A central theme of disconnection between theory and practice was meant as a call to HCI theorists to improve both the communication and the pragmatics of technique. That disconnection applies in the other direction, too, in how we perceive and intervene in the evolution of the World Wide Web. Perhaps we need a little more theory in our practice of predicting the future.
New Discoveries
Carter’s really into watching documentaries on the Discovery, Science or History channel. Yesterday we were watching The Universe on the History channel. Carter: So. The moon will eventually run out of our gravity. (thinking) The moon will be gone. Me: The moon will be gone? Carter: But, the Sun will flare out before the moon [...]