Exactly why I’m a Linux user.
p/s: Got this from on of the comments in reddit
We (Linux users) need to reexamine our assumptions. (via /r/linux)
This is Tomorrows Cubical Art of the Day.
Evolution of Linux vs Windows
Microsoft UI has officially entered the realm of self-parody.
This is genuinely Microsoft’s idea of a “streamlined”, “optimized” UI for Windows Explorer. They were so proud of it they wrote a blog post about it.
The post is a sort of masterpiece of crazy rationalization, but I think my favourite part may be this screenshot:
Here, they proudly overlay the UI with data from their research into how often various commands are used. They use this to show that “the commands that make up 84% of what users do in Explorer are now in one tab”. But the more important thing is that the remaining 50% of the bar is taken up by buttons that nobody will ever use, ever, even according to Microsoft’s own research. And yet somehow they remain smack bang in the middle of the interface. The insanity is further enriched by this graph:
Again, this is Microsoft’s own research, cited in the same post: nobody — almost literally 0% of users — uses the menu bar, and only 10% of users use the command bar. Nearly everybody is using the context menu or hotkeys. So the solution, obviously, is to make both the menu bar and the command bar bigger and more prominent. Right?
Microsoft UI has officially entered the realm of self-parody.
Microsoft - Linux - 20 years
The story of Microsoft and Linux.
And yes, this really happened! Ars Technica shows the video Microsoft made for Linux.
Windows 95 video guide. (Friends version) LOL
3. Tech hasn’t gotten way too cool. 10 years ago, a guy who couldn’t get a date borrowed a dog to attract chicks. Now, it’s an iPad. This is just wrong. For every Ying, there needs to be a Yang. Bill is the wool crew neck sweater Yang to Steve Jobs schprockets-era black turtleneck Ying. Enough geek chic, already! Good Lord, I want my Mom’s jeans back! There I said it.
