Thought I'd add to the Christmas messages seeing as it is now Christmas here. Happy Christmas people of CP! :-D
"Theory is when you know something, but it doesn't work. Practice is when something works, but you don't know why. Programmers combine theory and practice: Nothing works and they don't know why."
I use metro because I've grown to like it not because Microsoft tells me to. When I first got Windows 8 I thought for sure that I'd use the desktop mode for pretty much everything and avoid the start screen as much as possible. Now that I've started using it I've grown to like it. Where's the harm in that? I don't claim that it isn't without it's downfalls; it's not like I'll defend it with the same enthusiasm of an overly stubborn Mac user. The process of closing metro apps by dragging them to the bottom of the screen doesn't work well without touch for instance. It's also not like I only use the metro mode. I still use the desktop because there are still a lot of things that I need the desktop for. I gave metro a chance and I liked it so if that makes me an "interactive TV consumer gesturing like a monkey to the targeted content they pushing to [me]" then yes, yes I am. I will, however, continue to maintain that it does not.
"Theory is when you know something, but it doesn't work. Practice is when something works, but you don't know why. Programmers combine theory and practice: Nothing works and they don't know why."
I must say, I like Windows 8 more than I thought I would. I haven't been using it for very long, in fact it was under 2 weeks ago when I went out and bought a new laptop, but I've got used to it and did so pretty quickly. When I first heard that 8.1 would allow you to boot straight to the desktop I thought that it was a great idea and that I'd instantly set it when I upgraded but here I am using the start screen more and more. There's no denying that Windows 8 was an operating system built for touch. My experience has been helped by the fact that the touch pad allows me to use gestures and I'm glad that it does. I think it still needs some work to make it easily usable for desktops, but it's definitely better than I thought it would be.
"Theory is when you know something, but it doesn't work. Practice is when something works, but you don't know why. Programmers combine theory and practice: Nothing works and they don't know why."
Not necessarily, he could refuse the throne. It's highly unlikely that he will though hence him "most likely being a future king".
"Theory is when you know something, but it doesn't work. Practice is when something works, but you don't know why. Programmers combine theory and practice: Nothing works and they don't know why."
Normal with the exception of most likely being a future king... ;P
"Theory is when you know something, but it doesn't work. Practice is when something works, but you don't know why. Programmers combine theory and practice: Nothing works and they don't know why."
Doesn't everybody?
"Theory is when you know something, but it doesn't work. Practice is when something works, but you don't know why. Programmers combine theory and practice: Nothing works and they don't know why."