pgtruesdell's comments

The bundling and unbundling cycle continues.

A new era of productivity tools by Microsoft is needed. All of their current tentpole products are just web versions of their old apps, and most of them are very annoying or slow or just weird. I'm intrigued to see where this leads as they double down on their web-first strategy.

As for the Wave comparisons, it's more of a technical comparison of the Fluid framework and Wave's real-time collaboration data model/editor, right?

I knew I saw this on HN a couple days ago. I figure that's what "inspired" this article, though it doesn't really have any more detail than the tweet thread...

I'll second you, this page is a fantastic resource.

I bought a physical copy when it was released a couple of years ago. I've recommended it a few times; I think it's worth reading for anyone who hasn't spent much time writing actual mathematical software or hasn't had a formal CS education.

Dropbox is great, but their app? Not so much these days. This is absolutely awesome.

Now can someone do this for OneDrive? As bad as we might complain about the new Dropbox app, OneDrive is a giant garbage fire.

I'd take a look at Nest.

Yes, technically it is, but it's the integration that makes it interesting.

Plus theres the simple reality that Microsoft's got native APIs in Windows that enable running a linux vm with a KDE window alongside the standard windows environment. Microsoft has really come a long way and that's what's really amazing and kind of disorienting.

This is amazing on a technical level and a kind of horrifying all at the same time.

While it looks dated, SL has a far more intuitive UI, in my opinion. I don't recall any major issues with this release. It seemed to "just work." Big Sur seems like a toy by comparison.

An anecdote, I still remember installing Snow Leopard on my Polybook; it was the first OS update since switching to a Mac. I received the physical delivery since it was still distributed by disc, so I left my house. I was able to install it a few hours later while waiting on an appointment sitting in the car, all while on battery power! It was like magic.

This is a handy tool, big thanks to the dev who put this together. This is going to be an excellent educational tool. My only suggestion I have is to add links to the docs for the detail page's relevant function.

I used support via iMessage, and the support rep ran me through one reset cycle and basically said "that sucks" and got me set up with a return. This was approximately two weeks ago, so I wonder if their policies are evolving?

I had my left AirPod Pro replaced in the past few weeks. It was straightforward and effortless to get support via iMessage, and I got a replacement in 2 days. It seemed a bit too easy, to be honest, so I figured Apple knows about this issue and is trying to solve it as quietly as possible.

Interesting to see how widespread this issue is.

Most shareholder resolutions are total jokes that get rubber-stamped by the large fund managers/executives and large individual shareholders who actually vote their shares. Despite increased access, due to ubiquitous internet access, only 27% of retail investors even bother to vote.[0] Plus, with an increasing concentration of assets managed by a small group of giant fund companies, this continues to become a bigger problem where the retail investors have little to no say.

Check out the AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch [1], can you imagine retail investors approving executive compensation to the rate of 200x or even 5900x (in the case of Weight Watchers) median employee pay? Those executive compensation votes usually pass without much more than a squeak from a couple of small investors or activist fund managers who typically get trounced when it comes time to vote.

Even if it's seemingly pointless, I always read the proposals and vote. It's also a great way to learn and get a sense of what's going on at the companies you are invested in.

[0] http://buzz.money.cnn.com/2014/06/12/shareholders-dont-vote/

[1] https://aflcio.org/paywatch

$66mm initial cost, so just short of a 20 month ROI. That's impressive.

The vast majority of those are placeholder titles until the keynote is over. That way any titles or descriptions don't give the game away.

Why is every security exploit or bug getting a name, marketing website, and branding? This one even has a song... What?

I've noticed similar trends. With SSDs and all metal designs with very few moving parts, I would have thought these devices would be much more durable. Instead, we're breaking the primary input method that used to work reasonably well. So much for progress...

I've only had a few issues with my 15" 2017 MBP, mostly dust and dirt easily fixed with compressed air. That said, I never had a problem with any MBP keyboard before this machine. It seems some people are having way more issues than others, which speaks of a significant inconsistency in quality and wear/tear over time.

The more we learn about the Giza Pyramids, the more they look like some technological device. I highly doubt the common "understanding" that their designed use was a fancy mausoleum for dignitaries. I have no doubt they have been used for this purpose, but unlikely to be the original intent.