parlance au naturale
Far be it for me to criticize anyone for not understanding what I’m saying, at any given time. It’s to be expected. However, if that anyone happens to be software, I set the bar much higher.
If I have to do more than strike a key or click a mouse to accomplish a given task, I feel put out. I realize this is not a realistic expectation in many cases, but it’s inherent to the hard-nosed character required to be a user interface designer. If I am asked to do more than this, when interfacing with a program, my mind immediately starts thinking of ways in which the process could be simplified.
It is from these high standards, that my frustrations with both desktop and web applications emerge.
preemptive understanding
On a number of occasions, I’ve expressed my number one wish in innovative software development. More than anything else, I really want to see a version of Quicksilver for life. I need help in this department. I depend heavily on cyborgian extensions, primarily computers of one sort or another. But this doesn’t quite cover things like glasses, keys and notes I’ve jotted down on scraps of paper, soon to be deposited into one black hole pocket or another.
Now granted, this is a pipe dream. If the folks at Black Tree could pull something like this off, they would successfully take over the universe (not that that’s their goal or anything).
