Editing Talk:1770: UI Change

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Man, Facebook Android App did this just this morning!  Comments are broken![[User:Seebert|Seebert]] ([[User talk:Seebert|talk]]) 14:01, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Pretty funny how the explainer so far focused on physical deterioration (old people's bodies beginning to fail) with respect to the offscreen comment. Randall is an environmentalist like everyone else, but even he clearly acknowledges in this comic that the point is mental deterioration and intelligence decrease with age -- failure to grasp things such as interfaces as fast as before. It's not about motor performance at all. <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> {{unsigned ip|162.158.203.145}}
:That's somewhat right, but I think that getting old means that you find it much harder to understand new things, but the things you could always do well you still can, except into much older ages. But I have no proof of this, it's just my experience. I'm open to being proved wrong by a study. Also, please don't nowiki your "<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>" at the end of your comment, it defeats the purpose.

Title text scenario: the ''Windows 8 removed START button'' was reintroduced first via community hacks ("classic shell"), then officially with version 8.1 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_8#Upgraded_versions (ref.WIKI)] and is still there now (W10 - but, how long for?): sometimes it just makes sense to go back, IF/WHEN possible [[Special:Contributions/162.158.150.218|162.158.150.218]] 15:07, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
:I think one of the best examples would be the removal of the Context-Menu key on Android devices. Previously, menus could be accessed in any app by pressing the same key on nearly any Android device. (The Running-Apps screen could be accessed by holding the Home key.) When the Menu key was removed, many apps took a long time to implement an on-screen Menu button (making many features unavailable on those newer devices until all apps were updated to add an on-screen Menu button), & there is STILL no consistent standard for where this button is placed on the screen. In addition, the icon representing the Menu button often varies, with some apps using a "hamburger" icon (a stack of 3 horizontal lines) & others using a "dots" icon (a stack of 3 dots). Some apps even have TWO menus, using each of the icons on opposite sides of the screen. The Context-Menu key has been replaced with a dedicated Running-Apps key. (Presumably in an effort to get users to "close" their apps more often? Ironically, many apps will relaunch their background processes unless Exit/Quit is selected from their internal menus.) Context-Menus are used with great frequency in many apps, especially when toggling a setting is desired. Given the frequency with which Context-Menus are needed, & the relative infrequency with which the Running-Apps screen is needed, this could be seen as an arbitrary, nonsensical, & annoying UI alteration.

(Also, why are there so rarely any text labels on icons anymore? High resolution interfaces give plenty of pixels to fit a small line of text under each icon, reading "Menu", "New", "Delete", et cetera. Certainly, multi-lingual development would be slowed by the need to translate text-labels, but the increase in usability may often be worth it. For instance, the "Archive" icon in Gmail doesn't really look enough like anything to give an indication of its purpose until you tap it. The extensive use of pictograms often accompanies other symptoms of a society in decline. If we need pictograms where common labels would go, that's probably not a good sign for our social development.)
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.213|108.162.221.213]] 20:30, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

The title text has two levels: both Application interfaces and getting old.  Randall is likely referencing Google's Calico lab which made a minor media buzz in 2013 with headlines like CNN's, "How Google's Calico aims to fight aging and 'solve death'.  The MSN feed recently featured one of these stories along with Microsoft trying to "solve" cancer. {{unsigned ip|162.158.58.52}}

" products claiming to grant it have all been shams" That is exactly what they want you to believe! [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 15:57, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Psst!, the title text is politics duh. Old people protest with their vote to change things back. Now if they are angry enough, politicians will change things back, right? 'Cause that's always possible.--[[Special:Contributions/162.158.114.148|162.158.114.148]] 16:57, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

I'm not sure the "getting old" refers to loss of physical and mental function so much as "arbitrary" changes in society's "user interface": newspapers disappearing, face-to-face socializing being displaced by on-line interactions, job discrimination against older workers (especially those who haven't updated their skills), etc. {{unsigned ip|162.158.214.64}}
:I agree, the comment about "getting old" seems more relevant to changes in society than changes in one's body. Many processes which were once relatively simple have been made fully electronic, or deprecated entirely; For instance, customer assistance that was once a phone call away is now often hidden behind an extensive menu system, if it is available at all. "Electronic billing" generally does NOT send you a bill, but rather requires you to go log into a website to retrieve it. Forms & services which were previously relatively straightforward may now be complicated by extensive anti-fraud measures. Devices that once had only basic controls like "Power" & "Play" may now involve multiple steps to perform a single action. "The cloud" (off-site 3rd party service) is now used for many features which previously were performed locally within the device itself, resulting in additional Connection, Login, Buffering, Conversion, (Re-re-re-)Retransmission, & battery considerations. In many ways, our new-gen digital systems are less convenient than in years past. Even YouTube is bloated & over-complicated compared to what it was in 2001. (ProTip: Use the "Embed" links to get a lightweight video page that plays well on older machines, without any of the unnecessary gak around the edges.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.213|108.162.221.213]] 20:30, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Maybe a reference to the reddit iOS app randomly swapping the positions of upvote/downvote and the share button? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.30|162.158.75.30]] 15:22, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

If the changes only were permanent this time [[Special:Contributions/172.68.51.47|172.68.51.47]] 09:36, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

This is an obvious political reference to Trump and the latest Social Justice improvements. Take a step back and you'll see the big picture. --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.117|188.114.111.117]] 20:59, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
:TANJ! (There Ain't No Justice) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.213|108.162.221.213]] 20:30, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
:No, I don't think so. Nothing in the comic seems to imply politics at all, much less Trump or SJ specifically.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.175.209|172.70.175.209]] 13:01, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Just noticed yesterday my fonts in MS Office looked funny. Oh, they designed a brand new font and made it the default for the planet. (Gee, thanks, how about some bug fixes?) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.175.209|172.70.175.209]] 13:01, 5 March 2024 (UTC)