Complex and complcated are complete different thing. Complex- the essence or nature of a thing Complicated: the subjective experience (qualia) of a thing.
will evans emotive architect & hedonic designer [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 twitter: semanticwill aim: semanticwill gtalk: wkevans4 skype: semanticwill _________________________ Sent via iPhone On Oct 31, 2008, at 11:54 AM, AJKock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The hair: complex vs complicated This might imply: you are in control vs the program/device is in control There are subtle differences between word usage and their meaning. You will call something complicated if you can't manage it (which implies that it doesn't have to be complex to be complicated). You will call something complex if you are managing a intricate program/device which can do/handle a lot of things. I am starting to sound very socialist with product alienation, but it might just be that our vocabulary differ if we feel empowered or when we feel alienated from a product. And thats me running off in a completely different direction again...
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