and last twice as long as alternative PC laptop manufacturers
This simply is not true. There is a new class action lawsuit against Apple for all the defective 2011 macbooks out there. We've had to replace the motherboard 4 times already in one of our macbooks, and now that it's out of warranty Apple wants $1200 to replace the motherboard again, with the same defective crap. 2008 Macbooks and iMacs have similar problems.
The problem comes down to heat dissipation - there is no room for proper cooling inside these computers that Apple designs, because they believe in form-over-function. Cooling it properly might require a slightly thicker macbook and that is unacceptable to Apple.
This is so much FUD. A modern WIndows 7 or 8 machine can run quite a long time, months or even years. The only things that require reboots would be some system upgrades (not all of them), and even OSX/Linux often require reboots for those.
You're living in the 90's if you think Windows has to be rebooted just to keep it running.
AngularJS is also a pile of turds smothered in 3 year old rotten turdonnaise, on a turdseed bun. When people say "it's the shit", they are being literal.
This is the correct answer. The other biggest problem is everyone wanting to leave at the same time. Staying an extra day and leaving at 6am will get you right out of the gate with no wait at all.
Your statement is ignorant
Tell me, what is burning man? Whatever you say will be wrong, because Burning Man is, and always was, what you make it.
No, it isn't a party. No, it isn't a drug-fest. No, it isn't a hippie love-fest. No, it isn't anything that you say it is, because my burn is what I make it, and it isn't any of those things.
I'm in my 40's, btw. Whatever age you are, you seem to be dead inside.
Since Obama took office? Have you been living under a rock for the last 10,000 years? Intolerance is practically a way of life and has been for many people living on this planet going as far back as recorded history can measure.
You're only noticing it more because YOU are paying more attention now than you did before.
I really wouldn't want to work somewhere that has 20 year olds doing interviews. A 20-something "senior engineer" is a fallacy they are what "expert beginners" and they often make mistakes someone with more experience will not make, and that includes the hiring process.
I've been shown the door in an interview by 20-somethings after not answering their vague questions exactly the way they wanted them answered. My current company gave me the highest marks they've ever given an employee and they've been around 15 years. They have experienced people giving interviews and performance reviews.
But isn't it also age discrimination not wanting to work with 20-something "senior engineers" or worse, 20-something CTOs who will be your superior when you have 30 years of experience?
I had to dye my hair for the first time ever during my recent job search, because I was being interviewed by 20-something and they aren't as likely to hire someone in their 40s if they look like they are in their 40s.
There is a misconception in the industry that younger == better, but nothing could be further from the truth. The younger ones invariably cause many problems by making mistakes that more experienced people have already made and know to avoid.
I will by dying my hair again only if/when I need to look for another job.
My co-worker gave me his personal tablet to use for work purposes (app testing), with his photos and music still on it. He gave it for me and then took an assignment in another office and hasn't cared to ask for it back. I haven't looked to see if I could purchase with his appleId but I don't really care to even try. This kind of thing probably happens all the time, except in your narrow view of the world.
Most people don't give a second thought about privacy, especially when they don't have anything to hide, and I'd bet grandma had nothing to hide on that tablet.
Apple has once again proven their overbearing stranglehold on everything they touch.
> Second, with the dynamic photo loading (why the hell are there photos now?) I hate having my webpage constantly bouncing around up and down when I'm trying to navigate (especially painful when I'm trying to click a link, only for the device to "catch up" and finish fully rendering the page after I have already made the move for my finger to click on the link but before the finger actually touches the screen, causing me to click a different link than intended). This, compounded with the first issue above, take Slashdot well outside the realm of usability. I don't know for sure, but from reading around, this second issue seems to be due to the Javascript, which seemingly almost as many users complaining about are claiming is NOT a problem. What???
Javascript is NOT the problem on this one, inexperienced developers and shoddy implementation is. What is happening here is there is an unloaded image in the layout and when the image loads, suddenly it takes up some space on the page and causes a reflow of the text and this makes the page appear to bounce around.
What should be implemented to fix this is, any place there is an image, the image should be inside a div, and the div width and height should be the exact size of the image being loaded so that the div takes up the space and when the image loads inside the div, it doesn't cause a reflow of the layout.
It is a very simple thing to do, but many developers don't do this because they are either too new at doing this type of work, or they aren't that good at it to begin with. It kills usability on many websites, not just slashdot.
I started on 6502 and I've been coding for 35 years. I love javascript and have written 100s of thousands of lines of javascript. I don't really need it to change to get useful things done with it.
Look, javascript has sort method. In its default use, it sorts strings because that's how it works. If you need to sort other things like complex objects in an array, that can be done too using the same function with logic you supply.
Just saying the whole language "sucks" because it doesn't have x y and z features is a bit disingenuous. Any language you name probably is also missing some things when compared to javascript, so you can't make everyone happy all the time.
Only noobs cry bloody murder when they get the wrong sort order back. It's that way for a reason, and it isn't impossible to sort an array of numbers. Everyone just needs to calm down and maybe learn how something works before declaring "it sucks".
Dynamic typing scares him. It scares a lot of people that don't understand how it works or how to use it.
Many people have no problems with Javascript.
Only programmers who cling to their compiler to tell them they did something wrong fear Javascript. I never, ever, have any errors due to an unexpected type, or whatever boogeyman people like @narcc seem to be afraid of.
Or, maybe they are just afraid of Javascript's market share and the possibility that they will have to learn to use it to earn a living someday.
Oh you're such a big, brave programmer because you aren't a "Script Kiddie", and hiding behind "Anonymous Coward". Give me a break. slashdot seems to be filled with people with narrow vision such as yourself.
>DRM allows other entities (who do not necessarily even have a cognizable privacy claim) to control how you use books and the like after they have been sold. Particularly invasive DRM may, besides restricting your freedoms to use these items in novel ways may also intrude directly into your sense of privacy.
I worked at a major movie download/streaming company for many years, I know all about that type of business DRM situation.
If you don't like DRM, THEN DON'T BUY IT FROM THEM. If you do buy it from them then you are supporting their business model. Nobody at corporate HQ cares if geeks want "freedom" to move the content around from device to device which they purchased under specific terms of use. Restrictive DRM measures are in place to monetize the content as much as possible and extract as much money as possible from the average consumer (non-geeks).
Someone will still pay for it, and DRM serves its purpose.
Newsgroups also serve a purpose, as do VPNs, and Tor, and encryption, and exploits, and open wifi connections, etc.
>this is because you cannot comprehend the concept of privacy
You do not know me, you cannot make this statement with any credibility. You sound like a troll.
I love Truecrypt, and I also love money. I've never used facebook or twitter or any social sites except slashdot and a few others. You don't really expect you have any privacy here, do you?
DRM serves a useful purpose for people who have content to sell. From my point of view, people who think DRM is a horrible idea usually have unrealistic views of the world, and a sense of entitlement.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneration_(Doctor_Who)
Time Lords used to have 13 lives." In Death of the Doctor (a 2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures serial), the Eleventh Doctor responds to a question from Clyde Langer by saying he can regenerate "507" times. Early news reports, before the episode was broadcast, suggested he would say there is no limit to the number of regenerations.[11] Writer Russell T Davies explained in an interview with SFX that the line was not intended to be taken seriously and is instead a commentary. He insisted that the "thirteen lives" rule was too deeply entrenched in the viewer consciousness for his throwaway line to affect it.[12]
They have Model B, but no Model A. I want a Model A because I plan to use the device as an embedded controller and I will likely code my own assembly or C code, no need for a linux stack. So, where can I get a $25 Model A in the USA?
Slashdot Mirror
and last twice as long as alternative PC laptop manufacturers
This simply is not true. There is a new class action lawsuit against Apple for all the defective 2011 macbooks out there. We've had to replace the motherboard 4 times already in one of our macbooks, and now that it's out of warranty Apple wants $1200 to replace the motherboard again, with the same defective crap. 2008 Macbooks and iMacs have similar problems.
The problem comes down to heat dissipation - there is no room for proper cooling inside these computers that Apple designs, because they believe in form-over-function. Cooling it properly might require a slightly thicker macbook and that is unacceptable to Apple.
and requires weekly reboots to keep it running
This is so much FUD. A modern WIndows 7 or 8 machine can run quite a long time, months or even years. The only things that require reboots would be some system upgrades (not all of them), and even OSX/Linux often require reboots for those.
You're living in the 90's if you think Windows has to be rebooted just to keep it running.
AngularJS is also a pile of turds smothered in 3 year old rotten turdonnaise, on a turdseed bun. When people say "it's the shit", they are being literal.
Seriously though, AngularJS does kind of suck.
This is the correct answer. The other biggest problem is everyone wanting to leave at the same time. Staying an extra day and leaving at 6am will get you right out of the gate with no wait at all.
Your statement is ignorant
Tell me, what is burning man? Whatever you say will be wrong, because Burning Man is, and always was, what you make it.
No, it isn't a party. No, it isn't a drug-fest. No, it isn't a hippie love-fest. No, it isn't anything that you say it is, because my burn is what I make it, and it isn't any of those things.
I'm in my 40's, btw. Whatever age you are, you seem to be dead inside.
Since Obama took office? Have you been living under a rock for the last 10,000 years? Intolerance is practically a way of life and has been for many people living on this planet going as far back as recorded history can measure.
You're only noticing it more because YOU are paying more attention now than you did before.
I really wouldn't want to work somewhere that has 20 year olds doing interviews. A 20-something "senior engineer" is a fallacy they are what "expert beginners" and they often make mistakes someone with more experience will not make, and that includes the hiring process.
I've been shown the door in an interview by 20-somethings after not answering their vague questions exactly the way they wanted them answered. My current company gave me the highest marks they've ever given an employee and they've been around 15 years. They have experienced people giving interviews and performance reviews.
But isn't it also age discrimination not wanting to work with 20-something "senior engineers" or worse, 20-something CTOs who will be your superior when you have 30 years of experience?
I had to dye my hair for the first time ever during my recent job search, because I was being interviewed by 20-something and they aren't as likely to hire someone in their 40s if they look like they are in their 40s.
There is a misconception in the industry that younger == better, but nothing could be further from the truth. The younger ones invariably cause many problems by making mistakes that more experienced people have already made and know to avoid.
I will by dying my hair again only if/when I need to look for another job.
is this still a thing? really??
My co-worker gave me his personal tablet to use for work purposes (app testing), with his photos and music still on it. He gave it for me and then took an assignment in another office and hasn't cared to ask for it back. I haven't looked to see if I could purchase with his appleId but I don't really care to even try. This kind of thing probably happens all the time, except in your narrow view of the world.
Most people don't give a second thought about privacy, especially when they don't have anything to hide, and I'd bet grandma had nothing to hide on that tablet.
Apple has once again proven their overbearing stranglehold on everything they touch.
> Second, with the dynamic photo loading (why the hell are there photos now?) I hate having my webpage constantly bouncing around up and down when I'm trying to navigate (especially painful when I'm trying to click a link, only for the device to "catch up" and finish fully rendering the page after I have already made the move for my finger to click on the link but before the finger actually touches the screen, causing me to click a different link than intended). This, compounded with the first issue above, take Slashdot well outside the realm of usability. I don't know for sure, but from reading around, this second issue seems to be due to the Javascript, which seemingly almost as many users complaining about are claiming is NOT a problem. What???
Javascript is NOT the problem on this one, inexperienced developers and shoddy implementation is. What is happening here is there is an unloaded image in the layout and when the image loads, suddenly it takes up some space on the page and causes a reflow of the text and this makes the page appear to bounce around.
What should be implemented to fix this is, any place there is an image, the image should be inside a div, and the div width and height should be the exact size of the image being loaded so that the div takes up the space and when the image loads inside the div, it doesn't cause a reflow of the layout.
It is a very simple thing to do, but many developers don't do this because they are either too new at doing this type of work, or they aren't that good at it to begin with. It kills usability on many websites, not just slashdot.
I started on 6502 and I've been coding for 35 years. I love javascript and have written 100s of thousands of lines of javascript. I don't really need it to change to get useful things done with it.
Your ignorance is on display.
Says the anonymous coward.
You mean, scorned by anonymous cowards who haven't learned a bit of the language? Yeah, sounds about right.
Look, javascript has sort method. In its default use, it sorts strings because that's how it works. If you need to sort other things like complex objects in an array, that can be done too using the same function with logic you supply.
Just saying the whole language "sucks" because it doesn't have x y and z features is a bit disingenuous. Any language you name probably is also missing some things when compared to javascript, so you can't make everyone happy all the time.
Only noobs cry bloody murder when they get the wrong sort order back. It's that way for a reason, and it isn't impossible to sort an array of numbers. Everyone just needs to calm down and maybe learn how something works before declaring "it sucks".
The default sort coerces the array items into strings before sorting. If you want to sort integers, use the sort function like this:
[ 10 , 1, 5].sort(function(a,b){
if(a>b){return 1};
if(a<b){return -1};
return 0
})
The sort method in javascript gets it done, but you have to know how it works. Maybe you just don't really know javascript if you cry about this.
Dynamic typing scares him. It scares a lot of people that don't understand how it works or how to use it.
Many people have no problems with Javascript.
Only programmers who cling to their compiler to tell them they did something wrong fear Javascript. I never, ever, have any errors due to an unexpected type, or whatever boogeyman people like @narcc seem to be afraid of.
Or, maybe they are just afraid of Javascript's market share and the possibility that they will have to learn to use it to earn a living someday.
Oh you're such a big, brave programmer because you aren't a "Script Kiddie", and hiding behind "Anonymous Coward". Give me a break. slashdot seems to be filled with people with narrow vision such as yourself.
If that is how you think about Javascript, then you have just illustrated your own stupidity. Or maybe it's fear that you are displaying?
Javascript is far from "the worst technologies", and your quip about being "barely able to solve the problem" is pretty ignorant.
I'll get off your lawn now.
>DRM allows other entities (who do not necessarily even have a cognizable privacy claim) to control how you use books and the like after they have been sold. Particularly invasive DRM may, besides restricting your freedoms to use these items in novel ways may also intrude directly into your sense of privacy.
I worked at a major movie download/streaming company for many years, I know all about that type of business DRM situation.
If you don't like DRM, THEN DON'T BUY IT FROM THEM. If you do buy it from them then you are supporting their business model. Nobody at corporate HQ cares if geeks want "freedom" to move the content around from device to device which they purchased under specific terms of use. Restrictive DRM measures are in place to monetize the content as much as possible and extract as much money as possible from the average consumer (non-geeks).
Someone will still pay for it, and DRM serves its purpose.
Newsgroups also serve a purpose, as do VPNs, and Tor, and encryption, and exploits, and open wifi connections, etc.
>this is because you cannot comprehend the concept of privacy You do not know me, you cannot make this statement with any credibility. You sound like a troll. I love Truecrypt, and I also love money. I've never used facebook or twitter or any social sites except slashdot and a few others. You don't really expect you have any privacy here, do you? DRM serves a useful purpose for people who have content to sell. From my point of view, people who think DRM is a horrible idea usually have unrealistic views of the world, and a sense of entitlement.
I love how slashdotters all want privacy and encryption but DRM is somehow bad.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneration_(Doctor_Who) Time Lords used to have 13 lives." In Death of the Doctor (a 2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures serial), the Eleventh Doctor responds to a question from Clyde Langer by saying he can regenerate "507" times. Early news reports, before the episode was broadcast, suggested he would say there is no limit to the number of regenerations.[11] Writer Russell T Davies explained in an interview with SFX that the line was not intended to be taken seriously and is instead a commentary. He insisted that the "thirteen lives" rule was too deeply entrenched in the viewer consciousness for his throwaway line to affect it.[12]
They have Model B, but no Model A. I want a Model A because I plan to use the device as an embedded controller and I will likely code my own assembly or C code, no need for a linux stack. So, where can I get a $25 Model A in the USA?