The actual test for a web platform is more along the lines of "how many simultaneous requests can this handle while still giving acceptable performance?" It doesn't matter if one of them can deliver one webpage 10ms faster than the other if it's going to fall apart at 50 requests.
It's kind of interesting for academic curiousity that Java's HttpServer class is that awful, but these tests don't tell you anything about real world performance.
If they have to "rewrite the entire game" to add dialog options and some more lines of voice acting, then they're doing it very, very wrong.
Besides, hetero relationships aren't possible with all the companions, so there was no expectation that every single one would be available for same-sex relationships either.
We should encourage a healthy ecosystem if that ecosystem is something people actually want.
I don't hear a whole lot of people screaming for Metro and touch desktops, yet Microsoft decided their ecosystem should be based on that. If it died a horrible flaming death, this would be no big loss to PC users everywhere.
"iOS" and "Macbook" don't have anything in common in names.
Compare to "Windows 8" and "Windows RT". See the problem here? Particularly since there's also going to be a Windows 8 tablet, the source of confusion is obvious.
Given that Samsung is going to be pushing Tizen, the gospel that Windows will be third "because it's Microsoft" is really pushing it. It's a non-factor right now.
That'd be because Oracle's Java updater had a nasty habit of turning the browser plugins back on. Not sure if they've fixed that yet or not.
Besides, it's just standard security practice. If you don't need something, removing it is the safest way to go. At this point, most home users have no need for Java whatsoever.
Nobody mentioned the amendment. Freedom of the press is a concept that existed long before that, and it's a pretty good one. In the case of a review site, what they're really selling is their reputation.
If your reputation is as a shill site that won't review something because some corporate types are fighting with some other corporate types, that's not good for your brand.
You take the TIOBE numbers to mean anything whatsoever? Interesting.
If you actually have something that uses Java on your home machine (though most users don't), disable the browser plugin. That solves the problem, assuming Java's updater doesn't go and turn it back on.
At this point there is no reason for most home user systems to have Java on them at all. Just uninstall it and remove this never ending hole from your life.
If you do need it for something (like Minecraft), you can remove it from the browser, which tends to also solve the security problems (unless the Java updater adds itself back in, which it's been known to do). Still a better option than just leaving it. There's very few websites left that actually use Java for anything today.
It sucks more in the corporate world, where there's a lot more Java and thus no easy answer for the security problems that plague it. But for home users? Just remove it and make your life easier.
How about it's a dumb idea because what he's describing is closer to magic than actual technology? Assuming all the stuff he describes actually works as described (which it wouldn't), how would you make it so that you can't just hack the gun to remove it? Preventing hacking is hard in digital stuff, let alone in what is fundamentally a purely mechanical system.
I need to be able to take the gun apart to do maintenance on it like cleaning. While I'm doing that, whats stopping me from ripping this junk out? Smart bullets maybe?
Is called PYPL (PopularitY of Programming Languages), and it ranked C# as #1 and C down in #5 based on a different methadology. Honestly, they both sound pretty silly to me.
Because selling Windows Phones is working out for them real well, right?
The enthusiast crowd itself isn't enough to sell anything, but when you have a product with mainstream AND enthusiast appeal, you're in good shape. Enthusiasts tend to talk to mainstream users, and having people "in the know" tell their less savvy friends that this phone is good helps it out, particularly if it's something that actually does appeal to them already.
The inverse is also true: having enthusiasts tell people that something sucks does not help it. Vista's reputation became toxic in the mainstream market because enthusiasts hated it and word spread outside that group. Windows 8 is facing similar problems now, and that poor reputation is carrying over to Windows Phone & Surface in a negative halo effect.
The N9 has actually been rated pretty highly by people that managed to get one, and it's done really well in the market for a phone that got absolutely no corporate support at all from Nokia. Elop sent it out to die, and it didn't.... which has only made the Lumia's sales performance look bad in comparison. (Not that the Lumia's sales performance needed any help to look bad.)
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The actual test for a web platform is more along the lines of "how many simultaneous requests can this handle while still giving acceptable performance?" It doesn't matter if one of them can deliver one webpage 10ms faster than the other if it's going to fall apart at 50 requests.
It's kind of interesting for academic curiousity that Java's HttpServer class is that awful, but these tests don't tell you anything about real world performance.
Not just slashdot, but you're right: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
Yes they do, pretty regularly. Ever played a multiplayer game?
If they have to "rewrite the entire game" to add dialog options and some more lines of voice acting, then they're doing it very, very wrong.
Besides, hetero relationships aren't possible with all the companions, so there was no expectation that every single one would be available for same-sex relationships either.
We should encourage a healthy ecosystem if that ecosystem is something people actually want.
I don't hear a whole lot of people screaming for Metro and touch desktops, yet Microsoft decided their ecosystem should be based on that. If it died a horrible flaming death, this would be no big loss to PC users everywhere.
"iOS" and "Macbook" don't have anything in common in names.
Compare to "Windows 8" and "Windows RT". See the problem here? Particularly since there's also going to be a Windows 8 tablet, the source of confusion is obvious.
Because of the large numbers of those that are immediately downgraded back to 7 by corporate customers?
8's actual usage is pathetic.
Given that Samsung is going to be pushing Tizen, the gospel that Windows will be third "because it's Microsoft" is really pushing it. It's a non-factor right now.
There is nothing made for Windows RT right now that is even remotely price competitive with Android. It's barely price competitive with the iPad.
Yeah, the Java updater likes to enable itself in your browser for future exploiting.
That's why the best advice is "remove Java".
That'd be because Oracle's Java updater had a nasty habit of turning the browser plugins back on. Not sure if they've fixed that yet or not.
Besides, it's just standard security practice. If you don't need something, removing it is the safest way to go. At this point, most home users have no need for Java whatsoever.
Just because it's possible to twist a language into not having ugly code doesn't mean it's not a badly designed language.
Javascript is that really ugly bastard thing we're stuck with because nothing better is as widely implemented, not because it was well designed.
Nobody mentioned the amendment. Freedom of the press is a concept that existed long before that, and it's a pretty good one. In the case of a review site, what they're really selling is their reputation.
If your reputation is as a shill site that won't review something because some corporate types are fighting with some other corporate types, that's not good for your brand.
That happens if the house is using slow Internet as well, so it really doesn't change much.
This standard is actually a good one, on its own.
Which was specifically mentioned in the comment you're replying to. Awesome attempt at reading comprehension though!
You take the TIOBE numbers to mean anything whatsoever? Interesting.
If you actually have something that uses Java on your home machine (though most users don't), disable the browser plugin. That solves the problem, assuming Java's updater doesn't go and turn it back on.
At this point there is no reason for most home user systems to have Java on them at all. Just uninstall it and remove this never ending hole from your life.
If you do need it for something (like Minecraft), you can remove it from the browser, which tends to also solve the security problems (unless the Java updater adds itself back in, which it's been known to do). Still a better option than just leaving it. There's very few websites left that actually use Java for anything today.
It sucks more in the corporate world, where there's a lot more Java and thus no easy answer for the security problems that plague it. But for home users? Just remove it and make your life easier.
How about it's a dumb idea because what he's describing is closer to magic than actual technology? Assuming all the stuff he describes actually works as described (which it wouldn't), how would you make it so that you can't just hack the gun to remove it? Preventing hacking is hard in digital stuff, let alone in what is fundamentally a purely mechanical system.
I need to be able to take the gun apart to do maintenance on it like cleaning. While I'm doing that, whats stopping me from ripping this junk out? Smart bullets maybe?
If you use messenger for IM purposes still, this is a huge downgrade. Skype is comparatively terrible when it comes to text chat.
Lync uses a corporate server for it's traffic, so it should be fine. In fact they just significantly raised the price on it!
Is called PYPL (PopularitY of Programming Languages), and it ranked C# as #1 and C down in #5 based on a different methadology. Honestly, they both sound pretty silly to me.
https://sites.google.com/site/pydatalog/pypl/PyPL-PopularitY-of-Programming-Language
More like something is wrong with the measuring system being used.
Darn, wish I had mod points right now.
Because selling Windows Phones is working out for them real well, right?
The enthusiast crowd itself isn't enough to sell anything, but when you have a product with mainstream AND enthusiast appeal, you're in good shape. Enthusiasts tend to talk to mainstream users, and having people "in the know" tell their less savvy friends that this phone is good helps it out, particularly if it's something that actually does appeal to them already.
The inverse is also true: having enthusiasts tell people that something sucks does not help it. Vista's reputation became toxic in the mainstream market because enthusiasts hated it and word spread outside that group. Windows 8 is facing similar problems now, and that poor reputation is carrying over to Windows Phone & Surface in a negative halo effect.
The N9 has actually been rated pretty highly by people that managed to get one, and it's done really well in the market for a phone that got absolutely no corporate support at all from Nokia. Elop sent it out to die, and it didn't.... which has only made the Lumia's sales performance look bad in comparison. (Not that the Lumia's sales performance needed any help to look bad.)