Of course whenever you go into something new there will be a learning curve. While the "worse programmer" aspect makes for a nice click-bait headline, that is only a small part of the learning curve. TFA borders upon absurdity.
Nowadays, it probably is far, far more likely that Microsoft's horrendous Windows QA will result in bad data than stray gamma rays flipping bits in a sleeping cache.
I don't mind holding down shift key for those rare instances when I really do want ALL CAPS. The Caps Lock key is an anachronism from the days of punch cards.
... as robots displace human workers in many industries, are companies beginning to think of the workforce more in terms of robots, and treat humans more like robots?
Convenience instead of security, that's why there are so many security issues in, e.g., IoT devices. The goal of the IoT vendors appears to be to make it as easy as possible to get the device online so that data collection can commence. Until that goal changes, security will continue to suffer.
... of C/C++, that creates an outsized number of issues. An even larger part is due to poor programming practices by the developers who write the insecure code.
... shame on NATO. I would expect this to be one of the first things that is done during any military conflict. So I'd say we owe a thank-you to Russia for adding a level of realism to the exercises.
...many merchants are failing to properly configure their systems
Those humans who tried unsuccessfully to implement the chip-based cards have failed. Human error, who would have ever thought that to be a cause of failure?
... I'd opine that facebook will not want to put forth the amount of effort that is needed to solve the 'false information ' problems it faces. They may try to solve it via PRs that say how wonderful of a job they are doing, but they will not want to solve the root problem.
Whenever a significant new system is put into place, there will always be start up problems, especially when working with a userbase that is not accustomed to using computers professionally. I see the main problem here as poor planning for the mitigation of startup problems. Whether that poor planning is incomplete training or design hiccups, it is poor planning if one is surprised by these types of problems.
... parents allowing alexa to do their parenting tasks. For me, the real question is:should parents outsource their parenting responsibilities to alexa?
Apple is shifting to have users use phones longer and capture revenue in many other ways
So you agree with what I wrote, that unit sales are down (users holding on to phones longer) and Apple is looking to capture revenue in different ways (raising prices per unit).:)
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Apple is also increasing its service revenue, so that's a plus.
...I guess next time I'm looking for exceptionally grassy highway medians, I'll buy an Apple device....
Yes, go buy that device, Apple needs your help. There's probably a good reason why Apple switched to reporting revenue instead of unit device sales. The unit device sales are on a downward trend, so Apple has been raising the per-device price in order to keep revenue increasing. It's a good tactic until Apple's customer base gets wise to it.
Now I know to look to Apple's maps if I want to see the grass between highway lanes in the 3.1% of the US that Apple shows it. Let me ask, does this difference really matter to most of the people who use these maps? Or is this nothing more than marketing hype?
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Of course whenever you go into something new there will be a learning curve. While the "worse programmer" aspect makes for a nice click-bait headline, that is only a small part of the learning curve. TFA borders upon absurdity.
Nowadays, it probably is far, far more likely that Microsoft's horrendous Windows QA will result in bad data than stray gamma rays flipping bits in a sleeping cache.
installing more robots.
What happens when the robots' AI advances to the point where the robots do similar things?
I don't mind holding down shift key for those rare instances when I really do want ALL CAPS. The Caps Lock key is an anachronism from the days of punch cards.
... as robots displace human workers in many industries, are companies beginning to think of the workforce more in terms of robots, and treat humans more like robots?
My ideal keyboard would not have one.
No.
...our website inadvertently disclosed your email address due to a technical error...
It was not mentioned that my name was also given away by Amazon.
Convenience instead of security, that's why there are so many security issues in, e.g., IoT devices. The goal of the IoT vendors appears to be to make it as easy as possible to get the device online so that data collection can commence. Until that goal changes, security will continue to suffer.
... of C/C++, that creates an outsized number of issues. An even larger part is due to poor programming practices by the developers who write the insecure code.
...It turns out the military is not staffed entirely by idiots....
Never said it was. That's your straw-man.
... shame on NATO. I would expect this to be one of the first things that is done during any military conflict. So I'd say we owe a thank-you to Russia for adding a level of realism to the exercises.
"True art". What does that even mean?
That was my first thought. Along the lines of --- first, define "True Art."
...many merchants are failing to properly configure their systems
Those humans who tried unsuccessfully to implement the chip-based cards have failed. Human error, who would have ever thought that to be a cause of failure?
... I'd opine that facebook will not want to put forth the amount of effort that is needed to solve the 'false information ' problems it faces. They may try to solve it via PRs that say how wonderful of a job they are doing, but they will not want to solve the root problem.
Apple reigns in the renegades.
"Windows as a service" sounded like a good idea in 2015
I didn't like it from the first time I heard Microsoft utter those words.
Driving is the means, not the end. The love affair was not with the automobile, but with getting out and exploring new places.
They know what? That their quality assurance has all but died recently? Do they know that? If so, what are they going to do to fix it?
Whenever a significant new system is put into place, there will always be start up problems, especially when working with a userbase that is not accustomed to using computers professionally. I see the main problem here as poor planning for the mitigation of startup problems. Whether that poor planning is incomplete training or design hiccups, it is poor planning if one is surprised by these types of problems.
I wonder if the Linux version will show Ballmer's brick wall, just like the Windows version does?
... parents allowing alexa to do their parenting tasks. For me, the real question is:should parents outsource their parenting responsibilities to alexa?
Apple is shifting to have users use phones longer and capture revenue in many other ways
So you agree with what I wrote, that unit sales are down (users holding on to phones longer) and Apple is looking to capture revenue in different ways (raising prices per unit). :)
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Apple is also increasing its service revenue, so that's a plus.
...I guess next time I'm looking for exceptionally grassy highway medians, I'll buy an Apple device....
Yes, go buy that device, Apple needs your help. There's probably a good reason why Apple switched to reporting revenue instead of unit device sales. The unit device sales are on a downward trend, so Apple has been raising the per-device price in order to keep revenue increasing. It's a good tactic until Apple's customer base gets wise to it.
Now I know to look to Apple's maps if I want to see the grass between highway lanes in the 3.1% of the US that Apple shows it. Let me ask, does this difference really matter to most of the people who use these maps? Or is this nothing more than marketing hype?