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Bret Victor Runs Shit!

2012-02-17T08:43:00.000-08:00

Love this guys work, better yet, love the way he thinks about things. A lot of his principle is actually a game mechanic. He creates positive feedback loops when he builds interfaces.

Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle from CUSEC on Vimeo.

Windows phone makes it easy

2012-02-07T09:34:00.001-08:00

gamification talk

2011-12-04T07:00:00.001-08:00

This is becoming more and more important. What drives behavior? the relation between fun and work is blurry, increasingly work can be fun and the new gerneration is going to be looking for this.

open source

2011-10-31T12:28:00.001-07:00

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2011-09-21T14:36:00.001-07:00

best stuff ever from my buddy wes in south east asia... for all those work-at-homers.

I want one of these for the 'art' side of my life.

2011-09-14T09:01:00.001-07:00

2011-09-11T11:36:00.001-07:00

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how we use inflight internet

2011-09-05T17:07:00.001-07:00

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2011-08-17T11:26:00.001-07:00

forgive me, but i love this stuff.

more computer coding music

2011-07-29T21:09:00.003-07:00

2011-07-27T21:19:00.001-07:00

5 reasons people share

2011-07-27T20:54:00.000-07:00

A new study commissioned by The New York Times answers that question. The study, including an online survey of 2,500 sharers (not just Times readers), finds five basic motivations for why we share information, and six types of personas who do the sharing.

•Altruism. We share to bring valuable and entertaining content to others. We think about what our friends want to know, and try to help them out.
•Self-definition. We share to define ourselves to others. Perhaps this notion is better phrased as, “you are what you share.” People consciously shape their online persona by the types of things they share.
•Empathy. We share to strengthen and nourish our relationships. Sharing shows someone else we’re thinking about them and we care.
•Connectedness. We share to get credit and feedback for being a good sharer, to feel valuable in the eyes of others.
•Evangelism. We share to spread the word about a cause or brand we believe in.

the 6 types of people who share

•Altruists tend to be female, want to help others and spread the word about good causes. Motivated by altruism (of course), empathy, connectedness and evangelism. They tend to share on email and Facebook.
•Careerists are professionals with strong networks, who like to share serious, useful content and build a reputation for doing so. Motivated by self-definition and connectedness. They tend to use email and LinkedIn.
•Hipsters tend to be young and male. They like to start conversations and show who they are by sharing. Motivated by self-definition, empathy and connectedness. They tend to use Twitter and Facebook.
•Boomerangs want to get a reaction. They like to start debate and generate lots of comments, positive or negative. Motivated by connectedness. They tend to share on many platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, email and blogs.
•Connectors are mostly female, and they share to stay close with their friends. They like content that can lead to offline experiences. Motivated by empathy and connectedness. They tend to share on email and Facebook.
•Selectives are older and more traditional. They share limited information of specific value to specific people. Motivated by altruism and connectedness. They tend to share on email.

tunes for serious work

2011-07-26T18:43:00.001-07:00

great concepts

2011-07-26T10:06:00.000-07:00

I love the concepts of what Johnny Lee is talking about, identifying simple leverage points and taking advantage of them. In the state of Alaska we need to think more like this as we move forward with improving patient care.

2011-07-26T09:55:00.001-07:00

2011-07-26T09:52:00.001-07:00

2011-07-25T08:13:00.000-07:00

Spent most of last night trying to put together all the pieces of the puzzle. Created a new email account to tie into my new facebook page, my new twitter account and my new blog. Feels like I have a dual personality. Learned a lot on the process on how all of this stuff converges. Even learned to make a facebook app... why facebook such a pain in the ass, navigation in their is a like a bowl of spaghetti.

2011-07-24T22:02:00.001-07:00

hello :)

2011-07-24T17:54:00.000-07:00

Statisticians are the new sexy.