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Re: A factory reset of a Microsoft Surface Go reminded me why I love Chromebooks

trans — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:01:25 -0000

And yet I just managed to completely brick my first Chromebook tablet. I signed up for the trial of Enterprise Upgrade, decided not to buy it at the end of the trial, deleted the account (as told to do by Google support) and presto, Powerwash functionality was deactivated on my device and there was no way to get it back. Google support told me I'd have to return the device to the store from which I bought it.

Moreover, all I ever wanted to do with it is access my file server via SMB and pull up PDF files. Over a month in I never could get it to access the server.

So much for 52 seconds.

Re: Google Announces Android Support for Foldable Devices

trans — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 01:21:43 -0000

I'm curious for a screen that flips up for a long narrow display, making more room for input interfaces.

Re: Sicp Goodness - Why you don't need looping constructs

trans — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 07:43:17 -0000

Nice post. Actually, thought you were going to talk about combinators -- another way to avoid loops.

Like the layout of your blog too. What blog engine/generator and style template is it?

Re: interblah.net - why-is-nobody-using-refinements

trans — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 11:04:02 -0000

Yes. That's correct.

Re: interblah.net - why-is-nobody-using-refinements

trans — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 06:39:34 -0000

Refinements failed for a much simpler reason -- the syntax. As the creator of Ruby Facets I was looking forward to adding support for refinements, but I soon discovered I would have to maintain a **second copy of every method** with refinement boiler plate wrapped around them. That just wasn't worth the hassle. If instead matz had made refinements a simple mechanism of loading the *same code* in two different ways, e.g. `require` vs `refine`, then I think we would have seen a lot more uptake. Both Ruby Facets and Active::Support would have been largely ready to be used via refinement out the gate.

Re: Molten Salt Reactor Claims Melt Down Under Scrutiny

trans — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:39:26 -0000

It is natural for people, especially young people, to be over exuberant about their perceived success. We really need to stop flailing people every time things don't meet the hype. We end up only hurting ourselves. We see this far too often -- the media is all over some breakthrough claims, then expectations aren't met, then all the money drys up and the entire branch gets labeled quackery. Cold fusion research, for example, is still recovering almost 30 years later even though the field has legitimate applications even if not net energy positive.

Re: High Profile Double Shot by Filco

trans — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:33:25 -0000

You can't beat the price and the keys are solid. But being limited to SA Row-2 and 3 profiles, does feel a bit less than perfect. Hopefully I'll get used to it. (I am typing on them right now.)

Re: Making Flexbox Less Scary – Embracing The Future Of CSS

trans — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:18:42 -0000

It still sucks. I thought Flexbox was going to finally fix layout craziness. Alas I find my self wrestling with it just as much as I did with divs. For decades we've had tables and they work pretty well, but we are constantly told not to use them for layout. Yet to this day they can't seem to make something for layout that works as well? Insane.

Re: The Birkana hexadecimal number symbols

trans — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 15:49:42 -0000

That's pretty cool. I might even simplify and use just base four, and then pair them to create base 16.

Re: The future of Crystal

trans — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 00:08:04 -0000

Disappointed that "this will be the last big breaking change". I'd much rather see you work hard to really perfect the language then put up a barrier so early for backward compatibility. Perfection takes patience and you know what they say about patience.

Re: Fibonacci benchmark

trans — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 13:12:05 -0000

Small optimization, can't the condition be `<= 2`? And technically, 0 in should return 0.

CORRECTION: I think one or the other has to be true, you are getting the wrong answers.

Re: Mixin Class Composition - Scala Documentation

trans — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 02:18:30 -0000

Impressive that Scala has parametric classes (ie. the constructor argument is visible to all methods). I take it one can do that with traits too?

Re: Why You should Not Use the Jargons lisp-1 lisp-2

trans — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 22:56:20 -0000

I disagree. Ruby is more a Lisp-1 because parenthesis are optional.

def a; 1; end
a #=> 1
a = 2
a #=> 2

Re: Venezuela Is Falling Apart

trans — Sat, 14 May 2016 14:11:58 -0000

You sure know how to make up a bunch of crap, as I said or implied none of this. Try IMF and World Bank -- the kind of powers that sit well behind, if not above, Obama.

Re: Venezuela Is Falling Apart

trans — Sat, 14 May 2016 05:35:18 -0000

Actually, the government isn't wrong in that there is an effort by outside powers to destabilize the country. Unfortunately the way they are dealing with it only furthers the downward spiral.

Re: After a year of using NodeJS in production

trans — Wed, 04 May 2016 00:05:16 -0000

Time to consider Elixir and Phoenix? The error situation is similar, unfortunately, but the rest should prove a huge improvement.

Re: The Search for a Better Battery

trans — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:59:24 -0000

Oh real nice, Debbie Downer. Unfortunately, I fear some of the tech is being selectively suppressed.

Re: Ayatollah So | Scott Adams Blog

trans — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:30:13 -0000

Hey, no worries. We won't let Iran's elections be more democratic than are own for much longer!

Re: Dark Forces is one of the first casualties of the new Star Wars canon

trans — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:27:15 -0000

Those games were better then the last six movies!

Computer gaming is modern entertainment, movies not so much. Disney is making a big mistake dissing the gamers like this.

Re: The Dial-a-Drug Machine

trans — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 04:46:04 -0000

Awaiting the 3D atomic printer.

Re: The Top 5 Best & Worst Things About Daredevil

trans — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:00:43 -0000

I think Karen did well when she was speaking. It's the stupid emotional cuts, like when she is so proud of Foggy during his opening statement. He barely said two words, and she's gushing with pride for him. Those cuts were over done and poorly timed. That's just bad directing and editing, that make Karen look bad.

Re: The Top 5 Best & Worst Things About Daredevil

trans — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 13:08:46 -0000

I can forgive bits of weak acting -- it takes time to grow into a character. But some of the writing is terrible. (Spoilers) Who in their right mind kills his compatriots to save a girl, but later admits she was going to have to be killed anyway? (Stick literally said that) Then when Stick finally tries to kill her he sends someone he knows can't win? Then she comes to kill Stick but with just a few words from our Hero she suddenly changes here mind *again*. No one is that on the fence about killing someone. It's ridiculous. Worse, Matt can't hear Ninjas. But stick tells him, "you have to go deeper and listen to their breath" Really? He can hear Stick whisper this from 100 yards in another room, but he never noticed people breathing before? So stupid. I'll also mention that the choreography on the fights is too often weak as well. Not only are their too many obvious misses, but Daredevil gets hit way too much for a superhero. By any realistic account he would be dead.

On the upside, the whole Punisher subplot turned out pretty good.

Re: PolitiPlatform - Jeb Bush's Policies

trans — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:05:40 -0000

You forgot "Take the American people for a third ride." In the infamous words of his brother ... https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Re: PolitiPlatform - Ted Cruz's Policies

trans — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:03:01 -0000

His tax plan might not be so bad, but other then that... and wait a minute, wouldn't 26 (end birthright citizenship) make him ineligible to be president?

Re: PolitiPlatform - Marco Rubio's Policies

trans — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:00:52 -0000

He plans to end the new open relationship with Cuba. Also, like Trump he wants to grow the military.