just realised how recent the 'pinch-to-zoom' gesture is. was watching minority report (which is from 2002 i think), and their futuristic sci-fi interfaces don't use it. this is real weird to think about
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawking%27s_time_traveller_party this would make a great doctor who episode plot point
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if you think about it, 'ambidextrous' literally means 'two right hands'. Interesting to compare with the phrase 'two left feet'...
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your site design is so cool !! i'm also a phoenix fan :-)
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lydels
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YAYY im always happy to see other phoenix fans out there... and thank you so much!
just found out that the phrase "steep learning curve" originally had the opposite meaning (being quick and easy to learn). I guess that means you'd be going down the slope instead of up it? anyways
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At first glance I am loving your site, I will be looking into it more for sure. I saw you got inspired a bit by minim.blog. Thats really cool, I love his stuff as well :)
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It is...and it isn't. I always thought it was this guy in the 90s Dean Rubine, but there are patents going before that.
But you can certainly argue the modern application is post-Minority Report!