Apples, Trees, and Quasimodes

A while back, Ars Technica published a thoughtful piece about Jef Raskin , tracing his long pursuit of the &ldquo;humane computer&rdquo; and the cul-de-sacs where that pursuit ended. It&rsquo;s a generous, well-told account of the designer who wanted to make machines simpler, kinder, and more aligned with the way people actually think. But part of what makes Raskin interesting is that his story…