Tokyo Express (1)
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I returned from Tokyo on Monday. I gave a talk at the Web Directions East conference. I've never had a simultaneous translation of a presentation before. I hope it went OK. I'll be forever grateful to John Allsopp, Satoshi Kukichi and the rest of the WDE team for inviting me to speak, being incredibly gracious hosts and generally being awesome people. I'll never get tired of traveling to faraway places, where (without fail) the quality ...
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skabaru said:
I am excited for the kids to grow up a bit more so we can travel some more.
为什么设计者失败了?II (1)
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原文:Why Designers Fail LukeW 版权所有 作者:LukeW 翻译:UCD翻译小组,Roc 原文地址:http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?739 Scott Berkun最近公布了一个有389人参与的调查“为什么设计者失败了”。该调查旨在探究为什么设计者以及和设计打交道的人认为设计者始终无法给他们想要的结果。 有趣的是,调查中前15位的问题中,有相当一部分和之前的一份关于限制设计的组织影响力的因素列表相吻合,该列表是Tom Chi和我出席为世界各地的设计师举办的设计影响战略决策主题讨论会之后搜集整理出的。Scott调查中的前五位原因是: 非设计人员的左右了设计抉择 领导们制定了设计决定 设计师在设计前没有搜集充足的资料 时间紧迫,没办法多想了 对关键性的反馈意见视而不见 Scott作了如下总结:“许多导致失败的前几项,问题并不出自设计本身,比如协同技能,说服技能以及是否对批评的声音置若罔闻”,有趣的是,在我们的设计影响战略决策注1课程中,也有一张表达类似观点的图注2。 如上图中所示,我们的课程主要为设计师传授组织效能方面的技能。一旦设计师在设计学(交互设计、排版等)上到达一定层次后,他们就亟待具备设计之外的能力来影响自己公司的战略决策。 [注1] 设计影响战略决策:这是一个由作者LukeW授课的课程,短文中提到过几次,像是在打广告 by Cloud Zhang [注 2] 插图:其实从左至右是一个设计者在企业中的决策地位。靠左的地位比较低,靠右的地位比较高。地位越低的,设计方面要学的越多,当设计能力到达一定阶段的时 候,例如设计师升为团队负责人(中层管理)的时候,设计上他所要掌握的技能就不再现在急迫了,反而是组织管理上要大幅度增强。 P.S. 又是类似总结性质的简短的小品文,感觉要吃透LukeW的文章必须认真研读Functioning Form的每一篇文章。
White Space Wi-Fi Approved Unanimously by FCC (1)
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Catalogablog: Changes to Dewey (5)
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BachPod: Schnäppchen für Classic-Fans (1)
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Ein iPod classic für 499 Euro klingt auf den ersten Blick nicht unbedingt günstig. Da der von Hänssler Classic angebotene BachPod allerdings mit dem 172 CDs umfassenden Gesamtwerk des berühmten Komponisten vorbespielt ist (CD-Preis rund 1300 Euro), dürften sich Bach-Fans die Anschaffung durchaus überlegen. Der Name "iPod classic" bekommt hier jedenfalls eine völlig neue Bedeutung…
美国大选观察21:胜负决战在此 (1)
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10月28日笔者曾经指出,今年美国大选的“关键州”有8个。不过,事隔仅三天,大选的选情已经有所变化。尽管民调显示奥巴马总体来说仍然领先麦凯恩,但是,在10个“摇摆州”,最新的民调显示,奥巴马和麦凯恩的支持率已经有所改变,过去支持奥巴马的州,现在有的已经在民调方面改为支持麦凯恩的领先,而原来奥巴马支持率大幅领先的州,两人的差距却在缩小。具体统计是: 州名 奥巴马支持率 麦凯恩支持率 选举人票数 科罗拉多州 50.8% 44.3% 9 佛罗里达州 48.5% 45% 27 印第安纳州 44.6% 47.6% 11 密苏里州 47.8% 48.2% 11 内华达州 50.3% 43.3% 5 新罕布什尔州 52.7% 40.2% 4 北卡洛莱纳州 48.9% 46.3% 15 俄亥俄州 49.2% 43.4% 20 宾西法尼亚州 52.5% 42.7% 21 弗吉尼亚州 51% 44.5% 13 ------------------------------ 合计: 136票 目前,奥巴马和麦凯恩都把这十个州作为最后的“决战”场地,这两天两位候选人不停地在这十个州穿梭拉票,无论刮风下雨,无论场地大小,两人都使出浑身解术作最后的冲刺。昨天,在密苏里的一个小镇上,麦凯恩的竞选团队为了拉场面,竟请来一大批中小学生在现场高呼呐喊,结果被媒体讽刺为“麦凯恩利用少年冲锋队壮势”,令人啼笑皆非。另外,也在同一场合,麦凯恩向听众高叫:“我知道‘管工乔’也在现场,乔,你在哪?”其实,‘管工乔’当时并不在现场,麦凯恩只不过想借‘管工乔’来搞气氛,他本来以为听众们会喊“我们都是乔” 之类的话,或做出热烈的反应举动,但现场观众根本不知道‘管工乔’是否真的在现场,大家左右故我,毫无反应,结果让台上的麦凯恩大为尴尬,连喊了三声之后,醒悟到听众可能真的不知道他的苦心用意,结果赶紧“补锅”,连喊“你们都是乔啊!” 相反,在密苏里大学的竞选会场,奥巴马对年轻大学生们说:“无论你们的父母现在的经济状况如何,无论你们的家庭是否正在面临可能失去房屋的威胁,只要他们去投票,我们就会改变他们的处境,而这种改变,也是为你们的前途所做出的,因为你们会有更好的机会读书,因为你们会有更多的机会工作,因为你们会有更安全的环境生活,而最重要的是,你们也会在将来成为美国总统!” 他的话不仅是讲给年轻人听的,而是讲给所有关心美国未来的选民听的。 就在选举进入关键时刻,美国媒体也纷纷表态,或支持奥巴马(截至31日已有18家),或支持麦凯恩(已有14家)。现在的美国,可以说从上至下,能开动的宣传机器全部开动了,而这一切都是为了11月4日大选的“大决战” 。 October 31, 2008, Washington, DC
Enterprise 2.0 Framework (2)
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Nella giornata di lunedì, grazie all’invito di Nicola De Carne, passerò alcune ore a confrontarmi sull’Enterprise 2.0 con i ragazzi del Master in Comunicazione e NuoveTecnologie de Il Sole 24 Ore. Sarà l’occasione buona per provare sul campo molto del materiale che ho raccolto negli ultimi mesi e per presentare il diagramma seguente: Questo schema non è completamente inedito dato che si ispira chiaramente al bellissimo bullseye di Andrew McAfee (che a sua volta impiega ...
Farrell says he's finally over "Alexander" flop (Reuters) (1)
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Reuters - Hollywood stars don't usually like to talk about their professional flops, especially when not asked about them.
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Omar G. said:
Oh yeah! The rest of us had forgotten that movie had ever existed. Thanks, Colin!
Even Germany's Box Art Is Censored Now [Left 4 Dead] (3)
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The Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle, or USK, are Germany's classification board. And as you may already be aware, they're a conservative bunch, banning games that even Australia let slide. But this, this is new. Witness Germany's box art for Valve's upcoming zombie co-op shooter, Left 4 Dead. Notice anything, uh, different? That's right. We don't know whether the USK had a say in this, or whether Valve/EA just felt like playing it safe, either way, that's a ...
The Whole World Will Enjoy Fallout 3 Australian Edits (1)
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Australia's getting an edited version of Fallout 3? According to Bethesda's Pete Hines, that's technically not true. Turns out the version we're getting is the same as the rest of the world's. How can this be, you ask? It's simple - the edited build of the game is the only build. Yes, everyone will now get to see the reduced incentives and rewards for drug use. Here's the reasoning behind the decision, from Pete:"To avoid ...
Support Vector Machines (SVM) in Ruby (1)
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Your Family Guy fan-site is riding a wave of viral referrals, the community has grown tenfold in last month alone! First, you've deployed an SVD recommendation system, then you've optimized the site content and layout with the help of decision trees, but of course, that wasn't enough, and you've also added a Bayes classifier to help you filter and rank the content - no wonder the site is doing so well! The community is buzzing ...