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I think it may be best to make all hardware and software buttons and elements slightly rounded squares and rectangles instead of circles or pill shaped stadiums, except for uncommon elements with a specific purpose like circular dials or gauges.
What
- Circles or round images may be better for looking at or more pleasing to the eye for untouchable objects, and can make some of the better looking logos or icons, which can be used within certain buttons or key elements to label some of them with a pleasing image
- Slightly rounded squares and rectangles may be better for encapsulating information and selecting items or touchable objects within practically all user interface elements such as buttons, keys, menu items, tabs, dropdowns, search boxes, etcetera
Why
- Most importantly, slightly rounded squares and rectangles are better shapes for clicking easily and efficiently using any input method, including precise ones like a mouse cursor
- They more accurately portray their clickable area and economically take up more usable surface area available to them, making them quicker to navigate with less missed clicks
- They fit together and look more natural next to each other while also resulting in less wasted space between them, or even no wasted space when connected with a thin line
- They more naturally and adequately fit various content like text and images of all shapes within their boundaries, allowing content to be larger and show more than in a circle
- They match each other better since all are similarly shaped, as well as the surrounding elements including boxes, panels, windows, or borders which cannot be circles or pills
- They are uniform objects with four equal corners, which are pleasing to the eye and natural looking as buttons or any other elements within the overall user interface
I think Google Docs and Sheets should both allow users to directly view, create, edit, and perform other actions on all folders and files within Google Drive, and display these folders as the primary tab or home page in the application, with recent documents a separate tab.
I wonder if Dye & Durham should change its name to a single, short, recognizable word that sounds like it's spelled, possibly with Inc or Software after brand name. I wonder if stock may have performed weakly at least partly due to the length and weakness of brand name.
Theory - There are currently no aliens, but humans may become the future aliens.
Long
Currently there are no aliens that have travelled to Earth, but in the future humans may create alien races if they colonize other planets, which may evolve into completely new species with their own prerogatives, just as different species or human factions on Earth have done.
September 1st, 2026
Imagine if Apple releases a newly redesigned thin and light MacBook Air with a twisting hinge like the Lenovo ThinkBook Twist, a touchscreen display possibly with 120Hz, and the first 2nm M6 chip in 2026, and saves the MacBook Pro touchscreen redesign for the M7 Pro in 2027.
Imagine if the world wasn't about making a few people rich and monetizing everything, which makes many experiences worse. We could just work together to make and do stuff people need or want, which serves a purpose and is long-lasting, realizing everyone helps in their own way.
I'm very intrigued by what a future society might look like, and what will keep those who are currently lucky enough to be smarter or stronger than others motivated, instead of profiting from others to get rich, when we make a better system than capitalism that benefits everyone.
I hope I live until I'm 90 so I can post a photo of myself online where I can barely think anymore and people can look at it feeling good about themselves and thinking "What the heck was that ugly old fart even talking about, I am so much smarter, hotter, and richer than him".
I think we should create a full class in secondary schools and a subject of classes in universities called Life, which teaches and simplifies life improvement and wellbeing skills to help make all people's lives and society as a whole better and happier.
What
- Productivity and Tasks - Getting Things Done, 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People
- Improvement and Goals - Think And Grow Rich, The Magic Of Thinking Big, Mindset
- Positivity and Happiness - The Power Of Positive Thinking, As A Man Thinketh
- Simplicity and Peace - Don't Sweat The Small Stuff, The Untethered Soul
- Routine and Habits - The Power Of Habit, Atomic Habits, Meditations
- Mindfulness and Focus - The Power Of Now, Flow, Wherever You Go There You Are
- Social and Relationships - How To Talk To Anyone, How To Win Friends And...
- Health and Fitness - Fitness For Dummies, Eat Drink And Be Healthy, Why We Sleep
June 8th, 2026
Some of the people I find most fascinating have publicly straddled the line or gone back and forth between trying to improve work or productivity and life or wellbeing. I innately admire this kind of person, and I applaud anyone who wants to do things to makes our lives better.
- Leo Babauta - Created Zen Habits website and blog where he writes and teaches about productivity, improvement, and personal development, but also about being healthy, achieving happiness, and simplifying your life. (Zen Habits)
- Gina Trapani - Created LifeHacker website and blog where she straddled the line between writing about useful tips and tools to make life and work better, and works as a software developer and designer creating tools to make work and life better. (Note To Self)
- Derek Sivers - Created CD Baby business by following his technical interests after working as a musician following his artistic interests. Created Derek Sivers website blog and books to help people improve their life, work, music, and technology. (Derek Sivers)
- Belle Cooper - Created Hello Code business and works as a software developer making apps that help with journaling, logging, and keeping track of life and work. Writes and journals about life and work at various websites and her blog. (Belle B. Cooper)
- Tim Ferriss - Created The 4-Hour Workweek and Tools of Titans books focused on work and productivity, and The 4-Hour Body and 4-Hour Chef focused on life and health. Created and invests in businesses, and created educational podcast. (Tim Ferriss)
- Penelope Trunk - Created Penelope Trunk website and blog to write candidly and openly about all aspects of careers, education, life, and struggles. Teaches, coaches, and provides courses to help people with careers, education, life, and writing. (Penelope Trunk)
- Bill Gates - Created Microsoft business to improve work and productivity technology and software which made him a lot of money, and created a foundation to improve life and health resources and research which made him a lot of money. (Gates Notes)
- Oprah Winfrey - Created The Oprah Winfrey Show and subsequent media network that entertained people, but made the choice to also educate people with positive information and stories to make your life better, which made her rich and famous. (Oprah)
June 7th, 2026
Designing software is harder than hardware because changing it is easier.
Long
Designing simple and easy to use hardware is hard because changing it is harder, but designing simple and easy to use software is harder because changing it is easier.
Designing usable software is hard because not using usable standards is easy.
Long
Designing simple, consistent, and easy to use software is hard because carelessly changing or not using simple, consistent, and easy to use layouts and standards for software is easy.
I think Google and search engines may have lost their way when they started using people's location and providing localized results. I want to search the world for the best information when I search for something. If I want local results I'd include location in the search.
I found it very revealing and enjoyable when Alicia Keys finally came on American Idol to sing her masterpiece Fallin', *25 years* after it was released and it was covered incessantly by contestants running more than a marathoner, she mostly sang the original melody of a song.
Art or Craft? Is it expressive or functional?
- Art - Drawings, Music, Films, Shows
- Craft - Designs, Clothes, Furniture
- Art - Sculpture, Figurines, Makeup
- Craft - Architecture, Pottery, Applied
- Art - Literature, Comedians, Podcasts
- Craft - Games, Toys, Apps
I think it's kind of a shame we created a legal system of judges and lawyers who aim to be intelligent and work hard for poor people who are wronged, just for so much of their time and work to be spent on greedy and selfish people like Elon Musk and Sam Altman to get even richer.
- 2026 Nov/Oct - M6 MacBook Air (New Design)
- 2026 Nov/Oct - M6 MacBook Pro (Old Design)
- 2027 Mar/Jun - M6 Pro MacBook Pro (New Design)
- 2028 Mar/Apr - A20 Pro MacBook Neo 2 (Old Design)
- Note - M2 debuted new Air, M4 debuted new iPad Pro
I hate to break it to people who enjoy mythical fantasy and a good story, I think there's a good chance we are god ourselves, and living beings on any planet shape its way, and from that perspective humans may be doing awesome as dinosaurs likely fought way more and never smiled.
Madison Moon, Philmon Lee, Abayomi, Makiyah, Jake Thistle, Julian Kalel, Mor Ilderton, Khloe Grace, Genevieve Heyward, Ruby Rae, Trew The Star, and Julianne Post leaving as early as they did prove humans keep making great music, as they were all incredibly enjoyable to listen to.
Prefer labelling items using short or abbreviated words with 4-6 letters and 1-2 syllables.
