Archive - Mirror of the Self

Video and transcript of my presentation at SPLASH Onward! 2024

Conference presentation of my essay “A New Cognitive Perspective on Simplicity in System and Product Design” at SPLASH Pasadena 2024.

Nov 1, 2024 •

October 2024

Upcoming paper and presentation on simplicity

I’ll be presenting my Onward! Essay about simplicity at Splash Pasadena 2024 on October 24th.

Oct 4, 2024 •

September 2024

Whenever something is enabled, something else is prevented.

Sep 6, 2024 •

August 2024

Software and the Meaning Crisis

What part do software developers and designers play in the Meaning Crisis?

Aug 23, 2024 •

Look at all the progress we have made!

Aug 9, 2024 •

July 2024

Voices on software design: Brian Foote and Joseph Yoder

Paper review: Brian Foote, Joseph Yoder • Big Ball of Mud (2001)

Jul 26, 2024 •

A short parable about technology

How many programmers do you need to change a lightbulb?*

Jul 12, 2024 •

June 2024

Does generative AI make our lives simpler?

We are more productive than ever, but we are also more dependent than ever on the technologies that make us so productive.

Jun 28, 2024 •

Voices on software design: Rich Hickey

Presentation review: Rich Hickey • Simple Made Easy (2011)

Jun 14, 2024 •

May 2024

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