SnippetSpace
On The Verge since Nov 01, 2011
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About SnippetSpace
Hi, My name is Christopher.
I have lived in the netherlands until 2003 when I moved to the south of France in a little village called Felines Minervois filled with old and rusty wine makers. It was a charming place and I've really enjoyed living there. In 2005 I moved again to Vias, a bigger coastal village closer to what I call "civilisation".
As for work, Having both worked in sales and marketing I have an affinity for launching and promoting products. This is mixed with my love for entrepreneurship that has already lead me to the production and launch of the popular online product called iWebKit, available at http://snippetspace.com .
My past experienced combined with my business school study give me a head start for my future life. Speaking English, french and dutch my goal would be to work internationally and set up my own software or web service company later in life. This comes mainly for my love of Technology of all kind and the potential I see in that branch of business.
SnippetSpace
On The Verge since Nov 01, 2011
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journalists vs bloggers I guess. journalism is not just writing stuff any way you want.
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didn’t know there was a target audience for colors that are off. But if there is, sure you are right.
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Yes, technology is compromise. if an Amoled screen has nicer blacks and fucked up colors. Instead of saying A is better than B point out these compromises.
How is my comparison hyperbolic? Why can people have a preference of vibrant colors in mobile cameras but not in DSLRs? The goal is taking accurate pictures, you can change the vibrancy afterwards trough software if you wish. Why would you want a camera that by default that displays colors wrong.
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This post is not about bias though. It is about editorial style.
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A good camera takes a picture that is as close to reality as possible. This is the goal of photography. If you wish you can put an instagram filter on later, play with depth of field or change the colors, your choice, but having a photo with good sharpness and color accuracy is why people spend 5000 dollar on equipment.
You can not say a canon dslr takes worse quality pictures than the iPhone because you like the inaccurate shots. You can also not say a digital camera from the year 2000 is better because you prefer a grainy look to a sharp one. What you are saying is absurd.
As for benchmarks you can evaluate things like browser speed, time to set up email, whatever. Real world benchmarks. The synthetics are just a good way to gage progress from the previous generation. More data leads to better decisions and more context.
as for "I guess you want the verge to say "in their opinion", then you should as well.". In my statement "My voice" is synonymous with my opinion.
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While I agree with you that it is their decision, things do change. There was a change when the team went from engadget to the verge, and there have been massive changes in editorial style ever since this website’s inception. The verge will continue to change as it has in the last 3 years.
There is no blame, there is just a part of the verge’s audience that the website chose to not cater to. While this is ok, it should also be ok for these people to tell the verge that they disagree with this direction and oversimplification of reviews.
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When the verge reviews an iPhone and calls the camera "The best" and the writes an article about how the GS6 and the LG G4 have better cameras you have a journalistic problem.
This is tech that gets reviewed. You cant always evaluate with feelings, then you get things like the example above, and are forced to shut down the comment section.
If I post this it is because I want the Verge to change for the better. It is of course their decision but that does not mean I cannot have my voice heard whether you agree or disagree with it.
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"Is it fast enough?" → faster than the previous gen by 20%, keeps up with the competition as it uses the same chipset. I personally feel the performance is great for day to day use and have not experienced any slowdowns.
"Does it feel nice in the hands?" → My hands are rather large so the 5 inch device was comfortable to hold for me.
"Does the battery last long enough?" → Battery life compared to similar devices like X and Y is 2 hours lower. This might be a dealbreaker for some. For my light (browsing, email) use it was sufficient.
"Does the audio output sound nice enough?" → The sound via headphones is similar to other snapdragon 810 devices. It is quite good but devices like the HTC M9 with a dedicated sound DAC will have the edge with a more refined sound.
These are simple sentences. A review could be written like this, be informative, and communicate essential information that allows a user to decide to buy a device or not. I don’t see how people don’t understand this. Anandtech excels at this, the reviewer gives his opinion but there rarely is a flame war in the comments because they use this writing style.
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You don’t have to account for every opinion. But the simply acknowledging the fact that your opinion may not be the only one will go a long way.
Showing you are aware of your readership and their needs is nice.
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why? source?
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7th is not bad. Wouldn’t say they suck. The rating seems to be an average of many factors. If you weigh some factors higher than others due to personal preference the ranking will be different.
I don’t know how valid their tests are but people often say the iPhone camera is great without substantial data to compare it to the competition. always nice to have actual information.
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Why US only.
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