Really... who on this planet is looking forward to running some manner of Linux emulation that is subject to the whims and bugs of Microsoft's current design and development process? Any of Microsoft's Windows Updates could cripple the very environment you would depend upon.
..."by equipping librarians with the knowledge and skills to cultivate computational thinking and coding skills in our youth."...
Do librarians really have the appropriate innate skill set, and desires, to teach kids how to code? This sounds like Google was looking around for someone to do the teaching, and someone at the meeting said, "librarians!," to which everyone agreed (in typical meeting style).
However (and you had to know there would be an however...) what about the quality of the drugs? If the drugs are made in China, I have serious quality concerns. https://www.google.com/search?...
Geez, when are the/. editors going to be real editors? This isn't pretend here. Some folk take this site seriously, and feel an attachment to this site. Can we bump up the curating quality a notch or two... Puuuuuuuullllllleeeeeeaaaaasssssseeeeeeeee?
The only reason a lot of people, like myself, have cable is so we can watch live sports on ESPN....
You're in a minority. If ESPN were to go a la carte, they'd have to charge upwards of $20 to make up for all the subscribers lost due to the unbundling. So be careful what you wish for.
More than half the people currently subscribing to ESPN would drop it if they had the option. Only 6% would pay the necessary $20 per month to keep ESPN if ESPN were made optional.
It's the content providers, not the content deliverers, that push the fat bundles. Try licensing ABC broadcast network without also licensing the expensive ESPN.
So long as the content providers are able to hold the content deliverers hostage via forced bundling, the fat bundles situation won't change
It takes only a few seconds to lose my trust, but it takes years to earn it back.
. At this point I am skeptical that this system actually prevents the collection of data from Windows 10 systems.
But presuming this nifty new privacy system works, what is to stop Microsoft from suddenly saying that they are now removing privacy controls?
Is this just an empty promise on Microsoft's part to get everyone to move to Windows 10? What sort of assurances are in place that guarantee the privacy controls will continue to work in future upgradtes and releases?
Microsoft plans to revamp the user interface on Windows with an upcoming update called Project Neon....
Microsoft can try to dress up the UI of Windows 10 all it wants, but until the egregious data harvesting stops, Windows 10 will continue to suffer from a lack of trust.
... a load of Windows users really hated the Start menu (you shut down by pressing start? WTF?...
You confuse "really hated" with "mocked". The original Start menu was mocked because in order to shut down the PC, you had to click on Start. (you have to admit, that really was a goofy way to word it...) The load of Windows users were making fun of the poor wording in the UI. Aside from that mocking, the Start menu was relatively well received.
When Windows 10's underlying data harvesting infrastructure has fundamentally broken users' trust in Microsoft and Windows 10, why bother with trying to make Windows 10 look prettier?
... if two big names whose shipping is a significant part of business can't manage to keep a 2-day promise, then maybe it's FedEx, UPS and USPS to blame....
Netflix changed the warehouse that services my address. The old warehouse got the DVD to me next day, every time. The new warehouse for me is out of the USPS next day delivery region, and in the two-day delivery region.
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As much as you'd like it to be a UPS, USPS or FedEx problem, this one seems to rest squarely on Netflix's lap.
As an aside, I've not had any problems with UPS or FedEx being unable to make their ship-time commitments. USPS does on rare occasions for me.
Delivery of the DVDs has slowed considerably. I went from next day delivery to two day delivery because my address was changed to be serviced by a warehouse two states away. I've also seen times when it takes two days for the warehouse to ship a new DVD after they've received the old one, a change from the prior usual same day turnaround.
. I have also seen DVDs shipped from the other side of the country, taking three or four days to arrive. In those instances Netflix used to ship the next in your queue from a local warehouse, to tide you over the wait. It appears they don't do that anymore --- you wait for the cross-country shipment.
For me, the most important indicator of the deteriorating quality of Netflix's DVD service is that I no longer get emails asking me about the length of the delivery times. To me that shows Netflix no longer seems to care about delivery times.
A fashion statement, or functionality. It appears that HP is going in the way of increased functionality, meanwhile Apple continues on its trend towardsw making fashion statements.
...Nadella's Microsoft isn't really about Windows and Office any more....
I would agree. With a caveat.
It's not about Windows anymore. But Office may still be in the picture.
Office is the stranglehold that Microsoft has on its corporate victims. The future of Microsoft is Azure, but Microsoft needs to keep Office around to force its customers to stay with Azure instead of another cloud provider.
If Microsoft can lure customers to Azure without the lock-in of Office, then maybe a Windows-less Microsoft has a reason to be profitable in the future.
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A /. editor who does understand what paragraphs are for....
With Windows 10, we offer our customers the highest level of massive data harvesting.
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Yeah, that sounds like a success story.
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That aside, the question is should google target librarians, or the collection of people who can actually succeed in this noble endeavour?
..."by equipping librarians with the knowledge and skills to cultivate computational thinking and coding skills in our youth."...
Do librarians really have the appropriate innate skill set, and desires, to teach kids how to code? This sounds like Google was looking around for someone to do the teaching, and someone at the meeting said, "librarians!," to which everyone agreed (in typical meeting style).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
However (and you had to know there would be an however...) what about the quality of the drugs? If the drugs are made in China, I have serious quality concerns. https://www.google.com/search?...
Geez, when are the /. editors going to be real editors? This isn't pretend here. Some folk take this site seriously, and feel an attachment to this site. Can we bump up the curating quality a notch or two... Puuuuuuuullllllleeeeeeaaaaasssssseeeeeeeee?
The only reason a lot of people, like myself, have cable is so we can watch live sports on ESPN....
You're in a minority. If ESPN were to go a la carte, they'd have to charge upwards of $20 to make up for all the subscribers lost due to the unbundling. So be careful what you wish for.
...popular channels like ESPN...
More than half the people currently subscribing to ESPN would drop it if they had the option. Only 6% would pay the necessary $20 per month to keep ESPN if ESPN were made optional.
It's the content providers, not the content deliverers, that push the fat bundles. Try licensing ABC broadcast network without also licensing the expensive ESPN. So long as the content providers are able to hold the content deliverers hostage via forced bundling, the fat bundles situation won't change
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Editors, please do your friggin job. Think! Summarize!
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At this point I am skeptical that this system actually prevents the collection of data from Windows 10 systems.
But presuming this nifty new privacy system works, what is to stop Microsoft from suddenly saying that they are now removing privacy controls?
Is this just an empty promise on Microsoft's part to get everyone to move to Windows 10? What sort of assurances are in place that guarantee the privacy controls will continue to work in future upgradtes and releases?
When will Microsoft allow me to opt out of the egregious data harvesting?
NYC to Collect GPS Data on Car Service Passengers—Good Intentions Gone Awry or Something Else? https://freedom-to-tinker.com/...
Microsoft plans to revamp the user interface on Windows with an upcoming update called Project Neon. ...
Microsoft can try to dress up the UI of Windows 10 all it wants, but until the egregious data harvesting stops, Windows 10 will continue to suffer from a lack of trust.
... a load of Windows users really hated the Start menu (you shut down by pressing start? WTF?...
You confuse "really hated" with "mocked". The original Start menu was mocked because in order to shut down the PC, you had to click on Start. (you have to admit, that really was a goofy way to word it...) The load of Windows users were making fun of the poor wording in the UI. Aside from that mocking, the Start menu was relatively well received.
...what you had to say had nothing to do with the topic....
It had everything to do with the topic. Microsoft revamping the UI while there are other fundamental data harvesting problems with Windows 10.
...use some of your other accounts and TOR to mod yourself up like you usually do....
I only have one account here. For probably nearly 20 years. I've not had any other account here. So you really shouldn't be casting aspersions.
I see the Microsoft fanboi mod is active on this thread. :)
When Windows 10's underlying data harvesting infrastructure has fundamentally broken users' trust in Microsoft and Windows 10, why bother with trying to make Windows 10 look prettier?
... if two big names whose shipping is a significant part of business can't manage to keep a 2-day promise, then maybe it's FedEx, UPS and USPS to blame....
Netflix changed the warehouse that services my address. The old warehouse got the DVD to me next day, every time. The new warehouse for me is out of the USPS next day delivery region, and in the two-day delivery region.
.
As much as you'd like it to be a UPS, USPS or FedEx problem, this one seems to rest squarely on Netflix's lap.
As an aside, I've not had any problems with UPS or FedEx being unable to make their ship-time commitments. USPS does on rare occasions for me.
.
I have also seen DVDs shipped from the other side of the country, taking three or four days to arrive. In those instances Netflix used to ship the next in your queue from a local warehouse, to tide you over the wait. It appears they don't do that anymore --- you wait for the cross-country shipment.
For me, the most important indicator of the deteriorating quality of Netflix's DVD service is that I no longer get emails asking me about the length of the delivery times. To me that shows Netflix no longer seems to care about delivery times.
But they have a shiny new app for Apple phones...
A fashion statement, or functionality. It appears that HP is going in the way of increased functionality, meanwhile Apple continues on its trend towardsw making fashion statements.
...Nadella's Microsoft isn't really about Windows and Office any more....
I would agree. With a caveat.
It's not about Windows anymore. But Office may still be in the picture.
Office is the stranglehold that Microsoft has on its corporate victims. The future of Microsoft is Azure, but Microsoft needs to keep Office around to force its customers to stay with Azure instead of another cloud provider.
If Microsoft can lure customers to Azure without the lock-in of Office, then maybe a Windows-less Microsoft has a reason to be profitable in the future.
I am sure Microsoft loves your erudite retort. It certainly helps the image of Windows 10.