tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6099995272122694247..comments2024-03-28T14:02:48.756-05:00Comments on Althouse: "What we found was that people are pretty patient for up to two seconds..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50366927732442273432013-01-12T07:02:21.559-06:002013-01-12T07:02:21.559-06:00When I open the blog, there is the Amazon ad on th...When I open the blog, there is the Amazon ad on the right side with the parts that I ordered. Clicking it on, I find out that the parts to be sold are from the same vendor that I used via Ebay. I'm not amused. Patient, but not amused.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16897175226496679822013-01-12T06:47:37.835-06:002013-01-12T06:47:37.835-06:00Great. I have a tracking #, but they didn't te...Great. I have a tracking #, but they didn't tell me who they are using to ship the parts.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68755487390425048852013-01-12T06:26:45.500-06:002013-01-12T06:26:45.500-06:00UPDATE
I see that I received an email at 7:25 pm ...UPDATE<br /><br />I see that I received an email at 7:25 pm notifying me that the shipment has been confirmed. AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85907709774054286152013-01-11T19:59:50.267-06:002013-01-11T19:59:50.267-06:00I abso-fuckin'-lutely hate adobe flash.I abso-fuckin'-lutely hate adobe flash.Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588265716990310130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78825014182315877942013-01-11T19:00:52.530-06:002013-01-11T19:00:52.530-06:00" Indications are that this is hardwired into..." Indications are that this is hardwired into humans and it does have a practical reason.."<br /><br />And what happens when humans "hardwire" their TOOLS, not to mention WEAPONS, as a personal extension of human evolution and survival? Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094488084214911115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76016034219290422342013-01-11T18:09:43.351-06:002013-01-11T18:09:43.351-06:00In past usability studies, it was consistently fou...In past usability studies, it was consistently found that if something took more than 3 seconds, you had to indicate something to the user; hence the hour glass in computers. Indications are that this is hardwired into humans and it does have a practical reason--I suspect its evolutionary origins are that those who stood around too long got eaten by the wild beasts.<br /><br />Another time is that you can't wait more than 300ms (1/3 of a second) between an action and an indication of that action. This is why very slow interfaces (analog or digital) are really annoying and why interfaces that offer no feedback are even more annoying.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450897654318345683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87975768065439156932013-01-11T18:03:07.383-06:002013-01-11T18:03:07.383-06:00Speaking of patience -- does anyone here know how ...Speaking of patience -- does anyone here know how long a flu shot is effective? I had one on September 1st. Am I still protected, as it were? I'm patient...but not that patient. There better be an answer in 180 seconds or...else...ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75890908700103977882013-01-11T17:27:09.544-06:002013-01-11T17:27:09.544-06:00Patience used to be considered one of the seven he...Patience used to be considered one of the seven heavenly virtues, along with humility, charity, chastity, diligence, kindness and temperance.<br /><br />One thousand one, one thousand two...<br /><br />POOF!!! All gone!Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094488084214911115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41280089893222807672013-01-11T17:23:17.253-06:002013-01-11T17:23:17.253-06:00Patience.
I hope the 49ers coaching staff is pati...Patience.<br /><br />I hope the 49ers coaching staff is patient with its running game; I hope the Green Bay Packers are patient with its running game too, but for a completely opposite reason.<br /><br />Run, Packers, run!<br /><br />Lol.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248882642756619950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36913815927823749302013-01-11T17:07:30.036-06:002013-01-11T17:07:30.036-06:00Definitely. I hate watching videos online anyway. ...Definitely. I hate watching videos online anyway. If I deign to watch one, and it doesn't appear immediately, I'm out of there.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70656886226947284642013-01-11T16:55:36.396-06:002013-01-11T16:55:36.396-06:00Remember when it was the World Wide Wait?Remember when it was the World Wide Wait?edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12974673886824432692013-01-11T16:40:08.255-06:002013-01-11T16:40:08.255-06:00Just think about the patience lost if this trillio...<i>Just think about the patience lost if this trillion dollar coin scam doesn't work out. <br /><br /></i>It'll be the republicans' fault.campyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188668300381722712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19714723986118123862013-01-11T16:34:13.115-06:002013-01-11T16:34:13.115-06:00All great art is the product of patience. Even if ...All great art is the product of patience. Even if the artist is quick and impatient himself. I'll bet that Fitzgerald's best sentences, the ones that made it to the final draft, came immediately but weren't exactly right. What to do? Above all not to force, since forcing is an impatient act. Probably what he did was to drop the writing altogether and involve himself in a sleepwalking activity which left his mind free to wander, to find the right word or phrase that would "complete" the sentence, but without searching for it. And then it was there. A day later or a month later. Seemingly effortless...but patiently effortless. Anyway, that's my guess and I'm stickin' to it.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77652597154684618602013-01-11T16:19:41.947-06:002013-01-11T16:19:41.947-06:00The research also found that viewers are more forg...<i>The research also found that viewers are more forgiving when slow starts are associated with longer content like movies than they are with short videos like news clips</i>.<br /><br />That makes sense. If all I want to see is 30 seconds of a cat doing something cute, I'm not going to wait more tha a second or two for it to load before I move onto something else. If I want to see something longer, I'm happy to let the thing sit there and buffer a bit. Especially if it's, you know, Youku or Tudou or something.Balfegorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012196656096263507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10805423532995385502013-01-11T16:19:26.365-06:002013-01-11T16:19:26.365-06:00Just think about the patience lost if this trillio...Just think about the patience lost if this trillion dollar coin scam doesn't work out.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79613283692027145032013-01-11T15:48:02.141-06:002013-01-11T15:48:02.141-06:00Just think of the new expectations when we finally...Just think of the new expectations when we finally get flying cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73918718153699741542013-01-11T15:46:05.274-06:002013-01-11T15:46:05.274-06:00I recently went to hear a public presentation on a...I recently went to hear a public presentation on a topic of interest to me, but after watching the speaker fumble setting up his ppt for 5 minutes I walked out.Chip S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13210586187250159751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73816130367586351022013-01-11T15:34:59.814-06:002013-01-11T15:34:59.814-06:00AllenS said...
If I lost my patience, there would...AllenS said...<br /><br /><i>If I lost my patience, there would be a lot of dead people.</i><br /><br />Surgeons have the same problem.Ignorance is Blisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351664545145783244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46180388782072258662013-01-11T15:32:13.544-06:002013-01-11T15:32:13.544-06:00Ohhh, that paypal donation did go thru!Ohhh, that paypal donation did go thru!Seeing Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338495289040972548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37695630362916800422013-01-11T15:25:30.874-06:002013-01-11T15:25:30.874-06:00I'm a very patient man. Jan 2 I ordered some a...I'm a very patient man. Jan 2 I ordered some automotive parts. Jan 3 the place said they were shipped. Jan 10 nothing showed up, so, I called, and said: "WTF?" They said: "We'll get back to you, today." Jan 11 called again: "WTF?". They said: "We'll get back to you, today."<br /><br />It's 3:23 pm. I don't think so. Time for plan B.<br /><br />If I lost my patience, there would be a lot of dead people.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26841545303134930592013-01-11T15:22:36.592-06:002013-01-11T15:22:36.592-06:00Go through the exercise of reading it with the tho...<i>Go through the exercise of reading it with the thought that the writer is wonderfully clever.</i><br /><br />And if they have a trillion dollar coin they might not be so charming.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74705759424541286522013-01-11T15:22:04.959-06:002013-01-11T15:22:04.959-06:00Me, I'll wait 0.2 sec, but after that, whoa bu...Me, I'll wait 0.2 sec, but after that, whoa buddy! ;)Tiborehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360541843865827271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44402747615533100082013-01-11T15:18:43.765-06:002013-01-11T15:18:43.765-06:00I'm disappointed with Netflix streaming choice...I'm disappointed with Netflix streaming choices.<br /><br />Maybe its that they are not showing me whats available... maybe not. <br /><br />But it takes me for ever just to find something worth watching.<br /><br />I feel like nothings' changed from the old days when I was standing around at the VCR place like an idiot... for up to an hour sometimes.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70772410632724843942013-01-11T15:13:18.905-06:002013-01-11T15:13:18.905-06:00"Either a good joke or a glitch...FIX IT NOW!...<i>"Either a good joke or a glitch...FIX IT NOW!"</i><br /><br />Go through the exercise of reading it with the thought that the writer is wonderfully clever.Original Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714345479248980398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20752820675445753042013-01-11T15:12:47.522-06:002013-01-11T15:12:47.522-06:00I expect things to be instant.
Me too.<i>I expect things to be instant.</i><br /><br />Me too.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.com