Comments for Cubicgarden.com http://cubicgarden.com The thoughts and ideas of a dyslexic designer/developer Sat, 19 May 2012 11:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on BBC R&D/FIRM Research Fellow… by Michael Sparks http://cubicgarden.com/2012/05/17/bbc-rd-firm-research-fellow/#comment-898 Michael Sparks Sat, 19 May 2012 11:49:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20834#comment-898 Probably worth noting that the focus is more on making a practical toolset enabling connecting, control, query and use of things useful and friendly to people, rather than the purely data focus of that video. Obviously you enable a data focus, but the real benefit to the person is when you turn *your* environment into an exoskeleton (both mental and physical). An internet of *my* things, if you will. Data is one small part of that. While that video focusses on linking lots of people's things to other people's things, rather than connecting the things people already have. (eg bluetooth wiimotes, bluetooth PS3 controllers, baby monitors, bluetooth/wifi enabled phones, set top boxes, cookers, bread makers, remote control toys, doorbells, baby monitors, etc - they're all networked, but not internetworked - even within the home. BTW regarding that video, imagine Eastenders, Outnumbered or The Royle Family where that video's world is reality - your house nagging you to leave 5 minutes early, and setting your alarms *without your input* - would most people really buy a tool that nags you, controls you?  Later on it even has devices ignoring the user for the benefit of the power grid... (You could still have the same benefits if you have a person focus, but you get there a different way) Probably worth noting that the focus is more on making a practical toolset enabling connecting, control, query and use of things useful and friendly to people, rather than the purely data focus of that video.

Obviously you enable a data focus, but the real benefit to the person is when you turn *your* environment into an exoskeleton (both mental and physical). An internet of *my* things, if you will. Data is one small part of that. While that video focusses on linking lots of people’s things to other people’s things, rather than connecting the things people already have. (eg bluetooth wiimotes, bluetooth PS3 controllers, baby monitors, bluetooth/wifi enabled phones, set top boxes, cookers, bread makers, remote control toys, doorbells, baby monitors, etc – they’re all networked, but not internetworked – even within the home.

BTW regarding that video, imagine Eastenders, Outnumbered or The Royle Family where that video’s world is reality -
your house nagging you to leave 5 minutes early, and setting your
alarms *without your input* – would most people really buy a tool that
nags you, controls you?  Later on it even has devices ignoring the user
for the benefit of the power grid… (You could still have the same benefits if you have a person focus, but you get there a different way)

]]> Comment on BBC R&D/FIRM Research Fellow… by Mid HRBizChriz http://cubicgarden.com/2012/05/17/bbc-rd-firm-research-fellow/#comment-897 Mid HRBizChriz Thu, 17 May 2012 23:33:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20834#comment-897 Cool! Cool!

]]> Comment on Rescue time meet Arya by ianforrester http://cubicgarden.com/2012/05/09/rescue-time-meet-arya/#comment-895 ianforrester Mon, 14 May 2012 21:19:20 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20809#comment-895 Thanks Joe... give it a go Thanks Joe… give it a go

]]> Comment on Rescue time meet Arya by ianforrester http://cubicgarden.com/2012/05/09/rescue-time-meet-arya/#comment-894 ianforrester Sun, 13 May 2012 00:22:26 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20809#comment-894 Ah thanks Joe, will give it a go! Thanks Ah thanks Joe, will give it a go! Thanks

]]> Comment on Barber Boutique: Therapy for men by WELCOME! | WESTEND BARBERS http://cubicgarden.com/2012/05/08/therapy-for-men/#comment-893 WELCOME! | WESTEND BARBERS Fri, 11 May 2012 21:07:37 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20445#comment-893 [...] Barber Boutique: Therapy for men (cubicgarden.com) 53.871717 -122.777566 Share this:TwitterFacebookEmailPinterestPrintLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. [...] [...] Barber Boutique: Therapy for men (cubicgarden.com) 53.871717 -122.777566 Share this:TwitterFacebookEmailPinterestPrintLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. [...]

]]> Comment on Geeky&Sexy… The politics of first time dating by Relationships 2.3 – Breaking up is hard to do? | Cubicgarden.com http://cubicgarden.com/2012/04/02/geekysexy-the-politics-of-first-time-dating/#comment-892 Relationships 2.3 – Breaking up is hard to do? | Cubicgarden.com Thu, 10 May 2012 23:44:22 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20672#comment-892 [...] went well, we started a little later than expected and once again my partner in crime failed to turn up (I’m pretty much fed up of her, so I won’t be doing it with her ever again). We had [...] [...] went well, we started a little later than expected and once again my partner in crime failed to turn up (I’m pretty much fed up of her, so I won’t be doing it with her ever again). We had [...]

]]> Comment on Rescue time meet Arya by Joe http://cubicgarden.com/2012/05/09/rescue-time-meet-arya/#comment-891 Joe Thu, 10 May 2012 17:09:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20809#comment-891 Saw a tweet regarding Arya and just wanted to comment on an upcoming announcement from RescueTime regarding an officially supported Linux version.   We are currently in early testing phases right now, but if you are comfortable fighting dependency issues and have a RescueTime account, you can log into your RescueTime.com dashboard and head to this discussion forum to get access to the test:  http://help.rescuetime.com/discussions/beta/7-rescuetime-for-linux-beta-tester-feedback Joe Saw a tweet regarding Arya and just wanted to comment on an upcoming announcement from RescueTime regarding an officially supported Linux version.  

We are currently in early testing phases right now, but if you are comfortable fighting dependency issues and have a RescueTime account, you can log into your RescueTime.com dashboard and head to this discussion forum to get access to the test:  http://help.rescuetime.com/discussions/beta/7-rescuetime-for-linux-beta-tester-feedback

Joe

]]> Comment on The HTC One X reviewed by Mark Tanner http://cubicgarden.com/2012/04/13/the-htc-one-x-reviewed/#comment-889 Mark Tanner Wed, 09 May 2012 09:01:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20743#comment-889 Any of you who are concerned about the author's spelling and grammar should probably consider not paying him for the article.. Oh, you aren't paying for it? Get stuffed then! As somebody who is looking to buy a new phone, I found this blog post very useful. Any of you who are concerned about the author’s spelling and grammar should probably consider not paying him for the article..

Oh, you aren’t paying for it?
Get stuffed then!

As somebody who is looking to buy a new phone, I found this blog post very useful.

]]> Comment on A year of making love and where it went wrong by Barber Boutique: Therapy for men | Cubicgarden.com http://cubicgarden.com/2012/02/19/a-year-of-making-love-and-where-it-went-wrong/#comment-888 Barber Boutique: Therapy for men | Cubicgarden.com Wed, 09 May 2012 06:06:07 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20457#comment-888 [...] can be pampered in a way which is acceptable to the most alpha of males. Before I went to the crazy year of making love event on Saturday morning, I had my hair cut, a nail manicure and a neck & shoulder massage. [...] [...] can be pampered in a way which is acceptable to the most alpha of males. Before I went to the crazy year of making love event on Saturday morning, I had my hair cut, a nail manicure and a neck & shoulder massage. [...]

]]> Comment on The HTC One X reviewed by Jimmy Tidey http://cubicgarden.com/2012/04/13/the-htc-one-x-reviewed/#comment-886 Jimmy Tidey Tue, 08 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20743#comment-886 So these are depressing comments. As a fellow dyslexic (though I suspect less so than Ian) I'm often infuriated by people's fixation with spelling. So far as I can see the above is perfectly clear, despite having some errors. Conversely many people make few formal errors and  produce text that says little and is ambiguous or confusing, surely a bigger hindrance to communication. So these are depressing comments. As a fellow dyslexic (though I suspect less so than Ian) I’m often infuriated by people’s fixation with spelling. So far as I can see the above is perfectly clear, despite having some errors. Conversely many people make few formal errors and  produce text that says little and is ambiguous or confusing, surely a bigger hindrance to communication.

]]> Comment on The HTC One X reviewed by Ian Forrester http://cubicgarden.com/2012/04/13/the-htc-one-x-reviewed/#comment-885 Ian Forrester Tue, 08 May 2012 21:51:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20743#comment-885 Thanks all... If you read the top line of the site it explains all.... "The thoughts and ideas of a dyslexic designer/developer" Everything is a stream of consciousness... If you don't like what your reading, I get it :) but to be honest its not going to change. If you want a decent well written review check out Engadget or a site like that. Don't want to be a reviewer or standout, its a personal blog and my own thoughts which you can ignore or comment on Thanks all… If you read the top line of the site it explains all….

“The thoughts and ideas of a dyslexic designer/developer”

Everything is a stream of consciousness…

If you don’t like what your reading, I get it :) but to be honest its not going to change. If you want a decent well written review check out Engadget or a site like that. Don’t want to be a reviewer or standout, its a personal blog and my own thoughts which you can ignore or comment on

]]> Comment on The HTC One X reviewed by Laddadam http://cubicgarden.com/2012/04/13/the-htc-one-x-reviewed/#comment-880 Laddadam Mon, 07 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20743#comment-880 you are reeely illiterate, can't spell, write awkwardly, etc.  If you wish to become the reviewer that you could be, just pay a little attention to writing clearly, and spend some time editing.  Communicating is not just stream of consciousness blabbering, not if you want to really stand out and offer something of value to consumers as a "reviewer".  I am not a writer, but I am a reader.  And you don't write well. you are reeely illiterate, can’t spell, write awkwardly, etc.  If you wish to become the reviewer that you could be, just pay a little attention to writing clearly, and spend some time editing.  Communicating is not just stream of consciousness blabbering, not if you want to really stand out and offer something of value to consumers as a “reviewer”.  I am not a writer, but I am a reader.  And you don’t write well.

]]> Comment on Very early stage thinking around Perceptive Media by Perceptive Media presentation at the EBU, Copenhagen | Cubicgarden.com http://cubicgarden.com/2012/02/08/very-early-stage-thinking-around-perceptive-media/#comment-879 Perceptive Media presentation at the EBU, Copenhagen | Cubicgarden.com Mon, 07 May 2012 15:49:37 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20385#comment-879 [...] what was I doing there? Well me and Tony Churnside were asked a while after that presentation at SMC_MCR by the European Broadcasting Union (they run the Eurovision song contest I’ve [...] [...] what was I doing there? Well me and Tony Churnside were asked a while after that presentation at SMC_MCR by the European Broadcasting Union (they run the Eurovision song contest I’ve [...]

]]> Comment on Islington wharf without water by Ian Forrester http://cubicgarden.com/2012/05/05/islington-wharf-without-water/#comment-878 Ian Forrester Sat, 05 May 2012 15:11:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20784#comment-878 Thought about it but I don’t believe that will solve the issue… ISIS and GVA are doing the best they can, although it doesn’t make it any easier to live with Thought about it but I don’t believe that will solve the issue… ISIS and
GVA are doing the best they can, although it doesn’t make it any easier
to live with

]]> Comment on Islington wharf without water by ianforrester http://cubicgarden.com/2012/05/05/islington-wharf-without-water/#comment-877 ianforrester Sat, 05 May 2012 15:02:17 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20784#comment-877 Thought about it but I don't believe that will solve the issue... ISIS and GVA are doing the best they can, although it doesn't make it any easier to live with :( Thought about it but I don’t believe that will solve the issue… ISIS and GVA are doing the best they can, although it doesn’t make it any easier to live with :(

]]> Comment on Islington wharf without water by Paul Robinson http://cubicgarden.com/2012/05/05/islington-wharf-without-water/#comment-876 Paul Robinson Sat, 05 May 2012 14:42:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20784#comment-876 Go to your desk at work. Look up in the internal directory the producer for Watchdog. Give them a call. Have a chat. Watch cogs spin faster than you thought possible... Go to your desk at work. Look up in the internal directory the producer for Watchdog. Give them a call. Have a chat. Watch cogs spin faster than you thought possible…

]]> Comment on Geeky&Sexy becomes Relationships 2.0 by Art of writing dating profiles | Cubicgarden.com http://cubicgarden.com/2012/04/04/geekysexy-becomes-relationships-2-0/#comment-875 Art of writing dating profiles | Cubicgarden.com Sat, 05 May 2012 12:47:04 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20683#comment-875 [...] is much more that can be said but maybe best left for another day’s Relationships 2.0. Tagged with: dating • grammar • profile • relate2 • relationships2 • [...] [...] is much more that can be said but maybe best left for another day’s Relationships 2.0. Tagged with: dating • grammar • profile • relate2 • relationships2 • [...]

]]> Comment on HTC One X gets software update, still waiting! by ian forrester http://cubicgarden.com/2012/04/19/htc-one-x-gets-software-update-still-waiting/#comment-874 ian forrester Sat, 05 May 2012 06:14:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20758#comment-874 Thanks rich... just. Got my update through finally. Seems to have bricked my phone it looks like :-( Thanks rich… just. Got my update through finally. Seems to have bricked my phone it looks like :-(

]]> Comment on HTC One X gets software update, still waiting! by HtcOneX-OwnER http://cubicgarden.com/2012/04/19/htc-one-x-gets-software-update-still-waiting/#comment-872 HtcOneX-OwnER Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:39:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20758#comment-872 Yawn... Yawn…

]]> Comment on The HTC One X reviewed by Thank You http://cubicgarden.com/2012/04/13/the-htc-one-x-reviewed/#comment-871 Thank You Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:39:00 +0000 http://cubicgarden.com/?p=20743#comment-871 Who cares , about his punctuation. Ya Mr. iPhone it's punctuation. HaHa, and your to criticize who? And you Mr. "looks like a kiddie" shut the F#!& UP. Oh ya, and for the review,THANKS! Because you two IDIOTS that all this is, a review, not a Thesis. Then again I doubt neither one of you knows what a thesis is. Who cares , about his punctuation. Ya Mr. iPhone it’s punctuation. HaHa, and your to criticize who? And you Mr. “looks like a kiddie” shut the F#!& UP. Oh ya, and for the review,THANKS! Because you two IDIOTS that all this is, a review, not a Thesis. Then again I doubt neither one of you knows what a thesis is.

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