“I’m qik’n an awesome video of a protest i saw in t sq. The frosting came from a cbc camera man who got his passport stolen by police” - Noel Hidalgo
Taking the H out of HCI
Protocols were misreviewed, personal data was released without informed consent, researchers were given incorrect information. IRB problems now threaten HCI research in Bloomington.
Predicting Startup Success
“We learned that a company’s DNA—the fundamental things that can strongly influence its future success—is generally formed in the very first days that the company is in business,” says Kirill Makharinsky, co-founder of YouNoodle
Open Design
Mozilla Labs invites anyone with an idea to offer it to the world for critique and iterative exploration. Welcome to open source, design.
Amateur NASA
The HALE project is inspiring because it makes space accessible. It is clearly possible to couple amateur ideas with university science and come up with real projects.
The Lap Dog
The little dog had been found wandering a local highway. She was a terrier, the shelter told us, and probably nearly fully grown. They were off by several breeds and about 35 pounds
Six Million Dollar Dog
In the thirteen years we have known her, Snooks has survived poison, vitamins, electrocution, car bumpers, and a bum spleen. This time, we think it’s her stomach.