bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield) (12/06/89)
I stood a cassette box on a convenient ledge in front of the lower-right corner of my workstation display so that I could see the titles when the cuts came around on my headphones. Later, I found that the box was obscuring the contents of a window in that area of my screen. I used the mouse to bring that window to the front, and was momentarily disappointed when it didn't obscure the tape box. Then I realized with a start that the window probably wouldn't come all the way to the front, no matter how many times I picked it. A simple example of momentary metaphorical disorientation that shows how far the mind will stretch in its attempt to impose order on the chaos around us...
barnett@crdgw1.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett) (12/15/89)
In article <BOB.89Dec5154524@volitans.MorningStar.Com>, bob@MorningStar (Bob Sutterfield) writes: >A simple example of momentary metaphorical disorientation that shows >how far the mind will stretch in its attempt to impose order on the >chaos around us... I had the same problem when someone put a Post-It note on a monitor. This gave me an idea for another project - A way to type in a note and print it out, making the memo look like a window on a workstation. You then cut out the window and tape it to someone's screen.... -- Bruce G. Barnett <barnett@crd.ge.com> uunet!crdgw1!barnett