If it' ain't broke, don't fix it.
Seriously though, why do developers (yes I'm talking to you too GNOME) feel the need to constantly change UI's? If something is working and working well for the users why change for the sake of having something "new". It's purely to add things to a feature list.
People - If it ain't broke don't fix it. Engineers - If it' ain't broke we haven't added enough features.
This article really isn't all that interesting. There is really barely anything there. The topic should be "I needed a blog post and had nothing better to write about"
It would be interesting to compare different OS's. Does Windows, Mac or Linux work better with a keyboard? Do different web browsers handle shortcuts better? Can I configure a certain OS to handle keyboard shortcuts more productively?
It may be interesting to explore the keyboard only topic. Maybe it is easier for some to use only keyboard. It's a great topic but this is just a boring blog post about someone's very limited experiment
A beta version of an Ubuntu release that is not LTS require a front page spot on Slashdot?
I get it, I love some "bleeding edge" distro's and it's fun to have the latest stuff from GNOME or KDE. Ubuntu release like this are neither bleeding edge, or really important releases. They aren't bleeding edge enough to get you excited. They aren't supported long enough to install them on anything other than a home PC you have fun with.
I understand Ubuntu may be a front runner, but this is just not headline worthy.
It seems to be the current thought process in corporations is that they have very little concern for privacy unless they get caught. Suddenly after they get caught they are all about privacy for a brief period to get some good PR.
Until there is an affordable and viable alternative any amount of outrage, scream, yelling or rebellion won't effect Microsoft at all.
Linux is not a viable alternative. I say that writing from a Linux based machine and all my home PCs are now running Linux. Apple is not an affordable alternative. There's no clear threat to Microsoft so there's no reason to worry about a rebellion.
Microsoft doesn't care what users think.
Anyone who is surprised at this is just being silly. Microsoft has shown no desire to actually cater to users. Edge is quite possibly the most horrible web browser ever produced and they force it upon users. Windows 8 interface was a total failure, yet they still crammed it into the Windows 10 menu. These are only some examples.
Microsoft has no motivation to actually make positive changes for end users.
I made the switch to Linux completely because of the recent updates to Windows. I finally got frustrated enough with dealing with it that both work and home are now completely Linux based, even for my kids.
I've in some way been using Linux for years but kept Windows on my work laptops since we entirely based on Active Directory, Exchange and Sharepoint. I always kept Windows at home because a majority of my time was spent either gaming or just watching Netflix so there was never really any motivation to change.
Windows 10 gave me the push to change though. A majority of the games I get from Steam are on linux. I play Minecraft with my daughters without issue. Netflix runs fine. RDP works fine for any server work I need to accomplish at work.
I know it's cliche and no one really cares that a few users switch, but I was somewhat of a "fan" of Microsoft for awhile. Windows 10 completely destroyed that. Microsoft will continue to hold the market share and there's no worry that they are pissing off their users because they don't have to care. I just wonder if they will ever piss enough people off that someone will step up with a truly viable alternative. For now I'll happily keep Manjaro running (yes, flame on Arch users!)
Why is this bad thing? Do you like the look and feel of an iPhone but don't like iOS, now you have an option. They were obviously very deliberate in creating a phone they thought would attract iPhone fans. Maybe it's because it doesn't cost more since there's no Apple logo on it that people are upset.
Every damn SUV out there looks the same now. No one complains when calls Kia shameless when they make their SUVs look like Lexus.
How many of that 85% are sharing every shock value story across their own Facebook feed? Fake news is pretty easily stopped simply by not turning into a viral "please click like and share" campaign. And we can't blame all Trump supporters either. Those that hate him turn anything that remotely looks like a juicy rumor mill story against him into the latest facebook viral story.
According to sources from other articles MoviePass loses (or could lose) an estimated 21-45 million per month. The range seems to vary depending on source, but even at the low end that's a lot of money bleeding out of that company.
What is 5 Million going to do that to stop that amount of bleeding? Why would a fund lend that amount to a company they know will blow through it in a matter of days with no real plan for income?
MoviePass will go down as just another disaster.
I wasn't saying it would cost more, or it would save money. I was merely stating that trying to explain such subjects to most CFO's/CEO's would make their head spin.
Whether Linux is cheaper, the same, or more expensive to run is not really relevant as long as most people assume it is a hassle to implement.
This will have zero impact on Linux. This is enterprise pricing. If I go to my employer and suggest that we not pay the increased fees and switch to Linux my employer will ask me "How much will that cost and/or save?" As soon as that conversation starts the heads of everyone in the room will start to spin.
This is not new, companies have been doing this for a long time. Companies now are probably destroying items daily. Amazon just happens to be big enough to get caught. Not that we should be defending Amazon or this practice but it's always easier to blame large companies.
I don't know if it was just because I paid more attention, but last Hurricane season they seemed to have trouble predicting the path. They had 3 or 4 probable paths listed at once with at least one. More time should allow for that as long as we can predict where it's going to hit.
They didn't pin him down. They simply are asking for the research behind his statements.
If you're the head of the EPA and make a statement such as he made I think it's totally rational to ask for the research.
"This hesitation demonstrates the often tense relationship between game preservationists and private collectors."
I'm sure I'm a out of the loop idiot on this topic but really? There is "often" a "tense relationship". Exactly how often, twice in history? How many private collectors of games are out there and what exactly are they collecting? If they have pirated the software initially they won't have the rights to take it down anyway. I'm totally confused and this seems like someone wrote an article to create something rather than report on something.
I am okay with longer release cycles. iPhone upgrades that feel like they come on before I even knew about the last one, other mobile phone providers constantly releasing new models. Previously we were bombarded by hardware upgrades for PCs (that has slowed too). Software upgrades, TV Upgrades. It seems for awhile there consumers were just bombarded with upgrades. I think a slower upgrade cycle is better all around. It will hopefully lead to more stable products and as a consumer feeling like you get more from your investment and are willing to spend again.
Slashdot Mirror
This seems like a solution in search of a problem.
That sums up most of what Samsung develops
I hope that facebook posts become so short lived that I never get to see them. That should really make their tracking cookies ephemeral too.
If it' ain't broke, don't fix it. Seriously though, why do developers (yes I'm talking to you too GNOME) feel the need to constantly change UI's? If something is working and working well for the users why change for the sake of having something "new". It's purely to add things to a feature list. People - If it ain't broke don't fix it. Engineers - If it' ain't broke we haven't added enough features.
This article really isn't all that interesting. There is really barely anything there. The topic should be "I needed a blog post and had nothing better to write about" It would be interesting to compare different OS's. Does Windows, Mac or Linux work better with a keyboard? Do different web browsers handle shortcuts better? Can I configure a certain OS to handle keyboard shortcuts more productively? It may be interesting to explore the keyboard only topic. Maybe it is easier for some to use only keyboard. It's a great topic but this is just a boring blog post about someone's very limited experiment
Here's almost an indentical article, from the same site, dated Nov 8 2017. Numbers are different. https://qz.com/1120344/200-uni...
A beta version of an Ubuntu release that is not LTS require a front page spot on Slashdot? I get it, I love some "bleeding edge" distro's and it's fun to have the latest stuff from GNOME or KDE. Ubuntu release like this are neither bleeding edge, or really important releases. They aren't bleeding edge enough to get you excited. They aren't supported long enough to install them on anything other than a home PC you have fun with. I understand Ubuntu may be a front runner, but this is just not headline worthy.
It seems to be the current thought process in corporations is that they have very little concern for privacy unless they get caught. Suddenly after they get caught they are all about privacy for a brief period to get some good PR.
Until there is an affordable and viable alternative any amount of outrage, scream, yelling or rebellion won't effect Microsoft at all. Linux is not a viable alternative. I say that writing from a Linux based machine and all my home PCs are now running Linux. Apple is not an affordable alternative. There's no clear threat to Microsoft so there's no reason to worry about a rebellion.
Microsoft doesn't care what users think. Anyone who is surprised at this is just being silly. Microsoft has shown no desire to actually cater to users. Edge is quite possibly the most horrible web browser ever produced and they force it upon users. Windows 8 interface was a total failure, yet they still crammed it into the Windows 10 menu. These are only some examples. Microsoft has no motivation to actually make positive changes for end users.
Everyone start tripping balls on MDMA.
I made the switch to Linux completely because of the recent updates to Windows. I finally got frustrated enough with dealing with it that both work and home are now completely Linux based, even for my kids. I've in some way been using Linux for years but kept Windows on my work laptops since we entirely based on Active Directory, Exchange and Sharepoint. I always kept Windows at home because a majority of my time was spent either gaming or just watching Netflix so there was never really any motivation to change. Windows 10 gave me the push to change though. A majority of the games I get from Steam are on linux. I play Minecraft with my daughters without issue. Netflix runs fine. RDP works fine for any server work I need to accomplish at work. I know it's cliche and no one really cares that a few users switch, but I was somewhat of a "fan" of Microsoft for awhile. Windows 10 completely destroyed that. Microsoft will continue to hold the market share and there's no worry that they are pissing off their users because they don't have to care. I just wonder if they will ever piss enough people off that someone will step up with a truly viable alternative. For now I'll happily keep Manjaro running (yes, flame on Arch users!)
This is news? Really? Random emails attempting to get something for free is worth reporting on? How did this not get filed under "slow news day"?
Why is this bad thing? Do you like the look and feel of an iPhone but don't like iOS, now you have an option. They were obviously very deliberate in creating a phone they thought would attract iPhone fans. Maybe it's because it doesn't cost more since there's no Apple logo on it that people are upset. Every damn SUV out there looks the same now. No one complains when calls Kia shameless when they make their SUVs look like Lexus.
How many of that 85% are sharing every shock value story across their own Facebook feed? Fake news is pretty easily stopped simply by not turning into a viral "please click like and share" campaign. And we can't blame all Trump supporters either. Those that hate him turn anything that remotely looks like a juicy rumor mill story against him into the latest facebook viral story.
According to sources from other articles MoviePass loses (or could lose) an estimated 21-45 million per month. The range seems to vary depending on source, but even at the low end that's a lot of money bleeding out of that company. What is 5 Million going to do that to stop that amount of bleeding? Why would a fund lend that amount to a company they know will blow through it in a matter of days with no real plan for income? MoviePass will go down as just another disaster.
I wasn't saying it would cost more, or it would save money. I was merely stating that trying to explain such subjects to most CFO's/CEO's would make their head spin. Whether Linux is cheaper, the same, or more expensive to run is not really relevant as long as most people assume it is a hassle to implement.
This will have zero impact on Linux. This is enterprise pricing. If I go to my employer and suggest that we not pay the increased fees and switch to Linux my employer will ask me "How much will that cost and/or save?" As soon as that conversation starts the heads of everyone in the room will start to spin.
This is not new, companies have been doing this for a long time. Companies now are probably destroying items daily. Amazon just happens to be big enough to get caught. Not that we should be defending Amazon or this practice but it's always easier to blame large companies.
Funny but true. That's how companies get around charging fees for Credit Card Purchases, they offer cash discounts instead
I don't know if it was just because I paid more attention, but last Hurricane season they seemed to have trouble predicting the path. They had 3 or 4 probable paths listed at once with at least one. More time should allow for that as long as we can predict where it's going to hit.
They didn't pin him down. They simply are asking for the research behind his statements. If you're the head of the EPA and make a statement such as he made I think it's totally rational to ask for the research.
That always works out well.. File McFileyFace? Gitty McGit Face?
"This hesitation demonstrates the often tense relationship between game preservationists and private collectors." I'm sure I'm a out of the loop idiot on this topic but really? There is "often" a "tense relationship". Exactly how often, twice in history? How many private collectors of games are out there and what exactly are they collecting? If they have pirated the software initially they won't have the rights to take it down anyway. I'm totally confused and this seems like someone wrote an article to create something rather than report on something.
That was exactly my thought. How self absorbed do you have to be to want to "socialize" your spending habits?
I am okay with longer release cycles. iPhone upgrades that feel like they come on before I even knew about the last one, other mobile phone providers constantly releasing new models. Previously we were bombarded by hardware upgrades for PCs (that has slowed too). Software upgrades, TV Upgrades. It seems for awhile there consumers were just bombarded with upgrades. I think a slower upgrade cycle is better all around. It will hopefully lead to more stable products and as a consumer feeling like you get more from your investment and are willing to spend again.