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Money for Nothing
British people are glum and grumbling after Rachel Reeves’ budget, but what did they expect? They should know by now that government is an extortion racket. While many voters regret their decision …Editor (OffGuardian)
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Grumpy Website
in reply to Grumpy Website • • •... Shell:startup looks like a header but from what I understand is actually your previous command. Also, why is it aligned so poorly? Text to icon, bottom padding?
Finally, the text input. Do you see it? I don’t. But it’s there. The only hint is a barely visible white (???) cursor before the placeholder. How do we know it’s a placeholder? We don’t.
The original Windows 95 interface is _functional_. It has a function and it ... 2/3
Grumpy Website
in reply to Grumpy Website • • •... executes it very well. It works for you, without trying to be clever or sophisticated. Also, it follows system conventions, which also helps you, the user.
I’m not sure whom the bottom interface helps. It’s a puzzle, an art object, but it doesn’t work for you. It’s not here to make your life easier.
Bottom image source: x.com/phantomofearth/status/19…
#Windows #Affordance #Contrast #Run #Dialog #Microsoft 3/3
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phantomofearth ☃️ (X (formerly Twitter))Nick Radcliffe
in reply to Grumpy Website • • •Why Is the World Losing Color?
The CulturistBiorreactivo
in reply to Grumpy Website • • •heta sniglar i ditt område
in reply to Grumpy Website • • •> Why does it have to say Run twice?
So you take it seriously as the warning that it is.
MarjorieR
in reply to Grumpy Website • • •But why two 'runs'?
Misofist
in reply to Grumpy Website • • •what the actual fuck
I have genuinely no clue what the UI designer was thinking... "Shell:startup" looks like placeholder text that the localisation team hasn't added an entry for yet.
I wonder if this was actually just created by AI and nobody ever checked what it actually looks like.
Hmm. Maybe I'm onto something there. The closest thing I can think of to this design is when Evil Neuro tried to make a website about dogs.
Mike Roach
in reply to Grumpy Website • • •Chris Green
in reply to Grumpy Website • • •Laura
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