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by wvenable 2y ago
> It could be way worse So they chopped off your finger, it could be worse they could have taken the whole hand! The right thing to do is release a version that doesn't require authorization at all.
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by wvenable 2y ago
One of my Uber drivers just drove during school hours as he dropped his grandchildren off at school and then picked them up at the end of the day. But nearly all my Uber drivers have been immigrants working full time or more.
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by wvenable 2y ago
If you use temp tables you're subverting the optimizer. Sometimes that's what you want but often it's not.
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by wvenable 2y ago
I'm surprised you had issues with CTEs -- MS SQL has one of the better CTE implementations. But I could see how it might take more than just trivial transformations to make efficient use of them.
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by wvenable 2y ago
> Are SQL engines really more efficient at filtering/matching/aggregating data when doing complex queries? As others have said, yes. In most cases, the more complex the query the better the result. > Doesn't working wi
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by wvenable 2y ago
By that definition JavaScript is also legacy. > having to hint to the optimizer or write meta-SQL to get it to generate the query plan I already know I want dammit' That's not in the domain of SQL. If you're not getting t
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by wvenable 2y ago
A lot of SQL engines don't support aliases in the HAVING clause and that can require duplication of potentially complex expressions which I find very bug-inducing. Removing duplication and using proper naming I think would be much bet
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by wvenable 2y ago
> The second WHERE, filtering an aggregate, would be HAVING in standard SQL. Only if you aren't using a subquery otherwise you would use WHERE even in plain SQL. Since the pipe operator is effectively creating subqueries the syntax
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by wvenable 2y ago
I still don't get what you mean. Clearly Windows isn't the same as it was 39 years ago and if it didn't change in all that time we wouldn't still be using it. Every operating system rewrites fundamental core features a
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by wvenable 2y ago
But 99.99% of users are "beginners". I really don't know how to use Photoshop but I can use simpler paint tools to do what I want. Microsoft will not remove the control panel until you can do everything with the Settings app
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by wvenable 2y ago
I don't understand your point. What are you trying to say?
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by wvenable 2y ago
I use the old control panel but one should concede that it's really quite esoteric and the new control panel is comparatively more straight forward. I'm also amazed at software developers complaining about Microsoft's develop
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by wvenable 2y ago
That won't help you with Beat Saber!
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by wvenable 2y ago
The lack of controllers make the Vision Pro poor for games; it can't handle even bog standard VR games like Beat Saber.
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by wvenable 2y ago
Even if you exclude performance reasons, some things just make more sense as values rather than instances. A good example is Color. A Color might be an object that holds 3 integers (red, green, blue) but you want to treat it like you woul
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by wvenable 2y ago
But I don't need Scrum to get buy in of non-shitty processes from the C-level down. I have that already without Scrum. Clearly people are doing Scrum that is awful. So it's neither a necessary nor sufficient property of Scrum i
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by wvenable 2y ago
Look you found a use for it but that doesn't make them good devices. Why is it not also arrogant to believe these are generally good devices merely because you managed to find a sliver of very specific usefulness out of these otherwis
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by wvenable 2y ago
You could just install anything you like on any other device.. it doesn't have to be a Chromebook.
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by wvenable 2y ago
You are clearly the exception to the rule... you have to admit your needs are far from the normal. I fully concede that a Chromebook is perfect for you. But in describing your situation you've basically put yourself into a box of
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by wvenable 2y ago
> Agile is a way to save developers in orgs where it's normal for the sales guy to come in to a team's room and announce that they sold feature X to a client already and it needs to be delivered next Friday. How does it do that
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by wvenable 2y ago
You seem to prefer a Chromebook in spite of ChromeOS. You want Android apps and Linux. I like Android apps; I have both an Android phone and a tablet but I really don't miss them when I use a laptop.
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by wvenable 2y ago
You could get an Android tablet that is much more capable and do all the same things. I'm not sure what's easier about carrying around a tablet with a keyboard vs. a small laptop though. My laptop is very light and portable and o
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by wvenable 2y ago
If you can do tasks on a Chromebook you can do those tasks (better) on a PC. By definition, a PC is a superset of a Chromebook. A Chromebook is literally designed to be cheap and limited. It succeeds at that. You pay less and the compro
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by wvenable 2y ago
Given you have no control over said announced and to be released features is a perfectly valid way to approach the problem. Limiting yourself to an underpowered overpriced toy computer created by advertising company that plans to remove fea
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by wvenable 2y ago
There is no task for which a Chromebook is best suited. Even web browsing is better on a real computer; being unable to run the real AdBlock Plus soon is going be unacceptable. If Chromebooks aren't overpriced then they are underpo
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by wvenable 2y ago
The total failure of this product and all similar products like it. The success of wearables doesn't mean people are looking to replace their phone -- these are all phone accessories. This AI pin would have been more successful as a p
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by wvenable 2y ago
You don't have to get one from Lenovo. These types of form factors (and many more) are available as full PCs in every possible configuration. There's never any reason to limit yourself to a Chromebook.
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by wvenable 2y ago
But you can't own the ecosystem that way. So many user-hostile product decisions are made in order to own the user and potentially extract recurring revenue. Whether it's this or printer ink subscriptions. Building products that
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by wvenable 2y ago
It's already here: "Using the term 'artificial intelligence' in product descriptions reduces purchase intentions" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240730134844.h...
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by wvenable 2y ago
I don't think you can make the statement "worthy goal and definitely a market demand" without backing that up with any evidence. What makes it a worthy goal to create an internet connected wireless device that just isn'

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