Comment Re:forget the gameplay! (Score 1) 81
That would be "rended". Rendered is something different: molten, melted.
That would be "rended". Rendered is something different: molten, melted.
It's both. Type import this from the interpreter, and you'll get this:
The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
Beautiful is better than ugly.
Explicit is better than implicit.
Simple is better than complex.
Complex is better than complicated.
Flat is better than nested.
Sparse is better than dense.
Readability counts.
Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
Although practicality beats purity.
Errors should never pass silently.
Unless explicitly silenced.
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
Now is better than never.
Although never is often better than *right* now.
If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!
While it doesn't always manage it, if you read the discussions and PEPs relating to the language's design it's clear that the idea of a "Pythonic" way of doing things is one of the top considerations.
All of what you stated is convention, documentation and community-agreed definition of Pythonic. One can write Python that compiles and works that you will have trouble reading. One generally doesn't because when learning the language, the community and documentation lead one to a more Pythonic path.
Yes, I'm quibbling over words, not disagreeing that the idea of Pythonic code isn't useful or cool.
That is not a feature of the language, though. That is a feature of the community.
I suppose you are right, there's some cross shopping, but saying that the ASUS is similarly-sized is still pretty wrong. 30% is a large difference in the ultra-book market. And the Surface Pro 3 with a keyboard (the configuration that best compares against other clamshell ultrabooks) is almost two-and-a-half pounds.
Why speak of CPU and RAM when the discussion is regarding build quality?
I have yet to use an ASUS machine that is as well-built as a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air.
Rather than blindly assume that Apple's build-quality is marketing varopour-ware, as you are doing, or blindly assume that Apple's build-quality is worth the extra expense, as you accuse jcr of doing, why not actually compare the two products first hand and make a choice based on that?
By that logic, why did we start using USB? At one point, no one else had used it either.
A larger screen is not bad, but it is different. I look at an ultrabook as a portable machine. If I can have one inch less of screen diagonal for 33% less volume and 30% less weight, that's a win for me. My point was that when comparing two ultrabooks, size and weight are a pretty large part of their purpose. One also does not compare a Fiat 500 with a VW Golf. While they are both hatchbacks, one is huge compared to the other.
I can't speak for most people. I'm merely pointing out that comparing two ultrabooks, which exist to be ultra-portable, where one is a third larger and heavier, seems a strained comparison.
The problem is it weighs 32% more (2.6 lbs vs 2 lbs) and is 33% bigger (324mm x 226mm vs. 280mm x 196mm). It also does not have USB-C. It is slimmer though, at 12.1 mm!
So, it depends on what one means by similar specs. Over 30% heavier and bulkier in two dimensions is not similar for my needs.
The kind of timepieces that can be reliably passed down through generations rarely cost $600.
Yes, you need more ports, but they don't need to be on the computer itself. That's what hubs are for. Besides which, hubs are much more convenient, since you only need to plug in the hubs themselves, rather than needing to plug in every peripheral.
I'm honestly eager for the day when we can finally ditch cables coming out of our computers and can instead wirelessly link to hubs that will manage legacy cabled connections for us...ones which we can hide out of sight and mind in drawers of desks or other places where they don't need to be making things untidy. We're nowhere close yet, but we're getting there.
I think we're pretty close today, but not all the way. I have on my desk an iMac with it's two cables (power and Ethernet) routed down a cable-management system, wireless keyboard, wireless mouse. The only cable one would see is a MagSafe charging cable which is holstered on the left side and only really visible when charging the laptop. I have stowed for when I use it a wired gaming mouse (which does do Bluetooth but I prefer the cable).
So all in all, one cable, usually not visible.
They are not absolutely terrible for status updates in all cases. I would much rather be fired in-person than over e-mail, for example.
With practice, one can keep face-to-face meetings on-track, mitigating the time-wasting factor
With practice one can write clearly enough to mitigate the "benefits of body-language and subtle queues to meaning."
I'm not so sure that's true. We're still discovering ways in which we receive information from others non-verbally.
Sometimes an e-mail is the right choice. Sometimes a meeting is the right choice. Sometimes both are the right choice. All else being equal (competence, availability) the face-to-face communication is always preferred in my book.
If my co-worker is a terrible person to talk to, I'll prefer an e-mail (all else not equal). If my co-worker runs terrible meetings, I'll prefer an e-mail. If my coworker has the reading comprehension of a two-year old, I'll prefer a meeting. If my co-worker is in another country, I'll prefer an e-mail. Those are all situations where not all else is equal. In most cases, where the choice is closer, the face-to-face meeting wins out.
It only sounds that way if you misread it as "all other passenger airlines". Malaysian Airlines was not the odd one out, and I don't think it sounded that way. It only sounded like there were at least one other airline which had refused to carry lithium-ion batteries.
Writing and sending summarizing notes after a face-to-face conversation is very important. That's not all there is to communication, though, and having a face-to-face conversation which carries with it body language and other queues is still a proffered method for me.
Anyone can make an omelet with eggs. The trick is to make one with none.
