> I have never found negative comments to be helpful, I respectfully disagree. Informed opinions should be welcome here.
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Gerald Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > I myself only from the seventies and more into the eighties in a practical > way. Accept my apologies but the comment before you was a bit harsh and I > was already annoyed. I have never found negative comments to be helpful, I > also don't assume that I can see the direction that something will take. > What I know is that it is good for people to be creative whatever that form > takes. He is putting is ideas out there which is more then most people will > ever do. I applaud any effort by a person putting out their own ideas out > there for everyone to see and I hope he continues to do it and he gets to > where he's going, I hope someday he makes millions from it. I would applaud > again. > > > > On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mark Hahn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > This is also to say that from this may come something interesting >> >> That would be great and I certainly don't want to dampen any enthusiasm. >> I'm just giving my opinion as a potential user. >> >> To journey to a great new place, it would seem to be easier to start from >> somewhere modern instead of something old and moldy. I have been using >> computers since the mid '60s and witnessed many metaphors come and go. I >> for one would be happy to get rid of the desktop. Most users nowadays grew >> up with the web, so it is a metaphor that they are at least as familiar >> with as the desktop. >> >> Maybe a glimpse into the future of the desktop could prove me wrong. >> Where can it go from here? >> >> On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Gerald Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The point I think he is making is that some derivative of a >>> familiar metaphor will help people grab on to the functionality or feel >>> more at home. This ia also to say that from this may come something >>> interesting after iteration(x) that is created. >>> >>> On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Mark Hahn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I know that this is a popular thing to do, but I don't understand it. >>>> Why would you want to put a metaphor that dates from 30 years ago on a >>>> modern brower? I find the hyperlinked documents on the web with responsive >>>> web pages to be a better experience. >>>> >>>> Google is working hard to replace the old Microsoft functionality with >>>> gmail and google docs, yet you don't find Google using a desktop metaphor >>>> with folders and trash cans. Apps don't spring up from icons into desktop >>>> windows, they appear as web pages from web links. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Rick Waldron >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 30, 2012 10:35 AM, "Dennis Kane" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > My most recent work can be seen here: >>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NTjmy7PbD0 >>>>> > >>>>> > I have added functionality to the bottom dock, including a working >>>>> Trashcan. >>>>> > >>>>> > I have still received precisely zero real interest in any of this & >>>>> I am really eager to get together with programmers who want to get >>>>> something beautiful started! >>>>> >>>>> I think I speak for most when I say: you've given us nothing to be >>>>> interested in, aside from a few YouTube videos and some hints about an API >>>>> that, to be honest, looks nothing like a well designed JavaScript API. >>>>> >>>>> Share some code ;) >>>>> >>>>> Rick >>>>> >>>>> > >>>>> > My theory is basically that the nature of the front-end experience >>>>> crucially determines how much "excitement" the back-end administrators >>>>> will >>>>> have. At the moment, the web is filled with absolutely >>>>> boring/unresponsive >>>>> front-ends. So anyone who wants to work with me will really have a leg up >>>>> in terms of offering the kind of user experience that will keep the >>>>> back-enders on their toes ("on their toes" == "gamefully employed" ;) >>>>> > >>>>> > By the way, I am well aware that any business that comes out of this >>>>> will not want to offer an exact replica of OS X as their front end. I am >>>>> using OS X as the ultimate challenge to see how awesome I can make the end >>>>> user experience. Once I can get this prototype working as well as >>>>> possible, then I can start to think about how to make it even better than >>>>> OS X! >>>>> > >>>>> > I am all ears in terms of what kinds of services can be offered up >>>>> through this kind of interface... >>>>> > >>>>> > -- >>>>> > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>>>> > Posting guidelines: >>>>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> > Groups "nodejs" group. >>>>> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> > [email protected] >>>>> > For more options, visit this group at >>>>> > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>>>> Posting guidelines: >>>>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>>> Posting guidelines: >>>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Gerald Klein DBA**** >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> www.geraldklein.com <http://geraldklein.com/>**** >>> >>> geraldklein.wordpress.com >>> >>> [email protected]**** >>> >>> 708-599-0352**** >>> >>> >>> Arch Awesome, Ranger & Vim the coding triple threat. >>> >>> Linux registered user #548580 >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> Posting guidelines: >>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>> >> >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> > > > > -- > > Gerald Klein DBA**** > > [email protected] > > www.geraldklein.com <http://geraldklein.com/>**** > > geraldklein.wordpress.com > > [email protected]**** > > 708-599-0352**** > > > Arch Awesome, Ranger & Vim the coding triple threat. > > Linux registered user #548580 > > > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. 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