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I'm an outliner devotee, and I've always thought that a Web-based version of my beloved Ecco Pro would be the best of all possible outlining worlds. Sproutliner is just a gesture in the right direction, but it's a beautiful one -- it's got click-drag-and-drop, it's got columns, and it's apparently just beginning development. Its outlining design is more natural and versatile to me than the list-oriented approach of Tada Lists; it avoids the click-and-wait Web-app torpor of Forty Notebook.
It still needs user authentication, text wrapping, clickable urls, cut and paste... and on and on. I don't know how far you can push the Ajax magic to mimic the responsiveness of a desktop application. But this is pretty impressive.
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John Darnielle writes about the fatally self-destructive temptation for artists to respond to bad reviews online:
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...if you're smart, you'll realize that the best way to preserve your honor is to keep your mouth shut and let others share their opinions of your work. They don't like it? They hate it, and want to say so publicly? Well! Welcome to public life! If you don't like it, there are plenty of dishwashing jobs available! If you're all that angry, arrange for your label not to send them promos in the future. But pissing matches with the guy who wrote the review? Ones in which, God save us all, the dreaded "that's only your opinion!" last-gasp-of-a-defense card is played? Can we just not, please? Can we be a little more grown-up about things? |
And while we're reading Mr. Mountain Goats, check out this posting which explains why the Mountain Goats are more like Bruce Springsteen than you ever imagined possible. (Via Largehearted Boy)
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