Here we have a fractal flame color-shifting a photo of a cat. There is an old saying:
To a three-year-old with a hammer, everything looks like it could use a bit of pounding.
To which I add:
To a computer nerd with a fractal flame generator and a color-shifting program, every digital photo looks like it needs some animation.
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Adobe has a monster piece of software that just grew - like Topsy or Frankenstein's monster. CS2 and now CS#3&$%. The problem with software developers and users appears to be a conflict over who is the artist, or perhaps how two creative minds can interact without touching using the computer as a (link, condom, muffler?).
The developer as creative genius, would create software invisible to the user which would generate all that the user needs in a manner that is intuitive for the user. The problem with that is that the developer needs to know what the user needs and has to be without ego so that the software doesn't intrude on the user's awareness.
If the user is the creative or artistic one, then the software shouldn't hinder them by demanding their attention to software issues, or require them to attend classes to learn how to use the software.
Bless the market-it allows developers to sell not-quite-ready for use software to users who are not-interested-in how the software runs, just that it does what they need it to do.
It may come as a surprise to the citizens of Nerdistan, but few people have the curiosity, the math and science background, or the time to understand how things work.
The Boomer Biddy, CET
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