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The Surface Book got fixed for good with a firmware update though.
Meanwhile, all of the Mac problems I mentioned are still not fixed and Apple is still quite obviously, ignoring their desktop OS. They've also always hated power users where-as Microsoft caters to them on hand and foot.
hckrnews.com lets you browse the list of submitted stories more easily than news.ycombinator.com.
You can't really be blamed for not knowing that something was on news.ycombinator.com since looking at the list there is slow and painful. To find yesterday's story, I had to scroll down the page and click "More" about 6 or 7 times and on each listing, I had to hit F3 (find) to search for Uber.
This site doesn't even have a proper search function.
So, don't even worry about it because how can anybody expect you to know?
Microsoft posts a low-quality video attempting to get Hackernews to boot Windows on their Macs so they can have bad implementations of modern Linux tools instead of the bad implementations of outdated Linux tools that ship with MacO's.
Satire is funnier when it's accurate. "bad implementations of modern Linux tools" is incorrect here because the tools are the same binaries that come with Ubuntu.
Riiiiight. That's why you made the argument about React/Reagent/Om when I pressed you about that point. Nice try though!
Anyway, I think I pointed out how wrong you are on just about every other point you made in this thread. Anybody who reads this will certainly see that. So, my work is done here :)
Enjoy that last word if you want!
I never used Sling and I practically forgot about it since I learned of it long time ago. I think it one point I heard some rumors that it was dead.
Anyway, can you just flip channels with it, like cable? Perhaps I will check it out.
I don't update for every single release like you do I guess. So maybe I have not had any problems that you've had. Ionic does not update right away when angular changes either.
My opinion doesn't really matter though. I use what is popular so that I have plenty of help getting my work done. The only opinion that I've given you of Clojurescript so far is that I don't think it's as popular. Other than that, nobody has told me what is so great about it in this thread or anywhere. So I really don't think that you have any basis to say that my mind is made up about how great that is. You're not selling it at all and you didn't even answer my question about it.
You're not answering any of my questions; you completely ignored them which was kind of rude in my opinion. Where are these great Clojurescript projects?
Anyhow, I use Ionic 2 (which is built on Angular 2) with TypeScript build mobile apps and they are absolutely fantastic to work with. What exactly are you going to ask me about this that is going to change your opinion? You've obviously made up your mind. So, what's the point of talking to you? You're not going to argue, you are just going to keep giving out your opinion which, so far, seems highly caustic and ill-informed.
Sorry that next to nobody is using your favorite language. It's not my problem. TypeScript and Angular definitely have a future and no amount of whining is going to stop it.
I use Mac and Windows every day and I'm certainly comfortable with both of them. Many of my Mac hardware issues have no fix at all though.
The one I mentioned about certain USB mice dying has never been fixed. Another thing that will never ever be fixed is the lack of choice video cards that I can put into the PCIe slot on my Mac Pro. Other problems with PRAM or SMC/sleep have a "fix" but somehow they keep popping up and you have to keep applying the fix. I can tell you honestly that I never have recurring problems on the Windows because things get fixed quite rapidly since Microsoft obviously still cares about Windows.
Anyway, I don't care about Chromebooks or other walled garden devices really. Even if I just wanted something to browse with I would prefer a Windows tablet so I could have some freedom ;)
Are you asking me or are you telling me? I feel like no matter what I say, you are just going to shoot it down anyway because it seems like this particular avenue of thought is completely closed off to you. What do you think I'm going to say? That I don't use them? Not sure what kind of response you are expecting here.
Wow, so is this the official beginning of the age of decentralized cable-companies?
As a cable cutter, one thing I am really looking forward to is the day that I can flip channels again very easily, without having to think about what I am doing.
Well, I don't know where you get the idea that C#/TypeScript/Java/etc are only used in bullshit enterprise projects but you couldn't be more wrong about that. There are plenty of games, mobile apps, hobby projects and other fun things written with these. Take a look around. Twitch.tv has a number of Windows/C#/TypeScript devs that work on games.
Anyway, have you heard of VSCode at all? That's written in TypeScript. So is Ionic 2 and Ionic Native. Those along with Angular 2/4 are all complete platforms written in TypeScript...
So, what have you got besides Reagent/Om? Because those aren't even half as large, popular or even alive as the ones I've mentioned (and React isn't built with Clojure either).
It's hard to convince us because it's not true. As a matter of fact, the opposite is true - hardware certainly doesn't "just work" in Apple's ecosystem and it does just work with Windows.
I use Mac and Windows every day at work. Rarely, if ever, do I have any issues with my Windows hardware but my Mac hardware constantly causes me problems. Just last week I had to take steps to "zap the PRAM" on my 2012 Mac Pro since every USB port died for no reason.
I also have multiple wireless USB mice that work fine on my Macs until I go to the Updates tab of the App Store...at which point they simply stop working. Another problem I have with my Macs is that there is no built-in way to disable an external monitor without unplugging it or powering it down.
Honestly, I've been using Macs since the 90's, I've always had hardware problems with them and when I look around I see others having the same problems - so I know it's not just me. If you search the web you can see millions of others having Mac hardware issues - so I'm not really sure where Apple fans are getting the idea that Mac hardware "just works" because it quite obviously does not.
You need to join the Windows Insider program first - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Insider#Rings
C# is certainly better than JavaScript in many ways. That's why tons of JavaScript developers and popular projects have now switched to TypeScript, the C# of the web.
Meanwhile...next to nobody uses Clojurescript.
Windows is beautiful compared to the Mac OS where the software all looks like it was inspired by a 1970's era stereo unit.
The ugly UI isn't even the worst part about the Mac OS though. The worst part is that it just doesn't even come close to offering the same sort of freedom that you get on Windows where Microsoft leaves hooks in to let developers actually do what they want.
Most of the problems with the Mac OS are by design too. I think it's hilarious that Apple folks think it's a really good idea to hide the label on most buttons. I guess you have to "just know what it is" before clicking it or hover over it and hope for a tooltip to popup tell you what the thing will do. Real efficient.
There's really no wonder in my mind why most people don't use Apple anything.
I feel like I'm in prison or an insane asylum when I have to use my Mac or iOS devices after enjoying the freedom that I have using Windows all day.
I could go very far into detail here and list all of the extremely annoying limitations that I run into, but instead I'll respond to your vague complaints with my own. Apple quite obviously wants absolute control over their device and their software whereas Microsoft lets me to do whatever I want with my computers and my software.
I have to have a Mac to make iOS apps, but as soon as those are no longer a thing I'll toss all my Mac stuff straight into the garbage.
...declared Apple as the platform for discerning power users.
Incorrect. There are plenty of discerning power users who prefer the power of a good UI over a good CLI. What you meant to say is "for power users who happen to use UNIX".
Even at peak reality distortion Apple had a whole 6% share of the desktop market. Just enough to be annoying to the rest of the world. They definitely never had a monopoly on these so-called "discerning power users".
Where is the disaster? I run Windows 10 on a 4K monitor all day long and I see no disaster...
installing and uninstalling applications is copy and delete
Half the time. The other half you get an installer.
The Mac OS just got the ability to resize windows by every edge or corner within the past decade. However, you still cannot disable an external monitor without physically turning it off or installing some third-party software to manage it for you. My point is that Windows has tons of similar features that the Mac OS simply does not have.
Beyond the features themselves, Windows has a superior UI. The global menu bar in the Mac OS is terrible. The dock is terrible. Window management is terrible. What's left? Oh, the finder. That's terrible too. These are things that everybody complains about over and over again so I offer you no reasoning here for my opinion. The only thing that Macs have going for them is that they are UNIX and you can build iOS apps with them. That's it. And that's why Macs have a 5% marketshare despite killer marketing.
The faces change, but the game stays the same. That's the salient point here IMO.
Why is that? Who is behind it?
Do you think they'll ever enable background Linux daemons, so that I don't have to keep a terminal open to keep Postgres running?
Just because I bought one of their devices doesn't mean that I trust them to be the sole owner of the keys to it.
I want to own those keys. I actually don't want to trust anybody but myself if I can help it.
Your entire argument amounts to: Trust Apple and nobody else. What makes you think that's a good idea?
We're not talking about a dumb mower that is not storing any of your personal information.
Exactly. That's why it's even more important that we be able to repair it ourselves.
Apple has the absolute right to protect it in order to protect your data, even in the ways that prevents you from repairing your yourself.
There are no absolute rights. There are laws. I trust myself more than Apple and I don't think there's much you can say to convince me otherwise.
If you want to repair, take it to Apple or if there's no store, mail it in.
Nope. I'd rather not, thanks! That's why we're going to get this law passed.
I just buy seltzer water and I add a little bit of juice to a cup of it. It tastses great and I lost it about 10 pounds doing this alone.
I only buy juice like Langers which does not have any high fructose corn syrup. My favorite seltzer water is Adirondack brand because it's very fizzy.
I use https://www.airserver.com/ on my Windows computer and I can stream all of my devices to it.
As a matter fact the only thing I want plugged into my TV is a Windows computer. It's the best. I get all the content that I want plus video games. I feel bad for people who are stuck with locked down walled garden devices.
Thanks for making this. Some suggestions:
- How about linking back to the IMDB page for each movie?
- It would be great if you displayed various ratings from IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes and elsewhere kind of like JustWatch.com does (but with links to those ratings pages).
- Actually, it would be really cool if you linked to a JustWatch search too so the user can easily see if the movie is streaming anywhere that they subscribe to.
Another crazy thought - a merger with JustWatch would be awesome too (but I really wish JustWatch would also link back to IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, etc).
The author says "Objective-C and Swift cannot continue to coexist indefinitely." but their only supporting argument is that a multi-lingual platform is bad because nobody will know what language to choose.
This is the same charge that has been leveled against Microsoft since they don't use .NET to produce every single piece of Microsoft software. Has that somehow stopped .NET from continuing to grow? No, it has not.
Off-topic: Learned a new word reading this. Lacuna ~ an unfilled space or interval; a gap. Thanks!
Web Essentials, EditorConfig, Fix File Encoding and Line Endings Unifier. Also, Node.js tools and Tools for Apache Cordova if you work with those.
The reason I think it's the best - I haven't seen better HTML/JS/CSS auto-complete in another IDE. It's also got one of the best Android emulators for working with Cordova/Ionic. WebStorm comes close, but I don't like that I had to setup each new JS library to get auto-complete for it. VSCode comes close, but doesn't support code folding on // #region comments and it can't deal with large files as well as the full VS.
I've been working with Microsoft tech for over 20 years and I absolutely love their style so much more than any other tech company. I'm really glad that they exist and I want to see them succeed. When I try to imagine a world without Microsoft and .NET, I honestly start feeling queasy.
My one big complaint about .NET is that they didn't open source it sooner. Maybe then, Silverlight or something really tight like that would have won out over the shit-fest of JavaScript that we've had to deal with for the past decade. JavaScript is finally catching up though and at least Visual Studio is one of the best editors you can use for that too. (Really, with the right extensions installed, I think it is the best.)
I have a lot of complaints about Microsoft too, but I always complain about things I love. Take my wife, for instance... :)
Nice work on the project as well as it's website! Very impressive!