I like the motivating spirit here, although I think the execution lacks in a few ways. If he builds another ten of these over the next thirty years it will be g

I like the motivating spirit here, although I think the execution lacks in a few ways. If he builds another ten of these over the next thirty years it will be good. One suggestion he might enjoy is heavy physical switches / manual mechanical reconfiguration to switch apps. A big chunky dial that solidly clicks as you rotate it to point to different basic programs like text editing, the terminal, web browsing, photo or video editing… my mouth is watering already. Something I disagree with entirely on an aesthetic level is the use of wood in this project. I do appreciate that humans have evolved to appreciate interacting with wood, but (perhaps because of my background in metalworking shops) I think humans are also capable of instinctively appreciating the nobility of metal. One of the main reasons I buy Apple laptops is they’re made from metal and glass. I’m also a fan of typewriters with metal, glass, or ceramic keycaps. If Apple made a laptop with non-plastic keycaps that would be my ideal machine. Even better if they would use steel instead of aluminum - they did this with the Pro series of the iPhone 14 and I appreciate it almost daily. A lot of my Apple loyalty actually comes from the fact that they seem to respect metal as a material in their design process much more than other companies. My ideal desktop machine would probably be made from the exact same materials as a lathe or milling machine, even down to the absurdly thick enamel or epoxy paint in Machine Green.