Holy crap!! Dashboard cam footage of that plane crash in Bagram yesterday
I re-watched this to hear what they guy in this car might have said..but he said nothing nearly the whole video except for 1 F**K mid-video. I probably would have just sat there and cried.
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Why ‘Intuitive’ Interface Is A Myth
We toss around the term “intuitive” a lot when it comes to user interface. We think of Apple products, and the way they redefined PCs and smartphones through systems that “just worked.”
But Timoni West, a designer at Foursquare, makes an interesting argument. Sometimes, these so-called intuitive gestures are a poor substitute for a clearly explained alternative.
See what Timoni West has to say here.
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Why ‘Intuitive’ Interface Is A Myth
We toss around the term “intuitive” a lot when it comes to user interface. We think of Apple products, and the way they redefined PCs and smartphones through systems that “just worked.”
But Timoni West, a designer at Foursquare, makes an interesting argument. Sometimes, these so-called intuitive gestures are a poor substitute for a clearly explained alternative.
See what Timoni West has to say here.
[Image: Pinch to Zoom via Shutterstock]
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Worshippers weep as Indonesian city tears down church
Actions like this always just strengthen a Christian’s resolve. They’ll figure that out, eventually.
“ It’s not just the metal heads that obey these kinds of basic mathematical rules, says Andreas Bausch, a researcher at the Munich Technical University in Germany. Flocks of birds and schools of fish do similar things. So do car drivers. Now concertgoers can be added to the list, he told NPR in an email. “This is indeed cool stuff. ”
http://www.npr.org/2013/03/22/174962714/mosh-pit-math-physicists-analyze-rowdy-crowd
Mosh pit simulator, with clues to how mob panic might evolve.
“ We need to understand that we are not each other’s enemies in this country and it is only the political class that derives it’s power by creating friction. It is only the media that derives it’s importance by creating friction, that uses every little thing to create this chasm in between people. ”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/16/dr-carson-hints-white-house-run-exciting-conservatives - Dr. Benjamin Carson discusses budgeting for the future not the present, ignorance voting, the steps to destroy a nation, and how the U.S. excells at fostering subservience.
“ And while ideas and features certainly originated from all parts of the company (as they should!), there was a high value placed on the time I allotted to imagining the future of the product. ”
Building a Design-Driven Culture | Cap Watkins
I’d also include a designers excitement and belief in what they create is intrinsically tied to a successful design culture. That alone is the greatest value when approaching the next project with the same, if not more, excitement.
