Who Knew?

“I’m realizing what makes me unlikable is that I haven’t made the leap from ‘caring what people think about me’ to ‘caring about people.’”

“[Designed by Apple in California] is a campaign that assumes. It assumes we would rather hear about how great they are instead of how great we, as the human race, could be. It assumes we need to see what it looks like to take a picture with an iPhone. It assumes we agree that “what really matters is the experience of a product.” It assumes that this whole time we have just been buying products. It assumes we are impressed and want nothing more than the privilege of a glimpse into their boundless genius. It assumes we won’t be creeped out by narcissistic copy about how they decide if something “deserves to exist.” It assumes that what has inspired us this whole time was them—not us.”

“Interaction Design is the creation of a dialogue between a person and a designed artifact - a product, service, or system. An Interaction Designer creates frameworks for behavioral change, on both a grand and small scale. Interaction Designers may create software, physical artifacts, environmental spaces, or systems of engagement; in all cases, the focus for the Interaction Designer is on the creation of a meaningful dialogue between a person and the designed elements.”

“Because the [company and employee] are seeking an alliance rather than just exchanging money for time, it can build a stronger relationship between them even as it acknowledges that relationship’s finite life in the organization. This allows both sides to take more risks, investing time and resources to find global maxima rather than simply seeking local peaks.”

“I love the fact that I’m bad at [things], you know what I’m saying? I’m forever the 35-year-old 5-year-old. I’m forever the 5-year-old of something.”

“Nothing would be more fatal than for the Government of States to get in the hands of experts. Expert knowledge is limited knowledge, and the unlimited ignorance of the plain man who knows where it hurts is a safer guide than any rigorous direction of a specialized character.”

“The important thing is to “fall in love with the problem you are trying to solve” rather than with the solution”

“I guess Firefox uses all those extra cycles on “not sending your browsing data to the NSA.”