This is so true. But sometimes the applications are more of a problem/hinderance.
My Dad, like many, uses Outlook Express and its associated Address Book. Both these apps allow you to create "Folders" to better organize your mail/addresses.
But the problem is those folders don't exist in the filesystem. So when my dad wants to find his email while exploring his My Documents, he can't. When he wants to put all the documents associated with a group of business contacts, i.e. Carpenters, with that group in the Address Book, he can't.
This is so confusing to the user. Having a HFS view of your information is helpfull, but putting it in every app when that app is just emulating a HFS on top of its own db files just ends up confusing the user. Seeing a HFS in OE, they expect it work like. It's understandable they're confused when it doesn't.
This problem has been around for so long (how old is mbox format?) that just adding metadata won't help.
Perhaps a total db filesystem is the answer, I don't think so. I'd rather see standard open formats for all documents, email, etc.
Getting rid of files that clump many items together would be great but the amount of programs that would need to be rewritten is daunting.
Sending humans to the Moon was expensive in 1969, now anything similar is just out of reach, i.e. way too expensive. The first goal should be in acheiving a permanent and cheap low earth orbit station, ala "Fountains of Paradise". Once out of the gravity well, it becomes extremely easy to reach any planet in the Solar System. There would be no limits on the size, shape, weight of such vehicles. Raw materials could be easily harvested from asteriods or the Moon. The journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step. --Tao te Ching p.s. If your curious, "Fountains of Paradise" is a sci-fi book where we reached space by linking the Earth to a space station with a 30,000 mile ribbon super-strong wire. Then materials were just lifted into space with an elevator. Cool!
Once this starts, it marks the end of what we call human. Will time travelers come back to the past and say "What are all these ugly creatures. Oh, they're are ancestors". It will start out slow, increased intelligence, enhanced physical strength, resistence to disease. But, where does it stop? Hmm, are bodies too fragile, why not an exoskeleton? Senses are limited, why not eyes to see infrared and ultraviolet, why not ears to hear supersonic and subsonic. Emotions cloud are judgement, why not get rid of them? Yea, why not? So as people become used to genetically enhanced children they will eventually take the next step and fundamentally change what we call human. Whether it's good or bad, we won't know, only that some day it will happen.
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This is so true. But sometimes the applications are more of a problem/hinderance.
My Dad, like many, uses Outlook Express and its associated Address Book. Both these apps allow you to create "Folders" to better organize your mail/addresses.
But the problem is those folders don't exist in the filesystem. So when my dad wants to find his email while exploring his My Documents, he can't. When he wants to put all the documents associated with a group of business contacts, i.e. Carpenters, with that group in the Address Book, he can't.
This is so confusing to the user.
Having a HFS view of your information is helpfull, but putting it in every app when that app is just emulating a HFS on top of its own db files just ends up confusing the user. Seeing a HFS in OE, they expect it work like. It's understandable they're confused when it doesn't.
This problem has been around for so long (how old is mbox format?) that just adding metadata won't help.
Perhaps a total db filesystem is the answer, I don't think so. I'd rather see standard open formats for all documents, email, etc.
Getting rid of files that clump many items together would be great but the amount of programs that would need to be rewritten is daunting.
Hi Alton,
I always hear "Use a non-reactive pan for this".
But what exactly is the "reaction" in a reactive pan and how does it affect the food your cooking?
Also what materials make up non-reactive and reactive cookware?
Thanks.
Sending humans to the Moon was expensive in 1969, now anything similar is just out of reach, i.e. way too expensive. The first goal should be in acheiving a permanent and cheap low earth orbit station, ala "Fountains of Paradise". Once out of the gravity well, it becomes extremely easy to reach any planet in the Solar System. There would be no limits on the size, shape, weight of such vehicles. Raw materials could be easily harvested from asteriods or the Moon. The journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step. --Tao te Ching p.s. If your curious, "Fountains of Paradise" is a sci-fi book where we reached space by linking the Earth to a space station with a 30,000 mile ribbon super-strong wire. Then materials were just lifted into space with an elevator. Cool!
Once this starts, it marks the end of what we call human. Will time travelers come back to the past and say "What are all these ugly creatures. Oh, they're are ancestors".
It will start out slow, increased intelligence, enhanced physical strength, resistence to disease. But, where does it stop? Hmm, are bodies too fragile, why not an exoskeleton? Senses are limited, why not eyes to see infrared and ultraviolet, why not ears to hear supersonic and subsonic. Emotions cloud are judgement, why not get rid of them?
Yea, why not?
So as people become used to genetically enhanced children they will eventually take the next step and fundamentally change what we call human. Whether it's good or bad, we won't know, only that some day it will happen.