pirateking

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by pirateking 12y ago
There is a fine line between using things like color as a tool to shape a product, versus using them as an option to sell a product. I know which side Jobs was on.
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by pirateking 12y ago
Albert Hofmann (legendary chemist who synthesized LSD) and Shigeru Miyamoto (godfather of Nintendo who created Mario), both cite walking around and playing in the woods freely and unsupervised as a child being transformative experiences whi
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by pirateking 12y ago
I naturally see the visual language as an output and the interaction language as an input, both interfacing with the holistic design space that I am trying to explore across the design process. They are not two discrete activities, but two
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by pirateking 12y ago
I consider visual design to be a part of interaction design, and taking one without the other is a failure to understand design (to the limited extent it can be understood at all). An example: a traffic light's visual design is fundame
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by pirateking 12y ago
Software is made of a set of symbols unique to its particular function, and user interaction at its most primitive is no more than the relationship of those symbols to the ones present in the mind of the user. The latest fads in user intera
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by pirateking 12y ago
Make and use technology just for yourself, then you can always keep up.
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by pirateking 12y ago
I am getting a familiar sensation. An unsettling feeling that Home Automation™ is not actually about making the home and its consumer electronics more integrated, easier to use, and providing more free time and control to the individual.
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by pirateking 12y ago
Scheme.
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WWDC 2014 iOS App(itunes.apple.com)
1 points by pirateking 12y ago|0 comments
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by pirateking 12y ago
Planetes: a hard science manga with space debris as a core story element. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetes
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by pirateking 12y ago
What would we do? Well, we might aspire to be more like our newfound superiors. We might attempt to become cyborgs.
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by pirateking 12y ago
Haven't read the book yet (as I just heard of it from the post), but sounds interesting. I am also currently working on a piece of fiction with some similar themes, and was wondering if you could share some thoughts on how you manage r
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by pirateking 12y ago
The author and the technology/finance circle jerk he feeds off are most definitely conspiring to put the reader in their bubble. The only thing bubble based software is eating is available capital, which could be used to research and d
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by pirateking 12y ago
The article only mentioned kidney disease, low potassium dietary restrictions, that the factory vegetable industry is going to grow, and that kids like factory lettuce better. No other details on motivations for getting into the factory veg
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Maru: Symbolic Expression Evaluator(piumarta.com)
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by pirateking 12y ago
I can vaguely imagine a more advanced numeral system based on geometric visualizations in 2 or 3 dimensions (rather than the existing 1-dimensional digit string), that is also more suited to probabilistic representations than fractions or d
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by pirateking 12y ago
One of the concepts I have been thinking about for an education system is based on this triad: - Symbol (mathematical languages / abstract interfaces) - Human (natural languages / human-human interfaces) - Machine (programming lan
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by pirateking 12y ago
"Look at little Johnny concentrate on his iPad. You know those great new user interfaces... easy enough for a baby! He has been so well behaved lately, maybe we can buy him some Candy Quest Coins as a treat? Oh, and don't forget h
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by pirateking 12y ago
Going along with your plausible speculation, and assuming XPC is used to communicate with the WebGL view (using UIRemoteView maybe), hopefully that means opening up the XPCKit framework as well in iOS 8.
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by pirateking 12y ago
The command line is a textual interface, and both code and data can be represented as text at a low level. It would seem that this is a good thing for efficiency and usability, as it minimizes context switching between interface paradigms,
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by pirateking 12y ago
After years of living on the command line, OS X specifically, and learning its quirks and tricks, I am actually ready to move on. Right now I am more interested in creating simple visual interfaces on top of UNIX-y tools, for my own persona
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Dissent: Accountable Anonymous Group Communication(dedis.cs.yale.edu)
1 points by pirateking 12y ago|0 comments
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by pirateking 12y ago
Cameras seem like a good idea, but training won't change anything. Good engagement with citizens? The power is the draw to the position, not the responsibility that comes with it. Take away the power from the job, and see how many supe
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by pirateking 12y ago
And just like that, my company and I are done with the Oculus platform before we could really get going. New Dev Kit orders cancelled.
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by pirateking 12y ago
Assimilation is death, and another one of our legends has been taken. Carmack, if there is still hope, please Do The Right Thing!
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by pirateking 12y ago
I myself, agree with you on the principle of being principled. At the same time, I can see how your friend's side (but perhaps not his reasoning), could be argued in some cases. If you are working at a very high level of abstraction (c
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by pirateking 12y ago
The Truth you aim to arrive at, is the Truth you started from on your quest for the Truth. There is no escaping the Strange Loop. Philosophy, Arts and Science create Truths to ride on to new places, like Silver Surfer on his surfboard. Find
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by pirateking 12y ago
I was a huge Ted Nelson fan before that reunion, and his keynote was the main reason I attended (wasn't expecting Woz to make it). Still am a huge fan but his talk was not what I expected at all, and was a bit hard to listen to. Fortun
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by pirateking 13y ago
You can never hope to discover the truth behind the fiction of Satoshi. The closer you think you get, the further fiction will hide the truth. Indisputable evidence is nice, sure - but knowing is not being[0]. The man is a legend for a reas
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by pirateking 13y ago
Would pay anything to see live streams of that game.

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