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I am curious. Curious for a glimpse into a private, quotidian aspect of other people's lives, and perhaps their priorities and foibles.
HN Meta nonsense: I'm interested to know why you want to know why other people find interesting something you don't find interesting!
HN arch comment: Oh, wait. I'm not interested to know.
I'm a UX designer & UX coach. I work for myself. I am looking for work/clients. I live in a small city more than an hour outside a big city.
My New England Winter morning routine:
1. Awake - Often long before "it's time to get up"
2. Check the time.
3. Think or sleep further or arise to read, watch, nap, or think.
4. Arise, usually at 6 a.m.; anywhere between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m.
5. Unplug cell phone from AC.
6. Put cell phone is it's "spot".
7. Dress.
8. Walk around the block.
9. Change into minimal layers.
* 10. Open all drapes.
* 11. Stretch.
* 12. 1 minute of intense exercise.
13. Put on water to boil/re-heat coffee already brewed.
* 14. Shower unless schedule dictates delaying shower until later.
15. Start preparing breakfast (oatmeal or eggs or yoghurt with things).
* 16. Clear off the dining table.
17. Get on the web (Note: home page set to YC S15 app).
18. Check email for anything urgent - about 2 minutes.
19. Scan 1st 60 HN headlines & save for later - about 1 minute.
20. Put away computer.
21. Finish preparing breakfast.
22. Sit down to eat breakfast.
23. Eat breakfast while reading the weekly newspaper from the (other) rural town where I spend some of each summer.
24. Turn on NPR for news and the three hours of classical music following.
25. Make the bed.
26. Take stock, make a list and get down to work.
* If my girlfriend is not gone by the time I arise, I defer these steps until I'm alone.
At the same time every morning, I interrupt everything at a pre-determined time to call my child with love and wishes for a good day.
Posted by
four on Friday February 20, 2015 @05:06PM
from the ask-hn dept.
Which english-language, general science, printed lay magazine is the best? I can hear it now: "Well, what do you mean by "best"? Yes, very clever and precise. It's up to you! Thanks, All
Analyzis is getting in the way of communication. Do you have the answer to his question? Myself, I'm dying to know the answer.
You have taken the words right out of my mouth! I, too, would like to understand the reasons.
I just read the Chariot Lead Designer post with dismay. (
https://angel.co/chariot/jobs/45415-lead-designer)
Now, the other comments are interesting, but speculative or general to the point of not providing applicable knowledge.
I will come back to see if anyone who set these terms will tell us their reasoning.
My interest is practical. I have been thinking about compensation lately in case I have the good fortune to: 1) get into YC S15 and 2) survive and 3) need to hire. Also, I mentor designers and so am a sponge for compensation data and explanations.
Yes, I use FastMail, too. Who would use Gmail, when you can pay a pittance and keep strangers the F out of your business?
I pay for the performance and ease, too. The privacy comes in the bargain. +1.
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2015, 10:24 a.m.
My view of the point of this story: Copying a design is efficient business. Implementing someone else's idea instead of creating your own is lazy and lacks integrity. Profiting from someone else's work, without attribution or mutual agreement is stealing, is unethical and lacks integrity. Apologizing for acting wrongly is an act of integrity. So is ceasing one's unethical behavior.
The rules are: Take responsibility for your potential and for your actions. Don't be lazy. Don't steal. When you act wrongly, acknowledge it, stop it, fix it.
• iOS app using Multipeer Connectivity Framework for personal medical information communication
• A healthcare social network
• Curriculum for my child and I to learn programming together - without spending all the time staring at screens. Using drawings, machinery, logic problems and so on.
• An online clearinghouse for running in Boston., Then D.C.
• Web back-end for tracking my $$ balances from SMS/email expense itemization: I send an email for an expense, it sends back my new balance.
Posted by
four on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @01:36PM
from the martinfowler.com dept.
Posted by
four on Friday October 25, 2013 @10:56AM
from the en.wikipedia.org dept.
Posted by
four on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @11:35PM
from the cdn.theatlantic.com dept.
Yes on HN. Because here are people I actual want to become familiar with and to. Like all my online presence, it is a public persona, not me in all my dimensions.
Posted by
four on Saturday April 27, 2013 @05:26PM
from the 40westdesigns.com dept.
Seems that way to me, too. Have 000 data to support that assertion, however.
I post rarely, sometimes from NYT, and try to contribute articles that are germane, inspiring - not retellings or layman's gee-whiz reporting.
Overall, I don't think this is an important problem for HN - if a problem at all. And of course, we can change it ourselves at any time.
Posted by
four on Monday March 12, 2012 @11:12PM
from the cs.virginia.edu dept.
Words to hack by:
I made games.
I didn’t ask for anyone’s permission.
If you have the love and the drive, you can walk through that door on your own.
I will say some of my best and most popular/successful work was inspired when someone pissed me right the fuck off.
I think I’d be a crappier designer if I were male ... because I would have been exposed to fewer stupid assumptions about who I was and what I could do, which means I would have been less angry and less inspired as a result.
Posted by
four on Monday February 27, 2012 @07:58PM
from the elizabethsampat.com dept.
Excellent piece of work. Useful, quick and subversive.
I look forward to your next off-the-cuff project!
This is just such a hilariously classic geek forum entry I couldn't resist! Has it all: mystery, hope, humor, wonder, passion, aspiration, disappointment...
Posted by
four on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @10:23PM
from the forums.macrumors.com dept.
The visualizations of processes are crucial to my understanding of Brendan's analysis. As a visual person, I can't imagine using this data another way.
Once again we see that screen size remains a central UI limitation to better UX. Give me a wide printer and a big wall any time!
Posted by
four on Friday February 17, 2012 @09:24AM
from the nytimes.com dept.
Posted by
four on Friday February 10, 2012 @07:31AM
from the zedbooks.co.uk dept.
I just love this. Lots of dick-swinging and heart-bleeding and whining and greed. There is no right side in this. Everyone just wants their way.
The web is not some inalienable right handed down from God for the betterment of humanity. It's a clever idea that lots of people find handy. Kleenex and eyeglasses are clever, too. I don't see a movement to free tissue paper.
Why is anyone shocked by the prospect that it may come at a cost, directly or indirectly?
Life's too short, and too beautifully wonderous, to waste fretting about who's greed is good and who's is bad or unfair. Drama, drama.
Unacceptable. What craven view of ethics puts any concept of "user experience" above treating others truthfully and respecting their privacy, property and personal domain?
This is not a "mistake". Why would anyone want to have anything to do with such people, much less be their customer?
This warrants punishment, not forgiveness.
Okay, it's settled. I want these guys in my corner after YC to raise my game when I'm a founding CEO.
Posted by
four on Wednesday January 11, 2012 @01:20PM
from the blog.acm.org dept.
Posted by
four on Monday January 09, 2012 @12:51AM
from the googlemobileads.blogspot.com dept.
Posted by
four on Tuesday January 03, 2012 @02:12AM
from the startupcfo.ca dept.
I love this approach!: SOPA? DeSOPA, MF! Yes, run circles around these idiots.
Tamer, you also do a great job of explaining in passionately clear, objective terms, the SOPA agenda, the weaknesses of its assuptions and it's dire consequences.
However, I strongly take issue with your own assumptions about the value of today's internet services.
More » http://caspiandesign.com/2011/12/21/desopa-great-ff-extensio...