I imagine Apple is working hard to tailor OS X to their limited hardware selections. I don't have any impression MicroSoft is currently doing the same. Both Surface releases look more like a tag along to the relevant Windows 8 release rather than the other way around.
2) Limited campaigning time -- I like that it forces them to not flip flop (it would be too obvious) but I suspect voters would have very shallow information on candidates.
I would be inclined to say this is already a problem, especially since it seems like many of them ignore obvious information sources (such as congressional voting records of incumbents) in favor of soundbites.
To be fair, this is turning into a common practice on many commercial sites. Ever run into a site that makes you create an account just to see shipping prices? It's idiotic but I've seen it more and more in recent times.
As I pointed out in the Georgia story, people have been shitty at red lights since before cell phones were prevalent. Targeting texting at the red light is not going to magically solve the problem that eating breakfast, reading the newspaper, doing your makeup, fucking with the radio, talking to someone in the back seat, or any other number of activities has been causing for decades.
(And, NO, it isn't a start to correcting the problem, so please don't waste time typing out that argument.)
a) Against the law: check
b) Disrupts traffic: check
c) May lead to accidents (either due to not noticing a potential situation or by rushing when the light turns green): check
and
d) Person may learn to not text at lights or while driving: check
Sounds like this is the sort of situation where a citation is fairly useful.
The citation is nitpicking people rather than attempting to correct bad behavior. Fellow drivers should be alerting them to their selfish behavior. Problem is, most of those drivers are likely behaving just as selfishly*.
* - Which unfortunately demonstrates the underlying problem here.
The proper recourse is for people to pay attention. That typically means don't text and drive.
If you think the only reason people take forever to move once a light turns green is the amount of attention they pay to the road, I'll just go ahead and presume you've only been driving for a handful of years.
The majority of drivers have always had slow reaction times as well as bad traffic management skills. Cell phones have not changed that one bit.
The amount of times I have missed a red light because the dickwad ahead is fucking with their phones and failed to roll on is phenomenal. By the time said dickwad has reacted to my horn, put the phone down, and moved on, the light is often changing. Don't be that dickwad.
Much as I completely understand and sympathize with this scenario (I, too, hate the public's inability to roll the fuck out when the light changes), the proper recourse here is use of your horn. Handing out traffic citations for this kind of stupidity is not the answer.
I have no problem with the concept that everyone needs (deserves?) a basic income provided by society. I have a huge problem with the concept that they do not, in turn, owe society for that.
Well, if they stay the hell off the roads, my morning and afternoon commutes are that much better. I'd say that's a service to society!
The internet is a dangerous place. People have been lulled into believing that this is not the case.
No lulling involved. Only a massive increase in user base that was not raised on the idea that the Internet is an unknown outside of your normal neighborhood.
People who rode the rising tide of the Internet from early on learned where you could share your identity and where you needed to maintain anonymity. Those who jumped onto the bandwagon in the past decade have failed to recognize that such a distinction was even necessary.
I bet the same has been said about numerous luxury car manufacturers, and the latest numbers say he's outselling them. Those other manufacturers have managed to stick around for a while, what makes you think Tesla's on the way out?
That's somewhat disingenuous. Steve had great ideas and vision, but more importantly he knew how to get people to buy into it. You can downplay that as "PR" all you want, but strong leadership involves convincing others to collaborate on a common set of goals.
I would still like to have at least one person in the team that is aware of the best practices, so the team does not end up using worst practices while trying to do something good. The more you know, the more ideas you tend to get, but sometimes if you don''t know the answer, you might invent something that is better than before.
Certainly, and I don't think the speaker would argue against that kind of prudent behavior. But if all you've got at the table are a bunch of yes men nodding their heads in agreement with whatever prescribed method is listed from the manual, you likely will stagnate rather than innovate.
The only prescriptive takeaway I see here that people shouldn't be afraid to innovate. Were they?
We've had 64 bit processors easily commercially available for over a decade and multiple core systems easily commercially available for half a decade plus. Meanwhile, many commercial code bases make little if any use of the available functionality (and part of that blame goes on the "XP 4 life!" crowd of Windows users/businesses).
I would argue that, yes, innovation is scary to many. The attempts to "modernize" often cost time and money that many business do not want to sacrifice because it interrupts the ongoing, already successful model they continue to ride.
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I imagine Apple is working hard to tailor OS X to their limited hardware selections. I don't have any impression MicroSoft is currently doing the same. Both Surface releases look more like a tag along to the relevant Windows 8 release rather than the other way around.
I would be inclined to say this is already a problem, especially since it seems like many of them ignore obvious information sources (such as congressional voting records of incumbents) in favor of soundbites.
To be fair, this is turning into a common practice on many commercial sites. Ever run into a site that makes you create an account just to see shipping prices? It's idiotic but I've seen it more and more in recent times.
As I pointed out in the Georgia story, people have been shitty at red lights since before cell phones were prevalent. Targeting texting at the red light is not going to magically solve the problem that eating breakfast, reading the newspaper, doing your makeup, fucking with the radio, talking to someone in the back seat, or any other number of activities has been causing for decades.
(And, NO, it isn't a start to correcting the problem, so please don't waste time typing out that argument.)
What about areas where using the horn is technically illegal (most of NYC)?
In that case, I'd opt for an old car and a good front bumper ;).
Really, and why not?
a) Against the law: check b) Disrupts traffic: check c) May lead to accidents (either due to not noticing a potential situation or by rushing when the light turns green): check
and
d) Person may learn to not text at lights or while driving: check
Sounds like this is the sort of situation where a citation is fairly useful.
The citation is nitpicking people rather than attempting to correct bad behavior. Fellow drivers should be alerting them to their selfish behavior. Problem is, most of those drivers are likely behaving just as selfishly*.
* - Which unfortunately demonstrates the underlying problem here.
Just put the damn phone down. How hard is it?
You're attempting to change human behavior. They will just find another way to be distracted (people were distracted in cars long before cell phones).
Stopping fighting the wrong battles. Alert them to their selfishness while they are doing it and move on.
Actually, where I live, using your horn in that situation is technically illegal.
Sounds just as dumb as ticketing for texting at a stop light, but I've never accused most laws of being reasonable.
(As for noise pollution, to each neighborhood their own I suppose.)
The proper recourse is for people to pay attention. That typically means don't text and drive.
If you think the only reason people take forever to move once a light turns green is the amount of attention they pay to the road, I'll just go ahead and presume you've only been driving for a handful of years.
The majority of drivers have always had slow reaction times as well as bad traffic management skills. Cell phones have not changed that one bit.
I hope this gets the recognition it deserves. If not, well done sir.
The amount of times I have missed a red light because the dickwad ahead is fucking with their phones and failed to roll on is phenomenal. By the time said dickwad has reacted to my horn, put the phone down, and moved on, the light is often changing. Don't be that dickwad.
Much as I completely understand and sympathize with this scenario (I, too, hate the public's inability to roll the fuck out when the light changes), the proper recourse here is use of your horn. Handing out traffic citations for this kind of stupidity is not the answer.
Maybe he could pretend that it was his DJ name in the clubs?
For what? To sit at home and watch TV?
I have no problem with the concept that everyone needs (deserves?) a basic income provided by society. I have a huge problem with the concept that they do not, in turn, owe society for that.
Well, if they stay the hell off the roads, my morning and afternoon commutes are that much better. I'd say that's a service to society!
The internet is a dangerous place. People have been lulled into believing that this is not the case.
No lulling involved. Only a massive increase in user base that was not raised on the idea that the Internet is an unknown outside of your normal neighborhood.
People who rode the rising tide of the Internet from early on learned where you could share your identity and where you needed to maintain anonymity. Those who jumped onto the bandwagon in the past decade have failed to recognize that such a distinction was even necessary.
"Apple makes money either way"
You nailed it right there
They are probably the future creators of, "Ow, my balls!"
The Tesla is a hot commodity, for now.
I bet the same has been said about numerous luxury car manufacturers, and the latest numbers say he's outselling them. Those other manufacturers have managed to stick around for a while, what makes you think Tesla's on the way out?
Elon is the new Trump.
Except Elon is brilliant as opposed to a blowhard?
I can't see how you can do that "officially", but we do have a few scammers that "work" from offsite but somehow can't seem to answer emails.
Your username seems an apt description of said individuals.
Your comments pretty much mirror mine, but with no mod points at the moment all I can do is give you thunderous applause and a +1 in text form.
Feeling better now? What a moronic rant.
That's somewhat disingenuous. Steve had great ideas and vision, but more importantly he knew how to get people to buy into it. You can downplay that as "PR" all you want, but strong leadership involves convincing others to collaborate on a common set of goals.
Helped fund it
> Don't rely on "best practices"
I would still like to have at least one person in the team that is aware of the best practices, so the team does not end up using worst practices while trying to do something good. The more you know, the more ideas you tend to get, but sometimes if you don''t know the answer, you might invent something that is better than before.
Certainly, and I don't think the speaker would argue against that kind of prudent behavior. But if all you've got at the table are a bunch of yes men nodding their heads in agreement with whatever prescribed method is listed from the manual, you likely will stagnate rather than innovate.
The only prescriptive takeaway I see here that people shouldn't be afraid to innovate. Were they?
We've had 64 bit processors easily commercially available for over a decade and multiple core systems easily commercially available for half a decade plus. Meanwhile, many commercial code bases make little if any use of the available functionality (and part of that blame goes on the "XP 4 life!" crowd of Windows users/businesses).
I would argue that, yes, innovation is scary to many. The attempts to "modernize" often cost time and money that many business do not want to sacrifice because it interrupts the ongoing, already successful model they continue to ride.