2026-04-01T18:19:47Z https://yabu.me Not a Spring Onion https://yabu.me/npub1wz0xs2rkw56lx9qrp9lxsham30w8ayykrm3cv7mp4fk78pc8k29qx6tmlg https://media.tech.lgbt/accounts/avatars/108/334/389/373/270/088/original/ac1a8b010735798b.png https://media.tech.lgbt/accounts/avatars/108/334/389/373/270/088/original/ac1a8b010735798b.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdhw7epep0rjn747swc30xxzpymlt9jtwknrsq4t24hhv6zwwntuszypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg52gulp7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx67j80ktca4sz32mglgnpppf6x4p0ex94sw7amcludgv2d09qrxg9neq9l'>nevent1q…eq9l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On the other hand: If a piece of software would derive a &#34;proper&#34; world model from its input, it might be interesting to read and I see no ethical problem with it.<br/><br/>(Not an LLM. A program that would learn similar to a human.) 2025-10-05T00:30:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszxwl6mltcmhazf2p2kvr0v7mylj3tcdc6w8r5qszxeuacfq6hueszypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5taufvm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyygs2zvq7kgdj3e2qus5p7dxu8wpmfc84q06ktd7wzzy7xhe2j6c72j37u'>nevent1q…j37u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe separate chambers? /j<br/><br/>Like a revolver sniper rifle. 2025-09-11T16:38:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd67qh5rq2087zj5f8vj8uwy5rfa7ufed0mvkwuqdm7dmj953p30gzypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5g4yjh8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9clv0ksr67kv3z29hmjtna7598jtu0asqjwqdeacxm9zhfd7dzlqthyjtm'>nevent1q…yjtm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hiding can take a lot of forms:&lt;li&gt;Tabs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;List-ish things with scrollbars&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Menus&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Modal dialogs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;List boxes and combo boxes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Toolbars&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The little question marks that show you a tooltip if you hover over them&lt;/li&gt;<br/><br/>Aside from saving screen space, this can also save the user time (if done right) and reduce the amount of information the user is bombarded with (also if done right).<br/><br/>Hopefully your users know that your GUI is not just a room, but a whole house with different rooms (including a broom closet where uncommon settings are stored).<br/><br/>To turn a bucket of input and output elements which would cover several computer screens into something that fits on one screen, we have developed a boatload of metaphors (which are often not really metaphors IMHO) that have to be learned and understood by the users.<br/>And no, there are no &#34;natural interfaces&#34;. 2025-02-17T04:22:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xqn9tyh9kjlghncu9yef62rj5rurhay6pd9qz5m90xrw2pfzzcszypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5e3t7l3 Why GUIs suck: A rant<br/><br/>Current GUIs are hard to create. Current GUI tools suck, and the resulting GUIs also suck most of the time.<br/><br/>IMHO:&lt;li&gt;GUIs should be easy to create and easy to iterate.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;They should be editable by the end user.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The changes made by the user should be stored in a way that they can easily be backuped and applied to another installation. In short: These changes should be in configuration files.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The editing process should be graphical. Moving or deleting an element should be done by selecting an element e.g. with the mouse.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The user should be able to add text areas (and maybe images) directly to the GUI.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The user should be able to replace GUI elements with other elements that have the same function.&lt;/li&gt;<br/><br/>To achieve this, we need better tools. Well, actually a better approach to building GUIs and integrating them with an application.<br/><br/>It has been 57 years since &#34;the mother of all demos&#34;, and little has improved compared to then.<br/><br/>#GUI #UX #Programming 2025-02-17T03:38:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2wmq6zuv7ya6kgzt3vrsqa62pqwva8z5hc82c6r0le9vgu54pqdczypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5tnl8n7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstf2es3rug6rfdr0q8j8gcn8dx2rmxawh93676fpwse6hxy4eetpc93ldwl'>nevent1q…ldwl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A lot of conversations are just rituals to signal others that you are currently not in the mood to stab them.<br/><br/>My attempts at being more efficient by wearing &#34;I am not in the mood to stab you right now&#34; shirts were met with mixed results, since some people started avoiding me while others were suddenly asking more questions... 2025-02-07T22:26:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv3vc2w4af9z7n5q3360xlnsz4jxzxzvcksf9xall5r4vx3tgstngzypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5yqwhyn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvpulfw32xd4nr9j7lg379ttu8a43mtg2z2pcc7zm9t3jwck425kcymsyys'>nevent1q…syys</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Driving a car: Weird, assumes &#34;being in control&#34; mindset.<br/><br/>Taking the train: Wholesome, being encased in a body of steel that takes care of you. 2025-02-07T19:09:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9mtwp0wwmz6lw83uay5gxzqsjg69kq3k4s6uylhwmpm4pz2s0t8czypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg59tmg35 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8pzem3qr9dz4ax27prj3tvuxvzpvy62zrwce4uh0600ajh9h3lxgxr930f'>nevent1q…930f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The thing is: With this kind of discussion, the question is never &#34;could this be a useful building block in a larger concept?&#34;.<br/><br/>More like: &#34;Can&#39;t we have virtual trucks on the information superhighway loaded with real goods?&#34; 2025-02-07T00:11:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv0mtc86kq9zzhlaryk6gfy4ampswe9mca8yutejjw7vyhe0jfpcszypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5nyghej In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9f73vuhn0vy4fgd5af422cy78detgpus40hj6kvn5w9qqa7zcf6slz2wmg'>nevent1q…2wmg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s just hype buzzword allergy.<br/><br/>Often the result in sitting in meetings or spending time with friends, then having to explain why using the hype of the day is a bad idea.<br/><br/>&#34;Can&#39;t we use the information superhighway to deliver our organically grown vegetables?&#34; - &#34;No.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Maybe in five years, we can travel the information superhighway instead of flying.&#34; - &#34;No.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;I think people need the information highway more than food or shelter.&#34; - &#34;No, they definitely need food and shelter more.&#34; 2025-02-06T23:00:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvwphuqyrffy80zukl9qdddg8phtzzq572c9g4j5m9v8eq94465mgzypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5qjratq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgwy0t3sg3vpfdjntgmkafejd7pwkugfltwrvtjy9ch9sx5zvuwcjvz23f'>nevent1q…z23f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Would something like &#34;The Incredible Machine&#34; count?<br/><br/>Generally, sure, if you want some complex thing to happen, you have to define a state that makes this possible.<br/><br/>In case of computers, that can be a list of instructions that tell the computer how to move data around.<br/><br/>If I want to simulate how rivers are created, I could use a sandbox (a real one) and (real) water that flows down a sand hill.<br/><br/>In many cases, you have interactions between things, and if you more or less know the rules that govern these interactions, you can try to create a &#34;program&#34;: An initial state that (hopefully) results in a desired state.<br/><br/>In the real world, we have all this pesky physics that makes it hard to create a ball that rolls along a street forever.<br/><br/>In a simulation (or VR thing), this doesn&#39;t have to be the case. You can have magic springs and balls that only roll over pink surfaces and shadows that push objects around. 2025-01-29T20:20:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy0nd5nux0df042aytgv8dtgwehehugu259s4dlku0jm4ry09xhfczypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg53u8x9v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94ujncaukx3vk3493n323mv9ppvkce3clyl87rjs2lkmdc379v4ccsq9w7'>nevent1q…q9w7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With BrandEmotions®️, you can ensure that your advertisements hit potential customers directly in the amygdala.<br/><br/>Using our technology in combination with A/B testing, you can combine paid volunteers (aka self-employed microcompanies) with AI pattern generation to derive the optimal Advertolution™️ for your business or brand.<br/><br/>(Advertolution, BrandAddiction and BrandMeth are registered trademarks of Torment Nexus LLC.) 2025-01-23T20:51:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgkpzw2avcnr0tr3tuxpq4nvjlap3jp54up5qepf8cvwz8s8pns7gzypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5cs3j9h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0xcq3uvpzm49mny5twhxt3ls83t4xxs690uyqd4gf0h8awex4uvgtg6mm8'>nevent1q…6mm8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Yeah, we are following a solo.<br/>No idea who they are.<br/>Does the license plate &#39;V&amp;JS4evah&#39; ring a bell?&#34; :blobcatgiggle: 2025-01-16T17:38:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsduaar9ajcjg30x4ml0l0jrl4dfcf62df6xat5g0q2n30vsc2dktqzypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5a2cfpc Cyberpunk 2077 is a game where you own multiple vehicles, even when public transport is faster and easier. 2025-01-15T21:49:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0c4wlasefst643vmxqndr9qz3qenfrlr660wrrarem2v6uzntzqzypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5x2fnav In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrp04l3elyl7qteu5eshnqn93sltkl87u00y7l6rl0h3zde6qsvscjuxtyd'>nevent1q…xtyd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt; it was like groping around in a giant bin of tiny broken drones for the one that was still intact<br/><br/>Welcome to fedi :blobcatgiggle: 2025-01-11T09:48:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8rz5xm5h6m2a6pjezgr046ufy0hjj9cmgekehl46al40vplddvszypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg56zkpsr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs83dw9esfp4c5frhhquyuwsem7gvf09vpknegv9fn7e2s0a8h07ugz24443'>nevent1q…4443</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>301 Moved Permanently -&gt; fbi.gov 2024-09-07T19:07:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstzqpv7tknjug7fu6krk83829fq4wylgft8da50ks2u3ekz69m9lgzypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5h8lzec In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsplcrx93c70rltljjae8jtl8xchkhh2adz840m22zph72gknyf7rcul896c'>nevent1q…896c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So I can have a repository of &#34;reasonable features&#34; for an application: Spellcheck, Load/Save, connecting to a remote API, etc.<br/><br/>By adding some of these features, I can show a user my current interpretation of what they want, which then allows them to make a decision and add it to the specification (&#34;no cloud stuff please&#34;, &#34;saving is good&#34;, &#34;I want unicorn icons&#34;, etc.)<br/><br/>So basically I can &#34;talk&#34;/&#34;write&#34; at an abstraction level that I care about (in contrast to a level that my code editor understands).<br/><br/>And... from a technology view, my approach is almost &#34;boring&#34;. I simply add markers that describe features to a spec. So no &#34;text-to-GPT-to-bad-comprehension&#34; pipeline.<br/><br/>I think something like this has been missing in many computer-related applications/tasks:<br/>Comprehensive domain models that allow communication with the machine on a higher abstraction level. 2024-08-19T15:48:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsplcrx93c70rltljjae8jtl8xchkhh2adz840m22zph72gknyf7rczypcfu6pgwe6ntuc5qvyhu6zlhw9acl5sjc0w8pnmvx4xmcu8q7eg5m8xxly In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9wzfwqzmehrh664ez3hd07phhlpc2adn0qemgw822ll0zgak7xlc68gyja'>nevent1q…gyja</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am currently working on something similar, but different.<br/><br/>My basic idea is to generate user interfaces based on a written (formal) specification.<br/>(This is not AI, not machine learning, not genetic algorithms.)<br/><br/>When I talk to a human about part of a UI (e.g. when designing something, or even when I provide support over the phone), there is a certain level of abstraction:<br/><br/>We talk about &#34;opening a file&#34;, not the concrete steps where I click &#34;File&#34;, then &#34;Open...&#34;, etc.<br/><br/>So we are clustering/aggregating sequences using a term we both know.<br/>(What actually happens when I click &#34;Open...&#34; is another aggregation, since it involves several steps in the code.)<br/><br/>If I tell a human developer to write me &#34;an application&#34;, they will ask a lot of questions (because that is simply too generic, too much effort would be spent adding features that will likely not be relevant).<br/><br/>But with a code generator, that information is enough to write a thing that is very likely not what I want. 2024-08-19T15:41:40Z