monstrosity

GeorgeBMac said:

Why Austin?
Why Texas?

Because California and in particular San Fran have no pleasant future outcome. Dead state walking. People and businesses are fleeing.

I recently started a new company in the US. My heart has always been in California, but from a business POV it didn't get a look in. Florida or Texas. Florida won.

Awful experience.  Bland shows. Terrible UX. There's no chance in hell I'm paying for that.

tzm41 said:

sflocal said:

I can't think of anything better than its citizens to rise up once and for all and topple that government

"I bet most of the Chinese citizens would beg to differ. Their government isn't as bad as our media depicts it to be, and many are just perfectly fine with it. "
said someone 

good lord. have you asked the Uyghurs how they feel? NO their government is WAY worse than your media depicts. Wakey wakey

The drop in AppleInsider users coincides with the recent overhanded moderation. Coincidence I think not.  

I still hate Swift. Anyone who thinks it's quicker than a dynamic language to develop in is full of shit. Nor do I buy that it's 'safer' compared to Objective C in experienced hands. I also feel that it's harder to change you mind chop and change code on the whim, so developers are less inclined to experiment, resulting in an inferior product. Once the fanfare has died out, I'd bet a return to dynamism happens in one shape or another, either by a third party or by an intelligent compiler.