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Totally agree!
More helpful! 
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And more sheep; don't forget the sheep.
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Baaaaa
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Forgive me saying so but having been around for 30 years I have noticed inflation here on CP (quality of articles deteriorated with exceptions) and battle on SO for getting points. I used to contribute heavily to Experts Exchange in the past and learned a lot helping other people there. I do see a pyramid with a few experienced and knowledgeable individuals at the top and a bulk of wannabees under that. Once again, forgive me saying so.
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I tried both, and while here I was able to give in SO I stuck because I have no the points to answer/opinion...
SO also has no articles - a big problem with me...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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The number of good authors is limited; the more authors you have, the lower the average quality will be. The alternative to allowing poor authors to write is to allow articles only by invitation or after peer review. IMO, these would be cures worse than the disease:
- CP would need a cadre of experts on tap to review articles for accuracy prior to publication.
- CP would need a cadre of reviewers to bestow the (coveted?) rank of "expert" on writers.
I don't see how this would be possible without increasing the CP staff way beyond its current size, possibly turning CP into a paid site.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Also consider that a poor article for you, maybe the exact savior for other (less experienced/ talented) member...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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We don't really need a team of experts, though. We already have the ability to write our own articles as alternatives to others, start comments and discussions, make suggestions/edits, articles are reviewed by the community before going live, private messages, blogs, etc. And in most cases, moderators will tell you what is wrong with your article before approving changes.
Still, more accurate than Wikipedia and much friendlier than SO. The SO community can be vicious and, sometimes, for no reason. Never had that issue on CP.
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I've seen newbies ask for input on their formatting and naming conventions, only to be shot down by Sergey, because he thought it wasn't appropriate (the thread was closed). So this site has a little bit of SO going on behind the scenes. Sad.
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But SA is one of a million - and everyone! can report him, regardless of rep points... (actually he got sacked two times already in past)...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I recall a few votes helping him out, so still in the small numbers, but more than just one guy. Glad to hear your reply, though. Have an upvote.
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Because this thread has attracted low quality answers (i.e. ones that weren't written by this particular moderator or any of his chums and may give valuable SO reputation points to people who aren't in the club) it is now closed for further comment.
Seriously, SO - valuable resource as it is - spends so much time gazing at its own navel that it gets embarrassing. Don't discuss that here, let's take-it outside to META and have a proper fight! There's a two word quote without a link to a source - SOMEONE MUST DIE FOR THIS! OMG! The sky's going to fall on our heads! Thou shalt not suffer a newbie to live ... 
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I posted a question on SO last year that got downvoted before it has solicited a single response. Apparently my QUESTION was poor quality 
For this reason I have little to do with SO. Unfortunately it has emigrated miles and miles away from where it started. It's now very much an elitist club where only rock star devs and coding ninjas go to have hang out whilst they tell each other how awesome they are 
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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The diminutive version of one of the most influential home video game consoles of all time will launch with over 30 NES titles preloaded, including Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy and Metroid. If there aren't any cartridges, what do you blow into when the game doesn't start?
Sorry, showing my age again (actually, I think I may have been in university when it launched).
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My NES still works just fine. Though the Zapper doesn't work with "modern" TVs.
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The company specializes in helping people who know they want a new job, but either haven’t been able to organize themselves enough to take the leap, or are literally too busy to find and apply to one. Can I get them to do the job as well and just send me the cheque?
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Note to self when recruiting, add 'Did you get Mentat to apply on your behalf?' to the top of the interview questions list.
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"It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion."
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Look out for the Sand-Worms!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Phew, glad someone got the reference. May have looked a bit mad otherwise.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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You know the old joke about having your picture taken when running a red light and getting the ticket with your pic in the mail, and sending a picture of your money to pay the fine?
Kent Sharkey wrote: Can I get them to do the job as well and just send me the cheque?
Exactly. If a robot can simulate me applying for a job, why not simulate me doing the work?
Marc
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Continuing in our series on using the Desktop Bridge to bring your existing desktop apps to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), let’s follow up last month’s post on the path from a desktop app to a UWP app with more information on choosing the path forward. How do you load a desktop app in the browser?
And with that lame blurb...
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My copy of Windows 10 is refusing to update any Windows 10 apps, with a message relating to the Visual C++ UWP Runtime DLL failing to be updated. Microsoft's proposed solution is to reinstall Windows.
Somehow I'm disinclined to do this (reinstalling Visual Studio, numerous games, Music creation software, desktop applications, etc.) just to get a few crappy apps running. I've decided that, for now, I'll regard Windows 10 UWP apps as broken, as they seem to have managed to reintroduce DLL hell. Why I would do develop and deploy applications for that platform is a mystery.
Those who cannot learn from history...
(and their forums seem to indicate I'm not alone in experiencing this issue)
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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I've updated some of the ones on my computer, and have had no issues.
I rarely have issues with WinX, other than a recent corruptdate causing Windows to fail to even notice my secondary HDD (for data).
A Geek Squad guy at a Best Buy near me knew of the issue (he had to help numerous people with it) but he didn't know which corruptdate caused it. He told me that refreshing the system was pretty much the only way to get it working again, so that's what I did.
And yes, he called Windows Updates corruptdates as well.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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