Comment That's not true (Score 1) 109
I've never had a problem with att--, oh look, a squirrel!
I've never had a problem with att--, oh look, a squirrel!
It's possible for a programmer to write good documentation, but only if:
1. They're writing it for other programmers, preferably ones already familiar with the product.
2. They're able to think like a non-programmer.
#2 is very rare, IME.
Compared to what? C might be high-level compared to Assembler, but it was low-level compared to Basic, Fortran, and COBOL.
What about all the people that can ONLY get AOL in their rural areas (the Comcast "go fuck yourself" zones)? It seems strange to think less of them for living in the wrong place.
Well, people in the middle of their farms, milking their cow with a pitchfork sticking out their back pocket, aren't usually considered tech-savvy themselves, even if they DON'T use AOL.
I was with my GF on Sunday. However, I did spend Saturday with my mom, some of it helping her get a cellphone because her landline quit working and AT&T never showed to fix the durn thing.
I think I still have a free account. I vaguely remember them talking me into it back when I got broadband at the turn of the century. I don't remember what my username was.
Sounds like management backed the wrong donkey.
Fixed your post.
They did better than I expected. I thought they'd repeat what they did with their word processor and call it "Browser".
It could be worse. I've seen it spelled "KOBOL", probably by someone who's seen too much Battlestar Galactica.
Call me when they've implemented systemd.
What version?
The "desktop" isn't going anywhere in my home. My tablet is fine for pure consumption, email, Facebook, Netflix, etc. But it is totally inadequate even for something as simple as ranting on my favorite web forum. I could switch to a Chrombook far more easily than I could to iOS or Android, but Google Docs isn't as good as MS Office, and where would I put my top secret plans for world domination?
An iPad, seriosly...?
iPads are media consumption devices, not workplace tools, unless of course FB, NetFlix and YouTube are what you do at work.
That would be an interesting job.
This is why we should all support the republican crusade to outlaw encryption technology!
The saying "If you outlaw encryption, only outlaws will have encryption" couldn't possibly be more appropriate.
Don't get me started about 4-way stops! In my neighborhood, the city, in its infinite non-wisdom, replaced several intersection's traffic lights with 4-way stops to save money. IMHO, it's a mess! Half the time, it's not clear who was first/next to the intersection, and more than half don't seem to realize you should yield to the vehicle on the right.
Once, I was trying to make a left turn and the guy going the other way stopped and waved me on. If I had gone, I would have been hit by the guy in the other lane.
Hackers of the world, unite!