matt sephton
The “Undo” icon on Apple Newton MessagePad contains more whimsy than the entire current macOS.
May 27 at 11:28amWeb
Show threadtylerhallMay 27
@gingerbeardman Whimsy is a sign of care and confidence in software design.
Show threadKilian EvangMay 27
@tylerhall @gingerbeardman Indeed. When I run a script in a terminal and it displays a flashy ASCII art banner, I instantly trust it 25% more.
Show threadGrant HutchinsonMay 27

@gingerbeardman Even the names of the sounds that accompany the Trash Can animation are whimsical.

https://newtonglossary.com/terms/plunk

Plunk

The action sound effect that is played after the initial “paper crumpling” sound when deleting an item in an application such as the Notepad. The sound accompanies an …

Newton Glossary
Show threadLuke Dorny May 27
@splorp @gingerbeardman I need more whimsy in my computing.
Show threadmatt sephtonMay 27
@splorp fantastic
Show threadDarwin WoodkaMay 28

@gingerbeardman

The boring corporateness of the world now is one of the major enshitifications of current life.

Show threadmatt sephtonMay 28
@darwinwoodka it really is