I am convinced 9th and 10th graders struggling with Geometry logic is not an age problem. It is an education problem. My kid has been doing geometry since he was 7. While it is technically possible that he is genetically superior to the vast majority of the population, I'm not buying that this is why he can understand the logic while most 14 and 15 year olds can't.
That is ridiculous. The fact that YOU can't teach doesn't mean the rest of us programmers can't. Seriously, teaching grade school is trivial. There are systemic problems with the system itself, but those would apply equally to a programmer teaching or a teacher teaching.
It wasn't Elop specifically. It was that fact that a previous Microsoft executive was made CEO, and his first move was to make the company completely beholden to Microsoft. There is no reason that Nokia could not have hedged their bets and made Android phones as well. The could have also continued on the the N9 line. The thing about Android is that even as a 'me too', it was clear that they would sell more phones than they would with Windows Phone. They didn't even need to make different phones. They could have easily put Windows Phone and Android on the same hardware. At worst, they would need to change the case to make the phones appear to be different.
Of course, you clearly know that I am correct about the plan being obvious from the start. Comments like "Or are you just saying because Elop is Elop it followed that it must have been M$' plan to take over Nokia, just cause." make that clear.
Yeah. I worked at a company where the VP wrote the compiler for the custom language we were writing in. It required 650k of base memory to run. That was fun. While he was on vacation, a couple of the system developers went in and adjusted the memory usage so that it could run with ~300k of base memory. When the VP got back, he was pissed and demanded that they restore the application to the old system that took 650k out of the base memory to function.
You seem to confusing hindsight and foresight. Everyone knew what Elop and Microsoft were doing from the very beginning. This is definitely not a case of everyone figuring it out after the fall.
The thing is, these 'reviews' are not opinions. The yogurt shop that the reviews were for did not exist. There is no way that the people who wrote the 'reviews' could have an opinion on the yogurt shop.
On top of that, the individuals may not have broken any law, while the company did.
That was my thought. You don't take back a valid criticism when someone changes their behavior. You acknowledge that the bad behavior is now in the past.
If the only time they would speed was when they had their lights on, I would support that. The reality is that they recklessly drive way over the speed limit without lights, and when not even on a call.
Yes. People are that oblivious. In reality, most people shouldn't be driving. Self driving cars will be a huge benefit when they come around, and once we have them for a few years, we will think it crazy that anyone would have it any other way. The thing is, phone based 'distracted driving' is largely a red herring. If smart phones disappeared tomorrow, driving would still be crazy dangerous and people would still be distracted.
What is so hard about waiting until you get home to listen to that music. Why do so many people insist that they must have the constant distraction of music while driving. Clearly 'driving while distracted' means 'doing things that I don't do while driving'. I'm not going to defend texting while actually driving, but complaining that someone put an address into their GPS while stopped at a red light is just silly.
If 30% of drivers are on their phones, then we can conclude that phones are simply not a problem. Driving has not become 30% (even if factoring in new safety features of cars) more dangerous since the popularization of cell phones.
If "no" is the correct answer, then it is no wonder that our police departments are so completely corrupt. The cops rationalize that the tickets are not a revenue stream, but a way to get people to behave safely. The claim is that they are doing it to save your life. What kind of a screwed up system wants only cops who want their mothers dead? On top of that, saying that the place that you draw your moral line for writing tickets is when it benefits you, is starting the job as a criminal.
That is BS. "I'm just doing my job" when it suits him, and "We can't be everywhere all the time" when it doesn't is a violation of the public's trust. He is a dick, and he is why people hate cops.
My guess is that it has something to do with getting paid to write fake reviews. This likely pushes it into a violation of false advertising laws, or fraud.
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It is a poor imagination that cannot imagine 1080p, which would be a perfect match.
Claiming that the CLI is necessary because you can find a way to use it isn't a valid response. The CLI is not a necessity to run Linux. If one doesn't want to use the CLI there is simply no rational reason for them to install Crunchbang or SLackware.
They wouldn't using generic WINE. They would package wine into the install for the specific game. GOG already does this using DOSBOX and ScummVM. There is no reason that the same kind of packaging couldn't be done with Wine to run on Linux instead of DosBox to run on Windows.
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I'll add to that. I have two sons. Neither are like that either. So, it isn't a boy vs. girl thing.
I am convinced 9th and 10th graders struggling with Geometry logic is not an age problem. It is an education problem. My kid has been doing geometry since he was 7. While it is technically possible that he is genetically superior to the vast majority of the population, I'm not buying that this is why he can understand the logic while most 14 and 15 year olds can't.
That is ridiculous. The fact that YOU can't teach doesn't mean the rest of us programmers can't. Seriously, teaching grade school is trivial. There are systemic problems with the system itself, but those would apply equally to a programmer teaching or a teacher teaching.
It wasn't Elop specifically. It was that fact that a previous Microsoft executive was made CEO, and his first move was to make the company completely beholden to Microsoft. There is no reason that Nokia could not have hedged their bets and made Android phones as well. The could have also continued on the the N9 line. The thing about Android is that even as a 'me too', it was clear that they would sell more phones than they would with Windows Phone. They didn't even need to make different phones. They could have easily put Windows Phone and Android on the same hardware. At worst, they would need to change the case to make the phones appear to be different.
Of course, you clearly know that I am correct about the plan being obvious from the start. Comments like "Or are you just saying because Elop is Elop it followed that it must have been M$' plan to take over Nokia, just cause." make that clear.
Yeah. I worked at a company where the VP wrote the compiler for the custom language we were writing in. It required 650k of base memory to run. That was fun. While he was on vacation, a couple of the system developers went in and adjusted the memory usage so that it could run with ~300k of base memory. When the VP got back, he was pissed and demanded that they restore the application to the old system that took 650k out of the base memory to function.
You seem to confusing hindsight and foresight. Everyone knew what Elop and Microsoft were doing from the very beginning. This is definitely not a case of everyone figuring it out after the fall.
The thing is, these 'reviews' are not opinions. The yogurt shop that the reviews were for did not exist. There is no way that the people who wrote the 'reviews' could have an opinion on the yogurt shop.
On top of that, the individuals may not have broken any law, while the company did.
Fair enough.
And your description indicates that for you, it is a figure of speech. There is no problem with that, but that is what it is.
That was my thought. You don't take back a valid criticism when someone changes their behavior. You acknowledge that the bad behavior is now in the past.
The cop is neglecting his job of enforcing other more important laws so that he can enforce a less important law.
If the only time they would speed was when they had their lights on, I would support that. The reality is that they recklessly drive way over the speed limit without lights, and when not even on a call.
Good luck on that. I have yet to see it happen even once.
Yes. People are that oblivious. In reality, most people shouldn't be driving. Self driving cars will be a huge benefit when they come around, and once we have them for a few years, we will think it crazy that anyone would have it any other way. The thing is, phone based 'distracted driving' is largely a red herring. If smart phones disappeared tomorrow, driving would still be crazy dangerous and people would still be distracted.
What is so hard about waiting until you get home to listen to that music. Why do so many people insist that they must have the constant distraction of music while driving. Clearly 'driving while distracted' means 'doing things that I don't do while driving'. I'm not going to defend texting while actually driving, but complaining that someone put an address into their GPS while stopped at a red light is just silly.
If 30% of drivers are on their phones, then we can conclude that phones are simply not a problem. Driving has not become 30% (even if factoring in new safety features of cars) more dangerous since the popularization of cell phones.
If "no" is the correct answer, then it is no wonder that our police departments are so completely corrupt. The cops rationalize that the tickets are not a revenue stream, but a way to get people to behave safely. The claim is that they are doing it to save your life. What kind of a screwed up system wants only cops who want their mothers dead? On top of that, saying that the place that you draw your moral line for writing tickets is when it benefits you, is starting the job as a criminal.
Great, they can start ticketing cops for running stop signs and red lights. We can dream can't we?
That was an accident caused by the person that hit them. It is insane to try and attribute that accident to the 'evil' cell phones.
That is BS. "I'm just doing my job" when it suits him, and "We can't be everywhere all the time" when it doesn't is a violation of the public's trust. He is a dick, and he is why people hate cops.
My guess is that it has something to do with getting paid to write fake reviews. This likely pushes it into a violation of false advertising laws, or fraud.
It is a poor imagination that cannot imagine 1080p, which would be a perfect match.
Claiming that the CLI is necessary because you can find a way to use it isn't a valid response. The CLI is not a necessity to run Linux. If one doesn't want to use the CLI there is simply no rational reason for them to install Crunchbang or SLackware.
They wouldn't using generic WINE. They would package wine into the install for the specific game. GOG already does this using DOSBOX and ScummVM. There is no reason that the same kind of packaging couldn't be done with Wine to run on Linux instead of DosBox to run on Windows.
Given the choice, most people would rather not have to go turn on their desktop computer to play a console game.