Doubt you'll be reading this after so many great comments, but if it hasn't been said already, making videos of just ordinary topics would be wonderful. Imagine in years and years from now your daughter watching you talk about the things that bugged you that day or the things that made your day or anything in general that come to mind. It's those little things that are the glue of the great things and make such a difference. All the best to you and your family. You are doing a wonderful thing.
I'm not sure I understand the perception that the Leaf has a "narrow" market for a "very short commute". It has a ~250km distance in normal weather; ~175km in the winter. Most people do not travel that far for their commutes -- nowhere near that. The Leaf is definitely not meant for road trips, but it is more than sufficient for daily driving in the city.
I don't see references to this -- ever -- but I saw a documentary around 12 years ago that showed Ballmer talking to the employees at some kind of gathering at a large-ish hall. Amidst all his frothing, at one point, he yelled (he was yelling most of the time), "If you find a better product, then copy it and call it your own". I was reminded of this when I read your "Ballmer in 3 steps," and thought, "That is exactly what he says to do." except the third part; I'm sure that's not part of his plan, anyway.
I never saw that video again and never have seen another reference to it. I'd say I imagined it except my incredulity at hearing this was far too palpable.
My only purpose for replying to your message was to tell you I laughed out loud. Literally. I read/. comments every day and if that happens ever, it is rare. Good job!
See, this is the kind of argument I have trouble with. Samsung does a great job copying Apple.
I don't haven an iPad or any Android device, but if you look at the situation objectively: Microsoft has touted tablets for what -- 15 years? Nothing of substance has come of it. Apple makes version 1.0 and it becomes an insane hit . Then other companies copy them and they're held up to the same standard as Apple?
No, the best you can say is Samsung can make a good quality copy product. If they were in the same league, they would have made the same device years ago.
Btw, I like Samsung's products (non-tablet related). You could replace Samsung with any other iPad copier in this discussion.
I've used Word since the DOS days (I kid you not) and I find the ribbon to be the most painful UI ever. It's more painful than OS/2's TCP/IP setup. I installed it at the behest of a co-worker who insisted it was just that good. I tried it for a month and found it lacking in intuitiveness (which may be relative, since some weird minority of you people seem to like it;). So, I thought, "Let go of preconceptions; treat it as if you've never seen a UI before and this is all brand new. Intuitively, where would you find X?" and you know... it never worked. It's just bad. So now I'm back to Office 2003. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying I have no idea how you (or anyone else) could think ribbons are a good thing.
No, their secret weapon is their network of dedicated Apple *users* worldwide. Many (not all, but many) Apple fans have an almost cult-like dedication to Apple products, and are also pretty effective proselytizers for the cause. Motorola, HP, etc. don't have that kind of advantage, no matter how good their product.
I hear this sort of comment a lot and it seems to me it's full of either sour grapes or self-delusion. I've met a lot of people with an iPad and none of them are historically Apple users. They have all sort of reasons to use it (prevalent reasons being technical and literary), and I've never heard them gush about how infallible Apple is. They just use the product, as they would use a VCR in the past without lauding the greatness of the manufacturer. In short: They don't care who makes this product; they just use it because it works well.
As satire, what you wrote is funny. Very funny! But I read this sort of sentiment a lot and wonder: If "you" (quotes to include whomever is sentimentising the sentiment) are serious, what is wrong with you and what world are you living in? I am one of those people who've used 10ish different operating systems, starting from the C64 up to the current versions of OSX and Windows and can tell you that A) I have no interest in Birkenstocks (I don't even know if that's spelled correctly), I shower every day, never hug a tree (though i give them a respectful nod now and then) and think zealotry for any cause is lame. I know many a Mac user and none are as you describe. So for any who think as you sentimentise (that's a word worth using more than once), all I can say is: grow up.
If you weren't serious, wonderful; I'll leave those who do think like that to digest(figuratively) this response.
It's okay for us to differ on any opinion, however your post seemed to be a rant decrying all nay-sayers of the ribbon were just haters of Microsoft and/or change. I'm pretty confident, based on my own experience and conversations, that this is not the case.
Of course/. is representative of IT, in the same way that talking to a group of people at an IT convention is getting representation of the IT world. This is not a scientific poll, of course, but you can't take away the opinions that are expressed here, particularly the ones that are articulated soundly (as opposed to just vitriol).
What IT thinks is better for people is digressing from the subject matter, and I'm sure we all have our opinions on that.
But as for the ribbon, for me, personally, there's so many kinds of wrong with it, I'm amazed that anyone sees it as positive. Given the choice, I'd rather not use it, and this is the path I've gone with.
Disagreed (although, you did say "most" people; I just dont' fall into the "most" category).
I have to agree with a previous post that said the ribbon is the most unintuitive thing, ever. I gave the ribbon six months of testing, without bias or expectation. I used it with an open mind and found it frustrating so many times, I reverted to using Office 2003.
When you say "the ribbon IS a much better menu system," you are obviously speaking from opinion, and that's fine, but don't denigrate others for not having the same opinion as you. For me, it's a matter of fact that the ribbon is a horrible implementation, just as it's a fact for you that it's a good implementation.
Not all change is bad, agreed, but not all change is good, either. This qualifies as the latter.
> Yes, I agree. Socialized medicine is an abomination. Here in the US, it's law that hospitals treat people regardless of income.
I'm not really into labels, since a label can be carved into very different meanings, however, Americans tend to call Canadian health care socialised. Going with that, to call our medical system an abomination is to show ignorance. The whole point of our medical system is to treat anyone, regardless of income. I'll refrain from going into rant-mode.
The "he's not going to win" mantra is a curious one. Why isn't he going to win? Because everyone in the media says "he's not going to win"? Jimmy Carter started off with a 2% name recognition before he ended up winning. The idea of "he's not going to win so let's not pay attention to what he's saying" is a philosophy of not only the uninformed, but those who wish to stay uninformed as well. Given that this is a democracy (so people in the U.S. keep saying -- every year, I see less and less evidence of that), all candidates should be allowed to be heard. How can it be a democracy if the media picks whom you are allowed to vote for?
Btw, I have no personal stake in who wins your election, except I'd like to see a leader who actually STFU and GBTW as opposed to the current administration.
I disagree that the message was flamebait. When you have Al Gore receiving -16,000 votes in an area where there are only a few hundred voters and when you have signed off numbers that have Al Gore having thousands votes more than Bush (this is in another district) but the NON signed off tallies have Bush ahead of Gore, and have many, many more examples of such fraud, the people of the U.S. did, indeed, roll over and take it. I'm sure most people here have seen the plethora of examples that suggest, quite loudly, that vote fraud did occur. There are a number of credible documentaries done on the subject.
It's not the facts that Steve is using, it's how he's using the facts. i.e. "Our software is better because theirs isn't even out and you shouldn't use theirs coz we're better." What I find immensely disappointing -- and sad, really -- is that Microsoft can't even handle the concept of competition. How often do you hear anyone from Ford disparaging a Toyota car, or Ralph Lauren saying, "That Versace creation is monstrous!" Competition in all industries is fantastic and the advances all companies make to their benefit for profit and our benefit for better products helps everyone. Disparaging a competitor who hasn't even said boo about Microsoft's products is childish, and that's what people have an issue with.
You are not far off in being suspicious of this government body's mandate to get immobilizers installed. In theory, it sounds like a fantastic idea; in practice, it can be a disaster: Cars that come with a factory-installed immobilizer are not exempt from MPI's demands. The factory-installed immobilizers aren't accredited, MPI says, so they have to get a MPI-sanctioned immobilizer installed. Often, the immobilizers that are installed wreak havoc with the engine's electronics and/or a previously installed electronic device, like a remote starter. As one columnist put it here, this is not a simple matter of an insurance company wanting immobilizers. Something is definitely fishy about this demand and how it's being implemented.
I was taught that using the comma after the and is acceptable just as not using it is. However, since the purpose of the comma is to serve the same purpose as using "and" (in the example of A, B and C), using a comma after B is redundant and, thus, unnecessary.
Also, getting back to the topic of Einstein wishing his son had not been born, no human is above being human(and all the emotions and fallabilites that go with it). Wishing one's son wasn't born is hardly on par with removing the son's life, something many have done but Einstein did not. Hardly worth finding fault in the man.
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The whole premise of the Android OS is exactly that: mimicing Apple:
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I have 7 year and 4 year old iMacs at home. They both work wonderfully. I don't think Phil thought his comment through much!
Doubt you'll be reading this after so many great comments, but if it hasn't been said already, making videos of just ordinary topics would be wonderful. Imagine in years and years from now your daughter watching you talk about the things that bugged you that day or the things that made your day or anything in general that come to mind. It's those little things that are the glue of the great things and make such a difference. All the best to you and your family. You are doing a wonderful thing.
FYI, I have a 5 year old (2009) iMac on Yosemite and it runs very nicely.
I'm not sure I understand the perception that the Leaf has a "narrow" market for a "very short commute". It has a ~250km distance in normal weather; ~175km in the winter. Most people do not travel that far for their commutes -- nowhere near that. The Leaf is definitely not meant for road trips, but it is more than sufficient for daily driving in the city.
I don't see references to this -- ever -- but I saw a documentary around 12 years ago that showed Ballmer talking to the employees at some kind of gathering at a large-ish hall. Amidst all his frothing, at one point, he yelled (he was yelling most of the time), "If you find a better product, then copy it and call it your own". I was reminded of this when I read your "Ballmer in 3 steps," and thought, "That is exactly what he says to do." except the third part; I'm sure that's not part of his plan, anyway.
I never saw that video again and never have seen another reference to it. I'd say I imagined it except my incredulity at hearing this was far too palpable.
Two countries. And the second is really just our hat.
Close. You are just our underwear.
Have a nice day. :)
My only purpose for replying to your message was to tell you I laughed out loud. Literally. I read /. comments every day and if that happens ever, it is rare. Good job!
See, this is the kind of argument I have trouble with. Samsung does a great job copying Apple.
I don't haven an iPad or any Android device, but if you look at the situation objectively: Microsoft has touted tablets for what -- 15 years? Nothing of substance has come of it. Apple makes version 1.0 and it becomes an insane hit . Then other companies copy them and they're held up to the same standard as Apple?
No, the best you can say is Samsung can make a good quality copy product. If they were in the same league, they would have made the same device years ago.
Btw, I like Samsung's products (non-tablet related). You could replace Samsung with any other iPad copier in this discussion.
I've used Word since the DOS days (I kid you not) and I find the ribbon to be the most painful UI ever. It's more painful than OS/2's TCP/IP setup. I installed it at the behest of a co-worker who insisted it was just that good. I tried it for a month and found it lacking in intuitiveness (which may be relative, since some weird minority of you people seem to like it ;). So, I thought, "Let go of preconceptions; treat it as if you've never seen a UI before and this is all brand new. Intuitively, where would you find X?" and you know... it never worked. It's just bad. So now I'm back to Office 2003. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying I have no idea how you (or anyone else) could think ribbons are a good thing.
Cheers
That is one of the coolest responses I've ever read. One of the most edifying, too.
Still, metric is the way to go. I mean... 2 jacks to a gallon? COME ON!
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No, their secret weapon is their network of dedicated Apple *users* worldwide. Many (not all, but many) Apple fans have an almost cult-like dedication to Apple products, and are also pretty effective proselytizers for the cause. Motorola, HP, etc. don't have that kind of advantage, no matter how good their product.
I hear this sort of comment a lot and it seems to me it's full of either sour grapes or self-delusion. I've met a lot of people with an iPad and none of them are historically Apple users. They have all sort of reasons to use it (prevalent reasons being technical and literary), and I've never heard them gush about how infallible Apple is. They just use the product, as they would use a VCR in the past without lauding the greatness of the manufacturer. In short: They don't care who makes this product; they just use it because it works well.
For the record, I don't have one.
Ahmadinejad has never even came close to saying he wants to kill all Jews. He has said Zionism will disappear, much like the Russian communist era.
As satire, what you wrote is funny. Very funny! But I read this sort of sentiment a lot and wonder: If "you" (quotes to include whomever is sentimentising the sentiment) are serious, what is wrong with you and what world are you living in? I am one of those people who've used 10ish different operating systems, starting from the C64 up to the current versions of OSX and Windows and can tell you that A) I have no interest in Birkenstocks (I don't even know if that's spelled correctly), I shower every day, never hug a tree (though i give them a respectful nod now and then) and think zealotry for any cause is lame. I know many a Mac user and none are as you describe. So for any who think as you sentimentise (that's a word worth using more than once), all I can say is: grow up.
If you weren't serious, wonderful; I'll leave those who do think like that to digest(figuratively) this response.
But really, it was funny. :)
Really, all I want to say is that is one of the funniest/witty/factual replies I've ever read.
By the time I got to the end, I was like, "No, don't let it end!"
Anyway kudos, man.
It's okay for us to differ on any opinion, however your post seemed to be a rant decrying all nay-sayers of the ribbon were just haters of Microsoft and/or change. I'm pretty confident, based on my own experience and conversations, that this is not the case.
Of course /. is representative of IT, in the same way that talking to a group of people at an IT convention is getting representation of the IT world. This is not a scientific poll, of course, but you can't take away the opinions that are expressed here, particularly the ones that are articulated soundly (as opposed to just vitriol).
What IT thinks is better for people is digressing from the subject matter, and I'm sure we all have our opinions on that.
But as for the ribbon, for me, personally, there's so many kinds of wrong with it, I'm amazed that anyone sees it as positive. Given the choice, I'd rather not use it, and this is the path I've gone with.
Cheers
Disagreed (although, you did say "most" people; I just dont' fall into the "most" category). I have to agree with a previous post that said the ribbon is the most unintuitive thing, ever. I gave the ribbon six months of testing, without bias or expectation. I used it with an open mind and found it frustrating so many times, I reverted to using Office 2003. When you say "the ribbon IS a much better menu system," you are obviously speaking from opinion, and that's fine, but don't denigrate others for not having the same opinion as you. For me, it's a matter of fact that the ribbon is a horrible implementation, just as it's a fact for you that it's a good implementation. Not all change is bad, agreed, but not all change is good, either. This qualifies as the latter.
This is a little off topic, however:
> Yes, I agree. Socialized medicine is an abomination. Here in the US, it's law that hospitals treat people regardless of income.
I'm not really into labels, since a label can be carved into very different meanings, however, Americans tend to call Canadian health care socialised. Going with that, to call our medical system an abomination is to show ignorance. The whole point of our medical system is to treat anyone, regardless of income. I'll refrain from going into rant-mode.
You may now consider yourself partially edified.
The "he's not going to win" mantra is a curious one. Why isn't he going to win? Because everyone in the media says "he's not going to win"? Jimmy Carter started off with a 2% name recognition before he ended up winning. The idea of "he's not going to win so let's not pay attention to what he's saying" is a philosophy of not only the uninformed, but those who wish to stay uninformed as well. Given that this is a democracy (so people in the U.S. keep saying -- every year, I see less and less evidence of that), all candidates should be allowed to be heard. How can it be a democracy if the media picks whom you are allowed to vote for?
Btw, I have no personal stake in who wins your election, except I'd like to see a leader who actually STFU and GBTW as opposed to the current administration.
I disagree that the message was flamebait. When you have Al Gore receiving -16,000 votes in an area where there are only a few hundred voters and when you have signed off numbers that have Al Gore having thousands votes more than Bush (this is in another district) but the NON signed off tallies have Bush ahead of Gore, and have many, many more examples of such fraud, the people of the U.S. did, indeed, roll over and take it. I'm sure most people here have seen the plethora of examples that suggest, quite loudly, that vote fraud did occur. There are a number of credible documentaries done on the subject.
Regards,
It's not the facts that Steve is using, it's how he's using the facts. i.e. "Our software is better because theirs isn't even out and you shouldn't use theirs coz we're better." What I find immensely disappointing -- and sad, really -- is that Microsoft can't even handle the concept of competition. How often do you hear anyone from Ford disparaging a Toyota car, or Ralph Lauren saying, "That Versace creation is monstrous!" Competition in all industries is fantastic and the advances all companies make to their benefit for profit and our benefit for better products helps everyone. Disparaging a competitor who hasn't even said boo about Microsoft's products is childish, and that's what people have an issue with.
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You are not far off in being suspicious of this government body's mandate to get immobilizers installed. In theory, it sounds like a fantastic idea; in practice, it can be a disaster: Cars that come with a factory-installed immobilizer are not exempt from MPI's demands. The factory-installed immobilizers aren't accredited, MPI says, so they have to get a MPI-sanctioned immobilizer installed. Often, the immobilizers that are installed wreak havoc with the engine's electronics and/or a previously installed electronic device, like a remote starter. As one columnist put it here, this is not a simple matter of an insurance company wanting immobilizers. Something is definitely fishy about this demand and how it's being implemented.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s
The video is stunning (in a good way). This car was put together with a lot of things in mind, size of drivers/passengers and crashes included.
Regards,
I was taught that using the comma after the and is acceptable just as not using it is. However, since the purpose of the comma is to serve the same purpose as using "and" (in the example of A, B and C), using a comma after B is redundant and, thus, unnecessary.
Also, getting back to the topic of Einstein wishing his son had not been born, no human is above being human(and all the emotions and fallabilites that go with it). Wishing one's son wasn't born is hardly on par with removing the son's life, something many have done but Einstein did not. Hardly worth finding fault in the man.