Computer, Noun, Electronic device invented to test the limits of human
patience.
In the earliest days of my Computer sci-fi perspective I questioned
why I couldn't do more with my PC. I upgraded my first, a Tandy
1000-EX, to the full measure of 640K of RAM (Who would need more?) So
why can't I do more than one thing at a time? Spoiler, the 286 could
barely run Double-DOS functionally. It wouldn't be until OS/2 came
along that multiple 'windows' could dependably be run on the same PC.
Then I stumbled onto Linux. I was astounded to learn what
multitasking could really be.
Important historical note: While my first real 'computing' was done
via dial-up to the $College's VAX I am very much a Console _and_ GUI
kinda guy. An example is the modern graphical web browsers. Purists
may eschew then in favor of text-based browsers, they do so as the
Ostrich, ignoring the resource of a developed technology.
Why do I have a passionate like/dislike of i3w?
i3w kicks my ass. It demands my approach to it be as elegant as it
is in its Minimalism. i3w cuts through the pomp and circunstance
that un-named DE's (Xfce, Gnome, KDE, et al) promote leaving me with just
the essentials. Note: Clearly seeing the Essentials of my computing
process(es) helps me to focus more clearly on the work at hand and not
the pretty windows decorations.
As I write this I am in i3w, a tmux pane using nano (text based
editor) to create this file. I would characterize this as a normal use
state for i3w. As well, I have a i3w window open that contains
Librewolf (gui web browser). I am afforded the resource of a
console-centric Desktop Environment (DE) that accomodates GUI
applications.
