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Silly Argumentation
Sometimes I wonder why we argue about topics on radio, tv, and even in our own homes. This morning I’ve been listening to an episode of Science Friday that is discussing Plan B medication and its current place in the FDA’s approval queue. To briefly sum it up, Plan B was approved for over-the-counter use…
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Alright, let’s do this
I’m too busy for this. I don’t have the effing time to go around spreading my opinion on issues of computing, software, design, etc. There are so many pressing matters I should be tending to…but I need to vent. DON’T WATCH THIS MICROSOFT PROPAGANDA VIDEO Or watch it, at your own discretion. So Microsoft has…
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Photo Recovery!
I forgot to tell you all, something really exciting happened last night! So, nearly a year ago I was playing with my computer, doing some fancy shmancy stuff that resulted in me losing access to all my data. Now, most of my important data is backed up somewhere (which I recommend to everyone), but my…
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some sappy cliché crap
Seems a number of people around me (colleagues, friends, colleague-friends, etc.) are feeling a little more than frustrated about a number of things these days. Why is that, I wonder. As for myself, I’ve been doing peachy keen up until this afternoon. Yesterday I couldn’t keep the smile off my face, up until I was…
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UbiComp Ethics
Here’s a great article on the ethical standards of Interaction Designers in the era of Ubiquitous Computing. The actual ethics start about halfway down the page, but it’s a good read even before that. Check it out To the ethics stated here, I would add: Principle 6. Be Imaginative.* Do not create a system or…