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> "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

> "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

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.