Re:Untitled Document Syndrome
by anamax on Friday February 20, 2009 @07:57PM
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> I bet you start with "I need to make a note of this phonenumber" and not "I need to create ~/data/contacts/business/suppliers/joans.computers" so I can put this phonenumber in it".
I only save things that think that I'll want to find some time in the future.
As a result, I don't think "I need to make a note of this phone number". Instead, I ask something like "How do I make a note of this phone number so I can find it again?" and then I think "I should put it {some place}".
Yes, hierarchical file systems are merely one of the many ways to implement "{some place}", but that doesn't make "{some place}" unimportant, irrelevant, or unnecessary.
I only save things that think that I'll want to find some time in the future.
As a result, I don't think "I need to make a note of this phone number". Instead, I ask something like "How do I make a note of this phone number so I can find it again?" and then I think "I should put it {some place}".
Yes, hierarchical file systems are merely one of the many ways to implement "{some place}", but that doesn't make "{some place}" unimportant, irrelevant, or unnecessary.