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The Utopian UI Architect
So I began to think, what if the interface between the user and the computer was less literal, and more of a theatrical lie?”
“To speak to each other about this idea, my friends and I invented the term user illusion. I don’t think we ever used the term user interface , at least not in the early days. But the idea was: What can you do theatrically—be... See more
“To speak to each other about this idea, my friends and I invented the term user illusion. I don’t think we ever used the term user interface , at least not in the early days. But the idea was: What can you do theatrically—be... See more
Sheila Heti • The History of the Personal Computer
Bank of spiky takes:
Essay quality can be objectively measured.
AI editors will breed a generation of brilliant human writers.
Typewriters should be mandatory for writers.
Give kids remarkable tablets instead of iPads.
Take gibberish seriously if you want to improve your prose.
Your truest self is waiting for you in a pseudonym.
Write down every th
Last weekend, I gave a talk at @agihouse_org for the "Generative UI" hackathon focusing on "just-in-time UI (JIT UI)."
I put together these slides super quickly, so the history will be incomplete, but it's worth starting at the top:
Early computing users had to learn how to use text-based t... See more