Thanks for another stereotypical Slashdot response: "I can't actually address the point so I'll take a swipe at the person."
If there's one thing that never changes around here - and I've been here since just about the beginning - is that when folks are seeking feedback about something, they only want a friendly pat on the head. Any feedback that requires any introspection or actual change is met with hostility.
As an occasional, non-professional user of Gimp, startup could be faster out of the box. This is an entirely reasonable suggestion to people who are looking for ways to make the product better.
Thanks for the stereotypical Slashdot answer: User is to blame for out-of-box configuration. Or user is to blame for not taking all time necessary to exhaustively personalize program startup.
I would like to see some simple creature-comfort improvements to improve usability. My first suggestion would be to either not load all the Script-Fu scripts, or to load them in the background, so that I can get to a usable screen faster. Startup is so slow, and much of the time it is because the UI is blocked loading all the scripts (most of which go unused during a session).
Sounds like a similar situation about 5 years ago. Blackberry had just hired musician/singer Alicia Keys as some kind of brand ambassador or creative input, or some other ceremonial title. Her first twitter post was something about how good the new Blackberry Z10 was, but of course it also had the client identification text: "sent from my iPhone." Oops!
Despite human fallibility, it is still entirely possible for fallible humans to create infallible algorithms.
While that is true, is there a greater relevant point? The difference between an infallible algorithm elegantly proven on the ivory tower blackboard and its implementation running on real-world processor with an F00F division problem, in a vehicle where rodents have been sharpening their teeth on the brake lines, is everything.
Nothing to see here, folks, it's been happening for a long time. I've witnessed many cycles where Boeing is in a crunch for some reason, and gets experienced retirees to come back to get them over the hump. Win-win.
They're going through a well-documented crunch getting 737s and 787s out the door with ramped up production schedules. Main issue is that the airframe and engine suppliers are not keeping pace. So they are calling in the grey beards to help get back on track.
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...but I stay for the victim blaming.
Oh great, something else to add to my toiletry kit...
This will work, because we already saw how the 9/11 terrorists all started at the biggest airports. Oh, wait.....
Heh, I was expecting you to: follow up with this.
My left shoe won't even reboot...
Jesus is the third rail of popular culture - you touch it and you die - as John Lennon famously discovered.
Wish I had some mod points for you today, AC.
Sorry, no mod points for you today, AC.
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The bottleneck usually lies in the quality of code their in-house programmers create.
I'm shocked, shocked! to hear this.
Thanks for another stereotypical Slashdot response: "I can't actually address the point so I'll take a swipe at the person."
If there's one thing that never changes around here - and I've been here since just about the beginning - is that when folks are seeking feedback about something, they only want a friendly pat on the head. Any feedback that requires any introspection or actual change is met with hostility.
As an occasional, non-professional user of Gimp, startup could be faster out of the box. This is an entirely reasonable suggestion to people who are looking for ways to make the product better.
My point stands.
Thanks for the stereotypical Slashdot answer: User is to blame for out-of-box configuration. Or user is to blame for not taking all time necessary to exhaustively personalize program startup.
It's also known as the "Wells Fargo App."
I would like to see some simple creature-comfort improvements to improve usability. My first suggestion would be to either not load all the Script-Fu scripts, or to load them in the background, so that I can get to a usable screen faster. Startup is so slow, and much of the time it is because the UI is blocked loading all the scripts (most of which go unused during a session).
Isn't this just trading in one snoop with a different snoop?
So what they are saying is that they're gonna have
HQ 2.1
and
HQ 2.b)
Sounds like a similar situation about 5 years ago. Blackberry had just hired musician/singer Alicia Keys as some kind of brand ambassador or creative input, or some other ceremonial title. Her first twitter post was something about how good the new Blackberry Z10 was, but of course it also had the client identification text: "sent from my iPhone." Oops!
So you store all your critical e-mail, financial documents, photos, call records, and contacts on your SIM card?
I'll take "Blame the Victim" for $400, Alex.
Despite human fallibility, it is still entirely possible for fallible humans to create infallible algorithms.
While that is true, is there a greater relevant point? The difference between an infallible algorithm elegantly proven on the ivory tower blackboard and its implementation running on real-world processor with an F00F division problem, in a vehicle where rodents have been sharpening their teeth on the brake lines, is everything.
The US is the Roman Empire of our time and we cannot afford to have an imbecile for an emperor.
Wow. Quote of the day. Well stated.
Fixed the title for you. :)
Wish I had some mod points for you today, AC.
Maybe we should make a law against people proposing making simplistic laws to solve complex problems.
Yes, we should not attempt to do anything better unless it can be absolutely perfect.
Nothing to see here, folks, it's been happening for a long time. I've witnessed many cycles where Boeing is in a crunch for some reason, and gets experienced retirees to come back to get them over the hump. Win-win.
They're going through a well-documented crunch getting 737s and 787s out the door with ramped up production schedules. Main issue is that the airframe and engine suppliers are not keeping pace. So they are calling in the grey beards to help get back on track.