The Engadget Show with Jimmy Fallon and Microsoft Kinect
Check it out it’s funny. Don’t know Jimmy is such a fan boy!
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Philippe Starck interview
The Engadget Show: Inside the mind of designer Philippe Starck
Well, it’s not a new interview… It was done back in 2009. The interview was actually more on electronic gadget (though he made a one-word comment to region). I like his comment to electronic gadgets. It’s not the product that matters. It’s what the product enables its user.
Don’t nag me…
No one dies because they couldn’t pre-order an iPhone from AT&T site.
Same thing… No one dies because there’s bugs in my app. So, don’t nag me if my app has got bugs… It’s not a fatal mistake. Don’t make it sound like a life and death problem.
I am sorry that the bugs embarrass you. But what I can do, at best, is apply a fix.
End of my rant. Period.
Sounds immature and irresponsible. Before you fire back, think again… There are ways to avoid mistakes. But shit could happen no matter how perfect the system is. (I am not saying we shouldn’t improve a process to avoid mistakes. I still strive for engineering excellence.) When shit happens, the best we can do is fix it as quickly as we can. We can’t undo the damage that has been made.
So, chill out… accept it as fact and move on.
I am sure Apple will still sell a few million iPhone 4 in the first month even AT&T system was down for a few hours. Do u get it?
Manufacturing Consent – Noam Chomsky and the Media
Bumped into this documentary film – Manufacturing Consent in iTunes when I was browsing another documentary – Art & Copy.
I didn’t know Noam Chomsky before, nor did I know his work in linguistic, politics, etc. (You can say I am ignorant 
) This is my first exposure to his work. I am just stunned by his very critical thought and analytical power. The film itself is about his view on the failure of american media industry and how the general public is deceived from truth.
Solely reading the film description on iTunes or Amazon may lead you to think that the film is trying to spread conspiracy theory. But that’s totally not the case. Instead, he showed what he think causes the problem and quoted examples and explains how. It’s actually the failure of the whole media mainstream media industry which is his bigger concern.
No matter you agree on his view or not. I think his bigger message is… we have to remain critical and look for truth of the whole story because what we are presented are always biased to the stance of institutions which present it.
At the end of the film, he concluded…
“Modern industrial civilization has developed within a certain system of convenient myths. The driving force of modern industrial civilization has been individual material gain, which is accepted as legitimate, even praiseworthy, on the grounds that private vices yield public benefits, in the classic formulation. Now, it has long been understood, very well, that a society that is based on this principle will destroy itself in time. It can only persist, with whatever suffering and injustice that it entails, as long as it is possible to pretend that the destructive forces that humans create are limited, that the world is an infinite resource, and that the world is an infinite garbage can. At this stage of history either one of two things is possible. Either the general population will take control of its own destiny and will concern itself with community interests, guided by values of solidarity, sympathy and concern for others, or alternatively there will be no destiny for anyone to control…In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than values to be treasured, they may well be essential to survival.” (quote from Z Communication)
Anyway… it’s a real great piece with deep meaning and inspiration way more than what my crappy English can describe here.
You can get the film from iTunes. (someone put it on Google Video as well. Google the name of the film) I highly recommend it. Hope you like it too.
The class of 2010
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I still remember my graduation day back some years ago… It is a wonderful moment.
Boagworld podcast #213 – Getting All Emotional
In Boagworld podcast episode 213, Paul and Marcus interviewed Stephen Anderson on emotional design.
I am not a cognitive expert. (I actually don’t know much about cognitive science) This topic is very unfamiliar to me.
The interview did raise my interest in this topic. Stephen explained how to make a process more fun. He quoted Stackoverflow and GoWalla as example. Users gain points, badges, mayorship, etc… These game-like features actually attach to deeper psychological meaning.
Check out the interview and blogs (Mental Notes, Poetpainter). Loads of interesting information to drill down.
