and I'm not even sure how to compare it to video cards from the 90's.
The Oculus Rift consumer version will consume 233 million pixels per second and will display top of the line graphics, which blow away anything from the 90s.
Then again, what if Apple decided people would be unhappy with the speed on iOS 9 so they decided to limit it to iPhone 5? I bet the same people grumbling about this issue would be grumbling about Apple's forced upgrades.
If they would let people downgrade OSes (or even if they didn't go out of their way to prevent people from downgrading the OS), then it wouldn't be a problem at all.
When I read developer commentary on modern app development, they always complain about how long it takes to develop apps for Android vs other platforms, the chief reason cited is java.
I don't know what commentary you are talking about really, I've done a decent amount of Android programming and the Java is fine. The layout is a little wonky, but once you get used to it, that's not a problem.
As for what else they'd use? I don't know, I'm not a developer, but they often say nice things about c#.
C# and Java are basically the same language. There are minor differences, of course all languages have differences.
Most likely if someone complains about Java in Android, but not in C# for Windows Phone, they are having trouble because the GUI builder tool for Windows Phone is a lot nicer than the one for Android. In Android, you'll probably have to code the GUI by hand, much like if you were making a web page in HTML. In Windows Phone (and on iOS, too, actually), you can get away without understand the underlying layout code.
I drove through the Central Valley recently, the trees look very happy with the water they've been getting.
We're getting a normal amount of rain so far this year, which is good, but the reservoirs are still empty, so if the rain doesn't continue, or if we have a bad year next year, then we'll still be in trouble.
I can make an app that the store would not approve easy as pie. I can install it on my iPhone/iPad anytime I want. I can send the source code to anyone else and they can compile and install it in their devices.
Yes.....as long as they keep up on their developer subscription.
Keep pretending you own your device. When Apple can remove anything they want, you don't own it.
Nah, I'm sure there are editors like that. Probably GG editors like that too......
The question that matters is whether it has an effect overall on Wikipedia. There will always be a few hot topics that are getting a lot of controversial edits, and making people angry.
Indeed, there are still over 30,000 active editors (compared to 55,000 at the peak in 2007). You might say 2007 is when Wikipedia hit it's intersection between popularity and newness. Just like a pop song is still just as good five years after its released, but most people listen to it when it's new.
The article is deeper than that, though. They investigate the quality of edits from newcomers, and show that people are being rejected who probably shouldn't be. (In other words, focusing on the number of active editors is misleading: that is not the core of the paper).
Do you ever use dual monitors? It's basically like dual monitors, except a little cheaper (and not quite as good).
I've seen a lot of people who use Windows by making every program full screen and switching between them using the task bar (or alt-tab). If you're one of the people who does that, then I would guess virtual desktops are not very useful for you.
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and I'm not even sure how to compare it to video cards from the 90's. The Oculus Rift consumer version will consume 233 million pixels per second and will display top of the line graphics, which blow away anything from the 90s.
Good comparison.
Really? That's pretty cool then.
Then again, what if Apple decided people would be unhappy with the speed on iOS 9 so they decided to limit it to iPhone 5? I bet the same people grumbling about this issue would be grumbling about Apple's forced upgrades.
If they would let people downgrade OSes (or even if they didn't go out of their way to prevent people from downgrading the OS), then it wouldn't be a problem at all.
You completely avoided answering my question lol
How do they let you load it without a developer subscription?
Most of the trees aren't covered by snow this time of year.
This is the very same governor that told us (I was living there then) the very same thing 38 years ago!
That's the surreal part. Same governor, same issues, nothing changes.
And you keep pretending you own your own life. It does not work that way anymore
lol and you say my arguments are bad.
Developer subscription? Sorry neither have nor need one.
So then, how are you sideloading apps on your iPhone without a developer subscription? Jailbreak? Using someone else's certificate?
Fine, since you are the type of person who likes to argue about definitions of words, and not the underlying meaning, how is this:
With iOS, you don't control the phone. You can try to jailbreak it, but Apple will do everything they can to stop you.
Does that phrasing suit your sensibilities, or would you prefer to say it a different way?
Flux for iOS is gone. Apple threatened legal action.
When I read developer commentary on modern app development, they always complain about how long it takes to develop apps for Android vs other platforms, the chief reason cited is java.
I don't know what commentary you are talking about really, I've done a decent amount of Android programming and the Java is fine. The layout is a little wonky, but once you get used to it, that's not a problem.
As for what else they'd use? I don't know, I'm not a developer, but they often say nice things about c#.
C# and Java are basically the same language. There are minor differences, of course all languages have differences.
Most likely if someone complains about Java in Android, but not in C# for Windows Phone, they are having trouble because the GUI builder tool for Windows Phone is a lot nicer than the one for Android. In Android, you'll probably have to code the GUI by hand, much like if you were making a web page in HTML. In Windows Phone (and on iOS, too, actually), you can get away without understand the underlying layout code.
OMG, trees in a desert are going to die?
Most of California isn't a desert, and most of the desert parts of California don't have trees (because, you know, it's a desert).
I drove through the Central Valley recently, the trees look very happy with the water they've been getting.
We're getting a normal amount of rain so far this year, which is good, but the reservoirs are still empty, so if the rain doesn't continue, or if we have a bad year next year, then we'll still be in trouble.
If you have a developer license, you can install anything you want and you can limit distribution.
Clearly you have a different problem in that case, you can't distribute it to anyone you want. You know this.
I can make an app that the store would not approve easy as pie. I can install it on my iPhone/iPad anytime I want. I can send the source code to anyone else and they can compile and install it in their devices.
Yes.....as long as they keep up on their developer subscription.
Keep pretending you own your device. When Apple can remove anything they want, you don't own it.
With proper pre-planning, you should be able to do this in one marathon 24-hour session
Woah, does it really take that long?
Unless it's fun, people aren't going to do your work for free.
Apple's "walled garden" is remarkably lowly fenced and Apple provides a four lane highway right into the heart of it.
Unless you want to make an app that wouldn't be approved by the app store, or want to limit distribution. In those cases you're screwed.
It's clear that freedom is better than non-freedom. That's almost a non-argument.
Anyone who has tried to even take the extreme bias out of the gamergate article
I certainly can believe that there is a huge controversy and bias in the gamergate article.
Nah, I'm sure there are editors like that. Probably GG editors like that too......
The question that matters is whether it has an effect overall on Wikipedia. There will always be a few hot topics that are getting a lot of controversial edits, and making people angry.
There are 3rd party apps available to give windows such functionality, but they aren't in high demand.
That's because they don't work very well.
The awful editing at Wikipedia is just a symptom of the "social justice" disease that affects society today.
[citation needed]. You might as well say that systemd is a result of "social justice warriors" (it isn't).
Indeed, there are still over 30,000 active editors (compared to 55,000 at the peak in 2007). You might say 2007 is when Wikipedia hit it's intersection between popularity and newness. Just like a pop song is still just as good five years after its released, but most people listen to it when it's new.
The article is deeper than that, though. They investigate the quality of edits from newcomers, and show that people are being rejected who probably shouldn't be. (In other words, focusing on the number of active editors is misleading: that is not the core of the paper).
. I even have a 3 monitor setup.
Oh, I guess you do lol. Sorry, I just woke up and didn't read that clearly.
What is the use-case for virtual desktops?
Do you ever use dual monitors? It's basically like dual monitors, except a little cheaper (and not quite as good).
I've seen a lot of people who use Windows by making every program full screen and switching between them using the task bar (or alt-tab). If you're one of the people who does that, then I would guess virtual desktops are not very useful for you.