On May 26, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Hal Miller wrote:
> 1) Isn't that ('not the place to hang out') rather a holier-than-thou
> attitude? I've been on the Internet longer than Al Gore, and I agree with
> Lynda: the KISS principle is being violated here (and in far too many other
> places), by Big Brother. I don't like the idea that I'm forced on a regular
> basis to invest time trying to un-do the "new features" that someone
> implemented on me whether I want them or not. Seems like every bank does
> this too. Doesn't make it right, and I don't have to use those banks that do
> it. I often use a line when referring to this kind of programming: Just
> because you CAN do something doesn't mean you MUST.
I don't think it's "holier than thou". I'm not saying I *like* that fact. I'm
simply saying that the internet has not been, is not, and is not likely to be a
stagnant place, and if "changing" and "adding new behavior patterns" is
something that bothers a person, then pretty much by definition, the Internet
is bound to be a place full of unhappiness and disappointment.
> It took me a lot of experimentation to figure out the wheel on the Google
> page, since I must have missed the memo that said it was an international
> standard, but I figured it out eventually.
I don't think there was a memo (I didn't get one either). I've just noticed
over the last 3-4 years that symbol being used more and more for "Settings" or
"Preferences". It's sort of become a de facto standard, if not an official one.
Cheers,
D
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