On Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Gerald Klein 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 wasn't being negative, I was identifying exactly what it would take to interest me. As an engineer, I want to know how things work... I guess I wrongly assumed that this list was for engineers that liked to make things or learn how things work. That's why I said "speaking for most", thanks for correcting me there, I won't make the mistake again. Rick > 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 <m...@hahnca.com > (mailto:m...@hahnca.com)> 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 <j...@zognet.com > > (mailto:j...@zognet.com)> 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 <m...@hahnca.com > > > (mailto:m...@hahnca.com)> 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 <waldron.r...@gmail.com > > > > (mailto:waldron.r...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 30, 2012 10:35 AM, "Dennis Kane" <dkan...@gmail.com > > > > > (mailto:dkan...@gmail.com)> 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 nodejs@googlegroups.com > > > > > > (mailto:nodejs@googlegroups.com) > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > > > (mailto:nodejs%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com) > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > > > > -- > 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