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I think that Siri and Spotlight should be integrated so that holding the home button was just "Search".
November 14th, 2013
When you sense hatred and negativity in people and the world, that's exactly when you need to double down on love and positivity.
I'm also a writer...I write checks...Mostly fiction. - Wendy Liebman
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Lao Tzu
I wonder if Elon Musk should now focus on owning and leading hardware and systems companies, and sell X social network and Twitter IP to company who wants to move it to Twitter .com and appoint a CEO who is focused on software, social media, publishing, and communication.
October 13th, 2026
I don't like pop ups, tooltips, mouseover menus, and information popups used in the design of software and websites.
On Windows 95 and 98 I used a program called TweakUI to disable tooltips throughout the operating system, but I miss it when using Windows 7. So I don't think I have ever really liked tooltips or mouseovers, but having used iOS for a couple years now I feel even stronger about this. I feel that tooltips or anything that automatically pops up in a little window or changes the interface when you move your mouse over it is distracting to the user interface and gets in the way of the user interacting with the computer. I think if software and websites were designed completely without mouse rollover effects and tooltip popups that the user's experience with computers would benefit greatly.
While some physical contact will always be accepted, I don't think there should be any deliberate hitting or body checking allowed at any level of hockey including the NHL, and so deliberately body checking or hitting other players should be banned.
Being able to deliberately hit someone as hard as you can should be completely taken out of hockey at all levels. In fact I think this idea is way overdue. To me, it's almost like stating the obvious at this point. I'm surprised I haven't heard more people suggest that body checking should be completely removed from hockey. Here's why.
They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum. Then they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em. Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone? - Joni Mitchell
Begin with the end of your task, goal, project, or dream in your mind by mentally envisioning it and creating a written description or picture of exactly what you want the end result to look like when the project or vision is completed.
- To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination.
- It means to know where you're going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.
- "Begin with the end in mind" is based on the principle that all things are created twice.
- There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things.
- Take the construction of a home, for example.
- You create it in every detail before you ever hammer the first nail into place.
- You try to get a very clear sense of what kind of house you want.
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.
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.
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 wonder if the grand slam or major tournaments in tennis should change to be a best of 5 sets to only 4 games per set, for both men and women.
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.
Here are the potential draft picks and players that I like for the 2026 NBA draft.
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.
June 8th, 2026