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[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Good god. Putting stuff in the desktop is a big yuck. Your desktop probably looks like your room.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago

The desktop is like the inbox of files, inbox-zero it and it's a tidy place to keep things in focus until they're sorted and filed away or deleted.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Right. Why have an easy to locate area to quickly access temporary files, amiright?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not every temp file is downloaded.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

indeed, some are documents

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If a cluttered desktop is a sign of a cluttered mind, what does an empty one signify?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.

The visitor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself, "it is overfull, no more will go in!".

"Like this cup," Nan-in said, "your desktop is full of documents and shortcuts. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Zen

I alternate between a cluttered and empty desktop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ride the waves

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Your desktop probably looks like your room.

What is "your room"? Which room?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's my comfort room