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When I started programming in the early 80s computers had no mice, the default mode was a single-task text console and it was pretty hard to do anything other t
by diego 17y ago
When I started programming in the early 80s computers had no mice, the default mode was a single-task text console and it was pretty hard to do anything other than write code and play the occasional game. It's interesting how entertainment features started to pile up and now entertainment-oriented computers are being built.
You could always disconnect the speakers on your computer, remove video players, redirect distracting sites to localhost, and generally hack it so that it's more work-oriented.
- jrockway 17y agoI think my point was that you don't need a special device to make doing something pleasurable more enticing.
- diego 17y agoMaybe you don't need it, but people want it. Reading on an iPad is a superior experience compared to a laptop. The iBooks app is outstanding. In a way it's like watching Avatar at an Imax theater. Sure, it's not required but it's a better experience.
- jrockway 17y agoBut the Kindle is even better. It's so good, in fact, that I have one despite the DRM. (Not that my opinion matters, of course... just sayin'.) "Do one thing and do it well."