"Why does ACPI exist" - - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate, wait no let me start again.

Web Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231102020052/https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/68350.html

Other archive: https://archive.is/dBJ3P

Article: https://ratfactor.com/ascetic-computing

Site of a dude that owns 70+ drawing tablets and shares his experience. Nice.

“Structuring your theory into a story makes it more compelling.”

Jeff Geerling

Eventually (about 12 hours into the ordeal), the TeamYouTube account on X mentioned they were looking into it (after the appeal had been rejected).

After there was some coverage on /., Hacker News, and a few tech news sites, I was contacted by the YouTube Creator Liason (Rene Ritchie, great guy who often has to be the go-between for creators and whatever internal machinery spits out these decisions) and he said they would be restoring the video.

Almost exactly a day after I got the initial strike/warning, the video was restored.

But the rejection notice still shows up in my YouTube Studio dashboard, go figure :D

I wouldn't care too much about a single video like this... except the exact reason for why it violated community guidelines (and survived the first — and for most creators who don't have the social media reach I do — only appeal) still hasn't been given.

This kind of rejection can have a chilling effect on certain types of content. Like was it a mention of Kodi, or LibreELEC, or just the idea of having a local media library? Or was it triggered by showing the playback of a movie outside (legally acquired on physical media, mind you) of some movie studio's boutique streaming service?

Who knows...

Designing for UI density goes beyond the visual aspects of an interface. It includes all the implicit and explicit design decisions we make, and all the information we choose to show on the screen. It includes all time and the actions a user takes to get something valuable out of the software.

So, finally, a concrete definition of UI density: UI density is the value a user gets from the interface divided by the time and space the interface occupies.

Speed, usability, consistency, predictability, information richness, and functionality all play an important role in this equation. By taking account of all these aspects, we can understand why some interfaces succeed and others fail. And by designing for density, we can help people get more value out of the software we build.