... and you've got difficult to read and difficult to navigate, some good reasons why the current UIs are less than usable. So... why were these productivity reductions made in the first place?
...You should use Devuan in order to avoid systemd....
Well, I have to say, systemd has got to be one of the worst pieces of system infrastructure software that I've ever seen or had to work with. The overly complex and unnecessarily intertwined architectural structure looks more as if it had "occurred" rather than having been "designed." Systemd makes me think that I'm still in Windows.
...A lot of anti-Apple people like to say that, and if they've rarely used Macs, they probably believe it....
I do not say that because I am anti-Apple, but I say it as an Apple customer who has used Apple products (including Macs) and came to that opinion as someone who did not see the value of Apple's fashion statements.
...Apple is hardly the only one doing this crap now. They're merely the best at it....
I'd agree with that comment. Apple has turned it's products into fashion statements. In the world of fashion, the price is often disconnected from the underlying value.
...The current [MacBook Pro] line forces users to pay for the Touch Bar on the higher end devices whether they want it or not...
Apple has always made its customers pay for high-end features that they did not want. Why do you think Apple's products are marketed more as a fashion statement than something that is useful? You can get more people to pay for unwanted features when they are "fashionable."
the world's largest provider of cloud computing services makes a major acquisition and you don't think it's tech news?
Maybe it is news, albeit old news. But this article is not about cloud computing. It is about a supermarket lowering prices. How is that tech news? When does Amazon stop becoming a tech company, and when does it become a retailer? imo, that transition is nearly complete.
... nearly any and every industry. Look what happened to Samsung. Or those people with the "security" cameras that phoned home, or pacemakers, or... or... or...
...Why have televisions, something that should be nothing but a passive interface for signals to be made visible with, get turned into weird hybrids that have operating systems, computer parts, and memory?...
Because more people than not want a nice flat screen they can hang on the wall and not have any other boxes to deal with. So the sceen now has to be "smart." Obviously, Samsung's screen are not smart enough. Or too smart. I haven't decided yet.
The Firefox developers apparently have a very different vision for Firefox than the Firefox users do. This is evidenced by the declining market share and the bloating of Firefox with unwanted "features" that do little to enhance or make more efficient the browsing experience.
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Privacy-busting data collection is not going to fix that problem, as the data will more than likely be interpreted by the developers to confirm their misdirected vision.
Instead of data collection (something that is done because it is easy, not necessarily the proper solution), the Firefox developers need to take a step back and look at their vision for Firefox. That is the conversation that needs to take place with the Firefox users.
Offhand, I'd say that priority #1 is that the Firefox users don't want Firefox to continue on the goal of turning into a Chrome clone. With the addition of data collection, that goal is almost met.
I could go on, but I doubt if anyone is reading, they're probably drooling over all the data they will be collecting soon.
Key point here. On Mozilla's side, they say they will let you opt out easily.
For now. Once Mozilla gets a taste of the data collection, they will likely make it mandatory. They'll probably use the excuse, "too many people opted out." They will completely miss the point of why so many opted out.
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imo, well worth a read. I bought the book when it first came out, and have reread it a couple of times.
... and you've got difficult to read and difficult to navigate, some good reasons why the current UIs are less than usable. So... why were these productivity reductions made in the first place?
The earlier you are in, the better off you are as others buy in after you.
Convenience instead of security. Yup, that's always a better approach.
...You should use Devuan in order to avoid systemd....
Well, I have to say, systemd has got to be one of the worst pieces of system infrastructure software that I've ever seen or had to work with. The overly complex and unnecessarily intertwined architectural structure looks more as if it had "occurred" rather than having been "designed." Systemd makes me think that I'm still in Windows.
... two notebooks here that used to run Windows are now running a Debian distribution of Linux.
Try buying genuine Duracell batteries on the amazon.com site. I see a lot of comments saying that the batteries are not real Duracell.
Not only strong net neutrality protections, but enforceable as well. Kudo to Apple for taking this stand.
Serious question.
...A lot of anti-Apple people like to say that, and if they've rarely used Macs, they probably believe it....
I do not say that because I am anti-Apple, but I say it as an Apple customer who has used Apple products (including Macs) and came to that opinion as someone who did not see the value of Apple's fashion statements.
...Apple is hardly the only one doing this crap now. They're merely the best at it....
I'd agree with that comment. Apple has turned it's products into fashion statements. In the world of fashion, the price is often disconnected from the underlying value.
...The current [MacBook Pro] line forces users to pay for the Touch Bar on the higher end devices whether they want it or not...
Apple has always made its customers pay for high-end features that they did not want. Why do you think Apple's products are marketed more as a fashion statement than something that is useful? You can get more people to pay for unwanted features when they are "fashionable."
the world's largest provider of cloud computing services makes a major acquisition and you don't think it's tech news?
Maybe it is news, albeit old news. But this article is not about cloud computing. It is about a supermarket lowering prices. How is that tech news? When does Amazon stop becoming a tech company, and when does it become a retailer? imo, that transition is nearly complete.
... how in the world is this something that should be a /. article?
... nearly any and every industry. Look what happened to Samsung. Or those people with the "security" cameras that phoned home, or pacemakers, or... or... or...
Yes.
They come with most (all?) Android-based smartphones. I have the google apps on my phone, but I don't use them. Did they count in this survey?
...Why have televisions, something that should be nothing but a passive interface for signals to be made visible with, get turned into weird hybrids that have operating systems, computer parts, and memory?...
Because more people than not want a nice flat screen they can hang on the wall and not have any other boxes to deal with. So the sceen now has to be "smart." Obviously, Samsung's screen are not smart enough. Or too smart. I haven't decided yet.
Are the affected TVs at least able to phone home for a new version of the update? Or are they total bricks?
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Privacy-busting data collection is not going to fix that problem, as the data will more than likely be interpreted by the developers to confirm their misdirected vision.
Instead of data collection (something that is done because it is easy, not necessarily the proper solution), the Firefox developers need to take a step back and look at their vision for Firefox. That is the conversation that needs to take place with the Firefox users.
Offhand, I'd say that priority #1 is that the Firefox users don't want Firefox to continue on the goal of turning into a Chrome clone. With the addition of data collection, that goal is almost met.
I could go on, but I doubt if anyone is reading, they're probably drooling over all the data they will be collecting soon.
Key point here. On Mozilla's side, they say they will let you opt out easily.
For now. Once Mozilla gets a taste of the data collection, they will likely make it mandatory. They'll probably use the excuse, "too many people opted out." They will completely miss the point of why so many opted out.
...Mozilla tries to listen to users...
Data collection is not 'listening to users." It is data collection.
...They is a good rational for doing this...
No, there isn't.
...Engineers also plan to embed Google's RAPPAR project [1, 2] for anonymous data collection....
Using the word "google" with the phrase "anonymous data collection" may invoke laughter. And disbelief.