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From: zoara on 29 Jan 2010 19:09 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > On 29/01/2010 01:03, zoara wrote: > > Stephen2<Stephen(a)mailinator.com> wrote: > > > > But I don't think that means we'll see an exposed filesystem. I > > think > > Apple are making a concerted effort to leave that concept behind; > > it's > > being abstracted out of the user's experience in the same way that > > an > > automatic car abstracts the gear/clutch out of the driver's > > experience > > (thanks, John Gruber). > > John Gruber invented the automatic gearbox? Yes. Didn't you know? http://daringfireball.net/2010/01/various_ipad_thoughts -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Woody on 29 Jan 2010 19:27 zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > On 29/01/2010 01:03, zoara wrote: > > > Stephen2<Stephen(a)mailinator.com> wrote: > > > > > > But I don't think that means we'll see an exposed filesystem. I > > > think > > > Apple are making a concerted effort to leave that concept behind; > > > it's > > > being abstracted out of the user's experience in the same way that > > > an > > > automatic car abstracts the gear/clutch out of the driver's > > > experience > > > (thanks, John Gruber). > > > > John Gruber invented the automatic gearbox? > > Yes. Didn't you know? > > http://daringfireball.net/2010/01/various_ipad_thoughts I think he needs to check his stats on gearbox type sales. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Pd on 30 Jan 2010 12:46 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > John Gruber invented the automatic gearbox? > > > > Yes. Didn't you know? > > > > http://daringfireball.net/2010/01/various_ipad_thoughts > > I think he needs to check his stats on gearbox type sales. Maybe he's just having a little blip of "America is the whole world" parochialism. Is it not fair to say that in the States the majority of cars are automatic? -- Pd
From: Woody on 30 Jan 2010 12:55 Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > John Gruber invented the automatic gearbox? > > > > > > Yes. Didn't you know? > > > > > > http://daringfireball.net/2010/01/various_ipad_thoughts > > > > I think he needs to check his stats on gearbox type sales. > > Maybe he's just having a little blip of "America is the whole world" > parochialism. Is it not fair to say that in the States the majority of > cars are automatic? Yes, the vast majority will be -- Woody
From: zoara on 30 Jan 2010 17:30
Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > On 29/01/2010 01:03, zoara wrote: > > > > Stephen2<Stephen(a)mailinator.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > But I don't think that means we'll see an exposed filesystem. I > > > > think > > > > Apple are making a concerted effort to leave that concept > > > > behind; > > > > it's > > > > being abstracted out of the user's experience in the same way > > > > that > > > > an > > > > automatic car abstracts the gear/clutch out of the driver's > > > > experience > > > > (thanks, John Gruber). > > > > > > John Gruber invented the automatic gearbox? > > > > Yes. Didn't you know? > > > > http://daringfireball.net/2010/01/various_ipad_thoughts > > I think he needs to check his stats on gearbox type sales. He's a Merkin. -zoara- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm |