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TV (Follow Up)
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[Bill Davis] “Unfortunately, that particular TV happened to be set up for Wii and so my kid convinced me to just access the Netflix interface via Wii remote. That’s a fine interface for virtual bowling – but about the dumbest human movie watching control construct imaginable.”
Bill,
I’m reminded of some recent thread postings, typically of this nature:
“There’s also some value in learning that what a particular individual has chosen to tag as “dumb” might be seen as tremendously beneficial to those who might be better able to separate their cognitive thinking from their emotional thinking and thereby resist projecting that same emotional thinking to the world as factual.
It’s “dumb control” for you. It’s extremely useful new thinking for me.
Your “dumb control” – in the hands of someone who – instead of dismissing it based on a negative emotional response – has taken the time to look at a common task that it might improve has proved to me to be a major efficiently boost.”
Franz.
(I think there was a Justice O’Conn0r quote in there too, but I’ve edited for brevity.)
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[Jeremy Garchow] “iOS and Microsoft to the rescue”
Nice. I didn’t realize they’d updated the App w/that. I’ll have to check it out when I get home.
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[Franz Bieberkopf] “Franz.
(I think there was a Justice O’Conn0r quote in there too, but I’ve edited for brevity.)
“So your argument is that a Wii controller is actually a good interface for Netflix, huh.
OK.
Go with that.
Most people understand the subtleties of trying to apply the same concepts to wildly different experiences, but if those kinds of distinctions escapes you – I can only wish you well in life.
“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor
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Most people understand subtlety not at all.
Tim
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[TImothy Auld] “Most people understand subtlety not at all.
Tim”
Clearly.
“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor
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I’m with you there, Bill. I use the most current tools at hand, and I neither find myself lonely, nor overly narcissistic. It just seems that people in general rely more and more on the impersonal aspects of the technology, rather than the ones that enable us to have better quality connections, and more, rather than less personal contact. I hope I’m wrong.
Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com
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