tru doe

Fodder for an active mind…links, etc. to things that stimulate / challenge / delight / inspire me

— @truriffic on Twitter.

T-Rex Trying: I admire T-Rex’s tenacity 
Feb 14
T-Rex Trying: I admire T-Rex’s tenacity 

scratching my “i wish i could code” itch
Feb 03
scratching my “i wish i could code” itch

Prison vs Princeton. One year at Princeton University: $37,000. One year at a New Jersey state prison: $44,000. 
Nov 02
Prison vs Princeton. One year at Princeton University: $37,000. One year at a New Jersey state prison: $44,000. 

Just for fun…MUNI ride past-time: design a better refrigerator, maximizing flexibility and ease of configuration while minimizing space. 
Nov 01
Just for fun…MUNI ride past-time: design a better refrigerator, maximizing flexibility and ease of configuration while minimizing space. 
Einstein
Nov 01
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

Innovation happens at the intersection of imagination and utility. Walter Iscaacson offers a portrait of Jobs’ ingenuity and passion for beauty. 
Oct 31
Oct 31

Intuition over analysis

What’s Luck Got to Do With It? NYT 
Oct 31
“Resilience, not luck, is the signature of greatness”

Michael Lewis explains how we’re sitting on a heap of invisible problems…particularly California 
Oct 20
Oct 20

On the tip of the financial iceberg

Oct 11

They’re probably focused on more exciting things than making Outlook awesome, but the fact that it (the product that users probably interact with the most) has such blatant out-of-the box usability issues makes me question Microsoft’s ability or desire to design for the customer and influences my view of any product they offer. The fact that there are work arounds (i.e. Google Desktop) doesn’t relieve my frustration.
Oct 06
Oct 06

Outlook should have universal search.

tru doe

Posted on Tuesday February 14th 2012 at 12:30pm.

T-Rex Trying: I admire T-Rex’s tenacity 

T-Rex Trying: I admire T-Rex’s tenacity 

tru doe

Posted on Friday February 3rd 2012 at 09:31am.

scratching my “i wish i could code” itch

scratching my “i wish i could code” itch

tru doe

Posted on Wednesday November 2nd 2011 at 08:37am.

Prison vs Princeton. One year at Princeton University: $37,000. One year at a New Jersey state prison: $44,000. 
Prison vs Princeton. One year at Princeton University: $37,000. One year at a New Jersey state prison: $44,000. 

Prison vs Princeton. One year at Princeton University: $37,000. One year at a New Jersey state prison: $44,000. 

tru doe

Posted on Tuesday November 1st 2011 at 09:20am.

Just for fun…MUNI ride past-time: design a better refrigerator, maximizing flexibility and ease of configuration while minimizing space. 
Just for fun…MUNI ride past-time: design a better refrigerator, maximizing flexibility and ease of configuration while minimizing space. 

Just for fun…MUNI ride past-time: design a better refrigerator, maximizing flexibility and ease of configuration while minimizing space. 

tru doe

Posted on Tuesday November 1st 2011 at 08:00am.

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
Einstein

Intuition over analysis

Posted on Monday October 31st 2011 at 10:45am.

Intuition over analysis

Innovation happens at the intersection of imagination and utility. Walter Iscaacson offers a portrait of Jobs’ ingenuity and passion for beauty. 

tru doe

Posted on Monday October 31st 2011 at 10:23am.

“Resilience, not luck, is the signature of greatness”

What’s Luck Got to Do With It? NYT 

On the tip of the financial iceberg

Posted on Thursday October 20th 2011 at 10:12am.

On the tip of the financial iceberg

Michael Lewis explains how we’re sitting on a heap of invisible problems…particularly California 

tru doe

Posted on Tuesday October 11th 2011 at 08:26am.

Outlook should have universal search.

Posted on Thursday October 6th 2011 at 11:08am.

Outlook should have universal search.

They’re probably focused on more exciting things than making Outlook awesome, but the fact that it (the product that users probably interact with the most) has such blatant out-of-the box usability issues makes me question Microsoft’s ability or desire to design for the customer and influences my view of any product they offer. The fact that there are work arounds (i.e. Google Desktop) doesn’t relieve my frustration.

‹ ›