06-15-2008, 07:35 AM | #166 |
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06-15-2008, 02:55 PM | #167 | |
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There's a wonderful phenomenon of performance being achieved by creating subtle bugs: cut a few corners because you don't *think* people will hit those cases, just so you can avoid a potentially expensive check. This is not a rare situation and is, actually, one of the ways third-party drivers (particularly those that require high performance, such as video) cause OS crashes. So I wouldn't go around presuming that any perf issues are a matter of incompetence when there's plenty of industry evidence that perf increases could themselves be signs of incompetence. |
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06-15-2008, 03:27 PM | #169 |
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No.. it's perfectly executed -- just poorly specified. That's no indication of incompetence in programming, but it *is* an indication of potential problems in management (unreasonable expectations, etc).
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06-15-2008, 03:29 PM | #170 |
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06-15-2008, 03:38 PM | #171 |
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So the managers at Adobe are incompetent and the programmers are the cat's whiskers?
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06-15-2008, 03:58 PM | #172 | |
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Professional programmers don't *like* to write stuff that doesn't work well (otherwise they wouldn't be employed for long), but they *must* write stuff that works according to specification (in order to remain employed). So unfortunately, in the real world, if a VP insists of a stupid set of requirements, there's nothing most programmers can do except to either (1) execute on them, or (2) leave/transfer. To their credit the managers I've worked with over the years have known when a feature should be cut because it's a bug farm, perf killer, or usability nightmare. Unfortunately, I've seen the exceptions down the hall. I'm not going to get into a piss-fight with you, but it really annoys me when the conclusion about anything people don't like is that, obviously, the programmers must be incompetent. It annoys me more when people with even a modicum of programming knowledge assert that, as if they were involved on the project and have any idea of the people at the keyboard. It's very unprofessional. |
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06-15-2008, 04:29 PM | #173 |
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Hey I'm a programmer and I'm all for blaming the managers
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06-15-2008, 04:33 PM | #174 |
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Heh..
Actually, the irony -- I decided to change employers a few weeks ago, and my new one's talking of shipping me overseas to bring some of the others up to speed. He's also talking about grooming me for an PM/architect role, so I'm kvetching about folks in the very role I'm likely to mutate into. Should be an interesting rest-of-the-year. |
06-24-2008, 10:50 PM | #175 |
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06-25-2008, 06:53 PM | #176 | |
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Sure, Sony has a recovery mechanism that restores the device to the original factory settings. When SONY tech support had me run the recovery device I lost all data and settings. I'd be interested in seeing if this removes your hack. To get into the recovery mode. 1) Reboot the device =X=
2) Hold the Volume '+' button and 'Mark' (bookmark) button down simultaniously. 3) Hold them down until the device completely boots up. // A screen will appear prompting the user if they wish to restore 4) If the user presses 5 the system is restored.Press 5 for Yes Press Menu for No |
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07-07-2008, 01:11 AM | #177 |
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Well I guess I know where we stand on the firmware update. Sony really does
suck when it comes to product support (and not just ebook). For those who claim they owe us nothing - it is common practice in the computer & related industry to release firmware updates for fix known bugs and to add/improve existing features. Heck even the car companies do this with bugs. I'm lucky in that my reader was a gift so I won't be too upset. I swore off buying Sony products in 1999 and nothing I've encountered with this device has changed my mind. Its a shame as Sony can be innovative.. but then they drop the ball and hose their existing customers on top of it. Last edited by beezle; 07-07-2008 at 01:12 AM. Reason: format |
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I'm still hoping an update is on the way
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07-07-2008, 08:15 AM | #179 |
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What are people looking for? hoping for?
I have a 505 and it works fine! no bugs or problems at all, If there is a new firmware I wont risk installing it. |
07-07-2008, 11:08 AM | #180 |
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well Sony had been promising better pdf support
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