LukasMathis

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by LukasMathis 9mo ago
I had the same issue, and I'm working on an ebook reader that does exactly what you're asking for. It's not available yet, but there are screenshots here: https://leafl.it/
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by LukasMathis 2y ago
The page with my name in the HyperCard 10th Anniversary Stack is a stack I made that was added to that project. It does a bunch of weird things to simulate the Mac Finder, none of which seem to work in the simulator (which makes sense, it&#
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by LukasMathis 2y ago
Holy moly, this has a stack in it that I made 30 years ago! Unfortunately, it doesn't work correctly in the simulator.
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by LukasMathis 2y ago
I guess the point is that she, herself, was not notable at that point, since her work was not widely and publicly known. Otherwise we'd already know her pre-transition name.
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by LukasMathis 3y ago
If I tell you that I'm rolling a die, and ask you whether I rolled a six or not a six, offering you 100$ if you guess right, you very obviously should say "not a six", even if we only play the game once.
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by LukasMathis 3y ago
I would argue that if you start out knowing that you will switch, you essentially do lie, because you initially pretend to pick a box (or door) that you know you will not end up opening. It is true that this approach adds additional layer
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by LukasMathis 7y ago
> Why do we need to criticize one tool because it is not equal or better to another? Probably because we want it to become better :-) > But calling the iPad a failure because it doesn't fit to your work I'm sorry that's
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by LukasMathis 7y ago
I also don't think it's a problem, I just think it's a missed opportunity. I think the iPad could have had the potential to be a better computing device for many, if not most, people, had Apple made better decisions.
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by LukasMathis 7y ago
>What is this silly ‘real work’ gate-keeping? I guess the author means their work. I used the term "real work" because that's the term people use when they write "you can actually use the iPad for real work" arti
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by LukasMathis 7y ago
Then why don't these people use iPads? (Maybe because iPads are actually more complicated for most common work-related tasks.) Your claim that only a minority of people use more than two applications needs a source, because I don'
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by LukasMathis 7y ago
I'm sorry.
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by LukasMathis 10y ago
I'm kind of in the same boat, and I'm slowly, gradually, replacing my Macs with both Windows and Linux devices. As somebody with zero investment in earlier Windows versions, I quite loved Windows 8, and found Windows 10 to be a st
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
Fair points, though I would say two things: 1. Touchscreen computers are in the minority now, but I don't think they'll remain in the minority. Kids are growing up on iPhones, Android phones, and iPads. A computer without a touchs
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
I specifically point out in the article that it is not just loss aversion, but that there are valid reasons to dislike Windows 8. I also don't criticize old interfaces because they are old. I specifically point out that the desktop m
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
Yes, precisely!
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
I'm pointing that out multiple times in the article :-)
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
The difference is probably that Microsoft's Windows 10 demonstrations show a manually customized system, while my screenshot shows what it looks like by default, on a newly installed system? Other than that, I'm not sure how I cou
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
I've never seen the wifi connection issue you describe on my Surface. And I know a bunch of people who, like me, use Windows 8 in Metro mode.
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
I like Windows 8 on the desktop. I agree that it has issues, but I also point that out in the article. As for "undermining people's opinions": while I have no doubt that there are plenty of people who genuinely gave Windows 8
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
Yeah, I didn't put down the whole story in the article. I actually did talk to support at some point (there's no email address, so I had to call them). The first-level support rep wasn't able to help me, and I spent so much
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
I think that's a fair point if you're talking about a disk that's attached to a computer. Yes, the file system on the disk restricts what you can do. For a cloud file synchronization app, though, I'd expect Microsoft to
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
Yes. Lots of Mac users do it. Goes back to the old 68000 Macs, still works on OS X. True, it's not a great idea if you use the CLI to interact with your computer, but old Macs never had a CLI, and lots of OS X users never open Terminal
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
I think the relevant thing is the d-pad.
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
I think the fact that there were many joysticks before the NES came out, and many other kinds of input devices, kind of shows that the d-pad was a non-obvious invention. In hindsight, it seems super obvious, but back then, it was a major
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
You're right, I forgot about the fact that it was "bundled" with an additional game. Personally, I only found out about this after I bought it; I'm not sure how much the bundling helped Mario Kart's game sales. But
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
Nintendo also released PC software, e.g. Mario Teaches Typing. And they've released a Pokédex for iOS.
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
I think it is party due to marketing, but I don't think that's the only issue with the Wii U. Other issues include the fact that there's no killer game that explains why the new controller is really needed (most games just mi
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
I think this is a little bit revisionist. In hindsight, much of what Nintendo did seems common, because it has become common. Back then, stuff like the rumble pack or the analog stick or a controller that has directional control on both sid
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
I think they can keep the prices for their old games up by keeping them on their own platforms. On iOS, Super Metroid would look expensive at 8 bucks. On the 3DS, that's just what games cost.
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by LukasMathis 12y ago
Yes, you're right, Apple has added more stuff to the Finder, but as you imply when you mention Path Finder, accretion of stuff isn't really progress. Here are some specific things that I'm thinking about when I say that &quot

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