The main shift has been to more direct manipulation as the device processes more natural inputs.

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Why the cautious approval of synthetic biology, which among other things, promises potentially even more direct manipulation of the human genome?

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In all fields, the kind of direct manipulation offerd by the Leap will make for better, faster and more responsive product development loops.

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Former Windows Magazine editor Mike Elgan has referred to the new paradigm as "MPG" (multitouch, physics, gestures) However, while these user interfaces feature streamlined designs and more direct manipulation, they still form a bridge with the graphical user interface.

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The difference between direct and indirect manipulation between three buttons and one button, three hundred dollars and fifteen dollars, and a roller ball supported by ball bearings and a free-rolling ball is not trivial.

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While there is no direct proof of manipulation, there are a lot of sound reasons, based on flawed methodologies, and based on nearly every other underlying employment data series, not to trust the headline making unemployment data.

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