Linux + MIDI

[Joshua Judson Rosen]

David Rysdam <david at rysdam.org> writes:
>
> Joshua Judson Rosen <rozzin at geekspace.com> writes:
> > No. No bluetooth keyboard. Just stoicism.
>
> You are way more patient with bad technology than I am.
>
> > [1] Pictures Under Glass: http://worrydream.com/ABriefRantOnTheFutureOfInteractionDesign/
>
> Awesome essay. I had already figured out the hammer part.

What I thought was really great about hammer diagram was that
it was offering a _definition_ of "tool":

	A tool addresses human needs by amplifying human capabilities.
	That is, a tool converts what we _can do_ into what we _want to
	do_. A great tool is designed to fit both sides.

... and that a corollary of that definition of "tool" is: a tool that
_doesn't_ fit both sides, that _doesn't_ amplify the user capabilities
to match their needs is actually not just "not a great tool"; it's not
just "a poor tool"; it is "not even a tool". A tool that doesn't meet
either capabilities or needs is not "wrong", it's "not even wrong".

> That's only the tip of the problem iceberg, but it's already more than
> 90% of people realize. And I could have written the rest of the essay
> too, but only for individual items--like ebooks. I hadn't put it all
> together.

Yeah. He's pretty good at doing that. If you haven't explored them yet,
you may be interested in his other stuff as well--starting with the
followup to the "Pictures Under Glass" rant:

         http://worrydream.com/ABriefRantOnTheFutureOfInteractionDesign/responses.html

-- 
"'tis an ill wind that blows no minds."