True. Laravel is probably the best PHP framework I've come across but the error display page seems like the only thing I didn't like. It can be quite daunting at first; errors that are easily decipherable using PHPs inherent error message display can seem quite arcane using Laravel.
I don't find this too shocking. First, they never said she learned everything that much faster, just that there were some things she did learn much, much faster. Secondly, a big reason to not "understand" something is that you never considered it one way or the other. It's easy to just barely get by without knowing what's happening because it works so you move on to something else and then suddenly one day you see it again and go "wait, why?" and then you figure it out. You learned it quickly the moment you realized it was something you needed to learn, but it might have taken literal years before you considered it was something to learn. This kind of stuff I think happens a lot if you're self-taught because programming often (particularly in older languages and environments) involved some weird forms of setup that the beginner could skip by just copy-and-pasting the correct "template" without considering what it was doing.
For me, understanding what was involved with "installing" a library to use in Visual C++ took years even though it's not that complicated. I just followed magic instructions and if things didn't work, then I would just have to ask someone for help. Eventually I understood the difference between the dll and the header files, static and dynamic linking, etc. Someone could have explained that to me literally years before I learned it myself, but I spent years just assuming it was essentially unknowable.
There still seems to be a big problem that Electron is addressing that these React Native solutions aren't bothered with: it seems that users need to have Windows 10 whereas if you look at the OS market share, Win 7 still has the most usage at almost 50%
>when they reached an impasse, switching positions in an argument
Wow! That's insanely good. You'd actually get to do one of two things; see the holes in your argument or see the holes in the opposing argument. Works both ways.
Hm, seems to be fine for me. Maybe mine is cached? Although I'd honestly be shocked if it was being overloaded from a little HN traffic. One of the blog posts was recently on the front page here and it didn't seem to effect the site at all, ha.
Btw, I should have been more clear (and it's past the edit period). These people are specialists in IoT. "Branding" was just a response to the parent's question of if anybody is highlighting that aspect of what they do.
(The word "branding" feels odd to me. Probably not the word I would have chosen.)
iBeacon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBeacon) is one way to achieve this, but AFAIK it hasn't had much adoption. If I was doing this I'd probably first look at video tracking via existing CCTV cameras, possibly augmented with information like iBeacon.
The book "Why We Buy" gives examples of how manipulating sight lines and visitor flow through stores can increase sales. If you could track visitor paths continuously you could continually optimise your store layout, rather than doing a one-off with outside consultants. Think of it as the offline equivalent of continuous A/B testing.
One thing I learnt is that as humans we're probably more alike than we might want to accept. Many people are probably going through what you are going through and even though that might not be sufficient to make you feel like you're on top of the world, the point is, it happens to the best of us so you shouldn't feel alone.
Secondly, talk to someone you trust. Confide in them.
Thirdly, if you truly think you have room for improvement in your life and your relationships, do it now. Be better; you can do it. Start now.
Lastly, if you drink alcohol, stop it. It only makes it worse.
Fundamentally disagree with the ethos of this article. What about ambition? What happened to that?
> You won’t make the cover of Time Magazine and you won’t be ordering a private jet but that Ferrari is a definite possibility, if that’s the thing you are hurting for. (college education for your kids is probably a better idea ;) ).
I'd like to be on the cover of fortune or as Russ Hanneman might say, "I wanna make a fuckton of money all at once".
I don't see any problem with being ambitious or wanting that private jet.
I think that malls have one 'Amazon-esque' quality that hasn't really been tapped into. Selection. Wide Selection.
Plus one huge advantage over Amazon - proximity to customers.
Think about it; how convenient it would be to get a shopper to visit any and all the shops in a given mall and have all the items delivered to you in an hour or less. From couches to mattresses to groceries.
The mall acts as a warehouse of sorts and the mall owners can co-run the service reaping the benefits of either a margin/commission on sales and/or a service & delivery fee.
EDIT: If foot traffic is the main issue for the mall owners, then eCommerce with in-store pick up could be a another way to accommodate this. I just think that the idea that you can browse anything you want from a mall and know it's price and specs is too good to pass up.
Malls have more selection than Amazon? I seriously doubt that, but if there's evidence to the contrary, happy to reconsider.
It's more convenient not to go to the mall. Convenience won't be the seller here.
No single mall can compete w/ Amazon's warehouse and delivery system: it's huge. Many mall stores already do online ordering w/ in-store pickup. There's certainly some room to expand this, but "convenient" isn't the way I'd compare someone bringing it to me and me having to go get it. To me that seems obvious on the face of it, but maybe I'm missing something.
What malls allow for is trying things on. Having a tactile experience with merchandise. More space to provoke impulse purchases.
