Thoughts and sketches on humans, nature, running, and the end of the world
Solitary designers, lonely geniuses, and isolated creative teams: it’s time for you to think about social interaction for your user interfaces. No, I am not talking about social software, user-created content, or Web 2.0. I am talking about any old-fashion user interface: because for us human beings any interaction is a social interaction–even when...
Evelyn Rodriguez quotes Prabda Yoon, a writer from Bangkok who, among many things, led two drawing workshops for the victims of the Tsunami: It would be difficult to find an ugly artwork by a child. That is probably because when a children make art, they don’t begin with an idea in their heads that...
After a few days of full warm and sunny spring, this morning we had a surprise snowstorm. Everybody in my office gathered around the window and watched incredulous the snow falling heavy, twirling in the strong wind. It didn’t last very long. But it reminded me how much power weather still has on us,...
If you are into nerdy Web 2.0 humor, you’re gonna have a good time today: Shelley Powers dates Dave Winer through Google Romance (take the Tour) Slashdot goes pink Scoble moves to Google. Yahoo! buys every Web 2.0 company and China buys Yahoo! Dolphins surf with Opera Mini Cnet reviews E-vri-thin And much much...
Time for an update on living creatures sightings on Google Earth: From Germany, Tom sends the first people sighting I am aware of in which people can be identified: If you zoom to about 250 ft, you’ll see a trampoline (rectangular blue-ish frame, with black center), with 2 boys on it. The one standing...
March 15, 6:00 PM – SM calls me at work. He had some problems at work in the last few days, so I assume he is calling to talk about it "My mother called," he says. SM always talks to his mom or to his sister about things that upset him. His mother probably...