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Stay Thirsty My Friends....
I completely agree with you and you clarified it better than I could have.
I too, also like that distinct boundary. My g/f runs her own business, an association management company, and a tattoo studio. The tattoo studio isn't that bad, as there is the clear boundary between - but the other, it bleeds into every other aspect of our life. Even when on vacation, I don't feel we are really on vacation - there are always phone calls, email, operational issues, and continual emergencies that require her attention. The boundaries are extremely diffused.
It is not the choice that I would make myself - I appreciate my away time from work and the distinct boundary. When I go on vacation or rock-climbing, the last thing I want to be worrying about is what my company is doing or what bad decision the association happens to be making. When you work for yourself, you are never truly off work.
As you said, you play on your strengths - and recognizing those strengths is the important part. Both you and I are not work at home type of people. And personally, Thank GOODNESS we aren't.
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I completely agree with you on the ribbon interface - what a unintuitive piece of garbage. I also am still using 2003, and dread when I have to use the ribbon interface at school. I just have this thing about my menus staying static, and not being dynamic depending on where I happen to be focused/clicked on. I honestly have yet to see a compelling feature added since Office 95 that would justify an upgrade. Office 2003 just happen to be what was available at the time.
I know the ribbon fanboys are going to slam me on this - so fanboys, "Get off my damn lawn!"
Honestly - not that I dislike the environment, but I don't think an EPEAT or Energy*Star certification has ever been a significant factor in making a purchasing decision for computers or other electronic equipment. The only area I could see is having a significant impact on would be corporate/government, who may be mandated to use energy efficient - in order to save on their energy costs.
Projecting a wee bit are we? I don't know how 'I normally don't agree with AC leads to being dismissive and written off as subhuman'... But I will acknowledge your point, AC's are people too.
If one was so dismissive towards ACs, then why the response in the first place - isn't that clearly non-dismissive?
I normally don't agree with AC, but I think this one hit the nail on the head.
Why is the command line interface still there? Simply because the GIU is lacking that particular feature. I'm also much faster on a keyboard than I am with a mouse/GIU. Sure, when GUIs are able to do what the command line can, then perhaps there may be a reason to phase it out - but until that happens, keep it there. Simply, if you don't want to use the command line interface, then don't. Pretty simple if you ask me. Just because you don't like it, don't call for it's assassination.
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