Re: Cheap Electronics (was Re: Worldcon news)

On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:31:18 +0000 (UTC), "Keith F. Lynch"
<kfl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ben Yalow <ybmcu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So you'll admit that your CLI can't handle a simple task that a
GUI can?

Since this is a text-only terminal, I obviously can't take manual
actions based on the contents of poorly labelled image files. But
that's because this is a text-only terminal, not because of the user
interface. If the terminal displayed graphics, it would be trivial
to add a DisplayJpeg command to the system. And I think doing so
would make far more sense than throwing away decades of progress and
starting over with a weak, inflexible caveman-like point-and-grunt
user interface.

Load up those words, Keith. Load them right up...
--
"I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront
your intelligence."
- William F. Buckley, Jr.
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