Two thoughts I’ve had:
- Conflation of code quality with software quality. Good code can make bad software.
- Disregard for platform mores. Conventions are increasingly ignored or don’t exist (see: Electron).
Kind of like books, 8-bit video games feel bigger than they actually look and sound. This orchestral cover is exactly what playing Zelda felt like to me.
https://twitter.com/SheAteTheBone/status/1270735185705873411
Streaming is great, but I also peruse iTunes for deals on movies and shows I already know I want. No subscriptions. No wondering which service has what at this moment. It’s there. It’s yours. You just play it.
Sometimes I wonder if seeing extraordinary skill adversely deters some from even trying some new thing for fear that its value requires greatness. To that I say:
- Extraordinary skill doesn’t just happen.
- Enjoyment in doing is way more valuable than being extraordinary.
Agreed. “Ticket” isn’t even the worst example in my opinion. All work in Jira is presented as “issues” that are “reported”.
Tried to start Xcode after updating to Catalina. Instead of telling me that the version of Xcode installed isn’t supported, I got a vague error after installing additional components with a link to a log file containing gobbledygook about expired certificate.
I was thinking about how much worse 2020 has gotten in just the past couple of weeks, but then I remembered that the events of past couple of weeks shined a light on a shitty-ness that has always been.
While I was definitely wrong in thinking that natural scrolling was some indicator of touch Macs to come, I think my bullishness on the gesture change aged well.
Do you uncheck “Scroll Direction: Natural”?
https://wormsandviruses.com/2011/07/un-inverted-scrolling/
So my 3-year-old gets to choose a short video while we brush his teeth. Today he chose “Mama Dinosaur”. I asked my wife who then asked our nanny who then asked her 4-year-old. No one knew. Sure enough, the 4-year-old asked to watch “Mama Dinosaur” mere moments later.
“Imagine a sandcrawler, but smaller and built by the empire. That’s what I want.”
https://twitter.com/counternotions/status/1268905415389188096