> A command line interface isn't a great medium for singing, but graphical interfaces enabled sophisticated music production software, desktop publishing using

> A command line interface isn't a great medium for singing, but graphical interfaces enabled sophisticated music production software, desktop publishing using beautiful fonts and images (examples he used). It enables expressiveness beyond what can be captured in mere text. Mere text[0][1]. CLI vs GUI in the context of this thread is a false dichotomy, because we’re imagining (I.e, inventing) scenarios where GUIs are better. “Look at this virtual rack of equipment in Reason and see how democratic that is.”[2] Sure, or a mess that begs to be put into a table in a text processor. Where it’s more truly democratic because a screen reader can be employed if necessary. Jobs was selling sparkles, successfully, not “computing”. “Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?”, indeed. Why pick only one? Text isn’t dead or outmoded. [0] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D6ZzTeUlk6mwqyZ0GIrhYIFeRkKa_Hnc/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D6ZzTeUlk6mwqyZ0GIrhYIFeRkK... - my own, developed in console with vi, tmux, CSound, ffmpeg, custom software for compositing, Makefiles [1] https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1319/showcase-of-beautiful-typography-done-in-tex-friends#24719 https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1319/showcase-of-bea... [2] https://youtu.be/PjeFRLcioqk https://youtu.be/PjeFRLcioqk