Fine. You're right. I'm wrong. Whatever.
-- From the iPad of Barry Wainwright On 5 Oct 2010, at 12:55, William Lane <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 10-Oct-5, at 05:37: 57, Barry Wainwright wrote: > >> You misunderstand. > > I don't think so, I may have not made my analogy very clear > > >> >> The mechanism for accessing (and switching) identities has always been in >> the Database Daemon. > > > Right, that's 'the wires that come out of the back of the ignition' > >> >> The Database Utility has always been the only way to interact with the >> Daemon. > > > Right, since 'way back when' you've always needed to put the key in the > ignition to start virtually every car, and the ignition slot has been right > there on the steering column (with a few very rare exceptions - like Saab > with their key slot on the floor) > >> >> They have removed one layer of complexity by moving the UI out of the main >> application. > > > Ah, rather like simplifying the driver's controls by removing that ignition > slot. > > >> Because so few people use it (and they gauge this by extensive user focus >> groups and testing), I believe they, on balance, felt the additional >> complexity was an acceptable trade off for the additional stability and >> reduced testing. > > Absurd. By the same 'logic' the carmaker could justify moving the heater > controls 'out of the way' for cars sold in oh, let's say the Middle East, > while here in Calgary (Canada) we'd see the air conditioning controls moved > out of the way, 'cause in both instances I could likely show that those > controls don't get used nearly as often. Hot climate - give me the AC. Cold > climate - give me the heater. BUT... I DO still want to be able to reach over > and adjust the temperature either way. > > If you are right, then the majority of us who don't 'use the AC' don't really > give a hoot whether that control is readily available or not, and we > certainly don't view it as being 'in the way'. For the few who DO use the AC > however, moving the controls for same off of the dashboard and under the > passenger's seat, just to make it inconvenient, is, I maintain, absurd. > > >> >> Note: I have no inside knowledge of this - it is all my own speculation >> based on comments I have seen and heard. > > -- > You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire. They all start > criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend. The > criticism is distasteful and unjustified. What do you do? > > -- > YouTalk mailing list > List information: http://www.entourage.mvps.org/support_options/list.html > List moderator: [email protected], [email protected] > To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe -- YouTalk mailing list List information: http://www.entourage.mvps.org/support_options/list.html List moderator: [email protected], [email protected] To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
