Arg.

On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Johnny C. Lam wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 05:32:32PM -0500, John Utz wrote:
> > 
> > right. until somebody invents a UI that operates in non-euclidean space, 
> > it's really gonna be hard to stuff all that great desktop shit into a 
> > pocket sized form factor....
> 
> The comment about a "UI that operates in non-euclidean space" sounds
> intriguing.  Could you explain what you meant by this?

'twas a jest.  i was implying in a non-constructive way that the pocketpc 
ui had too many things packed into too little 2D space.

so, in order for all of the apps that are part of the pocketpc to work 
effectively, it means that a 5inchx4inch screen has to have more that 20 
square inches of desktop area:

  4in x 5in = 20 square inches

this is a euclidean geometry problem, aka a normal, ordinary geometry 
problem in the geometry that was invented by Euclid, way back when.

so, non-Euclidean geometry postulates that:

  4in x 5in doesnt *have* to be equal to 20 square inches. ( dont ask me 
why, i just read it in a science fiction story, probably heinlein. )

sorry for emitting misinformation

> 	Thanks,
> 
> 	-- Johnny Lam <jlam@netbsd.org>
> 

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John L. Utz III
john@utzweb.net

Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life