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Re:'Visual clutter' alters information flow in the brain on Sunday October 27, 2024 @05:53PM (#41965990)
Its same for TimeSquare still people pay big dollars. Both things can be right, it has negative effect however it is still engaging and effective. It gets the eyeballs
Re:'Visual clutter' alters information flow in the brain on Sunday October 27, 2024 @05:51PM (#41965976)
I feel the opposite, in nature I find the complexity much less. Things are not really moving, they are static. Colors are also very much within similar range. You can be very much in passive mode and enjoy the scenery vs actively trying to process.
Re:'Visual clutter' alters information flow in the brain on Sunday October 27, 2024 @12:43PM (#41963844)
Good article!

“Therefore, the detailed visual information you’re getting is from the car in front of you, but the information of interest is outside of your focus.”

This must be one of the reasons you get fatigue and exhaustion during traffic rush hour due to so much visual information.

First great write up and second kudos to iFixit for fighting this fight.
Re:Two examples of hover styles on images on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @01:08AM (#41922003)
I really miss hover effects on mobile, wish there was a way for this !
Re:Ask HN: Is Engineering Doomed? on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @03:14PM (#41917643)
Right , gradual changes are great and you can look fe to them like from windows to web platforms however AI is changing daily.
Re:Ask HN: Is Engineering Doomed? on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @03:13PM (#41917631)
Great points and I do think about AI as tool but the speed at which the changes are coming is stressful to keep up with.
Re:Ask HN: Is Engineering Doomed? on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @03:11PM (#41917614)
That means you are ok financially to retire
Re:Ask HN: Is Engineering Doomed? on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @03:11PM (#41917604)
That is a good way to think about it !
Re:First Images from Euclid Are In on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @01:09PM (#41916371)
This is just so incredibly beautiful

Ask HN: Is Engineering Doomed?

My question is for Sr. SEs of the industries and veterans. Did you ever feel in your career that your job and field it self will be gone in few years. Looking at history I can see internet era was a big one when lots of people thought all their windows and console programming knowledge is gone, next was apps and iphone when people thought all their knowledge of web programming is gone and now...

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This is nothing new, that is what happens in recession. It will adjust in a year.
Its all because someone’s ego was hurt that their security was breached by 15 year old kid. Sometimes the simplest explanation is the right one.
Re:Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? on Monday October 07, 2024 @06:48PM (#41771928)
Pick any from library or best sellers from amazon
Re:Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? on Monday October 07, 2024 @01:20PM (#41768393)
Meditations by marcus aurelius
Facebook is flooded with this! Fake photo of poor people asking for help and you see thousands of like and people commenting how they can help
Re:I Fight for the User (2023) on Friday October 04, 2024 @11:12PM (#41747466)
Agree that was a reactionary post with assuming worst of elon and prematurely judging twitter.
Re:The Art of Finishing on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @08:58AM (#41434516)
Great read ! May be this js why #buildinpublic helps many creators