OLPC Stuff

I read a digg article (I love that site).. today about someone wondering if a kid where to get used to the "Sugar" UI in the OLPC (one laptop per child) that it might ruin them against regular computer interfaces since it supposedly is radically different. But I don't agree. I wouldn't say it's unlike anything they might encounter on a regular computer. The fullscreen iPhoto interface is a lot like that one. At any rate it still has a lot of the most common interface elements like icons, toolbars, scrollbars, etc.The only difference here is it has a fullscreen interface again like iPhoto. Anyone who's used iPhoto in fullscreen mode should see the similarity.

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Also kids especially if they grow up on computers are more adaptable than one might give them credit for. So I don't see this ruining regular computers for them at all.

I read someone commenting that lacking an address bar could potentially be a security problem and I agree. Phishing sites could be even more of a problem on systems that don't show the address.

OLPC Stuff

I read a digg article (I love that site).. today about someone wondering if a kid where to get used to the "Sugar" UI in the OLPC (one laptop per child) that it might ruin them against regular computer interfaces since it supposedly is radically different. But I don't agree. I wouldn't say it's unlike anything they might encounter on a regular computer. The fullscreen iPhoto interface is a lot like that one. At any rate it still has a lot of the most common interface elements like icons, toolbars, scrollbars, etc.The only difference here is it has a fullscreen interface again like iPhoto. Anyone who's used iPhoto in fullscreen mode should see the similarity.

Take a look


Also kids especially if they grow up on computers are more adaptable than one might give them credit for. So I don't see this ruining regular computers for them at all.

I read someone commenting that lacking an address bar could potentially be a security problem and I agree. Phishing sites could be even more of a problem on systems that don't show the address.

Dinosaurs

I was seeing shows about dinosaurs on the Science Channel tonight and it made me think. Since the theory now is that birds evolved from dinosaurs I was thinking since birds come in such a variety of colors why not dinosaurs? Usually in TV shows and movies they show dinosaurs as if there all earthy colors. I would like to imagine though that if birds evolved from dinosaurs that dinosaurs have bird like features at least colors and possibly even down feathers. The game "Primal Rage" portrays dinosaurs this way.

Dinosaurs

I was seeing shows about dinosaurs on the Science Channel tonight and it made me think. Since the theory now is that birds evolved from dinosaurs I was thinking since birds come in such a variety of colors why not dinosaurs? Usually in TV shows and movies they show dinosaurs as if there all earthy colors. I would like to imagine though that if birds evolved from dinosaurs that dinosaurs have bird like features at least colors and possibly even down feathers. The game "Primal Rage" portrays dinosaurs this way.