Cognitive Loading - a term mentioned in Bruce Sterling’s talk
Bruce Sterling from Innovationsforum on Vimeo.
Notes on this video
in terms of stuff on the internet not having to take up too much of your attention
it’s a bit like with blogs / a lot of effort is done to make it look simple and work simply
someone else [...]
I’ve never been much of a storyteller. Reading my blog you will see that, I tend to write in short sharp sentences, then ramble, then fail to get to the point. It doesn’t come naturally.
Ira Glass, on the other hand. He’s a good storyteller.
A friend told me in the once that he didn’t like Science fiction, in fact his whole family doesn’t like science fiction. Why is that - becuase he doesn’t like thinking about the future? he can’t envision a world different to this one? I’m very interested in that concept.
I’ve been tracking Sterling’s writing for many [...]
Nanowrimo, the National Novel Writing month, happens every November. Aspiring writers are challenged to write a novel in just 1 month, blogging and collaborating online with other Nanowrimers to get the job done.
I’ve been trying to do it for the past, umm, 5 years or so. Usually I simply lack the commitment and focus to [...]
It’s a warm day October day, 28C on the car thermometor.
I’m trying a new technique for writing today. Writing while I drive. Before you worry that I’m tap tap tapping away whilst navigating through the streets, no fear dear reader, I am but a passenger.
iTunes is hooked up to the stereo system in the car, [...]
Within recent year, scrapbooking has become a rapidly developing industry. It has certainly been the new trend to be sweeping across the nation. It is popular in part because it is a nice way to pay homage to your memories. A scrapbook is a nice way to record memories and preserve a [...] [...]
There is often more money in making a product that you sell to businesses. Businesses have more money than consumers, or rather businesses are the layer above consumers, and hence are more likely to do well.
“One of my passions throughout my whole career is consumer products; making things my mom would use.
“That need wasn’t satisfied [...]
I’m looking for a way to embed Microsoft Excel into Evernote, the fabulous online syncing and backup tool that I find myself using every day.
Ruben has found a way, though it’s a bit hacky:
[From Create tables in Evernote » Ruben’s blog]
Of course, couldn’t the same be said of Google Android?
But Geoff Blaber, an analyst with CCS Insight, questioned how open the platform will be.
“Can the new entity really be open when Nokia has such a vested interest? This may be the stated goal, but in practice it might be more difficult [...]
Jungle Disk 2.0 is released. It’s still my favourite online backup system.
[From Jungle Disk » Blog Archive » Jungle Disk Desktop 2.0 Released!]