socialentp (u/socialentp)

socialentp commented on Sanding UI blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024... · Posted by u/roosgit

socialentp · a year ago

This is totally what I’ve been doing all day. I call it “digital puttering”.

It’s where much of the beauty and craft of something is developed. It requires a craftsperson to not just “call it done and move on”, but instead to be intrinsically motivated to spend time with the creation intimately, rolling it around in your hands/brain. Guiding a vine here and there, plucking a leaf or two… until it ‘feels’ right.

socialentp commented on Bioluminescent petunias at home npr.org/2024/04/08/124234... · Posted by u/naltroc

ed · 2 years ago

I have these! They really do glow in the dark — but it’s much easier to capture in a photo than see with the naked eye. (Dim) “green tinted moonlight” is a good description of it. Or imagine a barely charged glow in the dark object. Still, cool technology!

socialentp · 2 years ago

Same here! I agree with your description, but my wife and I still absolutely love it. It’s brighter when your eyes have adjusted to the dark for a while too.

socialentp commented on UI is a function of your organization blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024... · Posted by u/damethos

socialentp · 2 years ago

Steven Sinofsky wrote about this in the context of the early days of Microsoft in “Don’t ship the org chart” https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/047-dont-s...

socialentp commented on Computer Engineering for Babies (2021) computerengineeringforbab... · Posted by u/varjag

socialentp · 2 years ago

My 2 yr old button-obsessed daughter loves this book so much. One of my all time favorite children books. It’s such a creative concept! I believe the guy that put it together is currently crowdfunding for an advanced engineering for babies edition.

socialentp commented on People are reporting sightings of the Tasmanian tiger, thought to be extinct cnn.com/2019/10/16/austra... · Posted by u/shawndumas

hnick · 6 years ago

There have been reported sightings my whole life ever since I can remember, and I was born here in Australia in the 1980s.

While I don't think it's impossible, I'm not sure what's new here except the fact that almost everyone now carries a camera yet we're still to get clear images ;)

socialentp · 6 years ago

There are many rare species which we do know exist that even trained wildlife biologists struggle to capture on camera. Not saying I think they are still around, but I wouldn’t take the lack of a photo in the smartphone era to be evidence of much (yet).

socialentp commented on Trump is going after California’s clean car mandate techcrunch.com/2018/07/23... · Posted by u/jonathanehrlich

civilitty · 8 years ago

"Arnie" has absolutely nothing to do with it. California has been the critical point of failure in the conservatives' attack on the environmental regulations since the 70s. Due to the size of the California economy, CalEPA and California Air Control Board emission standards are the floor for regulatory approval, even if national EPA standards are less strict.

This is nothing more than special interests dictating policy, helpfully exposing GOP hypocrisy in its wake. "State's rights" for me when I want to enslave someone, externalize costs, or infringe on civil rights but "federal supremacy" when you don't do what we want.

socialentp · 8 years ago

Agreed. Almost all of his actions can easily be explained by looking at how it is benefiting old money — coal, mining, oil, sugar, cars, cable, telecom etc. He is just helping last century’s industries hold onto their power.

socialentp commented on Show HN: Bo, the Swiss army knife of data examination and manipulation github.com/kstenerud/bo... · Posted by u/kstenerud

kstenerud · 8 years ago

Yes, I was a bit torn between showing a bunch of what it can do, and getting so verbose that people stop reading. This tool is surprisingly difficult to explain concisely!

socialentp · 8 years ago

That seems to be a reality of the “Swiss Army Knife for X” products. Tons of features are a blessing and a curse. You should listen to this Masters of Scale episode for an in-depth discussion of how to overcome the inherent marketing challenges: https://mastersofscale.com/diane-greene-look-sideways/

socialentp commented on Ask HN: How do you overcome the problems of task switching? · Posted by u/penetrarthur

socialentp · 8 years ago

For me it comes down to inertia. When I'm working on a project, I can barely get myself to stop, but when I do stop, it takes some time to get started again. My trick is: as soon as I finish one project, I open up everything I need for the next project, then start my break. When I open up my computer next time, seeing everything there ready to go makes it much easier to jump right back in. This task switching problem was actually a big motivator behind why we built Workona.

socialentp commented on Seed funding has declined techcrunch.com/2017/11/30... · Posted by u/lnguyen

dmritard96 · 8 years ago

I'm not buying that. The reality is early stage companies dont bother with patents as mich because of money and time constraints. Really well funded compa oes sure, but the reality is patents are a tool for the big guys, if you have to do battle with google, your startup is probably screwed either way.

socialentp · 8 years ago

Yes, but this ignores the fact that those patents are transferred to an acquirer upon the sale of your startup. Yes, the patent is largely useless to your startup. However, if you've proven the market, a patent could be an attractive perk to acquire your startup (rather than just copying and crushing it) since they can use that patent to keep other big players out.

socialentp commented on Coda, a “next-generation spreadsheet” – from rows and columns to custom apps theverge.com/2017/10/19/1... · Posted by u/wellokthen

mschaef · 8 years ago

I'd be inclined to attribute that to messaging more than understanding. I hear what you're saying, but a fully qualified statement that captures all of the details both loses a lot of impact and isn't the kind of thing that would appear in the Verge.

socialentp · 8 years ago

Exactly. It's the same problem as communication of science to the general public: if you make it 100% accurate, most people either won't understand or won't care. After enough customer interviews you start to get a sense of what gets people nodding their heads, and that's what makes it into these articles. Assuming that statements like this reflect a company's complete understanding of the problem just isn't fair.

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