I don't care if you like or don't like GNOME or systemd. There's things I like about them and things I don't as well. If you want to boycott them, power to you. Do whatever it takes for you to get your work done.
What I take issue with are the people who smear free software by saying that anything was "forced" on them despite the fact that alternatives exist. What's the point of using free software if you're going to crawl into a fetal position and weep yourself to sleep whenever something you don't like is the default?
I found some Gnome extensions (tweaks) to be the ice-cream on the apple pie. With the tweaks, I have tailored some of Gnome to my liking. One that is outstanding is Taskbar by Zpydr. Its a true winner. Don't believe me, then try it for yourself.
My previous comment was acidently posted before I finished for some reason. Lets try again.
There is no evidence of a mass extinction occurring. The Earth is not getting warmer, though the temperature record is being doctored by those with financial interests. The unadjusted data proves this. In fact, the sun is dimming, which will likely result in global cooling, just like scientists predicted before those with financial interests in the matter started buying off the researchers. It's like the religious nutjobs claiming the world is ending; when they're wrong, they just push their prediction a few years into the future and people eat that shit up. Scientists have been crying wolf for three decades and they just keep pushing their dire predictions farther into the future.
Yeah damn those scientists and their pesky "facts". Anyway lets look at all the ways you are wrong
1) Is Mass Extinction happening? Yes. ( Barnosky, Matzki , et al. Nature, 2011) 2) Is the temperature warming? Yes. (IPCC authors, synthesis report, 2014)..unless you subscribe to conspiracy theories, in which case you've already made your mind up and "facts" wont convince you. I suggest thorazine. HOWEVER! Lets go there. 3) People with financial interests buying off scientists? This IS a strange claim. I've spent a big of time working around climate scientists as a coder. Heres the reality of it;- Its bad for your career to actually follow science because governments are stacked with anti-science people who are absolutely insistent that theres something wrong with science any time science points out that Co2's infra red absorbsion properties is causing climate change, that evolution is real, or that vaccinations actually do save lives. I've seen a number of collegues over at the CSIRO lose their jobs because the current conservative government has decided it doesnt want to fund climate or oceanographic reseach anymoer. Meanwhile there ARE scientists getting paid off by groups like the Heratige foundation and the Kosh brothers, and we know that because we've looked at the paperwork. As one workmate put it, if she REALLY wanted to get rich of climate change, she'd deny everything the data tells her, and pretend its not happening and make a mint on the right wing talk circuit. Double so if she throws in creationism and get to visit churches too. Unfortunately , she's a scientist, albeit one in a field where she gets death threats from anti-science stalkers, funding threats from conservative policy makers, and a world of disrespect from a media industry that thinks "balance" means matching every truth with a lie.
And just for the records, scientists have not been "crying wolf" for three decades, they've been pointing out the physics of the greenhouse effect for well over a century. And the predictions are not being pushed "farther in the future", they are being observed *right now* in the floods, hurricanes, droughts and rising sea levels that happening right before our eyes.
My previous comment was acidently posted before I finished for some reason. Lets try again.
There is no evidence of a mass extinction occurring. The Earth is not getting warmer, though the temperature record is being doctored by those with financial interests. The unadjusted data proves this. In fact, the sun is dimming, which will likely result in global cooling, just like scientists predicted before those with financial interests in the matter started buying off the researchers. It's like the religious nutjobs claiming the world is ending; when they're wrong, they just push their prediction a few years into the future and people eat that shit up. Scientists have been crying wolf for three decades and they just keep pushing their dire predictions farther into the future.
Yeah damn those scientists and their pesky "facts". Anyway lets look at all the ways you are wrong
I would say that Samsung trusted their battery suppliers to not provide BOOM batteries. A new software update program will limit the charging rate. But the battery provider and Samsung have to decide who did not read the specs and who is wrong. So, if the phone Booms, all that Samsung's obligation should be "Phone replacement", and if it boomed in a shirt pocket, replace the garment and possibly plastic surgery. No million dollar settlements.
The problem with Firefox is that the community has little say in what that browser does. Plenty of excellent proposals were made that all got shot down by the arrogant lead developers who see Firefox as the coded manifestation of their egos. FF is open source only because the source is open, but not because a community is working on it together taking user feedback into account. Maybe they fix the update bug, my tests systems are stuck on version 47 although 48 is available.
Gee, your complaint reminds me of Gnome, and the gradual responding only to itself as to what is implemented. Wayland is a heavy overhead, exactly what is required in a GUI interface -- right?
Further, instead of design changes presented to a user mailing list, it's "Here is the next great thing our designers thought about". But.... that feature was implemented in Gnome 2 about 4 years ago. And what about the missing features that made Gnome a programmer/system users delight? Will we ever see those changes re-implemented?
It's easy enough to explain the whining: the vast majority is from people who never owned a iPhone but want to dump on it to feel better about their choice of phone architecture. Much like "bendgate" which died out once people started doing tests of other phones and discovered that the iPhone was far from the weakest, this too will die out in short order as people either discover that plugging in their existing earphones to the adapter, move to dedicated USB DACs or tryout BT earphones and decide that they are more than good enough and much less hassle.
My grandkids ran through two iPhones each, and their father's wallet before he switched them to Android models. The latter are more durable and customizable and yes, it also had a more robust charging socket. I think that if we can slide a Simcard into the slot in a phone, we should be able to do the same with a battery. I want a phone to not cost me more than $50/year. We will see if the IP7 will be able to do that.
Why doesn't Apple create a non-water resistant iP7 SKU with a headphone jack? Let the users choose what feature is most important.
When sales don't match expectations, then Apple will react. I bet the phone design you mentioned has been done. Its a wait andsee situation, and nothing more.
The Ifone 7 reminds me of the old days when the idea was to provide a car with the biggest and fastest engine We measuted the 0 to 60 MPH in seconds as a quality of the car.
I will measure the Ifone 7 quality as the duration of battery time from full charge to recharge with telephone use only. And I want my Ifone7 to last more than 7 years with the built-in battery. I do not want to spend $600 plus for a phone that is disposable in 2.5 years, because the battery does not hold the charge, and because $200$/yr is a lot for a simple utility. Imagine you forgot the phone on the dash of the car. Would it survive an hour in the sun?
That is a great idea. Do you want to be my business partner. I will send you details on how you can get involved. I would just need a small fee up front. Totally not a scam.
Does Uber insure the driver, vehicle and passengers in case of an accident. Suppose the driver's vehicle is hit from behind while on the way to a fare, or while driving a fare. I guess the driver is not insured after he drops off the fare, but insurance starts again when the driver accepts the next fare.
"If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear".
If you had nothing to hide you would be perfectly willing to wander round naked all the time and have no curtains on your windows. You'd be willing to install microphones in all the rooms in your house and let any passer-by listen in. You'd be willing to give me your online banking details.
I could go on. Yes I have something to hide. We all do.
What I legitimately have to fear is unauthorized access to the notes I keep for my needs, such as bank account numbers, insurance policies, driver permit info, etc. Data that I suppose should not reside within a cellphone.
Here is something I would like to address about security. Since I believe that there is no stopping government invasion of privacy.
We should be able to get an open-source computer bios. A bios that is trimmed down severely, and where the major half of the bios is open source code residing within your USB flash drive, cellphone, tablet or desktop boot partition.
But my major fear is the introduction of the backdoor into the Intel and AMD cpu's. Yes, as each release of a CPU eventually gets a microcode update, that backdoor is required. Currently it is used as a microcode update to correct a faulty instruction that needs a tweak. There is enough space within the CPU to in fact add a few extra instructions -- instructions that are currently NO-OPS but can be revised to work around any data or program security that is normally installed. If the government sends Intel the patch, it gets into your operating system as a kernel microcode update, and voila, your system is contaminated without your finding any extra software software clandestinely. That is also why foreign countries (China, Russia, India)are justifying the design and marketing of their own cpu chips. All I can forecast is that in the future, it will be easier to hack your computer chip in each appliance that you own.
1) Declare that no set top box can be rented more than 2 years - automatically converting them "rent to own".
2) Require all cable companies to have an App Market - charging no more than 30% / $1 (which ever is higher) to the app maker selling apps. These apps would be allowed to duplicate/replace any current function of the set top box, including programming DVR's, showing a channel guide, renting/selling movies, or accessing the internet or other provider services.
I think it's time for are computers so I have the open-source bias software. At least with the open source software we have a chance of ensuring that there is no hacked code to usurp our privacy. I am more concerned about hacking the Intel or AMP CPU.
Socialism! Or at least a stronger version of it than you're used to. The first question when I go to a doctor is 'How can I help you' not, 'Lemmie see your insurance card'.
Not socialism when you have only 1 national provider and 10 large provincial providers. Your choice is only A or B
Seriously if you don't like what Apple is doing buy something else that suits you. Apple products aren't supposed to be all things to all people. Personally the 3.5mm port of of little value to me (I'm not a big music listener) but I get why folks appreciate having it built in. What I think will happen is that you'll see a bunch of cases with an integrated 3.5mm jack. Since almost everyone puts a case on their phone anyway it makes reasonable sense. Then you don't have to carry a dongle with you if you use that jack routinely. Perhaps not quite as elegant as having it built in but a better solution than a dongle for many.
My son and I gave up on Apple. The Iphone was too closed, and the amount of easily available cost effective software meant lockin. The phone apps were limited and not of the functionality found with Android.
Now we are happy, we have Android based phones; The operating system has updates and is maintained. And we have the software we required and instead of paying several hundred dollars for a phone, we found new non-Apple phones at half the price and twice the functionality and with longer battery time than the Iphone.
Much of this fallout is because they sprayed during the day. If they had sprayed at night, a) they would have hit more mosquitoes since they're active then, and b) they would have affected fewer bees since they don't forage at night. Does anyone know why it was done during the daytime?
Look for a very steep rise in food costs next summer. The spraying has killed the pollinators, and that means, low low crop yields, as many crop seeds or bulbs will not sprout.
I selected and use wps from wps.com There is a free wps Linux version. You can contribute if you think it is great. In my view it does many formatting tasks much better than LO. wps claims it has a much larger install base than does LO.
"could not recall any briefing or training by State related to the retention of federal records or handling classified information"
Funny, every one of us poor bastards who actually would go to jail over a classified release remembers the briefing distinctly. She, having had the statutory authority to determine what's classified or not with the stroke of a pen (Original Classification Authority) doesn't remember any of the training and couldn't be assed to declassify what she told her subordinates to email her. If she had any integrity, at all, she should shoot herself.
As far as it relates to her job, she does have the right to determine if an email is classified or not classified. She is the official representative, and only reports to the President.
Linux developers will have it cracked and running any distro within a few days, AMD & Intel is not going to shoot themselves in the foot, microsoft might commit corporate suicide
The likelihood is that there are unannounced Windows 10 specific instruction(s) in the chip. It may also be a UEFI implementation that is required to prevent microcode update.
I am sure the Governments of the world also had a hand in the "new hidden features" of these chips. Wanna bet there is a way to install a system backdoor using a "undocumented instruction"?
This is what happens when browser makers hide the status bar, hide the location url/protocol and generally dumb down the location parts of the UI.
Removing those essential browsing elements are like removing streets signs because everyone has a GPS, bring back the status/url bars and educate people to know what their function is.
"In March 2016 in a Form 10-K report, Intel announced that it had deprecated the Tick-Tock cycle in favor of a three-step "process-architecture-optimization" model, under which three generations of processors will be produced with a single manufacturing process, adding an extra phase for each with a focus on optimization."
That means, Cannonlake will be process shrink (14nm to 10nm) of Kabylake. Is it worth waiting a year for negligible improvements?
Is it probable that 10nm technology at high (3ghz) clock frequencies is too flaky ? With signal connections / transistors so close to each other. I would have concerns about 10nm technology. In my opinion, it needs a year of being in the field (say for 2019) before I would trust 10nm.
From TFS, "c's problems": c doesn't have "problems"; programmers who don't use c have problems. Such as their code is slow, overweight, wasteful of resources, and uses only a fraction of the potential available at the low level.
But you keep holding that warm, safe hand. Momma will lead you right to the rubber room.:)
Or, you know. You could actually learn how to write good code at the most powerful level. That's a radical thought.
I'm a C programmer, and frankly, not every problem requires C as a solution. Programs that are one-shots, or used infrequently do not have to be developed in C. But when you want to minimize program size, or the code requires performance, C is way to go. I also enjoy what performance (in size and speed) that I can produce with C. I do occasionally use C++. C++ compiler developers have recognized this fact, and include some C language functions to allow C++ to become used more often, when the alternative is C.
Having a fiduciary duty to make a profit does not extend to or excuse a violation of law, or asking others to violate law. That's what you "fiduciary duty" people seem not to get; that duty does not supercede law, ethics or morality in any way.
Stop making excuses for the sociopaths making the world a worse place for your kids to live, and stop holding their actions up as a paradigm that you and everyone else should follow. Seriously. Just stop.
The question to answer is "What is the net-net profit" that Apple really needs? Are the directors drawing too much salary, forcing a squeeze on shareholders and Apple's suppliers? Is it time for suppliers to tell Apple that supplier owners and their employees health and basic financial well being are being impacted?
Is it that Apple sales are down, because their software quality is down? Is it that Apple is being sued by the European Union that claims that Apple evaded taxes and paid only 50Euros per million dollars of revenue, and the Union will win?
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I don't care if you like or don't like GNOME or systemd. There's things I like about them and things I don't as well. If you want to boycott them, power to you. Do whatever it takes for you to get your work done.
What I take issue with are the people who smear free software by saying that anything was "forced" on them despite the fact that alternatives exist. What's the point of using free software if you're going to crawl into a fetal position and weep yourself to sleep whenever something you don't like is the default?
I found some Gnome extensions (tweaks) to be the ice-cream on the apple pie. With the tweaks, I have tailored some of Gnome to my liking.
One that is outstanding is Taskbar by Zpydr. Its a true winner. Don't believe me, then try it for yourself.
My previous comment was acidently posted before I finished for some reason. Lets try again.
Yeah damn those scientists and their pesky "facts".
Anyway lets look at all the ways you are wrong
1) Is Mass Extinction happening? Yes. ( Barnosky, Matzki , et al. Nature, 2011) ..unless you subscribe to conspiracy theories, in which case you've already made your mind up and "facts" wont convince you. I suggest thorazine. HOWEVER! Lets go there.
2) Is the temperature warming? Yes. (IPCC authors, synthesis report, 2014)
3) People with financial interests buying off scientists? This IS a strange claim. I've spent a big of time working around climate scientists as a coder. Heres the reality of it;- Its bad for your career to actually follow science because governments are stacked with anti-science people who are absolutely insistent that theres something wrong with science any time science points out that Co2's infra red absorbsion properties is causing climate change, that evolution is real, or that vaccinations actually do save lives.
I've seen a number of collegues over at the CSIRO lose their jobs because the current conservative government has decided it doesnt want to fund climate or oceanographic reseach anymoer. Meanwhile there ARE scientists getting paid off by groups like the Heratige foundation and the Kosh brothers, and we know that because we've looked at the paperwork. As one workmate put it, if she REALLY wanted to get rich of climate change, she'd deny everything the data tells her, and pretend its not happening and make a mint on the right wing talk circuit. Double so if she throws in creationism and get to visit churches too. Unfortunately , she's a scientist, albeit one in a field where she gets death threats from anti-science stalkers, funding threats from conservative policy makers, and a world of disrespect from a media industry that thinks "balance" means matching every truth with a lie.
And just for the records, scientists have not been "crying wolf" for three decades, they've been pointing out the physics of the greenhouse effect for well over a century. And the predictions are not being pushed "farther in the future", they are being observed *right now* in the floods, hurricanes, droughts and rising sea levels that happening right before our eyes.
My previous comment was acidently posted before I finished for some reason. Lets try again.
Yeah damn those scientists and their pesky "facts".
Anyway lets look at all the ways you are wrong
1) Is Mass Exti
The Samsung Galaxy 7 is even better! It BOOM
I would say that Samsung trusted their battery suppliers to not provide BOOM batteries. A new software update program will limit the charging rate. But the battery provider and Samsung have to decide who did not read the specs and who is wrong.
So, if the phone Booms, all that Samsung's obligation should be "Phone replacement", and if it boomed in a shirt pocket, replace the garment and possibly plastic surgery. No million dollar settlements.
Samsung is the redistributor of the battery. The suit has to be jointly against Samsung and the battery manufacturer.
The ISP or phone supplier must surely have sent a broadcast message to all their subscribers, warning them of the defective battery design.
A software change in the phone is going to measure battery temperature, and if it is above a threshold, stop the charging. Thats about it.
The problem with Firefox is that the community has little say in what that browser does. Plenty of excellent proposals were made that all got shot down by the arrogant lead developers who see Firefox as the coded manifestation of their egos. FF is open source only because the source is open, but not because a community is working on it together taking user feedback into account. Maybe they fix the update bug, my tests systems are stuck on version 47 although 48 is available.
Gee, your complaint reminds me of Gnome, and the gradual responding only to itself as to what is implemented. Wayland is a heavy overhead, exactly what is required in a GUI interface -- right?
Further, instead of design changes presented to a user mailing list, it's "Here is the next great thing our designers thought about". But.... that feature was implemented in Gnome 2 about 4 years ago. And what about the missing features that made Gnome a programmer/system users delight? Will we ever see those changes re-implemented?
It's easy enough to explain the whining: the vast majority is from people who never owned a iPhone but want to dump on it to feel better about their choice of phone architecture. Much like "bendgate" which died out once people started doing tests of other phones and discovered that the iPhone was far from the weakest, this too will die out in short order as people either discover that plugging in their existing earphones to the adapter, move to dedicated USB DACs or tryout BT earphones and decide that they are more than good enough and much less hassle.
My grandkids ran through two iPhones each, and their father's wallet before he switched them to Android models. The latter are more durable and customizable and yes, it also had a more robust charging socket. I think that if we can slide a Simcard into the slot in a phone, we should be able to do the same with a battery. I want a phone to not cost me more than $50/year. We will see if the IP7 will be able to do that.
Why doesn't Apple create a non-water resistant iP7 SKU with a headphone jack? Let the users choose what feature is most important.
When sales don't match expectations, then Apple will react. I bet the phone design you mentioned has been done. Its a wait andsee situation, and nothing more.
The Ifone 7 reminds me of the old days when the idea was to provide a car with the biggest and fastest engine We measuted the 0 to 60 MPH in seconds as a quality of the car.
I will measure the Ifone 7 quality as the duration of battery time from full charge to recharge with telephone use only. And I want my Ifone7 to last more than 7 years with the built-in battery. I do not want to spend $600 plus for a phone that is disposable in 2.5 years, because the battery does not hold the charge, and because $200$/yr is a lot for a simple utility. Imagine you forgot the phone on the dash of the car. Would it survive an hour in the sun?
That is a great idea. Do you want to be my business partner. I will send you details on how you can get involved. I would just need a small fee up front. Totally not a scam.
Does Uber insure the driver, vehicle and passengers in case of an accident. Suppose the driver's vehicle is hit from behind while on the way to a fare, or while driving a fare. I guess the driver is not insured after he drops off the fare, but insurance starts again when the driver accepts the next fare.
Ohh Ohh, no insurance you say!
"If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear".
If you had nothing to hide you would be perfectly willing to wander round naked all the time and have no curtains on your windows. You'd be willing to install microphones in all the rooms in your house and let any passer-by listen in. You'd be willing to give me your online banking details.
I could go on. Yes I have something to hide. We all do.
What I legitimately have to fear is unauthorized access to the notes I keep for my needs, such as bank account numbers, insurance policies, driver permit info, etc. Data that I suppose should not reside within a cellphone.
Here is something I would like to address about security. Since I believe that there is no stopping government invasion of privacy.
We should be able to get an open-source computer bios. A bios that is trimmed down severely, and where the major half of the bios is open source code residing within your USB flash drive, cellphone, tablet or desktop boot partition.
But my major fear is the introduction of the backdoor into the Intel and AMD cpu's. Yes, as each release of a CPU eventually gets a microcode update, that backdoor is required. Currently it is used as a microcode update to correct a faulty instruction that needs a tweak. There is enough space within the CPU to in fact add a few extra instructions -- instructions that are currently NO-OPS but can be revised to work around any data or program security that is normally installed. If the government sends Intel the patch, it gets into your operating system as a kernel microcode update, and voila, your system is contaminated without your finding any extra software software clandestinely.
That is also why foreign countries (China, Russia, India)are justifying the design and marketing of their own cpu chips.
All I can forecast is that in the future, it will be easier to hack your computer chip in each appliance that you own.
1) Declare that no set top box can be rented more than 2 years - automatically converting them "rent to own".
2) Require all cable companies to have an App Market - charging no more than 30% / $1 (which ever is higher) to the app maker selling apps. These apps would be allowed to duplicate/replace any current function of the set top box, including programming DVR's, showing a channel guide, renting/selling movies, or accessing the internet or other provider services.
Why pay for them at all?
I think it's time for are computers so I have the open-source bias software. At least with the open source software we have a chance of ensuring that there is no hacked code to usurp our privacy.
I am more concerned about hacking the Intel or AMP CPU.
Socialism! Or at least a stronger version of it than you're used to. The first question when I go to a doctor is 'How can I help you' not, 'Lemmie see your insurance card'.
Not socialism when you have only 1 national provider and 10 large provincial providers. Your choice is only A or B
Do. Not. Want.
Then Do. Not. Buy.
Seriously if you don't like what Apple is doing buy something else that suits you. Apple products aren't supposed to be all things to all people. Personally the 3.5mm port of of little value to me (I'm not a big music listener) but I get why folks appreciate having it built in. What I think will happen is that you'll see a bunch of cases with an integrated 3.5mm jack. Since almost everyone puts a case on their phone anyway it makes reasonable sense. Then you don't have to carry a dongle with you if you use that jack routinely. Perhaps not quite as elegant as having it built in but a better solution than a dongle for many.
My son and I gave up on Apple. The Iphone was too closed, and the amount of easily available cost effective software meant lockin. The phone apps were limited and not of the functionality found with Android.
Now we are happy, we have Android based phones; The operating system has updates and is maintained. And we have the software we required and instead of paying several hundred dollars for a phone, we found new non-Apple phones at half the price and twice the functionality and with longer battery time than the Iphone.
Much of this fallout is because they sprayed during the day. If they had sprayed at night, a) they would have hit more mosquitoes since they're active then, and b) they would have affected fewer bees since they don't forage at night. Does anyone know why it was done during the daytime?
Look for a very steep rise in food costs next summer. The spraying has killed the pollinators, and that means, low low crop yields, as many crop seeds or bulbs will not sprout.
yes, An office Product for English market. I rate it as above the best that is sold to English markets
I selected and use wps from wps.com There is a free wps Linux version. You can contribute if you think it is great. In my view it does many formatting tasks much better than LO. wps claims it has a much larger install base than does LO.
"could not recall any briefing or training by State related to the retention of federal records or handling classified information"
Funny, every one of us poor bastards who actually would go to jail over a classified release remembers the briefing distinctly. She, having had the statutory authority to determine what's classified or not with the stroke of a pen (Original Classification Authority) doesn't remember any of the training and couldn't be assed to declassify what she told her subordinates to email her. If she had any integrity, at all, she should shoot herself.
As far as it relates to her job, she does have the right to determine if an email is classified or not classified. She is the official representative, and only reports to the President.
The phones should be setup to charge to 80% and stop there.
Then offer a special "overcharge" feature that charges it to 100%.
But label the 80% charge "100" and the 100% level as 120 (no percentages)
People would like the 'new' feature. Everyone would instinctively understand that charging past "100" would be bad.
Bring back the smartphone that has a replaceable battery.
Linux developers will have it cracked and running any distro within a few days, AMD & Intel is not going to shoot themselves in the foot, microsoft might commit corporate suicide
The likelihood is that there are unannounced Windows 10 specific instruction(s) in the chip. It may also be a UEFI implementation that is required to prevent microcode update.
I am sure the Governments of the world also had a hand in the "new hidden features" of these chips. Wanna bet there is a way to install a system backdoor using a "undocumented instruction"?
This is what happens when browser makers hide the status bar, hide the location url/protocol and generally dumb down the location parts of the UI.
Removing those essential browsing elements are like removing streets signs because everyone has a GPS, bring back the status/url bars and educate people to know what their function is.
left-half right-half
or
top-half, bottom-half
Half the people, ehh
Copied from the web:
"In March 2016 in a Form 10-K report, Intel announced that it had deprecated the Tick-Tock cycle in favor of a three-step "process-architecture-optimization" model, under which three generations of processors will be produced with a single manufacturing process, adding an extra phase for each with a focus on optimization."
That means, Cannonlake will be process shrink (14nm to 10nm) of Kabylake. Is it worth waiting a year for negligible improvements?
Is it probable that 10nm technology at high (3ghz) clock frequencies is too flaky ? With signal connections / transistors so close to each other. I would have concerns about 10nm technology. In my opinion, it needs a year of being in the field (say for 2019) before I would trust 10nm.
Weird names and letter combinations no one has a clue what any of them mean.
Names like G80 eliminates problems with copyright infringements.
From TFS, "c's problems": c doesn't have "problems"; programmers who don't use c have problems. Such as their code is slow, overweight, wasteful of resources, and uses only a fraction of the potential available at the low level.
But you keep holding that warm, safe hand. Momma will lead you right to the rubber room. :)
Or, you know. You could actually learn how to write good code at the most powerful level. That's a radical thought.
I'm a C programmer, and frankly, not every problem requires C as a solution. Programs that are one-shots, or used infrequently do not have to be developed in C. But when you want to minimize program size, or the code requires performance, C is way to go. I also enjoy what performance (in size and speed) that I can produce with C. I do occasionally use C++. C++ compiler developers have recognized this fact, and include some C language functions to allow C++ to become used more often, when the alternative is C.
Having a fiduciary duty to make a profit does not extend to or excuse a violation of law, or asking others to violate law. That's what you "fiduciary duty" people seem not to get; that duty does not supercede law, ethics or morality in any way.
Stop making excuses for the sociopaths making the world a worse place for your kids to live, and stop holding their actions up as a paradigm that you and everyone else should follow. Seriously. Just stop.
The question to answer is "What is the net-net profit" that Apple really needs? Are the directors drawing too much salary, forcing a squeeze on shareholders and Apple's suppliers? Is it time for suppliers to tell Apple that supplier owners and their employees health and basic financial well being are being impacted?
Is it that Apple sales are down, because their software quality is down? Is it that Apple is being sued by the European Union that claims that Apple evaded taxes and paid only 50Euros per million dollars of revenue, and the Union will win?