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I believe this was submitted and flagged earlier: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1264764 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1264764
by tvon 17y ago
I believe this was submitted and flagged earlier:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1264764 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1264764
- demallien 17y agoAnd yet, I for one found it very pertinent to HN. After all the discussion as to whether the iPad really is a revolution or not, I personally find this as convincing a demonstration as possible that a very intuitive interface has been created. It's a useful data point to have in mind when discussing iPad ergonomy.
- dschobel 17y agoThat's not the point. The point was that a large number of people thought it not HN worthy. Your individual dissent doesn't matter. Sorry, democracy sucks.
- philwelch 17y agoEvidently, a large number of people thought that little comment of yours wasn't HN worthy, either.
- dschobel 17y agoIf OP and his up-voters think a creature pawing at something is a grand UX insight, more power to them. My only point is that the fact that this has been flagged before puts them in a minority.
- yters 17y agoThe point where all "Not HN!" misanthropes are automatically downvoted probably means HN is jumping the shark.
- jordyhoyt 17y agoI completely fail to see how this is any kind of demonstration that it is an intuitive interface. The cat is pawing at something that is moving and changing, the pawing also happens to generate actions through touch sensors. You could have the most horrendously unintuitive UI possible and this could still be true.
- anigbrowl 17y agoSilly though it is, it's also a neat (if unintentional) proof-of-concept for the viability of tablets in psychology experiments with higher vertebrate animals and small children. I've noticed that studies of animal intelligence that employ computers seem to feature equipment that is either very expensive or very primitive (not through any especial fault of the researchers, I hasten to add - it was technology which had not yet caught up to their ideas and needs). The iPad and its forthcoming competitors offer a pretty robust and capable device at a very low price, which suggests enormous scientific potential since many new research tools are now no more difficult to produce than a fairly modest webapp.
- troystribling 17y agoHere is a video of a 2.5 year old using one. http://laughingsquid.com/a-2-5-year-old-uses-an-ipad-for-the-first-time/ http://laughingsquid.com/a-2-5-year-old-uses-an-ipad-for-the...
- erlanger 17y agoI'm guessing it was flagged by a bunch of curmudgeons thinking "too much iPad!" I do not like the trend of flagging things for reasons of frequency rather than appropriateness, and I'm happy this made it onto the front page.
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- noonespecial 17y agoI also just saw someone roll through here and downvoted nearly every comment. I've long suspected this happens but with only 12 comments at the time it was easy to spot. So I'm calling it out. If you don't like the fact that a submission didn't die when you flagged it, downvoting everyone who commented on it is not an acceptable alternative.
- erlanger 17y agoHaha, I noticed that too but didn't say anything because I was worried I'd sound too concerned with comment karma :^)
- absconditus 17y agoI flagged both submissions because I see no reason for HN to become yet another venue for funny cat videos.