It's not just local environments that get handicapped by the lowest-common denominator tech hurdles - I support a major enterprise-grade compliance application that has components of the core code that require 32bit OS environments, so we have security exceptions to keep 2008SP1-32 running in a freaking bank.
I happily second this. More wireless peripherals should have cost $10 more and have a BT radio built in, it's so much nicer to not need to swap a dongle around between my laptop and server racks at work.
To be fair, Apple has developed a rather shitty reputation in the supply-chain universe for doing just that. Becoming %60+ of a vendor's business for a few quarters (if you are lucky!) just to pull out because someone else can save you $.001 per part is devastating to the supplier unless Apple footed the bill for infrastructure improvements to scale up, and even then, you can put a successful business on life support by disrupting enough of their durable business with your temporary gigantic order.
You reference Germany, Japan, and China in the same breath, even though they represent 3 vastly different points on the spectrum for this sort of thing. German suppliers are happy to tell you to get bent if you suggest they radically change what is profitable for them just to bump up 2 quarters of revenue (that's a uniquely American perspective, really...) Japan is likely to use a banking environment favorable to domestic business to underwrite it instead of either party actually fronting cash, and China is just going to tell you what to do.
Nuclear power has been a political issue and not a financial one for decades now. If Gates can convince the Hill to unfreeze effectively 30 years of bullshit that has hamstrung the US civilian nuclear program, I'd be happy to jump in the boat with my own money (albeit, much, MUCH less than he has.) Until then, you could promise a bajillion dollars and not move the needle when it comes to a viable solution for getting us off the fossil teat.
Except the rich-ass people who buy this stuff aren't bothering to add a bunch of component audio to it anymore. Think about it, these people are the reason we have crappy wireless audio mandated on most phones.
It's frustrating (but not entirely surprising) that Evolution, which is a great example of statistical probability in real-world action, is fundamentally misunderstood by so many people. Evolution != Design. Sure, it came up with some great solutions, but it also drug a bunch of (effectively) useless baggage along for the ride because the mutation didn't happen to reduce survival and reproduction in a particular environment.
Literally the first comment I can see to you completely misinterprets how probability and natural selection work to argue your point. I feel your pain.
Wait, are you excusing the NY Subway because it's older? Because I know that at work, we spend a ton more to maintain the old system that services 8,000 users than the new system that services 1,000. When Seattle has a century-old system on which they've ignored basic maintenance for multiple decades despite the userbase increasing 100-fold, then I'd imagine people would get a bit irritated. Yet, around the globe, systems that are virtually the same age as NY's result in happy riders who cannot say enough good things about them.
NY is reaping the cost of deferred maintenance, and doing so in about the most visible manner one could design.
I've enjoyed the Hub as well, but as with most home automation, it works best when you keep it simple, thoughtfully designed, and FAST. I'm frustrated every time I have to log into to Logitech for making changes, and it's noticeably less responsive if I am not on the local network. If they break the super-basic functionality I have it for in the name of adding Alexa or some shit, I'm out.
I was super excited about the ROG Phone, until they said it was going to cost more than a grand. This is a market that is *DEFINED* by annual spec upgrades, and they want me to spend what a good laptop used to cost, every year? No thanks.
Old people. My ability to use the always-connected miracle device in my pocket to do quick research on questions, store useless facts, and connect to virtually anyone in the world at at least near-real-time means that I have more grey-matter-space available for flexible thinking and problem solving. Old people are convinced that people spend too much time on their phones and that it has a negative impact on their social lives. Yes, grandpa, no one stretches the phone cord out of the room to have a private conversation anymore...
They're idiots. BTC loses money on electricity at this cost so it WILL go up within a fairly short amount of time.
"Bitcoin is expensive to make, so it's going to go up in price! Idiots!" Someone took off early from Econ 101, only got through the 'Supply' side of the lecture. Might want to go back and freshen up on the 'Demand' notes the smart people took while you were off spending your virtual millions...
We recently upgraded to a newer, high-end 75" 4k HDR blah blah TV in our main multimedia space, which has ~8-10 feet between the seating center point and the screen. I got some fancy, 4k/HiFi content (and the corresponding 1080/HD media) to experiment with, and the difference is impressive. I can legitimately see a difference in my setup between the super-Hi content and the 'traditional' stuff.
Reading about 4k screens on 6" (or less!) phones has been *laughably* ridiculous, because even if I could reliably pump streamed content at max quality worth actually watching, it's physically impossible to tell the difference without shoving the phone in front of my face. Sure, if I were doing some kind of VR-style thing it might make more sense, but there is 0 reason for YouTube to serve me 90% of the videos I watch in 4k without corresponding leaps and bounds in the creation and distribution of that content. Hell, even for gaming, my 'enthusiast' PC gaming rig still can't reliably spit out compromise-free 4k content that I'm rendering locally, and unless I'm showing off, I turn down Ultra specs so I get smoother framerates and cooler temps.
not a few people have been holding off on purchasing any computer from its line in fear of getting stuck with a keyboard that doesn't work
Alternatively, not a few people have decided that overpaying for average-at-best and generation-old-at-worst hardware isn't necessary. I'm not saying they've finally realized that Apple treats non-mobile users as second-class customers, they just have no real reason to upgrade until some arbitrary OS update isn't available for their computer because the sales guys wanted to spike numbers this quarter.
It's also (at least as of 6-8 months ago when we demo'd it) completely unready for Primetime Enterprise use, with flaky mobile implementation and a configuration that feels like the bad old days of setting up stuff like phpBB.
Fair enough. I shudder whenever I have to support some decades-old business process that sad middle aged white guy conservatives cling to at the expense of efficiency and flexibility in design because every engineer they hired (and god forbid it was a woman) was ignored because they were under 40 and just don't know anything, so I guess it balances out.
Patently untrue, and has been for years. While many Pot shops do business in cash, it's largely because setting up the merchant services contract for a D-rated service class is a *HUGE* hassle and it's 'easier' to just run cash only. Now that Pot is getting more public acceptance (and regulatory discretion,) you're seeing middle-men shift their risk burden from garbage like 'Adult Services' (ie, escorts) and Vacation Timeshares to Dispensaries. Honestly, most white collar people I know who use (Denver) now don't bother with the cash only places since it's a huge inconvenience.
Long, well informed comment with references, jokes, and asides? 5 digit UID? Brings me back to the glory days of/. when I was browsing using my dad's account...
I use Zagat still, because it reliably ensures reasonable to excellent service while not pandering to the cutting-edge food trends that mean 90-minute waits for a noodle bowl while people trying to be trendy crowd a bar with shitty drinks designed to appeal to their garbage palate. FWIW, I'm in my early 30's, so I'm well aware it's my 'peers' ruining things for everyone...
Denver native here, and while there is *STRONG* local opposition to bringing a fucking huge tax leech into our city, what exactly makes Denver 'unworkable'? We have like the 2nd or 3rd busiest airport in the country in terms of total flights, our politics are largely inoffensive to all but the most extreme on either side (and there's always Boulder and The Springs if you need to sate them) and there are likely sites to the North, East, and South of the city proper that allow for both the highly paid talent to live the high life and still have developing burbs for everyone else. Our public rail system is growing even as it sits virtually unused, and we've basically been increasing capacity of our roads for the last decade and a half. Our quality of life is highly regarded, whether you want to do stuff outdoors, or just eat/shop/shows/sports/nightlife. There's also the consideration that we are a *MAJOR* backbone, rail, and over-the-road hub, with minimal energy and water costs compared to 'big' cites like Chicago, NY, an LA, and we are pretty attractive from the insurance/DR side - no real earthquakes, minimal flooding, fires only really hit the mountains, and Tornadoes rarely get close to the city. The only thing we don't have is a Beach, and we're a 2-3 hour flight from either Coast if that's your thing...
There's a reason we have laughable growth over the last decade, with rent prices that have made property ownership a virtual necessity for people wanting to stay here. There's quite a bit of speculation that if the state and city were willing to bribe them even a little it would be a done deal, but since that will *hopefully* never happen, maybe one of the more corrupt govts will be happy to sign up for a huge Company Store to take over their lives...
I feel like it's also a huge warning sign for anyone trying to sell large-scale luxury 'infrastructure' goods in the ME - the long term finances required for stuff like skyscraper construction or buying jumbo jets aren't looking to hot right now.
Supercars, expensive watches, and ridiculous handbags? Sure. But 8-figure-plus stuff? Planning your long term strategy around a bunch of oil barons having money to burn in another decade is a dangerous proposition.
Not just Ranger Candy - it's been the cure-all for aches and pains among athletes for YEARS, since the only 'real' side effects have been Stomach/Intestinal problems for older people. When I was actively playing Football in HS/College, I was taking 2400mg/day (with a doctor's blessing) without *any* concern. It's been my go-to treatment for knee and back problems as I entered my 30's (albeit at a much lower dose.) Stacking it and CBD is almost as effective for me as stacking it and Percocet for short-term heavy-duty acute pain relief.
I haven't hoped that a study was retracted quite so much in a long time...:(
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It's not just local environments that get handicapped by the lowest-common denominator tech hurdles - I support a major enterprise-grade compliance application that has components of the core code that require 32bit OS environments, so we have security exceptions to keep 2008SP1-32 running in a freaking bank.
I happily second this. More wireless peripherals should have cost $10 more and have a BT radio built in, it's so much nicer to not need to swap a dongle around between my laptop and server racks at work.
You reference Germany, Japan, and China in the same breath, even though they represent 3 vastly different points on the spectrum for this sort of thing. German suppliers are happy to tell you to get bent if you suggest they radically change what is profitable for them just to bump up 2 quarters of revenue (that's a uniquely American perspective, really...) Japan is likely to use a banking environment favorable to domestic business to underwrite it instead of either party actually fronting cash, and China is just going to tell you what to do.
Nuclear power has been a political issue and not a financial one for decades now. If Gates can convince the Hill to unfreeze effectively 30 years of bullshit that has hamstrung the US civilian nuclear program, I'd be happy to jump in the boat with my own money (albeit, much, MUCH less than he has.) Until then, you could promise a bajillion dollars and not move the needle when it comes to a viable solution for getting us off the fossil teat.
Google's current protocol actually IS SIP, but with funky headers and flags.
Ah, the old 'Avaya' strategy. Bold move Cotton, let's see how it works out for them...
Except the rich-ass people who buy this stuff aren't bothering to add a bunch of component audio to it anymore. Think about it, these people are the reason we have crappy wireless audio mandated on most phones.
Literally the first comment I can see to you completely misinterprets how probability and natural selection work to argue your point. I feel your pain.
NY is reaping the cost of deferred maintenance, and doing so in about the most visible manner one could design.
I've enjoyed the Hub as well, but as with most home automation, it works best when you keep it simple, thoughtfully designed, and FAST. I'm frustrated every time I have to log into to Logitech for making changes, and it's noticeably less responsive if I am not on the local network. If they break the super-basic functionality I have it for in the name of adding Alexa or some shit, I'm out.
I was super excited about the ROG Phone, until they said it was going to cost more than a grand. This is a market that is *DEFINED* by annual spec upgrades, and they want me to spend what a good laptop used to cost, every year? No thanks.
Old people. My ability to use the always-connected miracle device in my pocket to do quick research on questions, store useless facts, and connect to virtually anyone in the world at at least near-real-time means that I have more grey-matter-space available for flexible thinking and problem solving. Old people are convinced that people spend too much time on their phones and that it has a negative impact on their social lives. Yes, grandpa, no one stretches the phone cord out of the room to have a private conversation anymore...
They're idiots. BTC loses money on electricity at this cost so it WILL go up within a fairly short amount of time.
"Bitcoin is expensive to make, so it's going to go up in price! Idiots!" Someone took off early from Econ 101, only got through the 'Supply' side of the lecture. Might want to go back and freshen up on the 'Demand' notes the smart people took while you were off spending your virtual millions...
Reading about 4k screens on 6" (or less!) phones has been *laughably* ridiculous, because even if I could reliably pump streamed content at max quality worth actually watching, it's physically impossible to tell the difference without shoving the phone in front of my face. Sure, if I were doing some kind of VR-style thing it might make more sense, but there is 0 reason for YouTube to serve me 90% of the videos I watch in 4k without corresponding leaps and bounds in the creation and distribution of that content. Hell, even for gaming, my 'enthusiast' PC gaming rig still can't reliably spit out compromise-free 4k content that I'm rendering locally, and unless I'm showing off, I turn down Ultra specs so I get smoother framerates and cooler temps.
not a few people have been holding off on purchasing any computer from its line in fear of getting stuck with a keyboard that doesn't work
Alternatively, not a few people have decided that overpaying for average-at-best and generation-old-at-worst hardware isn't necessary. I'm not saying they've finally realized that Apple treats non-mobile users as second-class customers, they just have no real reason to upgrade until some arbitrary OS update isn't available for their computer because the sales guys wanted to spike numbers this quarter.
It's also (at least as of 6-8 months ago when we demo'd it) completely unready for Primetime Enterprise use, with flaky mobile implementation and a configuration that feels like the bad old days of setting up stuff like phpBB.
So, Walt Mossberg for a new generation? Shutup!
Fair enough. I shudder whenever I have to support some decades-old business process that sad middle aged white guy conservatives cling to at the expense of efficiency and flexibility in design because every engineer they hired (and god forbid it was a woman) was ignored because they were under 40 and just don't know anything, so I guess it balances out.
Talking about Earnings and Revenue is, by definition, Technicals.
Patently untrue, and has been for years. While many Pot shops do business in cash, it's largely because setting up the merchant services contract for a D-rated service class is a *HUGE* hassle and it's 'easier' to just run cash only. Now that Pot is getting more public acceptance (and regulatory discretion,) you're seeing middle-men shift their risk burden from garbage like 'Adult Services' (ie, escorts) and Vacation Timeshares to Dispensaries. Honestly, most white collar people I know who use (Denver) now don't bother with the cash only places since it's a huge inconvenience.
"As a turbine engineer, I disagree." Vintage Slashdot, an *ACTUAL* expert in the field telling someone they are full of it.
Long, well informed comment with references, jokes, and asides? 5 digit UID? Brings me back to the glory days of /. when I was browsing using my dad's account...
I use Zagat still, because it reliably ensures reasonable to excellent service while not pandering to the cutting-edge food trends that mean 90-minute waits for a noodle bowl while people trying to be trendy crowd a bar with shitty drinks designed to appeal to their garbage palate. FWIW, I'm in my early 30's, so I'm well aware it's my 'peers' ruining things for everyone...
Denver native here, and while there is *STRONG* local opposition to bringing a fucking huge tax leech into our city, what exactly makes Denver 'unworkable'? We have like the 2nd or 3rd busiest airport in the country in terms of total flights, our politics are largely inoffensive to all but the most extreme on either side (and there's always Boulder and The Springs if you need to sate them) and there are likely sites to the North, East, and South of the city proper that allow for both the highly paid talent to live the high life and still have developing burbs for everyone else. Our public rail system is growing even as it sits virtually unused, and we've basically been increasing capacity of our roads for the last decade and a half. Our quality of life is highly regarded, whether you want to do stuff outdoors, or just eat/shop/shows/sports/nightlife. There's also the consideration that we are a *MAJOR* backbone, rail, and over-the-road hub, with minimal energy and water costs compared to 'big' cites like Chicago, NY, an LA, and we are pretty attractive from the insurance/DR side - no real earthquakes, minimal flooding, fires only really hit the mountains, and Tornadoes rarely get close to the city. The only thing we don't have is a Beach, and we're a 2-3 hour flight from either Coast if that's your thing...
There's a reason we have laughable growth over the last decade, with rent prices that have made property ownership a virtual necessity for people wanting to stay here. There's quite a bit of speculation that if the state and city were willing to bribe them even a little it would be a done deal, but since that will *hopefully* never happen, maybe one of the more corrupt govts will be happy to sign up for a huge Company Store to take over their lives...
I feel like it's also a huge warning sign for anyone trying to sell large-scale luxury 'infrastructure' goods in the ME - the long term finances required for stuff like skyscraper construction or buying jumbo jets aren't looking to hot right now.
Supercars, expensive watches, and ridiculous handbags? Sure. But 8-figure-plus stuff? Planning your long term strategy around a bunch of oil barons having money to burn in another decade is a dangerous proposition.
Not just Ranger Candy - it's been the cure-all for aches and pains among athletes for YEARS, since the only 'real' side effects have been Stomach/Intestinal problems for older people. When I was actively playing Football in HS/College, I was taking 2400mg/day (with a doctor's blessing) without *any* concern. It's been my go-to treatment for knee and back problems as I entered my 30's (albeit at a much lower dose.) Stacking it and CBD is almost as effective for me as stacking it and Percocet for short-term heavy-duty acute pain relief.
I haven't hoped that a study was retracted quite so much in a long time... :(