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> "I'm tired of getting my hopes up, but hope is one of the few things I have left." Tech isn't that important, even if we have those things it'll barely chang

> "I'm tired of getting my hopes up, but hope is one of the few things I have left." Tech isn't that important, even if we have those things it'll barely change anything worthwhile (aside from battery tech, I'd agree with you on that one). Also, why can't you enjoy what we already have? If you lived through the days of dial up Internet you'd know what we have now is much faster and user friendly than what we had before.

DiabloD3 11y ago
Because I want technology to do what I want while I'm still young enough to enjoy it. I no longer need more raw compute power, more raw storage capacity, lower storage latency IO. I have a CPU that is more than I need, with more RAM than I need, and said RAM is faster than I need, and the IOPS and round trip latency on my SSDs are better than I need. What holds it all back for me? The code behind visual UI's keep getting slower. It isn't entirely software, it isn't entirely hardware, but a mixture of both that screws it over for me. And the ways I want to interact with computers just isn't there yet: * Microsoft did epic work on the Surface Pen, but I can't just go buy one of those for my Windows PC * Google did epic work on Google Now, but I'll have to wait for Cortana to catch up before I get that on my PC (without being limited to just accessing it inside of Chrome) * Stuff like all the non-gaming usage for things like Kinect or stuff like Leap Motion, no one is really doing anything with that for day to day stuff * I wasn't kidding about Moov, go look at the new product they just came out: possibly the best fitness tracker ever made if you're interested in fitness coach type apps. And there are other things: the desktop UI still is not based around doing tasks, and browsers suffer from this the most: no browser lets me hibernate collections of tabs (ie, entire windows) to bring up later (either on this computer, or another one; cross-computer window syncing for tracked windows would be absolutely epic). I feel computers fight me on waaaaay too many things. Computers think they are the destination, but they're really just the vehicle.
- ZenoArrow 11y ago
  > "I feel computers fight me on waaaaay too many things. Computers think they are the destination, but they're really just the vehicle." Sounds like you want a smoother workflow, and I get why that's desirable. However, if computers are just the tools to get you to your destination, then improving workflow won't change what they can do, just how well they do it. Let's focus on the use cases, what do you use computers for now, and what would you like to use them for in the future?
  - DiabloD3 11y ago
    I use computers now to do work for my company, and for any side project I happen to work on. I also use them to read things, watch things, listen to things, and communicate with people. What I would like to use them for in the future? To offload most of my brain onto/into them, and use them as tools to be more efficient and more productive. Browsers being such a goddamned broken workflow just makes shit so much more difficult. Tabli does a lot to fix it, but Tabli can't live-sync tab states on Tabli-managed windows across browsers. One of my largest problems is, I can't restore my ongoing task state simultaneously on other machines. If I'm doing something on my desktop, and take my laptop downstairs or outside with me, I can't just pick up where I left off anywhere but my desktop. "Cloud" services are meant to tackle this problem set, but complex things like Office365 only allow live cloud sync via the web client, the full scale desktop client does not yet properly integrate this. If my task involves sshing somewhere, I often tmux long lived sessions, and can ssh in from somewhere else and attach them where I am now. Not all tasks I do are in a terminal. As for the Moov stuff, yes, I'm very very interested in computer assisted physical task tracking and less traditional interfaces, such as voice or non-touch gesturing. When I'm using my hands and trying to concentrate on something, I can't go be fucking with my laptop or phone all the time to manage the task.

DiabloD3 11y ago

Because I want technology to do what I want while I'm still young enough to enjoy it. I no longer need more raw compute power, more raw storage capacity, lower storage latency IO. I have a CPU that is more than I need, with more RAM than I need, and said RAM is faster than I need, and the IOPS and round trip latency on my SSDs are better than I need. What holds it all back for me? The code behind visual UI's keep getting slower. It isn't entirely software, it isn't entirely hardware, but a mixture of both that screws it over for me. And the ways I want to interact with computers just isn't there yet: * Microsoft did epic work on the Surface Pen, but I can't just go buy one of those for my Windows PC * Google did epic work on Google Now, but I'll have to wait for Cortana to catch up before I get that on my PC (without being limited to just accessing it inside of Chrome) * Stuff like all the non-gaming usage for things like Kinect or stuff like Leap Motion, no one is really doing anything with that for day to day stuff * I wasn't kidding about Moov, go look at the new product they just came out: possibly the best fitness tracker ever made if you're interested in fitness coach type apps. And there are other things: the desktop UI still is not based around doing tasks, and browsers suffer from this the most: no browser lets me hibernate collections of tabs (ie, entire windows) to bring up later (either on this computer, or another one; cross-computer window syncing for tracked windows would be absolutely epic). I feel computers fight me on waaaaay too many things. Computers think they are the destination, but they're really just the vehicle.

ZenoArrow 11y ago
> "I feel computers fight me on waaaaay too many things. Computers think they are the destination, but they're really just the vehicle." Sounds like you want a smoother workflow, and I get why that's desirable. However, if computers are just the tools to get you to your destination, then improving workflow won't change what they can do, just how well they do it. Let's focus on the use cases, what do you use computers for now, and what would you like to use them for in the future?
- DiabloD3 11y ago
  I use computers now to do work for my company, and for any side project I happen to work on. I also use them to read things, watch things, listen to things, and communicate with people. What I would like to use them for in the future? To offload most of my brain onto/into them, and use them as tools to be more efficient and more productive. Browsers being such a goddamned broken workflow just makes shit so much more difficult. Tabli does a lot to fix it, but Tabli can't live-sync tab states on Tabli-managed windows across browsers. One of my largest problems is, I can't restore my ongoing task state simultaneously on other machines. If I'm doing something on my desktop, and take my laptop downstairs or outside with me, I can't just pick up where I left off anywhere but my desktop. "Cloud" services are meant to tackle this problem set, but complex things like Office365 only allow live cloud sync via the web client, the full scale desktop client does not yet properly integrate this. If my task involves sshing somewhere, I often tmux long lived sessions, and can ssh in from somewhere else and attach them where I am now. Not all tasks I do are in a terminal. As for the Moov stuff, yes, I'm very very interested in computer assisted physical task tracking and less traditional interfaces, such as voice or non-touch gesturing. When I'm using my hands and trying to concentrate on something, I can't go be fucking with my laptop or phone all the time to manage the task.