You talk like someone who's never really *used* OS X. It was, and is, a Unix system that anyone can install and administer. That makes it a Very Good Thing, especially compared with the crap that is Windows.
This is me, exactly. (Well, I'm not the AC who posted that, but he said exactly how I feel about it.) The computer doesn't care about your morals. Neither do your customers. They just want software that works.
I just updated to Chrome 66. By far my biggest autoplay annoyance is CNN; they autoplay video on every story page that has video. I'm there to read, dammit, not to watch.
Unfortunately, this new feature in Chrome isn't helping, there: CNN still autoplays, with sound. I checked, and my media engagement index there is 0.02.
Guess it's time to turn the hard HTML5 media block back on.
And why not give us an option to stop autoplay on videos, whether sound is present or not?
Amen to that. I'm a developer on a 1.2MLOC project written almost entirely in C++. It's 15 years old by now, and has has literally a thousand pairs of hands in it. It's open source, and so the quality of code has varied mightily over those 15 years. It's a big, bloated, barely maintainable mess, and leaks memory like a sieve that's been blasted with a shotgun.
I learned C++ hacking on that code. I also learned to hate it.
This large project, at least, can't enforce code discipline, nor would it do any good if it could. It would take a total rewrite.
That gorgeous new interface, like all of the halfway-recent versions of Skype, is hideously wasteful of screen space. Don't they understand people do other things on their computers at the same time Skype is running?
Because no-platforming amounts to shutting down speech you disagree with. All that does is make the speech more desirable to those who oppose the orthodox view, and give it currency.
The only answer to speech you disagree with is not shutting it down, but rather more speech opposing it.
I'm not about to get into that argument. I'm no musician, let alone knowledgeable at that level about guitar playing. I'm perfectly happy with ZZ Top or Stevie Ray Vaughn.
When Raymond revised Steele's Hacker's Dictionary in 1991, "hacker" meant "computer programming enthusiast."
You're still wrong. There's a difference between a "computer programming enthusiast" and a hacker. The latter is a state of mind, an approach to problem solving that is different from someone who is simply a programmer, no matter how enthusiastic. Again, go read the section I quoted.
And while I'll grant that popular usage has debased the honorable title "hacker", I will not grant that the older meaning is invalid. He is not misusing the word; he's at most applying a definition that's one of two accepted ones.
Those who corrupted the honorable "hacker" to mean "computer criminal" should be taken out back and shot. (Figuratively speaking.)
He does indeed regard himself as a hacker. And, RobotRunAmok, before you say he believes "hacker" means simply "programmer", I suggest you consult his own writing on the subject: Start with How To Become a Hacker, especially the Section "What Is a Hacker?".
He definitely does not believe information wants to be free. That's a Stallmanism.
And, as it happens, he does recognize Hendrix as groundbreaking, but does not agree with the common assessment that he's the greatest guitarist ever. He's more likely to argue that Joe Satrianni qualifies. ("But don't let [Satrianni] sing!")
When I was doing IBM mainframe systems programming in that era (we were the first shop in Houston to go to MVS/XA, to exploit our shiny new 3084, and we did that conversion in six weeks), I walked in through the machine room on my way to my office one morning. Got stopped by an operator who thanked me for having a solution to a problem he'd called me with overnight. I didn't even remember the call...
Actually, Eric's discussion goes into that a bit. Octal is more natural on a 36-bit machine, and those were once quite common...fo what turn out to be good reasons.
You're not the only one whose first thought was this. Considering I just got my OP3T a couple of days ago after ordering it at the beginning of the month, I doubt there are very many of them in use, period...so comparing their numbers to the Note 7 is just dumb.
We grew up out there, saw that it was a cultural and economic dead end, and fled as soon as we could. We understand the rural lifestyle quite well as we were raised in it.
But do you understand why others find it attractive? Somehow, I seriously doubt it. And if you do not, you do not truly understand it.
The problem is that what Americans call "dense" isn't dense enough, outside the Northeast, for European-style mass transit to work well, and yet lots of folks think American cities aren't truly great unless they have mass transit - regardless of whether it will work and be cost-effective. That leaves American taxpayers with huge bills for mass transit systems they'll never use.
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You talk like someone who's never really *used* OS X. It was, and is, a Unix system that anyone can install and administer. That makes it a Very Good Thing, especially compared with the crap that is Windows.
*dingdingdingding* We have a winner!
This is me, exactly. (Well, I'm not the AC who posted that, but he said exactly how I feel about it.) The computer doesn't care about your morals. Neither do your customers. They just want software that works.
I'm using HTML Content Blocker. It stops their stuff cold. And everyone else's, too.
Because clicks on an ad are taken as positive feedback.
Not to mention that they'll track you and start showing you more ads for that seller...
I just updated to Chrome 66. By far my biggest autoplay annoyance is CNN; they autoplay video on every story page that has video. I'm there to read, dammit, not to watch.
Unfortunately, this new feature in Chrome isn't helping, there: CNN still autoplays, with sound. I checked, and my media engagement index there is 0.02.
Guess it's time to turn the hard HTML5 media block back on.
And why not give us an option to stop autoplay on videos, whether sound is present or not?
VirtualBox is nowhere near as polished or as complete as Parallels Desktop. AFAIK, it also won't run existing Parallels VMs.
The Parallels virtualization software for OS X is moving in this direction, though you can buy a perpetual license, at least for now.
There's a reason I still use Photoshop CS 6 Extended: as a hobbyist user, I can't justify $50 a month for software I only use once a month or so.
And no, don't tell me The GIMP is an acceptable substitute. It's just too different to allow my Photoshop knowledge and workflows to transfer.
Amen to that. I'm a developer on a 1.2MLOC project written almost entirely in C++. It's 15 years old by now, and has has literally a thousand pairs of hands in it. It's open source, and so the quality of code has varied mightily over those 15 years. It's a big, bloated, barely maintainable mess, and leaks memory like a sieve that's been blasted with a shotgun.
I learned C++ hacking on that code. I also learned to hate it.
This large project, at least, can't enforce code discipline, nor would it do any good if it could. It would take a total rewrite.
That gorgeous new interface, like all of the halfway-recent versions of Skype, is hideously wasteful of screen space. Don't they understand people do other things on their computers at the same time Skype is running?
Because no-platforming amounts to shutting down speech you disagree with. All that does is make the speech more desirable to those who oppose the orthodox view, and give it currency.
The only answer to speech you disagree with is not shutting it down, but rather more speech opposing it.
No assumption needed. I consider Eric a good friend, and generally do endorse his views.
And if you think that makes me a racist deserving of no-platforming, then that's your problem, not mine.
he also has a nasty habit of appropriating bits of Unix culture.
Uhm. If you created it, you aren't appropriating it.
I don't like to see him being given a platform here.
Oh, so you're an SJW who believes in no-platforming. Right. Drop dead. Hacker culture doesn't need you.
I'm not about to get into that argument. I'm no musician, let alone knowledgeable at that level about guitar playing. I'm perfectly happy with ZZ Top or Stevie Ray Vaughn.
When Raymond revised Steele's Hacker's Dictionary in 1991, "hacker" meant "computer programming enthusiast."
You're still wrong. There's a difference between a "computer programming enthusiast" and a hacker. The latter is a state of mind, an approach to problem solving that is different from someone who is simply a programmer, no matter how enthusiastic. Again, go read the section I quoted.
And while I'll grant that popular usage has debased the honorable title "hacker", I will not grant that the older meaning is invalid. He is not misusing the word; he's at most applying a definition that's one of two accepted ones.
Those who corrupted the honorable "hacker" to mean "computer criminal" should be taken out back and shot. (Figuratively speaking.)
He ignores SJWs like you. So should the rest of us. (Including me.)
He does indeed regard himself as a hacker. And, RobotRunAmok, before you say he believes "hacker" means simply "programmer", I suggest you consult his own writing on the subject: Start with How To Become a Hacker, especially the Section "What Is a Hacker?".
He definitely does not believe information wants to be free. That's a Stallmanism.
And, as it happens, he does recognize Hendrix as groundbreaking, but does not agree with the common assessment that he's the greatest guitarist ever. He's more likely to argue that Joe Satrianni qualifies. ("But don't let [Satrianni] sing!")
When I was doing IBM mainframe systems programming in that era (we were the first shop in Houston to go to MVS/XA, to exploit our shiny new 3084, and we did that conversion in six weeks), I walked in through the machine room on my way to my office one morning. Got stopped by an operator who thanked me for having a solution to a problem he'd called me with overnight. I didn't even remember the call...
Do you mean hacker as in programmer or hacker as the media usis it to describe a digital burlgar?
It's an ESR article. Eric never uses the word "hacker" in the latter sense.
The word "ham" in "ham radio" is not an acronym. ...de K5ZC
Actually, Eric's discussion goes into that a bit. Octal is more natural on a 36-bit machine, and those were once quite common...fo what turn out to be good reasons.
Actually, '1' in EBCDIC is 0xF1.
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
The most evil idea ever committed to paper. It's killed hundreds of millions.
But hey, it sounds good and makes your heart swell with pride, right?
You're not the only one whose first thought was this. Considering I just got my OP3T a couple of days ago after ordering it at the beginning of the month, I doubt there are very many of them in use, period...so comparing their numbers to the Note 7 is just dumb.
We grew up out there, saw that it was a cultural and economic dead end, and fled as soon as we could. We understand the rural lifestyle quite well as we were raised in it.
But do you understand why others find it attractive? Somehow, I seriously doubt it. And if you do not, you do not truly understand it.
The problem is that what Americans call "dense" isn't dense enough, outside the Northeast, for European-style mass transit to work well, and yet lots of folks think American cities aren't truly great unless they have mass transit - regardless of whether it will work and be cost-effective. That leaves American taxpayers with huge bills for mass transit systems they'll never use.