[plug] [OT] idea for a 'new? domain naming concept

[Chris Caston]

Thanks Bernd,

I had no intention of actually trying to implement this but it seemed
like a cool idea at the time.

regards,

Chris

On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 09:06, Bernd Felsche wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 11:58:06PM +0800, Chris Caston wrote:
> > I do not recommend allowing people to define their own symbols or
> > even have them predefined by local software as I have seen
> > already.
> > (http://www.sensiva.com/symbolcommander/)
> 
> You're joking, I hope.
> 
> The Opera browser already handles mouse gestures for navigation.


That's right. I'd forgotten where I'd seen that.

> > This will ensure that you can go to any computer and draw the same
> > symbol to access the same website.
> 
> That would be VERY limiting in terms of the variety of
> distinuishable gestures that can be easily and unambiguously defined
> and recognized. Most cultures prefer "alphabets" to hieroglyphics.
> Let's not forget the lessons of tens of millennia.
> 
> In the modern world, people should be able to carry their
> "preferences" around on a keyring USB stick or the like. Not only
> could they use that device for gestures, but also to contain secure
> copies of their personal data.
> 
> That scales much better.
> 
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