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"Definatly" Not
25 Nov 2003 by Matthew Linderman
Good writing alert: “Definitely: Or, Why Ive Been The Way Ive Been” (parts one and two) by Sarah Brown explores the perils of having a “Where is this going?” conversation via text message.
And lying there in the dark, nervous and alone on my inflatable bed in a new city at 3 in the morning, it hit me: why was I wasting my time reaching out to someone who had no interest in reaching back? And obviously hadnt for some time: the breakup probably should have been my first clue. And above all, why was I wasting energy caring about someone who not only didnt give a fuck about me, but couldnt even spell the word definitely?
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06 Jan 2004 | suonerie said...
ciao
16 Jan 2004 | Grace said...
At WWDC, I listened to Apple representatives make some excellent points about taking the time to build a 100%-compliant Aqua application, and I think all developers need to look beyond the code and listen to what the folks at Apple have to say
16 Jan 2004 | Daniel said...
For example, if you see an AIM window peeking out from behind your browser and you click on it, that window will come to the front, but the main application window will not. The Mail.app/Activity Viewer is another example. The Aqua system of layers works well in many instances, but not in all. Thank goodness that the Dock is always there to come to the rescue. I know that clicking on an application icon in the Dock will always result in not only the application coming to the front, but also any non-minimized windows associated with it. And if the application is active but no windows are open, clicking on the Dock icon should create a new window in that application.
