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Comment one of the reasons I love my mercedes (Score 1) 144

2017 GLE 350, there is a control dial that rotates through things on the screen and physical controls for everything else. The screen itself isn't a touch screen. The wheel control is easy to use and there are no fingerprints all over a screen. It even works great with CarPlay.

The new ones have a trackpad instead of the wheel, mine actually has both but I have the trackpad disabled because it's in a somewhat awkward place. The new ones put it where the wheel is on mine so that isn't as much of an issue.

Comment Death Knells of the complanent (Score 1) 30

When the technology we used was sold to MicroFocus, the joke was that they are the group that buys mature technology stacks simply to bleed the last bit of revenue out of them before they're completely worthless.

Broadcom has recently started showing the same traits, jacking up the costs of their recently purchased virtualization platform while they can before the product becomes a true commodity that cannot generate revenue.

Now it sounds like Oracle is following the same playbook. Oracle's Java platform has been commoditized. So has the RDMS. Most businesses are discovering they just don't need to pay the high costs Oracle charges.. so they're jacking up the costs for those that have not yet discovered that or are locked in for other reasons.. and doing it quickly before that changes.

What we're witnessing is the death knell of another formerly innovative company that got mired in bureaucracy and complacence. Farewell, Oracle; your time has come.

Comment Re:this will last until the democrats return (Score 2) 200

Guy in a buffalo suit is pretty a pretty mild description of people attempting to break into secure rooms where elected officials were cowering. Or are you one of those morons who claim Ashley Babbit was peaceful. Of people breaking into Senator's offices and stealing "mementos".

Or you know, building a gallows and chanting "Hang Mike Pence".

Comment Re:The gall of this guy (Score 1) 67

I just flew Basic Economy on United earlier this week. I could not check in online without entering my CC just in case I brought more than my personal item. Gave the gate agent an earful until he used his badge to verify my personal item's dimensions and proceed with the check-in.

Yeah, complain about the budget airlines while you follow their lead. Pound sand, Kirby.

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