Human Factor Design

On the radio today, I heard an interview with a guy who was talking about human factor design, which is the design of technology so it is makes sense and is easily used by human beings. Without proper human factor design, it is just technology for its own sake. Poor...

Black Silk

I bought some weird Asian shampoo at the Chinese grocery store. Don’t ask me why. I guess I thought that if anyone knew how to make shampoo for Chinese people, it would be the Chinese. Anyway, two things stand out about this stuff. a) It’s black. I can...

Theatre Weekend

I spent a lot of time at the theatre this weekend. Here’s a weekend in review: Thursday – Counterpoint/Theatresports show This was the first show of the new year, and the the first time we’ve played since the beginning of December. I felt quite...

Floorplan

I went to the new condo today to measure it and to reconnect with it. I haven’t been there since the end of October, so it was nice to reconfirm my impressions of the place. I met the current owner. She’s very nice, and gave me the rundown on the...

Do clothes make the man?

Usually I try to dress decently for work, especially I’m expecting people to give me large sums of money and I want to look like I deserve it. It’s all about perception, unfortunately. I could be a total slob on the inside, but if I wear a nice pair of...