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andaitoday at 3:44 PM2 repliesview on HN

> Yeah, weird-shaped windows are definitely not something that should make a comeback. Just because you could doesn't mean you should.

My opinion here is the exact opposite of yours. Make computers cool again! They used to look like an alien spaceship, now everything looks like paperwork.

We can make it cool again! We can make it fun.

All the fun parts of life are optional.


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Sharlintoday at 9:44 PM

I use computers for a plenty of fun, but those programs always were the digital equivalent of garden gnomes. Utterly kitschy. Just having a basic sense of aesthetics doesn't imply thinking that computers should be dull or just for work.

mostlysimilartoday at 4:12 PM

I'm with you. It's fine if your opinion is "software = tool" and you personally want it to be utilitarian and basic, but plenty of us desire our software interfaces to have personality and customization. The answer is that we should have the option to choose.