So instead of interpreting his intentions using a straightforward plausible explanation supported by his manifesto, you suggest that it is better to interpret his motivations using an unfounded conspiracy theory?
I just find it unseemly to give so much headspace to whatever he said in his memo. Consider not allowing his irrelevant arguments influence how and why you are disconcerted.
Maybe they leaked on purpose to control expectations leading into the event. If there hadn't been any leaks, would you have been underwhelmed by the design of the iPhone 8? and/or confused by the introduction of another phone as a 'one more thing' device?
Idk, with all the energy and secrecy they put into these events, why would they spoil it? I think they know the magic of the event is not knowing that "one more thing." Sure, with apple's leaky supply chain we can expect hardware details to come out, but full software release with art assets and animations fans used to mock up the FaceID setup process a few days before the event? I can't imagine Apple wanting that stuff in the wild.
Yep, for one of my clients the most value I delivered was convincing them NOT to move forward on a feature. I should remind them of the tens of thousands of dollars they saved next time I raise my rate.
> So yes, you do need to understand the new functional reactive approach. You need to know how to write a Gradle build. You have to understand the complexities of proguard rules. It's all pretty frustrating. But I also feel that many of the skills are more easily transferrable - I can also write a Gradle build for a library or I can use IntelliJ to better debug a servlet. With Swift and iOS, there's only vendor you can build for.
I couldn't agree more. Android experience is hard-won. You have to 'discover' and develop an intuition for application architecture and how to use UI components effectively over time.
The upside is a well-architected Android application --using tools like MVP, dependency-injection, and functional-reactive programming-- will have the positive characteristics of a Service Oriented Architecture: encapsulation, statelessness, composability, loose-coupling. This may seem like overkill for an app, but it minimizes the effect of UI lifecycle issues novice and intermediate developers tend to complain about.
Architect a few Android applications in this way and you gain valuable experience composing abstract services together. A competency that is transferrable to backend services and other platforms.
Any resources you'd recommend in particular to learn FRP and how it applies to Android, specifically.
As a frequently frustrated intermediate developer I'd greatly appreciate it. I've just begun using RxJava and Robospice to tame my server endpoint call logic, but I know it's just the tip of the iceberg.
It's taken a few false starts and experiments for me to become comfortable. Eric Meijer is an excellent resource for understanding the theoretical underpinnings and the 'why' of it all.
A good bet is to search Github for projects where common Android APIs or libraries are Rx-ified. You'd be surprised at the economy and simplicity of code you can find in some of the best Rx implementations.
Myers-Briggs is incredibly useful for people who fall into INFJ because the categorization is relatively rare and can help them place a few of their more socially maladaptive tendencies in context.
Admittedly, the test is arbitrary in many ways, but you can't deny the questions -- about introversion, how logical, emotive, and judgmental you are, etc -- represent the subjective experience we have of others' personalities, even if the categories are incomplete, nonlinear, redundant, or transient.
yes, I always score very very strongly in INTJ. It may not be as useful as a full psychological evaluation for describing my personality, but unlike Tarot/astrology, if you know what INTJ means, you can understand how I function and how I see myself. (not very social/emotional, very logical, stubborn, aptitude for systems-building)
I'm sorry, but this critic is way off base about NBC's gymnastics coverage. NBC should be applauded for letting the performances speak for themselves and having the self-restraint to focus on what the gymnasts do well rather than poisoning the mood by expounding on minor imperfections.
Additionally, I didn't get a single hint NBC was characterizing these gymnasts as 'teenage pixies,' nor trying to deceive the viewer to ramp up the drama. NBC let the images do the talking, and the US team was a picture of control, power, and intensity.
Last night the US had essentially won the competition before the floor exercise, but still, as NBC showed the US gymnasts warm-up, I was overcome with a realization of just how powerful these young American women are and how well they represent the United States to the rest of the world. Tears swelled.
After a transcendent Raisman floor routine, NBC showed her parents in the stands. Despite being nervous wrecks in all the previous camera shots, they looked on expressionless, probably coming to an unknowable realization of their own. Raisman eventually walked over to her bag at the side of the arena and the Chinese team basically lined up to pay respect and show their admiration. The crowd started chanting Ali's name, which I've never heard at a gymnastics event. It was high Sport and great TV.
I hope the critic wasn't consumed with the inane chatter of the internet during these moments. Then again, here I am engaging in the same. I just wish journalists would stop treating opinions from the internet as representative and worth responding to, particularly those from Twitter.
I'm sorry, but this critic is way off base about NBC's gymnastics coverage. NBC should be applauded for letting the performances speak for themselves and having the self-restraint to focus on what the gymnasts do well rather than poisoning the mood by expounding on minor imperfections.
Additionally, I didn't get a single hint NBC was characterizing these gymnasts as 'teenage pixies,' or trying to deceive the viewer to ramp up the drama. NBC let the images do the talking, and the US team was a picture of control, power, and intensity.
Last night the US had essentially won the competition before the floor exercise, but still, as NBC showed the US gymnasts warm-up, I was overcome with a realization of just how powerful these young American women are and how well they represent the United States to the rest of the world. Tears swelled.
After Raisman's transcendent floor routine, NBC showed her parents in the stands. Despite being nervous wrecks in all the previous camera shots, they looked on expressionless, probably coming to an unknowable realization of their own. Raisman eventually walked over to her bag at the side of the arena and the Chinese team basically lined up to pay respect and show their admiration. The crowd started chanting Ali's name, which I've never heard at a gymnastics event.
I hope the critic wasn't consumed with the inane chatter of the internet during these moments. Then again, here I am engaging in the same. I just wish journalists would stop treating opinions from the internet as legitimate and representative, particularly from Twitter.
