Incredibly beautiful, possibly because it maps so well to the mental model we typically use to organize knowledge in our heads. I don't know how we lost the folder/container vs. document/content iconography, and other things (like layout of items, sorting) during the shift to web applications.
cheschire 9 minutes ago [-]
Knowledge doesn’t neatly align to a nested hierarchy. Especially written knowledge.
Language is an imperfect means to convey knowledge, and people store that knowledge in subjective and highly personal ways.
You may mentally recall balloons within “entertainment” or “party”, whereas I might store that knowledge under “horror”.
Add onto that the massive focus on using graph theory to scale social networking technologically, and you effectively lose any motivation for rigid hierarchy.
sznio 35 minutes ago [-]
I guess this model doesn't maximize engagement
cube00 9 minutes ago [-]
This is exactly what I imagined the original Microsoft Network[1] in Windows 95 would have been like; with everything being icons organised into folders.
It also reminded me what an excellent job Wikipedia does with their hierarchical classification which you don't see when you're searching by article name most of the time.
This is genuinely a really fun way to browse Wikipedia. Only drawback is that folder names that contain ellipsis don't show the full name when clicked.
tigerlily 29 minutes ago [-]
Oh wow, to me the history section feels like Civilopedia (in a good way). I can't explain why.
pixlmint 1 hours ago [-]
Such a cool project! Now it's just missing search and a request for donations
emil-lp 59 minutes ago [-]
It's also missing the defrag tool. Without it, it's going to be very slow as the disk fills up.
Should put a shortcut to it on the desktop as well, so that users who experience significant lag can defrag at will.
angilr 2 hours ago [-]
It is nice. I randomly click on something interest just appear in my mind and lead to this: life -> death -> last_words -> More milk. But I can't find it on Wiki. I search More milk. and the first result is this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Jackson. Hmm, why is the name different?
The "Windows XP" website displays the same article when you click on "More milk" there
angilr 2 hours ago [-]
Wow, do you know what is the relationship between More milk and the death of MJ?
Kwpolska 1 hours ago [-]
The Wikipedia article does:
> After several hours and several drug injections, Jackson was still unable to fall asleep, and, according to Murray, was repeatedly asking him for "milk", a nickname for the powerful surgical general anesthetic propofol, which Jackson had used in the past as a sleep aid. At 10:40 a.m., with Jackson still not asleep, Murray relented to his requests and injected him with 25 milligrams of propofol diluted with lidocaine. With Jackson finally asleep, Murray testified that he left his bedside to go to the bathroom, and after returning two minutes later, discovered that Jackson was not breathing and had a weak pulse.
angilr 1 hours ago [-]
Thanks! TIL that Propofol has a nickname "Milk of amnesia". MJ asked more milk which meant more propofol.
He calls taking propofol for sleep as Having chemotherapy because you're tired of shaving your head
soupspaces 9 minutes ago [-]
Is there a way to go up/back a folder without clicks? Enter key goes into folders.
kramit1288 1 hours ago [-]
This looks really cool. feels nostalgic. it would be more fun if it can be switched into whatever desktop mode i want like unix.
steveharing1 53 minutes ago [-]
What a beautiful nostalgic feeling. Keep up the good work! Worth adding some start menu options as well.
macwhisperer 1 hours ago [-]
pretty cool! needs the search function to work tho to be useful
Eonexus 47 minutes ago [-]
This is just beautiful. I wonder if this could turn into different styles, like that of a book, or a cabinet?
unrvl22 2 hours ago [-]
love how it loads instantly and feels smooth. imo useless but still cool
kristianp 33 minutes ago [-]
> love how it loads instantly and feels smooth.
Unlike Wikipedia these days.
hexagonwin 16 minutes ago [-]
wikipedia is fine, and you can still use vector or even monobook skins. try adding ?useskin=monobook at the end of the url
dolmen 1 hours ago [-]
Yes. It definitely lacks the hourglass mouse cursor experience!
senfiaj 48 minutes ago [-]
I guess XP (x64) could run like this on modern PCs.
jdw64 2 hours ago [-]
Seeing the Windows XP theme I loved the most really brings back a wave of nostalgia
koolala 34 minutes ago [-]
trying to find what folder has Дэбі робіць Даляс
DeathArrow 47 minutes ago [-]
Well, it should also have Solitaire and Minesweeper. :)
Uptrenda 24 minutes ago [-]
Somehow the format makes me feel like its easier to learn here than the intimidating encyclopedia theme of wikipedia. It's interesting to consider the effect that presentation of information might have on learning. We know that physical books are said to be better for learning (I have heard people go up by an entire grade if they use them), but maybe there is something to be said for themes, too.
arnon 52 minutes ago [-]
make it look like encarta 95 and you'll have a REAL winner on your hands
hnlmorg 52 minutes ago [-]
I guess appearance is subjective because I always considered XP to be the ugliest Windows ever released.
dunderd 29 minutes ago [-]
Very cool!
prokajevo 58 minutes ago [-]
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hacker_mar 34 minutes ago [-]
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redox99 2 hours ago [-]
Is there a reason why it looks like Temu's Windows XP? Copyright concerns I guess?
sunaookami 56 minutes ago [-]
Because it's obviously vibe coded (look at the source code).
Rendered at 11:43:17 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) with Vercel.
Language is an imperfect means to convey knowledge, and people store that knowledge in subjective and highly personal ways.
You may mentally recall balloons within “entertainment” or “party”, whereas I might store that knowledge under “horror”.
Add onto that the massive focus on using graph theory to scale social networking technologically, and you effectively lose any motivation for rigid hierarchy.
It also reminded me what an excellent job Wikipedia does with their hierarchical classification which you don't see when you're searching by article name most of the time.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Dial-Up_Internet_Access#Th...
Should put a shortcut to it on the desktop as well, so that users who experience significant lag can defrag at will.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=More_milk.&redire...
The "Windows XP" website displays the same article when you click on "More milk" there
> After several hours and several drug injections, Jackson was still unable to fall asleep, and, according to Murray, was repeatedly asking him for "milk", a nickname for the powerful surgical general anesthetic propofol, which Jackson had used in the past as a sleep aid. At 10:40 a.m., with Jackson still not asleep, Murray relented to his requests and injected him with 25 milligrams of propofol diluted with lidocaine. With Jackson finally asleep, Murray testified that he left his bedside to go to the bathroom, and after returning two minutes later, discovered that Jackson was not breathing and had a weak pulse.
He calls taking propofol for sleep as Having chemotherapy because you're tired of shaving your head
Unlike Wikipedia these days.