Maybe there isn't a switch that says "content version",but from end user perspective it is a new version. Whether it was a content change, or just a fix for typo in documentation (say) the change being pushed is different than what currently exists.And for the end user the configuration implies that they have a chance to decide whether to accept any new change being pushed or not.
Disagree with the part where you put onus on customer. As has been mentioned in other HN thread [1], this update was pushed ignoring whatever the settings customer had configured. The original mistake of the customer, if any, was they didn't read this in fine print of the contract (if this point about updates was explicitly mentioned in the contract).
1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41003390
Same lesson for enterprise customers as well -- test new distributions on non-production within your IT setup, or have a canary deployment in place before allowing full roll-outs into production fleets.
It was mentioned in one of the HN threads, that the update was pushed overriding the settings customer had [1]. What recourse any customer can have in in such a case ?
But as someone already pointed out, the issue was seen on all kinds of windows hosts. Not just the ones running a specific version, specific update etc.
Ignoring management part, one place where I have found breaking down to be helpful is when I have to work on some thing which I am not terribly motivated todo (say it is boring, lethargy, or it looks too daunting). In such cases I have found it useful to break down to smaller tasks and keep completing each of them which in turn generates a momentum to continue, as I have been able to make some progress from a situation where I was essentially in a deadlock (or was lethargic to work on).
I do read a lot, but I don't completely agree that reading is an active skill all the time. It also depends on what one is reading. When I am reading a fast paced thriller or page turner , it doesn't feel like a very active skill/activity.
The activity in this context isn’t just that you are reading, it’s that you have to interpret what is written into scenes in your imagination. This is also required when listening to books or podcasts. This is partly why they show much of the same benefits from reading are also gained from listening to books and kids being read to by their parents.
Fair enough; I shouldn’t have said “everyone” because that’s obviously not true, but only pedantically, for the most part. It’s not insensitive to say “everyone has a nose” and mean “except the very small percentage of people that don’t have noses due to birth defects, trauma, or genetics”.
1-3% of people have aphantasia. That’s not everyone, but it’s close.
Throughout my life, I thought "mind's eye" was a metaphor, and that people didn't actually see images in their heads. When I discovered aphantasia was a thing, and that I had it, I also accepted it was rare. But turns out, about a third of my male friends also have it. Not one female friend has it, though. It's a pity there isn't much research on the subject.
The fact that you control the pace in your page turner example is part of what makes reading active instead of passive. You don't really get that watching a documentary or listening to a lecture or podcast
I think they are just about middling historical fiction, compared to War and Peace or even Ivanhoe or Gore Vidal's novels about American History like Burr.