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CHI 2014: Opening Keynote – Margaret Atwood
“Robotics in My Work and Life” In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination, 2011 nothing more uncanny than the almost human we make real things we've already imagined; if we can't imagine it we'll never make it we make … Continue reading
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CHI 2014: It’s Been Too Long
In 1996, I attended this conference called CHI. It was the annual gathering for the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. It was amazing. My skull was cracked open and new worlds were poured into my brain. The plenary … Continue reading
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Farewell, Madiba
Nelson Mandela died yesterday. He was 95 and in poor health, so it certainly wasn’t a surprise. But he is a symbol of so much hope and compassion, of struggle and triumph. South Africans, including our dear friends the Sgwentus, … Continue reading
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Weaning Myself of Google
While I don’t use Apple’s built in Mail app in Mavericks, I read about all the problems it has with Gmail (and IMAP in general). I read a couple of articles that recommended moving away from Gmail to FastMail. A … Continue reading
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The Senator Theater and Shoo-fly Restaurant Open in Belvedere Square
Big news in my Baltimore ‘hood. The Senator theater, one of the last remaining Art Deco theaters in the country that still has its big main screen, reopened last night. It’s been completely restored and renovated by the people who … Continue reading
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Usability Woes: Maryland Health Connection
I’ve been hearing about all the technical problems on health exchanges since they launched on Oct 1. I was curious, especially because I live in Maryland- which is way ahead of the game and providing an example to other states. … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Midnight McJarrett, the Neighborhood Cat, 2004-2013
We put Midnight to sleep this evening. She was a really good kitty, and it’s quite sad for us. Midnight adopted us almost nine years ago when we moved into the house here in Baltimore. She was a nearly feral … Continue reading
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Dining Room Window Seat
Over the weekend, I designed and built a window seat in the dining room to replace the cabinets and covering for our old radiator (which was taken out a few years ago). The design came together as I woke up … Continue reading
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Raw Notes from 30th Annual HCIL Symposium
I attended the 30th Annual HCIL Symposium on Wednesday and Thursday. Unfortunately, I missed a few of the sessions because of work responsibilities, but I’ve included my raw notes below. I don’t have time to do all the linking and … Continue reading
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Notes from Washington Area CTO Summit
The Washington Area CTO Roundtable held their bi-annual Summit last night. BoxTone was a sponsor, and Alan, our CEO, invited me along because the topic was recent research in Human Computer Interaction. It was a nice event with about 120 attendees … Continue reading
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