It's been like this for a while. The autodidacts just tend to get nervous and defensive when topics like higher education come around. It reminds them that they're not actually scientists, engineers, mathematicians, or whatever else they fancy themselves.

It's sad, really. Just let them have their play-pretend time. Articles like this don't come around more than once or twice a year. Let them feel good about their bad decisions for a while. They need it.

Really? You didn't think you could separate the rituals from the belief?

That can't be right. What did really you mean / intend to say?

I'd pick a different definition if I were you. I suspect you'd be quite surprised at what that identifies as fantasy.

This sounds awfully familiar... Didn't Apple have this exact same problem?

Thanks, TFA:

Now we need to ask why Google didn't take action to prevent this sort of thing.

That's some serious self-delusion there.,,

That's good news. I was getting concerned about my construction plans. I'll have another load of bricks dumped in my yard every week until my new mansion emerges.

pico

Flame on!

So ... just like Apple then?

I couldn't agree more! Apple's grid of icons was totally different from Palms grid of icons!

It's true. No one would have ever thought to use a grid of icons on a smartphone before the iPhone. Apple's grid of icons was light years ahead of other so-called grids of icons at the time. Truly innovative.

Difficulty reading? Not "I", but "most people".

I guess you're right. You've been reading for years and yet still have trouble with basic comprehension.

Or I'm right, and you just need to put in a bit of effort!

So... Are you hopelessly illiterate or is there hope for you yet?

More "I have a special mind" nonsense.

Get over yourself. Most people can succeed at any intellectual pursuit, provided they're willing to put in the effort.

I guess, if the "Linux everywhere" you've been waiting for is little more than a launcher for strangely limited Java apps with an impossibly bad UI.

Dream bigger.

I remember Richard Muller (Berkeley physicist) writing something about that in Nemesis: The Death Star (It's a pop-sci book, not science fiction as the title implies.)

Do you remember the early 90's? Doom, Dark Forces, etc.? I don't recall dynamic lighting in any of the Wing Commander games -- or full-screen action for that matter.

This isn't an argument worth having. Believe what you want about the game, my point was that the tech isn't nearly as limited as people assume. What I can say is that early 2000's type games are very easily doable on crummy hardware in FFOS. You mentioned the 3GS earlier. A popular game from that era, like Wolfenstein RPG, is well within the capabilities of even a phone like the ZTE Open running FFOS.

Also, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. Is it that my example is crummy or that JS is unsuitable for apps and games?

Isn't it obvious? It doesn't run Android!