still crappy from design point of view. Similarly, English, while dominant, is rather poorly designed, largely due to its unfortunate origin as a marriage of two languages from different language groups, and then an uneasy and rather turbulent evolution.
Good point. The "problem" of languages in general is that they weren't "designed". They evolved. Often rather messily. English probably is worse than most because of all the Latin stuff tacked onto a Germanic language, but all natural languages are pretty messy.
It will certainly come in handy when those bumpy-headed bad-tempered aliens discover our planet. Just be sure you don't accidentally challenge one to a bat'leth duel.
Well, if I was going to define a "Jewish race", I'd say the middle east Jews. But I bet it would be interesting trying to tell them from the middle east Arabs by DNA.:)
I could easily see a "surprise" if I ever had a child. I have brown skin, eyes & hair like my father. However, my mom's side of the family isn't just blond, but very blond. Not just her, but BOTH of my maternal grandparents. Also, my GF is blond & blue eyed. So, even though I'm fairly dark, there's a real chance my kids (if any) would be blond, not just from my GF's side, but from mine too.
One of the most annoying things I deal with at work is people who think they are "hackers". The best and brightest people follow the rules - that's why they are the best. They break the rules in great times of need. When a project blows up on the weekend and we are going to miss an SLA, etc.
Congratulations! You've just described the majority of hackers I know. You do things "right" when you have time, and when the chips are down you just do whatever will get you limping down the road. This becomes a problem when you're not given time to do the job right to begin with, which is pretty typical of any job really. Then you have to get hackish. That's when you REALLY want that guy, because instead of just failing, he keeps you going until hopefully you get out of the hole you're in and can afford to give him the resources he needs to do things right again. Or, you know, you pull your head out of your ass and start giving him that time in the first place, if we're talking about a typical IT job that would be a more accurate description of what could happen.
IME, what happens is the hacker doesn't dig you out of the hole, he just keeps the dirt moving. Then he quits and moves to Florida, and the next poor sucker has to fix the problem that he (or management with insane time schedules) caused. My experience, of course, is as the next poor sucker.:-P
Does this mean the iPhone 5 will run iOS6? And if we later have an "iPhone 5X" will the iPhone 6 be running iOS8? Apple needs to get its versions back in sync.
Certainly, some ads get my attention. But somehow, I don't think causing projectile vomiting and severe headache whenever I hear a company's name is the response they wanted. When I associate annoying ads with a company, the BEST case (for them) is if they are really better than the competition, because I guarantee I WILL be looking for any alternative to this (ugh, barf) company.
Well to set the record straight: - Apple wasn't the first to develop a multimedia computer (music-quality sound and full-screen video). - Apple wasn't the first to develop preemptive multitasking for home computers. - Apple wasn't the first to develop MP3 players. - Or tablets. - Or smartphones. - Though they were the first with laptops (I'll give them credit for that).
Apple might not have been the first, but in most cases, they were the first that didn't suck.
Except for multitasking. Didn't even Windows beat Apple there? Even if they didn't for full preemptive multitasking, they had limited preemptive multitasking (95) when Apple was worse than W3.1.
Agreed. I'm smarter than a lot of the people I hang with, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy each other's company. I just have to bite my tongue when they say something dumb, and they keep quiet when I get boring and stuffy.
My GF had a relative in that situation, and she said the exact same thing. Yes, the relative had a problem, but her parents had to GET her the food, since she was bedridden (I didn't ask where they found a bed strong enough to hold her).
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Worse, from Apple's POV, it's a lie that people can catch them on.
Well, I'm fairly comfortable predicting that the weather will be warmer this coming August than it will be next February.
The flip side is, why would someone who had a job want to work for those bozos?
Sapir-Worf? What does a Klingon know about linguistics?
Spanish is not so bad, actually, and fairly widely known.
And has about 50 verb conjugations.
You misunderstood the analogy. The point wasn't that Win95 is an expired OS; the point was that, even at the time of its dominance shortly after release, it was still crappy from design point of view. Similarly, English, while dominant, is rather poorly designed, largely due to its unfortunate origin as a marriage of two languages from different language groups, and then an uneasy and rather turbulent evolution.
Good point. The "problem" of languages in general is that they weren't "designed". They evolved. Often rather messily. English probably is worse than most because of all the Latin stuff tacked onto a Germanic language, but all natural languages are pretty messy.
What do you suggest? Klingon?
It will certainly come in handy when those bumpy-headed bad-tempered aliens discover our planet. Just be sure you don't accidentally challenge one to a bat'leth duel.
Step 2: Rename the current WinPhones "Osborn Phones".
Sure. So is the computer in my living room that runs my Tivo.
Well, if I was going to define a "Jewish race", I'd say the middle east Jews. But I bet it would be interesting trying to tell them from the middle east Arabs by DNA. :)
I could easily see a "surprise" if I ever had a child. I have brown skin, eyes & hair like my father. However, my mom's side of the family isn't just blond, but very blond. Not just her, but BOTH of my maternal grandparents. Also, my GF is blond & blue eyed. So, even though I'm fairly dark, there's a real chance my kids (if any) would be blond, not just from my GF's side, but from mine too.
I don't think the interbreeding did anything to propogate the genes. Where's the neandrathal DNA in modern humans?
Congress?
One of the most annoying things I deal with at work is people who think they are "hackers". The best and brightest people follow the rules - that's why they are the best. They break the rules in great times of need. When a project blows up on the weekend and we are going to miss an SLA, etc.
Congratulations! You've just described the majority of hackers I know. You do things "right" when you have time, and when the chips are down you just do whatever will get you limping down the road. This becomes a problem when you're not given time to do the job right to begin with, which is pretty typical of any job really. Then you have to get hackish. That's when you REALLY want that guy, because instead of just failing, he keeps you going until hopefully you get out of the hole you're in and can afford to give him the resources he needs to do things right again. Or, you know, you pull your head out of your ass and start giving him that time in the first place, if we're talking about a typical IT job that would be a more accurate description of what could happen.
IME, what happens is the hacker doesn't dig you out of the hole, he just keeps the dirt moving. Then he quits and moves to Florida, and the next poor sucker has to fix the problem that he (or management with insane time schedules) caused. My experience, of course, is as the next poor sucker. :-P
Does this mean the iPhone 5 will run iOS6? And if we later have an "iPhone 5X" will the iPhone 6 be running iOS8? Apple needs to get its versions back in sync.
Certainly, some ads get my attention. But somehow, I don't think causing projectile vomiting and severe headache whenever I hear a company's name is the response they wanted. When I associate annoying ads with a company, the BEST case (for them) is if they are really better than the competition, because I guarantee I WILL be looking for any alternative to this (ugh, barf) company.
Facebook might be doing phone authentication, but they're not forcing it (yet), and I sure wouldn't trust FB with my phone #.
How much could they get for Stallman?
Maybe Microsoft would pay them to keep Stallman captive?
I'm not sure even MS has THAT much money.
Also, add OSX, which seems to have iOS envy.
Well to set the record straight:
- Apple wasn't the first to develop a multimedia computer (music-quality sound and full-screen video).
- Apple wasn't the first to develop preemptive multitasking for home computers.
- Apple wasn't the first to develop MP3 players.
- Or tablets.
- Or smartphones.
- Though they were the first with laptops (I'll give them credit for that).
Apple might not have been the first, but in most cases, they were the first that didn't suck.
Except for multitasking. Didn't even Windows beat Apple there? Even if they didn't for full preemptive multitasking, they had limited preemptive multitasking (95) when Apple was worse than W3.1.
Oops! *hurries to change password*
So, are you comparing marriage to blowing things up? On second thought, I do see similarities.
Agreed. I'm smarter than a lot of the people I hang with, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy each other's company. I just have to bite my tongue when they say something dumb, and they keep quiet when I get boring and stuffy.
Where does this leave people who want Ubuntu? Or Debian? Or even Slackware?
My GF had a relative in that situation, and she said the exact same thing. Yes, the relative had a problem, but her parents had to GET her the food, since she was bedridden (I didn't ask where they found a bed strong enough to hold her).
Which is why old ladies should be banned in the express lane.