Design FuBeating the sh*t out of bad appsThe Unix Credo- July 21, 2004 The Unix Credo: We strive to never improve, hacks excluded.http://www.gnome.org/~seth/blog//theunixcredo Waking Up is Hard to Do- July 17, 2004 2:00 AM: Set alarm for 10 am (physical switch) 2:03 AM: Tape piece of paper over alarm with the text "Why are you ruining my life" 2:07 AM: Go to bed 2:15 AM: Fall asleep AM: Alarm is switched off, and the piece of paper is retaped over the alarm by a mysterious force. Abducted by aliens Gremlins Cruel alter ego 12:17 PM: Wake up with no memory of the alarm being disabled. Paper is still taped over the alarm like the alarm was never turned off (!) 12:18 PM: Perform thorough exam for signs of...http://www.gnome.org/~seth/blog//waking-up-is-hard-to-do Document Indexing Systems- July 15, 2004 I get a lot of messages asking me to compare and contrast Storage, WinFS, and sometimes Dashboard and Medusa. More recently, I've gotten a lot of questions about Spotlight and Beagle. I've generally avoided commenting (which usually means not answering the e-mail...) on these things both because its impossible for me to do an unbiased comparison, and because the goals seem to be quite different. Medusa, Beagle & Spotlight are similar, though of course Spotlight is much more mature. I would..http://www.gnome.org/~seth/blog//document-indexing |