On Thursday, 24 March 2016 at 15:26:09 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
The entire reason I've avoided web-based email clients like the plague is because I've yet to see one that handles tree threading correctly
Oh, I also avoid web-based email clients... though one of the biggest PROBLEMS I have with gmail is that it attempts to thread things automatically!
I just want everything presented to me, in chronological order. My brain has a storage capacity of more than 800 quadrillion bits and a total linear computation speed of 60 trillion operations per second. It is equipped with sophisticated hardware-accelerated pattern recognition algorithms capable of multi-dimensional spacial processing as well as state-of-the-art natural language handling.
Most attempts at computer assistance do little beyond hindering the operation of my superior neural net. Just feed me the data!
Without proper tree threading there's simply no way anyone can keep track of things past that point.
I at least skim *every* post made in the ng, usually close to real time as they come in. The content is then digested and indexed in my brain for future use (and the undigested data is still available through the computer and my local client can look it up by date, poster, content, or yes, the threading headers all with ease)
I often see people complain about how they find 50 emails a day to be completely unmanageable. I've handled an average of about 350 per day, every day, for about six years now. It takes about 10% of my work day, which isn't insignificant, but being aware of what's going on - sometimes, one person's problem today is my answer tomorrow - brings benefits in excess of the cost.
