Also, just because they haven't evolved to do this yet doesn't mean that they won't ever evolve to do that. People seem to think as "today" as if it's the pinnacle of evolution, but it's not. Who knows what kinds of species the Earth will be home to in 100,000 yrs? 1 million years?
I'm pretty sure I answered this question in my post...
it's not really any more convenient for those things than the smartphone that you still have to have in your pocket anyway, and it can't do any of the other cool stuff the smartphone does
Arguably, having the thing attached to your wrist makes some functions *less* convenient than holding your smartphone in your hand. I'm not arguing against the fact that these devices exist on the market, but the expectations for their uptake should be much lower, and we shouldn't be surprised when they are more of a fad than a disruptive tech.
The reason they don't take of is because they are niche. Fitbits only track fitness info. They don't do anything else. As much as we like to believe fitness is a necessity, it's not the #1 priority in most peoples lives so they are easy to forget to wear, and once you forget them for a day or two, you've lost the momentum and it's actually harder to get yourself to start caring again. Similar thing with the smart watch -- it can do a couple of things, but it's not really any more convenient for those things than the smartphone that you still have to have in your pocket anyway, and it can't do any of the other cool stuff the smartphone does. It doesn't have a chance until it can completely replace the smartphone, and even then it isn't a sure thing.
But skimping on doing it properly may make future versions harder to ship.
Yes, that's true, but that's a risk that the person who owns the software needs to consider. That owner is almost certainly not the developer and likely not their manager, either.
These suits all have lighting apparently, and that lighting matters. Of the three options, the one that gives the most visibility to the wearer is the third, because the lighting extends down the legs.
Other than that, I don't think it matters which of these is built.
allows the programmer to take the needed time to test, rewrite, test, rewrite...
Real developers ship. You are working for a business; you are not doing an academic study.
The sheer number of bugs I see in every one of their releases means they dont[sic] care about good code
And here we have another problem. You think that good or elegant code means bug-free. It doesn't. There's lots of pretty code out there that doesn't do what it's supposed to do.
So, we see crap petitions like this or like all the petitions for states to secede and yet we wonder why change.org or "We the People" aren't taken seriously?
There's a difference, though, between playing the devils advocate and half the country believing something that is opposite of what all the evidence actually suggests.
The problem with the death penalty isn't whether or not it's the right thing to do with some criminals, the problem is making sure you got the right person before instituting the penalty.
Actually it's just like the "slo-mo" drug that was in the latest incarnation of "Dredd." I'm not sure why Mr. Pickens thought this had anything in common with Inception.
Very interesting. So what they are saying is that there are advantages and disadvantages to both sides of the "sleep loss" story. Imagine that -- the world is not black & white!
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Also, just because they haven't evolved to do this yet doesn't mean that they won't ever evolve to do that. People seem to think as "today" as if it's the pinnacle of evolution, but it's not. Who knows what kinds of species the Earth will be home to in 100,000 yrs? 1 million years?
Either way, I'm going to need you to come in on Saturday.
Arguably, having the thing attached to your wrist makes some functions *less* convenient than holding your smartphone in your hand. I'm not arguing against the fact that these devices exist on the market, but the expectations for their uptake should be much lower, and we shouldn't be surprised when they are more of a fad than a disruptive tech.
More fired. This isn't wall street!
Also, 640k will be enough for anyone!
My proof-reader is fired.
The reason they don't take of is because they are niche. Fitbits only track fitness info. They don't do anything else. As much as we like to believe fitness is a necessity, it's not the #1 priority in most peoples lives so they are easy to forget to wear, and once you forget them for a day or two, you've lost the momentum and it's actually harder to get yourself to start caring again. Similar thing with the smart watch -- it can do a couple of things, but it's not really any more convenient for those things than the smartphone that you still have to have in your pocket anyway, and it can't do any of the other cool stuff the smartphone does. It doesn't have a chance until it can completely replace the smartphone, and even then it isn't a sure thing.
What figures were those? Were they regional? All of the US? j/w
That one is called "Ad Hominem."
Reductio Ad Absurdum fallacy at its finest.
Yes, that's true, but that's a risk that the person who owns the software needs to consider. That owner is almost certainly not the developer and likely not their manager, either.
These suits all have lighting apparently, and that lighting matters. Of the three options, the one that gives the most visibility to the wearer is the third, because the lighting extends down the legs.
Other than that, I don't think it matters which of these is built.
Real developers ship. You are working for a business; you are not doing an academic study.
And here we have another problem. You think that good or elegant code means bug-free. It doesn't. There's lots of pretty code out there that doesn't do what it's supposed to do.
I can tell by your syntax that you learned to code in the early 90s....
So, we see crap petitions like this or like all the petitions for states to secede and yet we wonder why change.org or "We the People" aren't taken seriously?
There's a difference, though, between playing the devils advocate and half the country believing something that is opposite of what all the evidence actually suggests.
Hell no. What, out of my post, would make any reasonable person infer that? WTF is wrong with you?
Then use those.
and
are not equivalent. The first implies that ALL goals have been achieved, while the second makes it clear that some have not. Terrible headline.
Um, also satellites, which power much of our communications and have also caused most of us to throw away paper maps.
Ur.... isn't that exactly what he "admitted?"
The problem with the death penalty isn't whether or not it's the right thing to do with some criminals, the problem is making sure you got the right person before instituting the penalty.
Actually it's just like the "slo-mo" drug that was in the latest incarnation of "Dredd." I'm not sure why Mr. Pickens thought this had anything in common with Inception.
Very interesting. So what they are saying is that there are advantages and disadvantages to both sides of the "sleep loss" story. Imagine that -- the world is not black & white!
Thanks for the post!
I'm sorry that you're modded "funny" because I think you weren't joking.