Comment Re:Another day, another anti-Apple story (Score 1) 326
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Given the number of happily-satisfied Apple users (is there any other kind of Apple user), maybe the number of anti-Apple stories published should be zero.
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Given the number of happily-satisfied Apple users (is there any other kind of Apple user), maybe the number of anti-Apple stories published should be zero.
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I, for one, applaud Apple's efforts to keep the Apple support forums all singing praises for Apple and its products. When I visit those forums, I do not want to see critique of Apple and its products. I want my visit to be positive and cheerful.
I am so happy that Apple is providing such a wholesome environment for me to visit and discuss Apple's products.
Unreasonable rejection is what turns people off.
Unless and until WikiPedia resolves the problem with moderators, participation will continue to decline.
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No one wants to deal with the Nurse Ratched moderators who seem to hover over certain topics, punishing those who want to contribute.
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Contrary to the opinion of most [clueless] managers, it is not about the slackers.
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It is about communication among the team.
If you hire good employees, then you should not need to be concerned about the number of hours they are working, except to make sure they are not working too many hours.
.Lee Iacocca - "I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way."
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Micromanagement occurs when your manager spends more time asking you detailed questions about your project than you spend actually working on the project. Micromanagement occurs when your manager really does not understand technically what you are doing, and thinks that he can look like he does by asking a lot of questions. Micromanagement is telling you how to do your job, not telling you what the goal of your job is.
Micromanagement is not good for the person being "managed", the project, or the company.
It needs to be banished, not praised.
it's interesting to see how forward-thinking the company was 20 years ago.
If Microsoft really were forward thinking 20 years ago, they would not be having the troubles they are currently having.
I have to lift my hands from the keyboard to control stuff?
Don't worry, this is just Microsoft trying to look innovative. This, too, shall pass.
...Microsoft said it wants gestures to complement what is possible using mouse and keyboard, rather than replacing them...
Didn't Microsoft say a similar thing about the new interface in Windows 8 and the Start Menu? Yet Microsoft tried burying the Start Menu, only to be chastised by its customers for doing Yet Another Stupid Thing.
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What if Verizon succeeds in killing the Internet?
I've posted countless essays over the years on the importance of Net neutrality and how big ISPs are trying to turn the Internet into a pay-per-view system, rather than the open-access system it was always intended to be. I've written open letters to federal legislators; remarked on the various games being played by AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, and the like; and cheered Google Fiber for demonstrating that the big ISPs are full of nonsense when they claim their backs are against the wall in terms of broadband speeds and reach.
And now, Verizon is claiming it has free speech rights to limit and block content flowing from the Internet to its customers....
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