Friday, October 22, 2004
Friday, October 15, 2004
google desktop search
...is coming. http://desktop.google.com/index.html
one more step into personalized computer service; one more step towards "i, robot"; and one more step towards things i don't know.
similar to gmail, desktop search also aims to free people from organizing files by providing a robust search function. great! so my being cluttered is justified.
but my question is: is finding files the only goal for organizing them? wouldn't a better orgnization optimize the function of the system? if this is true, google is spoiling people for bad like loving grandparents.
also i don't feel very easy with the privacy thing. we already have too many big brothers watching on us in digitized ways we don't know. the information is collected and it exists. it may not be used under the honor system when nothing goes wrong. what if things do go wrong, which is always true?
even if all the information is only available to machines, as google declares, aren't we just building up a robot system that is much more powerful than ourselves? and again "i, robot".
maybe i'm just too old.
one more step into personalized computer service; one more step towards "i, robot"; and one more step towards things i don't know.
similar to gmail, desktop search also aims to free people from organizing files by providing a robust search function. great! so my being cluttered is justified.
but my question is: is finding files the only goal for organizing them? wouldn't a better orgnization optimize the function of the system? if this is true, google is spoiling people for bad like loving grandparents.
also i don't feel very easy with the privacy thing. we already have too many big brothers watching on us in digitized ways we don't know. the information is collected and it exists. it may not be used under the honor system when nothing goes wrong. what if things do go wrong, which is always true?
even if all the information is only available to machines, as google declares, aren't we just building up a robot system that is much more powerful than ourselves? and again "i, robot".
maybe i'm just too old.
Thursday, October 14, 2004
happenstance
an authentic french movie--distant warmth.
"我坐在天堂的台阶上...下面是人间...春天领着一群小黄花在过马路..." 嗯,就是这种意境,有微笑的上帝和温暖的人间.
"我坐在天堂的台阶上...下面是人间...春天领着一群小黄花在过马路..." 嗯,就是这种意境,有微笑的上帝和温暖的人间.
Monday, October 11, 2004
凤凰琴 country teachers
一部93年的电影，里面竟都是中国电影批判现实主义时期（嘿嘿，我的定义）的一些大腕。朴素，感人。http://www.prcmovie.com/library/country.html
这个celebration of chinese cinema，一个很好的想法，可惜操作无力。to quote elaine benes, "a big story that ends up no where"。
祝福laura。
这个celebration of chinese cinema，一个很好的想法，可惜操作无力。to quote elaine benes, "a big story that ends up no where"。
祝福laura。
Sunday, October 10, 2004
ms last interview
martha stewart's last interview before going to prison: the world never belongs to the majority.
一一
a movie so heavy in content, mind, and heart.
佛入世or世入佛? can't tell anymore.
could we ever relive our youth? only a saint can reach both sides of the river.
这个世界太多不快乐.
有些电影是用来yy的, 如大多数好莱坞的产品; 有些是用来洗洗人心的, 比如amelia 和很多欧洲电影; some r made to make reflection on ourselves, like 老杨's and 老侯's in taiwan, or 小贾's in mainland china, or 小陈's hongkong, and still some others'. (老谋 & 老王属于哪一类? 两人都利用电影来充分表现自恋; 就两人的电影而言, 一个是金玉其外, 败絮其中; 一个则是小资有余, 关怀不足; 两人都显力不从心.)
佛入世or世入佛? can't tell anymore.
could we ever relive our youth? only a saint can reach both sides of the river.
这个世界太多不快乐.
有些电影是用来yy的, 如大多数好莱坞的产品; 有些是用来洗洗人心的, 比如amelia 和很多欧洲电影; some r made to make reflection on ourselves, like 老杨's and 老侯's in taiwan, or 小贾's in mainland china, or 小陈's hongkong, and still some others'. (老谋 & 老王属于哪一类? 两人都利用电影来充分表现自恋; 就两人的电影而言, 一个是金玉其外, 败絮其中; 一个则是小资有余, 关怀不足; 两人都显力不从心.)
Friday, October 08, 2004
obsessive-compulsive
i may have developed this complex, which leaves me nothing but regret. so i'm not going to start on any personal project unless i have at least a stretch of 48 hours to concentrate. yes, this is a promise.
UI/IA notes-20041008
keep status information up to date and within easy view
consistency is not uniformity. so make objects consistent with their behavior. make objects that act differently look different.
system minimalism=labor maximalism
be concise/clear/straight-forward/informative/accurate with menu & button labels
navigation,navigation,navigation
where does "paperless" go?
the fundamental architecture of the system vs. the surface design of the interface
A single-use application for accomplishing an unknown task requires a far more directive interface than a habitual-use interface for experts.
consistency is not uniformity. so make objects consistent with their behavior. make objects that act differently look different.
system minimalism=labor maximalism
be concise/clear/straight-forward/informative/accurate with menu & button labels
navigation,navigation,navigation
where does "paperless" go?
the fundamental architecture of the system vs. the surface design of the interface
A single-use application for accomplishing an unknown task requires a far more directive interface than a habitual-use interface for experts.
wwgb notes
i gotta leave more space for breathing on the front page. it's crumpled.
but first thing first. i need to go back to WORK!...em..let me start with collecting UM donation today.
but first thing first. i need to go back to WORK!...em..let me start with collecting UM donation today.
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
万里长征第一步
最终被证明，black coffee to go is a too big idea for me right now. 让我把它切碎，一步步来。
a lowercase life @ http://www.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/xding/all/
&
watching the world go by @ http://www.unc.edu/~dingx/world/
a lowercase life @ http://www.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/xding/all/
&
watching the world go by @ http://www.unc.edu/~dingx/world/
