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    1. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017

      I have been thinking about the paradigm of "commands" in programming, and whether softer/more 'polite' language could improve the machine UI

      5 replies 2 retweets 16 likes
    2. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      Bear with me. Do you see computers as intimidating, did people you know see them this way? Or are they dumb machines, tools, automata?

      10 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    3. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      Given Conway's Law, haven't machines been created in the mentality of the pioneers of computing? Are these languages not their languages?

      2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
    4. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      Wouldn't, therefore, it make sense to explore programming languages that sound less oriented to "telling machines what to do"?

      7 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
    5. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      It's v difficult to compress these thoughts for twtr I'm just wondering if commanding language in some sense is a needless barrier to entry

      2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
    6. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      And if perhaps in your social context you're more used to requests than commands, a programming language could be created in that context

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    7. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      Maybe this is all really out there or syntactic sugar or just too much social theory for real computing but hey, Twitter, just a thought

      4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    8. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
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      Star Simpson Retweeted Star Simpson

      Basically this thought germinated when I did thishttps://twitter.com/starsandrobots/status/380857763733073920 …

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      Star Simpson @starsandrobots
      starting a new relationship with my laptop: new alias please='sudo'. Now I can "please rm $file"; feels great!
      3 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
    9. Garrett Wollman‏ @garrett_wollman 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      This actually really bothers me, because it reduces cognitive barrier to doing things with excessive privilege.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @garrett_wollman

      Whoah, expand on that?

      6:29 PM - 13 May 2017
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        1. Garrett Wollman‏ @garrett_wollman 13 May 2017
          Replying to @starsandrobots

          Sysadmin 101: it's supposed to be hard to do things with high privilege. The barrier is there to force you to stop & think.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        2. Garrett Wollman‏ @garrett_wollman 13 May 2017
          Replying to @garrett_wollman @starsandrobots

          Particularly with UNIX-like systems where privilege is binary. Change the model and other options open up.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Garrett Wollman‏ @garrett_wollman 13 May 2017
          Replying to @garrett_wollman @starsandrobots

          sudo adds logging, but won't help you if you accidentally wreck your system because program you ran wasn't what you wanted.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
          Replying to @garrett_wollman

          Does changing sudo to please really make such a substantial difference?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. Garrett Wollman‏ @garrett_wollman 13 May 2017
          Replying to @starsandrobots

          I'm not sure. It bugs me viscerally, but you'd have to do actual research to really know if it leads to more mistakes.

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        6. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
          Replying to @garrett_wollman

          That's fascinating! That really underscores that functionally, it's not the same. Yet it is the exact same command!

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        7. fawce‏ @fawceisfawce 13 May 2017
          Replying to @starsandrobots @garrett_wollman

          It would be so cool to see an error rate study of please vs sudo. Especially if it focused on novice users.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        8. fawce‏ @fawceisfawce 13 May 2017
          Replying to @fawceisfawce @starsandrobots @garrett_wollman

          This reminds me of my kids - "can I have another cookie, please?" "No, you've had enough." "But, I said please!!"

          0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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        1. Nick isn't cool enough for halloween‏ @adjectivalnoun 13 May 2017
          Replying to @starsandrobots @garrett_wollman

          I'm guessing he meant privilege as in system permissions.

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        1. Garrett Wollman‏ @garrett_wollman 13 May 2017
          Replying to @starsandrobots

          I have a "fridge" magnet on my desk at work. "Think twice, press enter once." Variant of an old carpenter's motto.

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