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Forgetting the location of a file is one use case. Another is that it's just convenient to type 'som' and have somefile pop up. Or to extract 500 similarly-name
by mc808 12y ago
Forgetting the location of a file is one use case. Another is that it's just convenient to type 'som' and have somefile pop up. Or to extract 500 similarly-named files from some program's convoluted directory structure. Frankly I'm surprised that we still store data resources as 'files' in rigid hierarchical databases after all these decades.
- blueskin_ 12y agoI don't find that convenient, I find it creepy.
- mc808 12y agoIf that's creepy, grep must be downright sinister.
- blueskin_ 12y agoBecause grep really sends my data to an online service, right?
- mc808 12y agoNeither does searching for a local file in the documents folder. I was referring to the "fascination with search in general" which can be invaluable when you have a lot of data shoehorned into directories or other inappropriate structures. As for local searches commingling with online searches, there are some cases where it makes sense, others where it's a blatant violation of privacy, and many more in a subjective grey area. It's basically a matter of making sure people are informed (really informed, not small-print-in-the-legalese informed) and needing to opt in, not out.
- blueskin_ 12y ago>Neither does searching for a local file in the documents folder. It does on Ubuntu/Mac OS. >It's basically a matter of making sure people are informed... and needing to opt in, not out. Shame nobody actually does this though. Also, does opting out actually stop the data grabbing, or just hide those results?