Envy, "the bond between the hopeful and the damned"!..CtrlAltDel wrote: ⤴Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:57 am Green is so bad that it has been historically associated with envy...
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Envy, "the bond between the hopeful and the damned"!..CtrlAltDel wrote: ⤴Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:57 am Green is so bad that it has been historically associated with envy...
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Hi Moem.
Sometimes, people don't have the option to choose when to learn a new operating system or devote a lot of time learning before becoming functional. That brings us back to what you said earlier (and a few of us agreed with) about the lack of good documentation. I understand the concept that many, if not most, Linux users have of first learning the theory behind how Linux operates and, undoubtedly it works for them but, for the majority of computer desktop users, that is not the best way to learn anything. Imagine how difficult it would be to teach a child to speak if you crowded their minds with all the rules of their language from the word go instead of just starting by teaching the child a few basic words and building from there. The theory can come later after the child has a functional vocabulary base. Ironically, young children are little knowledge sponges who can absorb knowledge faster than adults.
Hi Jeannie,I have an above average IQ and I can learn things but I have to do it in small bites, otherwise my brain gets overwhelmed and shuts down (hence my need for step by step directions)
I'm 33 and do that very thing, sometimes. It's especially problematic because I do programming on a near-daily basis and make a lot of programming videos for YouTube, so if I just suddenly forget what I'm doing, I lose my rhythm and end up back at square one.DAMIEN1307 wrote: ⤴Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:13 pm This is precisely the reason why i can be sitting in my "Lazy Boy" watching TV, I then get up, go to the fridge, open the door, and promptly forget what it was i wanted...All done in ten seconds of time...I blame it on old age though...lol...DAMIEN
Welcome to the club. It's called destinesia (disclaimer: not a clinical name). When I go from one room to another to do something, I often have to repeatedly chant out loud what it is I have to do at my destination because, otherwise, my mind will have wandered elsewhere by the time I get there (ADHD is so much fun, lied Jeannie).Termy wrote: ⤴Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:23 pmI'm 33 and do that very thing, sometimes. It's especially problematic because I do programming on a near-daily basis and make a lot of programming videos for YouTube, so if I just suddenly forget what I'm doing, I lose my rhythm and end up back at square one.DAMIEN1307 wrote: ⤴Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:13 pm This is precisely the reason why i can be sitting in my "Lazy Boy" watching TV, I then get up, go to the fridge, open the door, and promptly forget what it was i wanted...All done in ten seconds of time...I blame it on old age though...lol...DAMIEN
Lol I've done that! And I like the name... destination amnesia... noice.Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:29 pm Welcome to the club. It's called destinesia (disclaimer: not a clinical name). When I go from one room to another to do something, I often have to repeatedly chant out loud what it is I have to do at my destination because, otherwise, my mind will have wandered elsewhere by the time I get there (ADHD is so much fun, lied Jeannie).
True. But then it's hardly surprising that this can lead to frustration and a suboptimal experience.Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:06 pmSometimes, people don't have the option to choose when to learn a new operating system or devote a lot of time learning before becoming functional.
For someone that hates green you sure 'love' to have it on your posts (your avatar and signature!). I just wanted to post to voice the exact opposite of your sentiment.CtrlAltDel wrote: ⤴Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:45 pmI agree, Termy. In the I Hate Green post, I gave an exemption to grass.
No. No i don't. Green is the perfect colour, i thought i'd made that clear? Everything is better green. The problem is that 'we' (not me) have become so disconnected from our natural world we just can't see the wood for the trees anymore, heck many of us don't even see a single tree being surrounded by technology and concrete all day long.CtrlAltDel wrote: ⤴Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:59 am It's your choice to appreciate green but, come on, you have to admit that it is not an attractive color in many ways.
I'm not convinced any of that is true. I don't live in a city; I'm near plenty of trees and fields. In-fact, I've done plenty of exploring over the years in the places I've lived. None-the-less, since I was a kid, I've not liked the color green, unless it's on something natural, like leaves and grass.ZakGordon wrote: ⤴Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:41 am No. No i don't. Green is the perfect colour, i thought i'd made that clear? Everything is better green. The problem is that 'we' (not me) have become so disconnected from our natural world we just can't see the wood for the trees anymore, heck many of us don't even see a single tree being surrounded by technology and concrete all day long.
Really?CtrlAltDel wrote: ⤴Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:59 am <snip>The worst type of food, vegetables, are likely green and many, many times taste really bad and even look ugly. Have you ever taken a good look at spinach? How could it be any uglier?
Let's change the color of Linux Mint to a pretty color, like blue. Mint KDE blue but without the KDE.
I think it looks calming and peaceful. I like it.
Spot on with that, if they ever read this thread they will tune all this garbage about colours out. There are plenty of Mint-X and Mint-Y theme colours to choose from so nobody is forced to suffer a particular colour they hate.
My saying that, however, doesn't mean I think a new color should not be discussed, just that I think the way this thread has gone or is headed, is probably not the best approach. I think a poll would be a nice and simple approach for us to tell the team, in bulk, what we do or don't like.antikythera wrote: ⤴Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:33 pm There are plenty of Mint-X and Mint-Y theme colours to choose from so nobody is forced to suffer a particular colour they hate.