I agree. I hate it when submitters include their own "insights" with their submissions. They always just wind up sounding trite and unintelligent.
Pie charts are so named because they resemble pies (although usually ones unfairly sliced). PI Chart (from Project Initiatives) is just taking advantage of the fact that most Americans pronounce the Greek "pi" like "pie"—overwhelmingly cutesy, to be sure, but probably not what you meant. I also found this pi chart, although I don't think you had that in mind either.
I agree that it's overused to the point of having lost all humor, just like most jokes people make in these comments. On the other hand, maybe you'd hate the correct spelling of "obligatory" less.
Well said. I just love watching someone tear apart a CoolTechZone article. I have yet to see anything come from that site that's well thought out. CoolTechZone poops out articles with sensationalistic but poorly thought-out ideas just to get a lot of traffic for the ad revenue. (E.g., check out those links right in the article text--they're just grabbing at any advertising opportunity they can get, even if it's dumb.)
So, to the Slashdot editors I present this plea: Please just discard any submissions from CoolTechZone! It's worthless drivel! Or maybe you can create a special section for crap journalism so people can practice their debunking skills for the GRE (critical-thinking section) (most anything by Dvorak, Enderle, or Thurrott can go there too); just keep it off the front page!
How many mouse buttons do you need? Apple has been shipping the Mighty Mouse with all new desktops for something like a year now, and OS X has automatically supported third-party multi-button mice since version 10.0 (and it wasn't hard in OS 9 either).
I'll grant you that Mac laptops still only have one button with the trackpad, but (again) it's easy (and often preferable) to plug in a mouse (with multiple buttons). I've also observed people using the trackpad's tap-to-click for left click and the actual button for right click, but I don't know if that's supported by Apple or is a hack of some sort.
If I understand the definition of astroturfing correctly, I'd have to say I doubt this article is an example of it. That is, I don't think Apple comissioned the article. I don't say this because I consider Apple to be above such things, but because the article is so awful, and it seems that if Apple were going to try a dirty trick like that, they'd put more effort into finding someone who can write above an eighth-grade level (my admittedly subjective estimate of Gundeep Hora's work). Witness:
Numerous misused expressions and idioms: "In today's day and age," "could care less," "CE companies are in fault," etc.
Goofy logical leaps and non sequiturs. (Granted, many companies, Apple included, are play fast and loose with logic in their marketing schemes, but Apple at least uses ones that make sense and are somewhat convincing to the casual reader.)
Okay, now I've worked myself into a frenzy over my loathing for CoolTechZone's crappy writing. My point is that Apple tends to have higher standards for their marketing (at least in terms of polish), and I have a hard time seeing them hiring such a low-grade "journalist" for the job.
On the other hand, the submission of the article to Slashdot smells a little Astroturfy to me:
realtorperson writes "Why, at least the Apple users, love Apple? According to a recent article...
Right. Okay, realtorperson, I'm sure you submitted this article based only on its journalistic merits and without any vested interest. To me, the worst part of all this is that the editors actually posted the submission.
More likely, his brother's Internet connection isn't as fast, so loading is bottlenecked at the step where he has to ask the server what's happening in this section of the world.
I just installed iTunes 5 and am still able to play songs that I unlocked with JHymn.
And, yes, they're songs I paid for (or, Pepsi paid for them, I suppose) and unlocked for legitimate reasons (primarily so I could listen to them at work on my Linux machine).
Your writing was much more intelligent than Varun's too. He sounds like a seventh grader, even if you could replace his arguments (which also sound like they're from a middle-school persuasive-writing exercise) with more intelligent ones. I'd like to know how CoolTechZone can hold its head up high when it's publishing writers this bad. Of course, it is called CoolTechZone; maybe it's run by middle schoolers.
What the heck is "next store"? I think you wanted "next door."
2.... you'll have an awfully hard time going a contant 60 mph.
Come on. When people talk about a constant velocity, it's hypothetical. In this example, it was just to accentuate the fact that the expression "10 minutes at 60 mph" indicates a distance. Heck, even mph (or pick your favorite distance unit per time unit) expresses velocity by saying how far you'd travel by holding a particular velocity constant for an hour (time unit). I hope you don't get irked every time you observe mph (kph, etc.) being used to express velocity; you'd be living in a constant state of irritation.
Or maybe you were just trying to be funny. In that case, try harder. Linking to a page full of witty sayings is all well and good, but you could at least find a less contrived opportunity to do it.
... which means you're at least in your 30s (unless you were some sort of child prodigy, which I'm pretty sure you weren't, judging from the unimpressive intelligence level displayed by your comment), and you're getting your kicks via spurious critiques of others' English while displaying your own loose grip on it. How very grown up of you!
According to the links you provided explaining the semantic differences between "bring" and "take," tcopeland used "bring" acceptably.
highschool... its... inproperly
I, for one, find it annoying when ACs use "high school," "it's," and "improperly" improperly, especially when they're already going offtopic to attack someone else's (correct) English usage.:P
The Apple monitor and keyboard sort of make sense, if you reason that he wants to make a Windows box look like a Mac, but I kind of think the theme gets muddled: PC in old Mac case, with new Apple monitor and two-year-old Apple keyboard.
On the other hand, using a PC monitor and keyboard probably wouldn't have looked any nicer. Anyone know how PC hardware handles the special keys (command, option) on Apple keyboards?
I'm a Senior in High School right now and I'm graduating soon (hopefully!)
Hopefully? Who exactly is going to want to hire someone whose high-school graduation was in question?
Whatever you choose to do, consider developing a better mastery of English (you don't wan't prospective employers being turned off by ridiculous typos), or at least find someone to proofread your job applications and resume.
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I agree that it's overused to the point of having lost all humor, just like most jokes people make in these comments. On the other hand, maybe you'd hate the correct spelling of "obligatory" less.
Well said. I just love watching someone tear apart a CoolTechZone article. I have yet to see anything come from that site that's well thought out. CoolTechZone poops out articles with sensationalistic but poorly thought-out ideas just to get a lot of traffic for the ad revenue. (E.g., check out those links right in the article text--they're just grabbing at any advertising opportunity they can get, even if it's dumb.)
So, to the Slashdot editors I present this plea: Please just discard any submissions from CoolTechZone! It's worthless drivel! Or maybe you can create a special section for crap journalism so people can practice their debunking skills for the GRE (critical-thinking section) (most anything by Dvorak, Enderle, or Thurrott can go there too); just keep it off the front page!
How many mouse buttons do you need? Apple has been shipping the Mighty Mouse with all new desktops for something like a year now, and OS X has automatically supported third-party multi-button mice since version 10.0 (and it wasn't hard in OS 9 either).
I'll grant you that Mac laptops still only have one button with the trackpad, but (again) it's easy (and often preferable) to plug in a mouse (with multiple buttons). I've also observed people using the trackpad's tap-to-click for left click and the actual button for right click, but I don't know if that's supported by Apple or is a hack of some sort.
So, if I may ask, what was your point?
- Numerous misused expressions and idioms: "In today's day and age," "could care less," "CE companies are in fault," etc.
- Goofy logical leaps and non sequiturs. (Granted, many companies, Apple included, are play fast and loose with logic in their marketing schemes, but Apple at least uses ones that make sense and are somewhat convincing to the casual reader.)
Okay, now I've worked myself into a frenzy over my loathing for CoolTechZone's crappy writing. My point is that Apple tends to have higher standards for their marketing (at least in terms of polish), and I have a hard time seeing them hiring such a low-grade "journalist" for the job.On the other hand, the submission of the article to Slashdot smells a little Astroturfy to me:
Right. Okay, realtorperson, I'm sure you submitted this article based only on its journalistic merits and without any vested interest. To me, the worst part of all this is that the editors actually posted the submission.
And, as always, I could be wrong about this.
More likely, his brother's Internet connection isn't as fast, so loading is bottlenecked at the step where he has to ask the server what's happening in this section of the world.
I just installed iTunes 5 and am still able to play songs that I unlocked with JHymn.
And, yes, they're songs I paid for (or, Pepsi paid for them, I suppose) and unlocked for legitimate reasons (primarily so I could listen to them at work on my Linux machine).
Wow. Very nice response.
Your writing was much more intelligent than Varun's too. He sounds like a seventh grader, even if you could replace his arguments (which also sound like they're from a middle-school persuasive-writing exercise) with more intelligent ones. I'd like to know how CoolTechZone can hold its head up high when it's publishing writers this bad. Of course, it is called CoolTechZone; maybe it's run by middle schoolers.
Hee hee. I don't think I've ever seen anyone trying to use Polish notation in English.
1. Unless you live next store to Steven Wright ...
... you'll have an awfully hard time going a contant 60 mph.
What the heck is "next store"? I think you wanted "next door."
2.
Come on. When people talk about a constant velocity, it's hypothetical. In this example, it was just to accentuate the fact that the expression "10 minutes at 60 mph" indicates a distance. Heck, even mph (or pick your favorite distance unit per time unit) expresses velocity by saying how far you'd travel by holding a particular velocity constant for an hour (time unit). I hope you don't get irked every time you observe mph (kph, etc.) being used to express velocity; you'd be living in a constant state of irritation.
Or maybe you were just trying to be funny. In that case, try harder. Linking to a page full of witty sayings is all well and good, but you could at least find a less contrived opportunity to do it.
... which means you're at least in your 30s (unless you were some sort of child prodigy, which I'm pretty sure you weren't, judging from the unimpressive intelligence level displayed by your comment), and you're getting your kicks via spurious critiques of others' English while displaying your own loose grip on it. How very grown up of you!
Leave criticism to those qualified to give it.
"you can't bring a cell phone to work"?
According to the links you provided explaining the semantic differences between "bring" and "take," tcopeland used "bring" acceptably.
highschool ... its ... inproperly
I, for one, find it annoying when ACs use "high school," "it's," and "improperly" improperly, especially when they're already going offtopic to attack someone else's (correct) English usage. :P
The Apple monitor and keyboard sort of make sense, if you reason that he wants to make a Windows box look like a Mac, but I kind of think the theme gets muddled: PC in old Mac case, with new Apple monitor and two-year-old Apple keyboard.
On the other hand, using a PC monitor and keyboard probably wouldn't have looked any nicer. Anyone know how PC hardware handles the special keys (command, option) on Apple keyboards?
I'm a Senior in High School right now and I'm graduating soon (hopefully!)
Hopefully? Who exactly is going to want to hire someone whose high-school graduation was in question?
Whatever you choose to do, consider developing a better mastery of English (you don't wan't prospective employers being turned off by ridiculous typos), or at least find someone to proofread your job applications and resume.