Demiurge

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   by Demiurge 13y ago

   Perhaps it is also not applicable to geopolitical co-existance with imperialist countries like Nazi Germany and the USA?
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   by Demiurge 13y ago

   I think its one of those interdisciplinary things you can approach from multiple angles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesics
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   by Demiurge 13y ago

   You might have your opinion, but this article is a re-iteration of something that has been pretty much established by people who study verbal and non-verbal communication (professionally). You might say this has cultural origins in 'Ru
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   by Demiurge 13y ago

   As a Russian-American, I completely agree. Smiling has different semantics in West and in Russia. On the other hand, I don't mind the 'fake' customer service. I don't want people to be sincerely unhappy to do something f
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   by Demiurge 13y ago

   I have no idea if you're right or not, but I really hate how people downmod on HN instead of stating their disagreements.
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   by Demiurge 13y ago

   I wish it was developed by Computer Scientists for statisticians, for statistics.
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   by Demiurge 13y ago

   What a cliffhanger.
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   by Demiurge 13y ago

   I am using RCPP for interfacing, didn't see anything automatic for conversion though, it's just an interface.
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   by Demiurge 13y ago

   Good thing is that python is pretty ubiquitous, as is virtual env :)
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    I already use python, so having it in same codebase would be perfect. However, I have some code in R that is pretty important, so I have to include that as well with an application (model).
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    Are there any tools to convert R to JS or Python, or... any other common language that doesn't require a 60mb runtime distribution?
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    I maintain an early 2000's php website that is pretty functional and has a lot of features, but uses the classic spaghetti code. I can't exactly just switch to PDO without considerable time investment, and otherwise things are wor
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    lol, I think I just got hacked from that
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    Thank you, I'm actually prepared to spend a lot more than a few hours. I wish this was integrated in Computer Science programs. Not being able to objectively justify some of my choices has been pretty traumatic and your list nicely sum
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    Ok, so as someone who has used the "design perspective" to avoid verbalizing something I simply understood to be true intuitively, what are good resources for understanding the theory and explaining UX choices?
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    I didn't say they are mutually exclusive. I said I don't care about Python 3, I need Python 2 version :)
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    That's exactly my point. Only the mobile OS knows the detailed knowledge of device pixels, not a web developer. Raster graphics can utilize GPU accelerated filtering. Sharp graphics should be vector with blocky or any other kind of &#x
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    What about the fact that we have dpi's going from 250 to 450, everywhere in between? We have color temperature problems, we have totally different screen aspects sizes. Between all the things we can't control, why is it still a go
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    But pixels are not perfectly square, and not visible on >300 ppi devices? I think we should accept that you can't rely on pixels anymore, and it's a good thing, which will let us move on to better display technologies and bette
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    how do you get pixel correct rendering when you dont know the pixel aspect ratio?
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    Since I'm working right now on a report generator using LaTeX, I was all excited until I hit this: "Because of the Unicode requirement, I opted to skip Python 2 and go with Python 3 which uses Unicode for all text strings." R
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    I don't think this is going to happen, even if someone invents direct mind-computer interface. Our thoughts are not precise enough. Everyone who has transcribed a mathematical equation realizes that context free grammar is just the mos
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    Yeah, I do that every time!
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    Ok, I am aware of the higher click rates, but that is part of my point. Well crafted imagery is no doubt more catchy and attention getting than plain text. However, is visual stimulation (manipulation?) supposed to be a part of communicatio
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    Do you know of any usability research or somesuch that confirms this?
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    I don't think anyone is better off getting graphics and colors in their email, even if they enjoy it. After all, the email is supposed to inform of something. A website can be an interactive app, but email? Also, text-only doesn't
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    Why can't emails just be text :(
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    So, is Twitter or Facebook the only way to get randomly invited to a party with your social compatibility? Is privacy equivalent to aloneness nowdays?
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    Correction: animals are jerks.
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    by Demiurge 13y ago

    Makes me pat myself on the back for trying to resist non-essential packages if I can roll my own, as much as possible :)