Dennis Hackethal
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#1940·Dennis HackethalOP revised about 1 month agoI started with looking it up, whether to include the ‘s’ in ‘criticism’ to find that it didn’t matter much.
Fair enough. I’ve marked your idea as a criticism since I was wrong when I wrote “I don’t think you made this change on purpose. I’m guessing it was an error.”
I started with looking it up, whether to include the ‘s’ in ‘criticism’ to find that it didn’t matter much.
I started with looking it up, whether to include the ‘s’ in ‘criticism’ to find that it didn’t matter much.
#1935·Zelalem Mekonnen revised about 1 month agoIf I understand Veritula correctly, we first start with an idea. We accept that idea as true until it is criticized. The idea is considered false until all criticism is resolved. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with an idea that has outstanding criticism. We don't submit bulk ideas or criticisms. Ideas (including criticisms), even if related, should generally be submitted separately. Also, avoid duplicate ideas.
… we wouldn't act in accordance with an idea that has outstanding criticism.
In #1926, I suggested changing it to “we wouldn't act in accordance with an idea that has outstanding criticisms”, plural. You changed it to singular “criticism”.
You presumably typed this passage manually instead of copy/pasting. I believe you previously stated a preference for manual typing so as to better process what you type.
I don’t think you made this change on purpose. I’m guessing it was an error.
If you’re going to type manually, you should double check to make sure it’s exactly the same, eg using cmd + f.
Or you could type it manually, then erase, then paste. Manual typing is error prone. Just copy/paste. Or maybe you did copy/paste but you didn’t include the ‘s’ in the selection. Either way, there are errors for you to correct here.
I’m not marking this a criticism because I think your change it still grammatically correct. I’m pointing out a potential source of future errors.
#1936·Zelalem Mekonnen, about 1 month agoSay you have an idea, that you take to be true, but at the same time, you understand that that idea has flaws, you haven't come up with a better idea yet, so you act based on this idea.
I guess that's where figuring that out before acting comes in.
Can you give an example of a flawed idea you think is true and want to act on?
PS: You forgot to @mention me. Again, if you want me to get notified, check the section that says ‘Replying to’ above the textarea when you write the comment. If it doesn’t list me, @mention me.
#1930·Dennis HackethalOP revised about 1 month agoAdd hover effects to schemed buttons so there’s consistency with the existing hover effects for links.
Done as of ea37007.
Edwin says to either have hover effects for all clickable items or none of them. Buttons currently don’t have hover effects but links do.
I could remove hover effects from links. macOS links in System Settings don’t have a hover effect either. (They don’t even have a pointer cursor but IMO that’s going too far.)
Add hover effects to schemed buttons so there’s consistency with the existing hover effects for links.
#1923·Dennis HackethalOP revised about 1 month agoEdwin says to either have hover effects for all clickable items or none of them. Buttons currently don’t have hover effects but links do.
I could remove hover effects from links. macOS links in System Settings don’t have a hover effect either. (They don’t even have a pointer cursor but IMO that’s going too far.)
I tried removing hover effects on links in dev and the user experience suffered as a result.
Especially for smaller links, like the hash links in idea headers, it’s nice getting that visual feedback that you are in fact hovering over the link and your click won’t miss it.
#1903·Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month agoThe idea is not good if it has outstanding criticisms.
Don’t worry about which ideas are better than others. That’s a remnant of justificationism. Only go by whether an idea has outstanding criticisms.
cc @edwin-de-wit re ‘strong’ vs ‘weak’ criticism
#1897·Zelalem Mekonnen revised about 1 month agoIf I understand Veritula correctly, we first start with an idea. We accept that idea as true until it receives criticism. The idea is considered false until all criticism is resolved. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with that idea. We don't submit bulk ideas or criticisms. Ideas (including criticisms), even if related, should generally be submitted separately. Also, avoid duplicate ideas.
The idea is considered false until all criticism is resolved. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with that idea.
To someone unfamiliar with Veritula, this may sound like you’re suggesting not to live according to an idea even after all its criticisms have been resolved.
I recommend changing it to ‘we wouldn't act in accordance with an idea that has outstanding criticisms.’
#1897·Zelalem Mekonnen revised about 1 month agoIf I understand Veritula correctly, we first start with an idea. We accept that idea as true until it receives criticism. The idea is considered false until all criticism is resolved. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with that idea. We don't submit bulk ideas or criticisms. Ideas (including criticisms), even if related, should generally be submitted separately. Also, avoid duplicate ideas.
We accept that idea as true until it receives criticism.
‘until it is criticized’ would be more idiomatic, I think.
@edwin-de-wit says buttons should have a hover effect.
Edwin says to either have hover effects for all clickable items or none of them. Buttons currently don’t have hover effects but links do.
I could remove hover effects from links. macOS links in System Settings don’t have a hover effect either. (They don’t even have a pointer cursor but IMO that’s going too far.)
#1921·Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month agoI went back and forth on this. Native macOS buttons don’t have a hover effect and the human-interface guys at Apple are world class. I’m inclined to defer to their expertise. They know things I don’t.
Edwin says to be consistent. Either have hover effects for all clickable items or none of them.
I could remove hover effects from links. macOS links in System Settings don’t have a hover effect either. (They don’t even have a pointer cursor but IMO that’s going too far.)
I went back and forth on this. Native macOS buttons don’t have a hover effect and the human-interface guys at Apple are world class. I’m inclined to defer to their expertise. They know things I don’t.
#1889·Dennis HackethalOP revised about 1 month agoShould I be showing the comment form by default on
ideas#show?To avoid scrolling past content, I could remove the autofocus on the textarea unless a certain query parameter is given.
Having implemented this, a problem has surfaced: when linking to an old version of an idea, the alert “You’re about to comment on an old version of this idea. Are you sure …” shows. That’s jarring if you didn’t want to comment but merely look at the idea.
#1909·Zelalem Mekonnen revised about 1 month ago@dennis-hackethal Damn. I didn't know that. But if I understand it, 'few' means not many, and 'a few' means something like five or 6. I have a few close friends.
Great, looks like you learned something new. You’ve found a bit of truth :)
#1889·Dennis HackethalOP revised about 1 month agoShould I be showing the comment form by default on
ideas#show?To avoid scrolling past content, I could remove the autofocus on the textarea unless a certain query parameter is given.
Done as of b423e18.
I could turn the ‘Revise…’ button into an icon button that lives next to the collapse icon button. It could just have a pencil for an icon.
That way, the button wouldn’t need to be hidden anymore.
As of acb14e3, the revision button is an icon button that lives next to the collapse icon button.
Therefore, the button doesn’t need to be hidden anymore.
#1891·Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month agoI could turn the ‘Revise…’ button into an icon button that lives next to the collapse icon button. It could just have a pencil for an icon.
That way, the button wouldn’t need to be hidden anymore.
Done as of acb14e3.
#1898·Zelalem Mekonnen, about 1 month agoWhat if, at that time, the best idea one has is the false idea?
The idea is not good if it has outstanding criticisms.
Don’t worry about which ideas are better than others. That’s a remnant of justificationism. Only go by whether an idea has outstanding criticisms.
#1885·Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month ago… made few changes.
Did you mean to say ‘a few changes’?
Do you know what the difference is?
You’ve since made the change to “a few changes” (as of #1894) but I think that change was premature.
Don’t make changes you don’t understand. Take questions literally and answer them.
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/The-Difference-Between-Few-and-A-Few-
I went over it first and made few changes. After that, Grammarly recommended that I remove the 'a' before 'criticism' and to remove the 'they are'.
I went over it first and made a few changes. After that, Grammarly recommended that I remove the 'a' before 'criticism' and to remove the 'they are'.