my comment on apropos. Regarding google, if a UI would require you to go to a google search each time you needed to figure out how to do something, would you call this intuitive or discoverable?
I suppose. I think you're exaggerating its inconsistencies. I admit, sometimes it hangs or fails where it has worked in the past. But I find it to be much better than it used to be. I suppose I'm in an ideal situation because I have unlimited data and subscribe to Apple Music, so can search and play the entire iTunes library. Still, I find it to be a powerful tool that has lots of potential and shouldn't be discounted.
Yes but how do you open the man page in the first place if you don't know the command? Or what if you're so off-track that you need more than a single command to help?
I tried this on my Linux partition, and even entered my password, but it did something unexpected, and now I can't even access anything. I hope your happy.
>....because speech-to-text is a solved problem now, and always works.
Siri doesn't always work. It's not like the computer in Star Trek. But it works very well in limited contexts, and within these contexts is a powerful way of using your phone.
> In the mean time, some of us need to use our computers for work.
If you're using your phone for work, you suck at your job.
Man pages don't help you discover new commands. They're best if you know the command, but aren't sure the syntax of the different options. If you don't know the command in the first place, man pages are useless. They're basically only good for people who don't need them but may find them convenient from time to time.
Another thing to consider - the new Apple Music has the most intuitive input possible - your voice. Instead of hunting and pecking through menus, you can just say Play 'Abbey Road' by The Beatles, or Play 'Sounds from my moms vigorous lovemaking' by Noah Haders.
Doh, accidentally posted this above to the wrong thread!
Another thing to consider - the new Apple Music has the most intuitive input possible - your voice. Instead of hunting and pecking through menus, you can just say Play 'Abbey Road' by The Beatles, or Play 'Sounds from my moms vigorous lovemaking' by Noah Haders.
i'm a huuuge fan of apple music. it blows me away how much content there is and how easy it is to access the entire world of music. I've listened to more new music in the past 6 months than in the past 10 years.
the apple music player could be better. One problem is they're cramming it so full of content that it becomes rather dense and intricate. apple music is a lot more logical on the itunes in the osx. that being said, after a couple uses I get it just fine.
I find it funny that people are complaining about inscrutiable icons on a site where the very name of the site sounds like the command prompt.
But if I were to get my hands on Cold Fusion that really works, I would be the one controlling the world's endless supply of the much needed energy that this world is hungry for
What better way to force the world bows down before me, huh?
they already do control a significant portion of the worlds supply of energy.
What about Swift? Considering it's only 2 years old, surely it's grown by the most, percentage-wise. I suspect a company called PYPL has an interest in promoting Python...
I do denounce the war in iraq. more americans died in the war in iraq than died in 9/11. it was a needless war and only caused destruction while hurting us militarily, exhausting the will of the public to fight, and creating more problems in the middle east. it's funny, what would be really great right now is to have some strong secular military dictators assert dominance in the middle east. oops!
are you a pilot? Is it true that airlines now have to bump people to later flights not because the seats are oversold but because people are so fat that the airline maxes out on weight before everybody gets on board. fat people. what's up with that?
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my comment on apropos. Regarding google, if a UI would require you to go to a google search each time you needed to figure out how to do something, would you call this intuitive or discoverable?
I suppose. I didn't know of that command, so I couldn't use it or look up the man page on how to use it. It's turtles all the way down...
I suppose. I think you're exaggerating its inconsistencies. I admit, sometimes it hangs or fails where it has worked in the past. But I find it to be much better than it used to be. I suppose I'm in an ideal situation because I have unlimited data and subscribe to Apple Music, so can search and play the entire iTunes library. Still, I find it to be a powerful tool that has lots of potential and shouldn't be discounted.
Yes but how do you open the man page in the first place if you don't know the command? Or what if you're so off-track that you need more than a single command to help?
> OSX does inexplicable and hard-to-recover-from things when I accidentally trigger one of the thousands of obscure 'gestures.
What do you mean by this?
If you say so man. I like my new car. You can drive off in your old POS beater
I tried this on my Linux partition, and even entered my password, but it did something unexpected, and now I can't even access anything. I hope your happy.
> ....because speech-to-text is a solved problem now, and always works.
Siri doesn't always work. It's not like the computer in Star Trek. But it works very well in limited contexts, and within these contexts is a powerful way of using your phone.
> In the mean time, some of us need to use our computers for work.
If you're using your phone for work, you suck at your job.
Man pages don't help you discover new commands. They're best if you know the command, but aren't sure the syntax of the different options. If you don't know the command in the first place, man pages are useless. They're basically only good for people who don't need them but may find them convenient from time to time.
Another thing to consider - the new Apple Music has the most intuitive input possible - your voice. Instead of hunting and pecking through menus, you can just say Play 'Abbey Road' by The Beatles, or Play 'Sounds from my moms vigorous lovemaking' by Noah Haders.
Doh, accidentally posted this above to the wrong thread!
Another thing to consider - the new Apple Music has the most intuitive input possible - your voice. Instead of hunting and pecking through menus, you can just say Play 'Abbey Road' by The Beatles, or Play 'Sounds from my moms vigorous lovemaking' by Noah Haders.
i'm a huuuge fan of apple music. it blows me away how much content there is and how easy it is to access the entire world of music. I've listened to more new music in the past 6 months than in the past 10 years.
the apple music player could be better. One problem is they're cramming it so full of content that it becomes rather dense and intricate. apple music is a lot more logical on the itunes in the osx. that being said, after a couple uses I get it just fine.
I find it funny that people are complaining about inscrutiable icons on a site where the very name of the site sounds like the command prompt.
i suppose. sounds like a lot of whining. you're making an excel spreadsheet, not compositing a 3d animation.
I like the ribbon. why does everybody hate on it?
+1 bain
what happens if a seatbelt bolt comes apart and then the car spontaneously bursts into flame?
Modded down because it's offtopic...
But if I were to get my hands on Cold Fusion that really works, I would be the one controlling the world's endless supply of the much needed energy that this world is hungry for
What better way to force the world bows down before me, huh?
they already do control a significant portion of the worlds supply of energy.
What about Swift? Considering it's only 2 years old, surely it's grown by the most, percentage-wise. I suspect a company called PYPL has an interest in promoting Python...
I'm tired of this trolling. I'm not going to respond any more.
I do denounce the war in iraq. more americans died in the war in iraq than died in 9/11. it was a needless war and only caused destruction while hurting us militarily, exhausting the will of the public to fight, and creating more problems in the middle east. it's funny, what would be really great right now is to have some strong secular military dictators assert dominance in the middle east. oops!
ok well it has been almost 72 hours since the attacks and nothing has changed.
are you a pilot? Is it true that airlines now have to bump people to later flights not because the seats are oversold but because people are so fat that the airline maxes out on weight before everybody gets on board. fat people. what's up with that?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
wait 48 hours for what?