Comment Re:Honestly? (Score 1) 321
You can customize the Start menu quite a bit -- I've removed all the tiles, for example, so I have a menu that's quite clean and usable. Cortana is gone too. Simple and easy.
Comment Re:Diversity (Score 1) 287
All true.
That does not excuse companies from being misleading for PR reasons.
If companies were up-front about WHY they have the demographics they do -- society does provide female and minority candidates -- it might provide impetuous for change. Hiding reality rarely, if ever, improves anything.
Comment Re:Too many pixels = slooooooow (Score 1) 263
Yes, but in 20 years, we'll have graphics cards that can run 8k monitors at reasonable speed, and software that scales properly. The screen doesn't exist in a vacuum, and right now, even 4k screens at 15.6 inches are performance dogs. And think how ridiculous the price for an 8k monitor will be...
Comment How the mighty have fallen (Score 2) 486
Slashdot has fallen far in credibility if it promotes sloppy research like the referenced article.
Comment Paralyzed solutions (Score 1) 100
A spinal injury rendered my primary right hand useless. So I write (250k words this year) and code (30k lines C++/C#/Python) using a Logitech Wireless Touchpad and a compact tablet-style keyboard on my PC.
Comment Silly Dichotomy (Score 1) 407
The question is silly.
Which language to choose depends on the task at hand, not arbitrary religion. I was using C++ when it was "C with classes", wrote books and articles about it -- and my answer is to use the tool best suited to a given task and target platform. I've used Objective C when it fits my goal.
I dislike questions asked only to invent false reasons for making a choice.
Republican Bill Aims To Thwart the FCC's Leaning Towards Title II 182
SpzToid writes U.S. congressional Republicans on Friday proposed legislation that would set "net neutrality" rules for broadband providers, aiming to head off tougher regulations backed by the Obama administration. Republican lawmakers hope to counter the Federal Communications Commission's vote on Feb. 26 for rules that are expected to follow the legal path endorsed by President Barack Obama, which Internet service providers (ISPs) and Republicans say would unnecessarily burden the industry with regulation. Net neutrality activists, now with Obama's backing, have advocated for regulation of ISPs under a section of communications law known as Title II, which would treat them more like public utilities. The White House on Thursday said legislation was not necessary to settle so-called "net neutrality" rules because the Federal Communications Commission had the authority to write them.
Comment Obvious (Score 1) 282
Well "duh". And water is wet.
Comment No "None of the Above"? (Score 1) 238
What, no "None of the above"?
I equate clickbait with jailbait -- no touchy!
Comment Make it so. (Score 1) 701
Make it so. Make it so. Don't hold back anymore...
Comment Re:Age of Slashdot Accounts (Score 3, Informative) 146
Doubtful - the single digit users were the original cast of editors... who I haven't seen post a comment (unless it was a meta-slashdot story) for years.
Comment Re:Age of Slashdot Accounts (Score 2) 146
Did somebody make a sound?
Comment Nanex: Knightmare on Wall Street (Score 1) 377
It is surprising that the best article on KCG's trades was not shared yet. Check out http://www.nanex.net/aqck2/3522.html for a fascinating look at the trades. Chart 3 shows a millisecond interval chart with around 40 trades happening in under a second, each buying at the offer and immediately selling at the bid. As Nanex put it "you now have a system that's very efficient at burning money".
Comment Re:Am I the only one in the world that likes Ribbo (Score 2) 642
You're not alone. I like the ribbon.
It's a helluva lot better than a thousand menu layers.
Comment Re:This Thread Says it All (Score 1) 356
Correction acknowledged and accepted.
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