Hello smile

I'm Siobhan Curran/Kisa Naumova, and this is my weblog. I tend to write about stuff like crossdressing, Macs, code, cats, wine and Second Life, but in general it's just an ongoing conversation about all sorts of stuff. If you'd like to know a little bit more about what this all is, I recommend starting on this page which has a little bit of info on who I am, and what I'm trying to do — or you could dive into my five years worth of archives if you like.

Otherwise, feel free to close this box and explore...

Never Forget The Trannies, That's What's Important

Marcus Brigstocke, I love you :biggrin:

Christmas Surprise

Kisa's excitement about being the fairy on the tree soon faded when she discovered where Menno intended on sticking it

2D is Better Than 3D

"... because people are not frogs." — Jakob Nielsen (November 15, 1998). It's just rather interesting to read through discussions like this from almost 10 years ago, and note how very little has changed

Also of interest, is the reader comments that follow.

Interesting discussion.

Still, 10 years later I haven't seen or tried a 3D desktop which wasn't absolutely awful. However, I don't even like 2D graphics all that much. I get rid of a lot of graphical information on my desktop or in applications — where I can I always replace icons and what have you with text. I just don't have much of a visual imagination, I suppose. I find it confusing. Perhaps it's my age.

Also, I have a problem with 3D — I don't know if it's common or not — but whenever I've tried playing immersive games like FPSs (or indeed SL) I get a whoozy head and upset stomach. In fact, it's like travel sickness. No, 3D doesn't interest me at all.

Stephanie Delacey

"I don't know if it's common or not"

Fairly common, I know people who can't play certain 3D console games for the same reason. And yes I think it is very closely related to travel sickness. The eyes think you're moving, the inner ear says something different, the stomach decides to settle the argument by making you move... to the bathroom.

Becky

I remember this concept. I think thought (based of my users only)it would just confuse people. We had guy in my tech course who didn't understand the whole Z order concept(and that was near the end of it).

Myself I turn off eye candy, 2D works and console is better :smile: Plus who needs 3D when you have 12 virtual desktops

Amanda

Potential Faux Pas

Because I live in a little block of five terraced houses — each of us with the same number, just a letter to distinguish ourselves — there seems to be a 'tradition' in recent years for each of us to give each other a Christmas Card.

So you'll get things like "To all at D, from all at B" coming through your door.

I've been really slack this year, leaving it to the last minute possible to get off my arse and dig out my generic cat-based cards to thrust neighbourly greetings through the others' doors — but I did, just there, fish them out from under a pile of boxes and write them.

Thing is though, one came through my door a few days ago — addressed to "Graham" without a proper address or stamp — with an indicipherable signature on it, and I'm now in a bit of a quandry.

I think it might be from the people/person three doors up, but since they're/she's new this year, I don't actually know them/her (or even exactly how many there are of them).

I was going to pop a card through the doors of the ones I know, and maybe ask them if they knew who lived in the Mystery House™, but — just as I walked outside clutching a handful of cars — she's there hoovering her car

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