Re: Stupid is as stupid does
Yup. In my case, only 1 mini Victorinox, and Narita not Haneda ;)
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Strong agree! Although (with hindsight, and well-outlined in this article) there were a bunch of reasons it was probably too late already, that combo of Win Phone 8 and a Lumia 1020 still remain my favourite phone and OS combo ever.
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Exactly like you say, the thinking about 'live tiles' and the way to surface data matched how I actually think about data/contacts/etc. and how I instinctively use a phone, and nothing since has come close. For me, both the main phone OSes are a case of "learn to live with" rather than "this is so nice to use".
(And like you, most ppl I know who've used WinMo either love it or despise it)
Thanks for your relentlessly sensible posts on this. In particular this one - exactly right. If we want to shift things towards choices about OS etc., it has to be done in a way that makes sense to businesses, and explained to them the same way. Stroppy "M$/Evil Empire are bad!" rants aren't going to change anyone's mind.
(And, while we're at it, seeing any tiny criticism or question about your favourite distro as an assault on your entire identity is childish and dumb. We can actually discuss this like adults...)
A good comment overall, but the pedantic right-pondian in me feels the need to come in, push my glasses up my nose and "well-actually": I think you'll find it's "pinch of salt", not "grain of salt" in these here parts.
Seriously though, absolutely right: there's this persistent insistence on static, rule-based English, while at the same time everyone glories in English's ability to evolve and adapt and be a living language. Part of me wonders whether this tension is a part of _why_ English seems to thrive as a language?
First sensible comment on this ;)
Personally, I feel like ppl are getting too hung up on productivity as the only argument for/against WFH - it's only one aspect, and lots to suggest it's not significantly impacted either way. The main gains from being in the office are the less-tangible, in particular those accidental conversations/overhearings that lead to more efficient work or new discoveries. To my experience, there's not been a successful way of replicating those remotely.
I'd say the best approach is where allow people flexibility with this - broadly choosing their WFH/office days, not being d!cks about how many days in the office - while also insisting on some days in the office to allow these 'happy accidents' and to help ppl feel part of team/dept/whatever. (And also acknowledging there'll always be ppl who'd prefer to be 100% WFH or 100% in office, doing their best to accommodate these.)
Sadly, most companies seem to be deciding either with arbitrary choices from C-suite, or driven by real-estate costs...
As with many "m$ is sAtAn" commenters, you seem to be conflating "my experience/opinion" with "all experience/opinions"...
I bloody love OneNote, and indeed the Ribbon, but I'm neither arrogant, foolish, nor indeed emotionally immature enough to believe that everyone else in the world agrees with me, nor that they should.
Can we all calm down a little bit? At the end of the day, it is just software. We all get a bit attached to the stuff we like, and maybe a bit too much to the stuff we really, really like, but not sure we need to get into stupid flame wars about s/w likes and dislikes.. (And yes, I know, I have seen the internet. In fact, been here a long time, but we don't have to choose to be bellends all the time, do we?)
Agree on both - took a bit of re-learning (as do most UI changes) but now I actually prefer it. Not sure if it was by accident or design, but the general increase in monitor sizes means it's now something that suits the way I 'drive' perfectly.
I bloody LOVE OneNote, use it so much every day, in and out of work, it just organised enough and just chaotic enough to match the way my brain works.
Kind-of agree. Been living in HK for a number of years, and my observation on this kind of knee-jerk "China bad" is straightforward: just like you, I work with many mainland Chinese, and have found them just as normal as anyone else, with the same range of lovely people and jerks.
However, when we're looking at things politically, a distinction can (and needs to be) made between Chinese people and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Chinese people good.
CCP bad. Very bad. And increasingly so. It's a very sorry view from here in HK, which is being trampled hard by CCP and their kowtowing lackeys here...