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General Software Discussion / Re: Ubuntu's Latest Interface "Brainstorm" - HUD
« Last post by barney on February 01, 2012, 02:00 AM »Change for the sake of change is not, never has been, and never will be good. (Well, maybe if you're cooking dinner 
, but even there 'tis not always well received unless you get very lucky 
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I'd like to see some of these mental giants, these impresarios of innovation replace the wheel. After all, it fits all the [supposed] criteria:
And don't modernize it, let's replace it.
Hell, that should be enough to inspire any innovator, doncha thimk?
As you might surmise, I'm not in favour of pointless innovation. The HUD element strikes me as being very much like the ribbons that are so in favor right now. They take up a lot of screen real estate, they are difficult to maneuver - unless you have an eighteen-year-old's 20/20 vision - and have served no real purpose save to confuse the user and point out how innovative the developer team is. The old-fashioned toolbar did the same thing w/o gobbling excess vertical space. Having seen the intro, HUD strikes me as being in the same vein, "Let's do something different because it's different."
Oh, well, I was leaning away from Ubuntu anyway
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, but even there 'tis not always well received unless you get very lucky .)I'd like to see some of these mental giants, these impresarios of innovation replace the wheel. After all, it fits all the [supposed] criteria:
- It's been around - no pun intended, but all accolades accepted - for centuries.
- It's definitely old hat.
- People use it all the time. (Hey, this one is important - if you can't discomfit the users, why bother?)
- No one has done any real enhancement recently (chrome rims, spinners, and the like don't count).
And don't modernize it, let's replace it.
Hell, that should be enough to inspire any innovator, doncha thimk?
As you might surmise, I'm not in favour of pointless innovation. The HUD element strikes me as being very much like the ribbons that are so in favor right now. They take up a lot of screen real estate, they are difficult to maneuver - unless you have an eighteen-year-old's 20/20 vision - and have served no real purpose save to confuse the user and point out how innovative the developer team is. The old-fashioned toolbar did the same thing w/o gobbling excess vertical space. Having seen the intro, HUD strikes me as being in the same vein, "Let's do something different because it's different."
Oh, well, I was leaning away from Ubuntu anyway
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, but I see, at least every two (2) or three (3) months, offers for some version or other of it.
) so I'm just going by the docs which are, admittedly, XP-based. Trying to prep as much as possible so as to reduce putative troubleshooting time 
. But, as mentioned, that's based upon past experience with different hardware and software and OS. What can I say - belt and suspenders, from time to time 
. It has also quashed a few dreams 
. Personally, I'd rather find an angel than try to sell a concept to the unwashed crowd. Crowdfunding is one (1) of the few crowd things that sometimes works. But the whole crowd concept is base upon the assumption that {50|500|5,000|50,000|put your number here} people can't be wrong. That's been proven a fallacy nearly uncountable times.
, and then I want the best video I can get on it.
. Hence, I'm turning to my court of last resort 
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. Could be doing it for traffic - not the specific one you mentioned, perhaps, but some of the others do - to some Web site, garner valuta from the traffic. Could be doing it to acquire a mailing list -IM rule of thumb is that you make a buck per month per person on your mailing list. Could be doing it just to win a bet with a friend, or to get bragging rights in some group. Or, could be personal satisfaction, something like, "Hell, I can do better than that!"
. For instance, when I had a list, middle five (5) digits strong, I was making, seemingly, beau coup coin. But I was also working sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) hour days, seven (7) days a week. When I finally got around to doing the math, I wasn't even averaging annual minimum wage 
- not so many now 
! OK, if time were not my enemy, I could prolly bypass this, but ...
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. Sorry, I'm just not really focused at the moment. Too many right now things have surfaced. Difficult to cope with recently emerged schtuff and maintain a somewhat even keel. On top of that, whilst in the midst of this response, DHL just delivered my ViDock4+. And I don't dare even unbox it or I'll be lost to productivity for a day and a half 
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. Even in winter, a fan is sometimes required.