October 2004
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Debate commentary
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Katharine Q. Seelye’s live commentary of the presidential debate is better reading than the debate itself… 9:33 p.m. Bush should probably not laugh in response to a question about why health care costs so much. She must be there, or watching a non-delayed feed, as her comments come up before the candidate’s answer. It’s a…
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MBA class experience
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I attended an MBA class last night at New York University’s Stern School of Business. I was both interested in the topic of the class and as an observer of the professor’s teaching style and MBA students in general. I noticed: Students were predictably clean cut. Diverse ethnically as you’d expect in New York or…
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Symbiosis
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Symbiosis is a dependent relationship between two organisms. There are three basic kinds: parasitism, in which one partner (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed; commensalism, in which one partner (the commensal) benefits and the other partner (the host) is indifferent, and mutualism, in which both partners benefit. These three states are…
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Interaction design talk in NYC
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David Heller will be giving a free talk at the Parsons Design Lab this Thursday: What is Interaction Design (IxD)? Placing IxD in the context of Product Design and User Experience (UX) Design 7pm Parsons Design Lab 55 W. 13th St., 9th Floor NYC
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The Campaign for Real Beauty
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Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty battles the definition of beauty offered by mass media and seeks to raise women’s self-asteem. I’ve come to regard similar campaigns skeptically, after having been sucked in by a powerful ad only to reveal commerical intentions sprinkled with a touch of social activism. What I think makes Dove’s effort more…
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The Future of IA retreat
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The Future of Information Architecture retreat was simply amazing, one of the top three professional events I’ve ever attended. Wonderful people, setting, format, discussion… everything. There’s already plans for more.
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A New Zeldman
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Congratulations to the parents of Ava Marie, one child who will never hunger for lack of website knowledge.