Unfortunately, the lunatics have taken over the asylum and now apparently "silence is violence".

> Trump is completely free to set up his own Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Facebook and everything else he got removed from and hook it up to the internet.

That's true, but it only shifts the problem upstream.

People will go after whatever 3rd party service providers his site uses - DNS, hosting, payment processing, etc. And if those service providers don't bend the knee, people will go after their upstream providers. We know this will happen because it has happened, is happening, and will continue to happen. Even Visa, Mastercard, and banks have bent the knee.

It's simply not feasible to "build your own" site unless you own and control all of the technology infrastructure up to the backbone as well as all the payment infrastructure up to the bank, and even then people will try to get other technology and banking infrastructure to not interact with yours.

You can build your own printing press, paper, and ink, and hire your own delivery boys. But the nature of the internet requires networking, and if all of your peers have been incentivized not to do business with you then you're not gonna have much of a website.

"If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black." - Joe Biden

The flip side of that argument is that "the checkbox is the mating call of the loser", meaning that you were too chickenshit to make a design decision. I personally don't buy that argument as I feel more choice is better than less choice, but there are practical considerations: having to maintain two code paths, providing multiple ways to do the same thing, etc. Of course the flip side of this argument is that whatever decision you make will be the wrong one. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

That's only a problem for the user; Google doesn't give a fuck.

There are actually some worthwhile if incremental improvements under the hood, but it's not worth the trouble or price of the upgrade let alone having to deal with all the Metro stuff. Overall Windows 8 is a net negative.

My understanding is that Sinofsky was a divisive figure, and he left either on his own or forcefully to ease tension and build a better working environment. His successor, Julie Larson-Green, was the driving force behind the whole Metro concept, so if you're hoping for some kind of backing off don't hold your breath. Microsoft wants their pound of flesh and is going all-in on Metro.

From the link, to make it work you need the same footage from 25 to 30 angles. Might be doable in a few specific scenarios, but it's not practical in general.

I just got a U2412M a few weeks ago. This is the absolute best monitor for the price. I would get another one if I had the room for it; they are shockingly large compared to my previous 19" 5:4 monitor.

Convenience. I rarely use my cell phone, but it's one of those deals where you'd rather have one and not need it than need one and not have it. Of course I only have a dumb phone and a pay-as-you-go plan; I use it so rarely that it probably costs less than $20 per year. I think people who pay $70 per month are insane, but if it's worth it to them then what do I care?

Yes, I could just use some 3rd party utility to make it more useful to me as a desktop operating system. However, my problem with Windows 8 is more philosophical than practical.

The problem is not that it's difficult to learn (though it is a bit of a shock at first); the problem is that some people just don't like it. You might be perfectly content with a touch-first tablet interface on your desktop, but Windows 8 will never touch any of my personal machines. That being said, I am still interested to try it out on a tablet device where many of the design decisions might actually make sense.

...tits or gtfo.

Straight from the horse's mouth:

...we are considering Windows 8 a brand new advertising canvas that offers endless opportunities. The connected user interface and unique, fluid design of Windows 8 will encourage people to explore and discover ads without disrupting their experience.