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Siri Should Integrate Text Search
I think that Siri and Spotlight should be integrated so that holding the home button was just "Search".
- It would bring up a search text box at the top and Siri at the bottom so you could search by text or voice depending on what you wanted to use.
- It would search both your device and the web when you are connected to the internet, but only search your device and use better voice control options when you aren't.
November 14th, 2013
Under The Skin
Disguising herself, [she] drives around Scotland and tries to lure unsuspecting men into her van.
Double Down On Love
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'm also a writer...I write checks...Mostly fiction. - Wendy Liebman
Begin With A Single Step
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Lao Tzu
Sell X Social Network
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
Dog Days Are Over
Lungs - Florence And The Machine
- Dog Days Are Over
- Kiss With A Fist
- Girl With One Eye
- Cosmic Love
- My Boy Builds Coffins
- You've Got The Love
Ooh La La
Supernature - Goldfrapp
- Ooh La La
- Lovely 2 C U
- Slide In
- Satin Chic
Eliminate Mouseovers And Tooltips
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.
Magnolia
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
Ban Body Checking From Hockey
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.
Introduction
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.
Appreciate How Everything Is Now
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 In Mind
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.
Rounded Rectangles Law
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
Create Folders In Google Docs
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.
Change Dye & Durham Name
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.
Future Aliens Theory (Evolution)
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
MacBook Air 2026 With A Twist
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.