Have you actually tried using a Mac productively? Unfortunately, it is the standard company computer where I work. The user experience is horrible if you are used to a responsive system and one that does not get in your way every fucking time. I installed Windows 10 on the retina Mac Book Pro and things have been better but the keyboard is garbage since the Fn key is on the very outside. Great trackpad, though!
Had a meeting with my boss recently and told him that I will start looking for a new job unless I get a computer that I can work efficiently on. An Ultrabook is on order and I'll be the first non Mac user in the company. Looks like I have started a small revolution since I hear more and more Mac complaints from my colleagues now:)
Mac computers are great for people who are computer illiterate or just don't give a fuck about hardware or operating systems. They are an absolute nightmare for anyone used to the Swiss Army knife of the computer world (PC).
Want a Unixy OS? Install Linux or FreeBSD, fuck Mac OS X!
Just making sure you don't forget how bad that shit is. Works OK'ish when everything works but damn what a pain in the ass to debug when a service fails to start..... for some reason.
All our servers have switched to BSD. Should have done this a lot sooner since BSD just makes sense when you have worked with a various Linux distros over the years.... LSB was a good idea but no one gave a fuck.
Looks like the people responsible for the new google maps UI also made this turd. Twitch isn't pretty but at least navigating the site makes some sense. YouTube Gaming on the other hand is cancer for the eyes. Fucking tablet UIs
* You get no status lights but a high resolution display to run OS X on * Turning your car on will take forever and it will not tell you that it is starting up * You won't know that your car is on but everyone around you will see a glowing Apple logo * Charging your car will require a new type of Apple connector * It will have no network ports but you may purchase an expensive adapter * The car will be 0.5mm slimmer because of the missing network connector * Adding the size of the various adapters actually makes the device larger then the completion.... but hey, who will notice? * It will come with WiFi and Bonjour service. Bonjour will constantly DOS the Inter Car Network to discover other hip cars * Seats will be extremely uncomfortable but they will look fucking awesome * You will have to upload music using iTunes * The car expects you to be a total moron so it will not give you a dedicated button for hazards lights and similar things. All of that will be controlled by the in car "Apple AI"
My experience as well. Search for some Windows patch or service pack and Google will give me the download page on position one. Bing might be better at finding some hip and trendy article about the service pack but it is not the information I asked it to find.
If you plan to visit Europe make sure your credit card has a chip, or you won't be able to use self-service machines.
No, bring cash! We use debit cards for purchases since most people don't have or use credit cards. Especially smaller shops will refuse your business when you come in with a real credit card and only intend to purchase something below 100 Euro.
Going to use my N900 until it dies and will not purchase another Nokia device. You guys lost my trust and pretty much killed your brand for a VERY long time. Not sure what I'll get to replace my N900. I have an iPhone 5s from work and it sucks almost as much as the Mac Book Pro Retina I received with it (awesome touch pad).
Maybe a MS Phone... can't believe I am actually considering it....
Eu has been very cruel to Greece and the Greek people
Yes very much. The citizen of Europe have been forced to give the people of Greece money which we will never see returned to our economy. Robbing us of our money and bitching that it comes with terms - ungrateful bitches. Good luck on your own!
All of us may be dicks, but very few of us are so dickish as to fuck over even Woz.
And that's why most of us don't create companies like that. I am not a fan of it but that's how it works and history has shown that even "perfect angels" are never squeaky clean.
One just needs to fire up a random twitch stream hosted by a female. There is a VERY high chance that you'll look right down her cleavage because SHE positioned the webcam that way. Most webcams by men stop at the shoulders or right below.....
I know it is the fault of men because some watch it and by doing so are forcing her to expose her boobs.
The diamond trade is artificially protected since it is a legal product and boosted by marketing. Your wife may not be able to tell the difference but advertisement tells you that only the real deal is worth it. If I remember correctly it is the flaws in a natural diamond that make it "spark" more then a grown one.
The fake horns may work as long as no simple test is developed to check for authenticity. The better approach would probably be to convince people but truth rarely works..... even westerners still believe in things like Homeopathy;)
Another subject that will be 100% useless for 99% of students. Remember when you had to know the periodic table by heart. Needed it for test and never thought about it again for the next 20 years.
There is more and more information to learn. Maybe we should rethink how schools work in general. Look for children with talents in certain areas and base the curriculum on that.
Of course this violates bullshit rule number 1 which states that "everybody is the same"....
~10 years old. Wanted to make a large "Silvesterknaller" (small explosive for New Years). Went to a public library and looked at a few old books, describing how to make black powder and other things that go boom.
Bought a few chemicals, build an electronic igniter and it went boom. It was too easy to achieve so I lost interest in blowing things up.
It's like the brouhaha about 3D printing guns. Every hardware store has better stock to make something that accelerates a projectile/FacePalm
You know your product is crap when you have to create a market for it. These "race cars" can't go the distance so they have to create special tracks to use them on instead of running them on known tracks. These street tracks suit the limited abilities of these cars.
These toys may hurt the sport more then it helps as the technology is not ready for this. Swapping cars during a race because the batteries are flat and they can't change them quick enough - what a fucking joke.
For example when faced with the decision to crash into a pedestrian or another vehicle carrying a family, it would be a challenge for a self-driving car to follow the same moral reasoning a human would in the situation. 'Technologically we can do fully automated self-driving, but the ethical framework is missing,' said Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn.
We learn how to drive in driving school and not how to crash. In a situation like the above. Most people will hit the next thing in front of them, regardless of what or who it is. The faster the car goes the less likely anyone is to avoid an obstacle.
If anything. A machine could improve things by being able to react in time.
Great so you figured out that 3D printers are not for you (yet). Others look at them and will cream their pants.
Ever needed a tiny gear or some other plastic part for a one off project.... design it, print it, done. My 3D printer is like the 9 needle printer I used to have as a kid. Can't wait where it will go in the next 10 years.
Printing functional circuit boards is not required but will elevate 3D printing to the next level.
yes I get it. You have a child and have the urge to tell the world about it. This is Slashdot. It used to be news for nerds, shit that MATTERS.... How about you come back in 2 years and ask the following.
"How do I get my child to be a kernel hacker since he/she already outgrew fucking basic !?!?!?"
Look he/she made potty on the toilet.... twitter that shit!
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You mean like the growing user base of Mac
Have you actually tried using a Mac productively?
Unfortunately, it is the standard company computer where I work. The user experience is horrible if you are used to a responsive system and one that does not get in your way every fucking time.
I installed Windows 10 on the retina Mac Book Pro and things have been better but the keyboard is garbage since the Fn key is on the very outside. Great trackpad, though!
Had a meeting with my boss recently and told him that I will start looking for a new job unless I get a computer that I can work efficiently on. An Ultrabook is on order and I'll be the first non Mac user in the company. :)
Looks like I have started a small revolution since I hear more and more Mac complaints from my colleagues now
Mac computers are great for people who are computer illiterate or just don't give a fuck about hardware or operating systems. They are an absolute nightmare for anyone used to the Swiss Army knife of the computer world (PC).
Want a Unixy OS? Install Linux or FreeBSD, fuck Mac OS X!
Just making sure you don't forget how bad that shit is. Works OK'ish when everything works but damn what a pain in the ass to debug when a service fails to start ..... for some reason.
All our servers have switched to BSD. Should have done this a lot sooner since BSD just makes sense when you have worked with a various Linux distros over the years .... LSB was a good idea but no one gave a fuck.
Looks like the people responsible for the new google maps UI also made this turd.
Twitch isn't pretty but at least navigating the site makes some sense.
YouTube Gaming on the other hand is cancer for the eyes. Fucking tablet UIs
Following Apple design trends.
* You get no status lights but a high resolution display to run OS X on
* Turning your car on will take forever and it will not tell you that it is starting up
* You won't know that your car is on but everyone around you will see a glowing Apple logo
* Charging your car will require a new type of Apple connector
* It will have no network ports but you may purchase an expensive adapter
* The car will be 0.5mm slimmer because of the missing network connector
* Adding the size of the various adapters actually makes the device larger then the completion.... but hey, who will notice?
* It will come with WiFi and Bonjour service. Bonjour will constantly DOS the Inter Car Network to discover other hip cars
* Seats will be extremely uncomfortable but they will look fucking awesome
* You will have to upload music using iTunes
* The car expects you to be a total moron so it will not give you a dedicated button for hazards lights and similar things. All of that will be controlled by the in car "Apple AI"
Can't wait what they will produce .....
My experience as well. Search for some Windows patch or service pack and Google will give me the download page on position one.
Bing might be better at finding some hip and trendy article about the service pack but it is not the information I asked it to find.
This is not a Google search bubble thing.
Disclaimer: last tested over a year ago
If you plan to visit Europe make sure your credit card has a chip, or you won't be able to use self-service machines.
No, bring cash! We use debit cards for purchases since most people don't have or use credit cards. Especially smaller shops will refuse your business when you come in with a real credit card and only intend to purchase something below 100 Euro.
Good luck with your Visa or Amex over here ;)
Going to use my N900 until it dies and will not purchase another Nokia device. You guys lost my trust and pretty much killed your brand for a VERY long time.
Not sure what I'll get to replace my N900. I have an iPhone 5s from work and it sucks almost as much as the Mac Book Pro Retina I received with it (awesome touch pad).
Maybe a MS Phone ... can't believe I am actually considering it....
Eu has been very cruel to Greece and the Greek people
Yes very much. The citizen of Europe have been forced to give the people of Greece money which we will never see returned to our economy.
Robbing us of our money and bitching that it comes with terms - ungrateful bitches. Good luck on your own!
The article / website is broken as it only shows a white page when you visit with scripts disabled.
Really bad article to post here on Slashdot
Why does religion get lumped in with race and sex. Religion is a choice and does not deserve to be put next to things that you are.
All of us may be dicks, but very few of us are so dickish as to fuck over even Woz.
And that's why most of us don't create companies like that.
I am not a fan of it but that's how it works and history has shown that even "perfect angels" are never squeaky clean.
One just needs to fire up a random twitch stream hosted by a female. There is a VERY high chance that you'll look right down her cleavage because SHE positioned the webcam that way. .....
Most webcams by men stop at the shoulders or right below
I know it is the fault of men because some watch it and by doing so are forcing her to expose her boobs.
Poor exploited women!
The diamond trade is artificially protected since it is a legal product and boosted by marketing. Your wife may not be able to tell the difference but advertisement tells you that only the real deal is worth it.
If I remember correctly it is the flaws in a natural diamond that make it "spark" more then a grown one.
The fake horns may work as long as no simple test is developed to check for authenticity. ..... even westerners still believe in things like Homeopathy ;)
The better approach would probably be to convince people but truth rarely works
I have noticed that rundll32.exe has been attempting to access the Internet once a day.
Disabling "Program Compatibility Assistant Service" stopped that behavior.
Simple! ... ohh wait!?!
In Russia, billboard changes you
Another subject that will be 100% useless for 99% of students.
Remember when you had to know the periodic table by heart. Needed it for test and never thought about it again for the next 20 years.
There is more and more information to learn. Maybe we should rethink how schools work in general. Look for children with talents in certain areas and base the curriculum on that.
Of course this violates bullshit rule number 1 which states that "everybody is the same" ....
Sorry but the whole notion of "eSports" is idiotic.
These kind of labels are given by "the media". I am sure you can name a few more examples yourself.
Are eSports real sports and does it even matter? https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
You people are bat shit crazy.
Singed, the rest of the western world.
Male and female discrimination in one paragraph.
This remarkable feat is usually only achieved by what is commonly called a "hard core feminist".
~10 years old. Wanted to make a large "Silvesterknaller" (small explosive for New Years).
Went to a public library and looked at a few old books, describing how to make black powder and other things that go boom.
Bought a few chemicals, build an electronic igniter and it went boom. It was too easy to achieve so I lost interest in blowing things up.
It's like the brouhaha about 3D printing guns. Every hardware store has better stock to make something that accelerates a projectile /FacePalm
You know your product is crap when you have to create a market for it.
These "race cars" can't go the distance so they have to create special tracks to use them on instead of running them on known tracks. These street tracks suit the limited abilities of these cars.
These toys may hurt the sport more then it helps as the technology is not ready for this. Swapping cars during a race because the batteries are flat and they can't change them quick enough - what a fucking joke.
For example when faced with the decision to crash into a pedestrian or another vehicle carrying a family, it would be a challenge for a self-driving car to follow the same moral reasoning a human would in the situation. 'Technologically we can do fully automated self-driving, but the ethical framework is missing,' said Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn.
We learn how to drive in driving school and not how to crash. In a situation like the above. Most people will hit the next thing in front of them, regardless of what or who it is.
The faster the car goes the less likely anyone is to avoid an obstacle.
If anything. A machine could improve things by being able to react in time.
Great so you figured out that 3D printers are not for you (yet). Others look at them and will cream their pants.
Ever needed a tiny gear or some other plastic part for a one off project .... design it, print it, done.
My 3D printer is like the 9 needle printer I used to have as a kid. Can't wait where it will go in the next 10 years.
Printing functional circuit boards is not required but will elevate 3D printing to the next level.
yes I get it. You have a child and have the urge to tell the world about it. .... How about you come back in 2 years and ask the following.
This is Slashdot. It used to be news for nerds, shit that MATTERS
"How do I get my child to be a kernel hacker since he/she already outgrew fucking basic !?!?!?"
Look he/she made potty on the toilet .... twitter that shit!
Get with the program...
May I interest you in this privacy enhancing penis cover? Knobbed for her pleasure and "his" privacy ;)