msutherl

51 ms·

241.
by msutherl 13y ago
I recently designed a laboratory and, inspired by having read Donald Norman's anecdote, tried to have the contractors match the switch layout to the position of lights on the ceiling. The result was an extremely ugly array of 2x3 separ
242.
by msutherl 13y ago
My corporate work experience is minimal, but I think it's possible to find a good groove at Intel. You would have to check if they have teams working in your area of expertise in Santa Clara or San Francisco though.
243.
Consent of the Surveiled(ribbonfarm.com)
35 points by msutherl 13y ago|3 comments
244.
by msutherl 13y ago
A "brain interface" is also superfluous because your senses are already "brain interfaces". Any interface connected to your brain will "appear" to you as a new sense organ. I'll take some new sense organs
245.
by msutherl 13y ago
What makes a great library great is the selection of which books to include and which to exclude. Amazon reviews aside, access to everything is only the first and a less significant step toward achieving your dream.
246.
by msutherl 13y ago
The Minority Report interface was based on actual working prototypes at the MIT Media Lab. After the production of the film, the original researchers (and advisors for the film) launched a startup (Oblong) to develop a product (g-speak), wh
247.
by msutherl 13y ago
You don't think Peter Thiel has power?
248.
by msutherl 13y ago
As somebody who listens to a bit of hip hop, but very little rap, I find the distinction useful. Some hip hop (not rap) in my music library: - Teebs - Flying Lotus - Onra - Dabrye - Prefuse 73 - Clams Casino - Phaseone - T
249.
by msutherl 13y ago
Look at the conspicuous large corporations: Microsoft, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Samsung, AMD, Amazon, Apple. Plenty of interesting jobs for engineers in this companies. On the flip side, consider something like product management.
250.
by msutherl 13y ago
> Any artist with half a brain cell can get round that conundrum, just sell the collector an empty canvas and then sell them a bullshit story that it is art. Evidently you have never tried to do this before.
251.
by msutherl 13y ago
It's ridiculous because breaking the rules and not getting caught is the only way to win the game.
252.
by msutherl 13y ago
Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of The Thing One Sees, on Robert Irwin's life: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0520256093?tag=morgasuthe-20 Many lessons in discipline, joy, and taking time to see.
253.
by msutherl 13y ago
I find that "interesting" and "artful", while not quite orthogonal, are not exactly the same thing. There are many people with which I can have an intellectually stimulating conversation, but really feeling cared for, ap
254.
by msutherl 13y ago
Likewise. Started with 'jj', but 'jk' is significantly faster. Only downside is that you can't actually type 'jk'. Now everybody thinks I'm serious all the time.
255.
by msutherl 13y ago
"Transformation of data" makes a lot of sense if you're accustomed to "pipes and filters" architectures. It's anything your program might actually do with data that passes through it. Doesn't matter what
256.
by msutherl 13y ago
Ah, RAPHT is so much clearer than MVC: https://github.com/DanielWaterworth/Raphters/blob/master/RAP... . I would love to see more projects adopt this architecture.
257.
by msutherl 13y ago
This is simply not true except perhaps in that any research center will have an aggregate ROI counter that some bureaucrats glance at annually. As somebody pointed out elsewhere, Bell Labs' ROI was capped. Much, and I would argue the b
258.
by msutherl 13y ago
It was a sarcastic joke, and I enjoyed it.
259.
by msutherl 13y ago
What happened to all of the excitement about functional programming?
260.
by msutherl 13y ago
Incidentally the new Myspace does this to good effect.
261.
by msutherl 13y ago
This could all be done in software like Max/MSP very easily, no hardware necessary except for capture cards, assuming the video cameras don't already stream over USB.
262.
by msutherl 13y ago
I built some utilities with it, like a Wheatstone Bridge calculator, that I use sometimes when I'm doing electronics.
263.
by msutherl 13y ago
Note that this is marketing copy aimed at Mathematica users, mainly scientists and mathematicians, most of whom probably don't know what LISP or Haskell are.
264.
by msutherl 13y ago
New favorite one: https://twitter.com/ViceHN
265.
by msutherl 13y ago
"Google has positioned Gmail as a gateway drug to a world where everything runs according to Google." This is precisely the point – software becomes simpler and more powerful when it is integrated. See: Apple.
266.
by msutherl 13y ago
I don't think so. It's pretty standard for companies with a global presence – they need to employ to find out how (potential) customers use technology in other parts of the world with different cultural and socioeconomic condition
267.
by msutherl 13y ago
This probably works great for all-hacker teams, but I think it's worth pointing out that some people don't like typing or otherwise aren't comfortable expressing themselves in text. I work with some people who simply refuse t
268.
by msutherl 13y ago
This article sheds some light on your claim: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2013/11/07/ux-and-the-civilizing-p...
269.
by msutherl 13y ago
Ruby isn't exactly revolutionary. See: Smalltalk. RoR, however, was.
270.
by msutherl 13y ago
It's a design choice. I get why they did it, but it really bothers my eyes ... something about almost being able to read something make my visual system go haywire.

More ›