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The desktop metaphor must die
Reaction to the Daylight tablet (hook: the computer, de-invented):
I’m intrigued. Even if it were a perfect device, it’s missing a key dimension of an analog device: mess. Maybe it reduces distractions and captures the tactility of a pen, but it’s still an “everything machine.” It removes the useful and awareness-inducing clutter of physical books
... See moreIf you watch television for 8 hours in a row, you might feel that you watched too much television. You would have a feeling that you wanted to get up and go do something else. Smart-phones specifically, unlike any other previous screen, are located on the body and taken everywhere. Without a conscious disconnnection practice, there is no getting up
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It’s a little depressing that these days we mainly use computers to consume fast and react fast. Task management turns us into more productive human machines. Rather conveniently for managers, human machines have higher predictability and lower inherent value – they’re easy to automate, replace, and erase.
Productivity is important, but it’s just... See more
Productivity is important, but it’s just... See more
pketh • Productivity vs Insight, Tools for Reflection, and Other Questions Answered
I've been saying this for a while now but, Please, remove the concept of windows from your AR/VR experiments!
If you keep them in the interest of regular people goes from "oh cool new tech" to "why do I have to wear a heavy headset to see the same thing I have on my PC?"
I wiped out a simple... See more