Comments on: The Week Where I Finally See How the Readings are Connected

By: Baileycrosslin

Baileycrosslin — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 02:02:27 +0000

As someone who organizes literally anything and everything I can get my hands on, reading that you just throw your assignments in the trash was crazy. Not that I’m judging whatsoever, it’s just a little jarring to read that and the fact that you don’t name your documents. However, I do agree that the stakes are a little lower for non-STEM undergrad students, as we don’t have documents upon documents to organize and keep track of.

“Markdown software isn’t just software. It’s a lifestyle” made me laugh out loud because that’s so true. I agree 100% with the rest of your argument about Stolley’s piece being pretentious and arrogant in a sense because of the presentation. While this article did raise some interesting points, it also made them difficult to grasp because of the jargon and the way it’s written.

By: jenjam02

jenjam02 — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:27:06 +0000

I totally get the struggle with organization. Currently I’ve been trying to be better about organizing files but I’ve just let my downloads pile up so much. It’s crazy how we all have different approaches to managing our digital lives. I was confused about the lo-fi article as well, so don’t feel bad. It felt like more of an argumentative essay or article for trying to convert everyone to lo-fi. It did seem a bit pretentious as well. It’s a bit rich when the writer’s all about user-centered design but makes it feel so exclusive with complicated jargon. It’s like, if we want to promote accessibility, let’s keep it approachable, right? This article didn’t really convince me at all either way. I find HTML to be fun as well, in an aspect. It’s this whole new thing with some similarities to markdown. I’m still not confident in my skills but I’m hoping to learn more/improve.

By: adimae77

adimae77 — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:14:31 +0000

Hi! I really enjoyed reading your article. You brought up some great questions, like is it really just generational differences that cause this divide between filing cabinet people and laundry basket people? I agree with you that there’s probably something else at play. For instance, I don’t know about y’all, but ADHD seems to run in my family. I can’t imagine that’s very helpful for remembering to organize a bunch of little files you don’t see or need to see everyday … but that’s just a hunch. Your criticism of Stolley was super interesting; I didn’t think about accessibility that way when I was reading the piece, but that’s a great point. What good is a piece about the need for accessibility if there’s only a small group of academics who can truly understand it? And I agree–HTML looks like it could be fun! Thanks for sharing your perspective!