On Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Mark Hahn wrote:
> > I have never found negative comments to be helpful, > > I respectfully disagree. Informed opinions should be welcome here. +1 Informed and critical opinions are necessary for broader growth > > > On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Gerald Klein <j...@zognet.com > (mailto:j...@zognet.com)> 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 <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 > > > > > > > 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