April 20, 2007 - Comments Off on Query String Removal Helpful?
April 20, 2007 - Comments Off on Edward Tufte in New York
Edward Tufte in New York
Edward Tufte will be in New York April 24–26—none of these one-day courses are sold out yet. Register here.
The fee for the one-day course is $380 per person. This fee includes all four books, Visual Explanations, Envisioning Information, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, and Beautiful Evidence. The fee for full-time students not currently employed is $200; provide a copy of the current student ID and phone number of school registrar. There are no other discounts.
Tufte writes, designs, and self-publishes his books on analytical design, which have received more than 40 awards for content and design. He is Professor Emeritus at Yale University, where he taught courses in statistical evidence, information design, and interface design. His current work includes landscape sculpture, printmaking, video and a new book.
April 11, 2007 - Comments Off on New York Web Standards Meetup Group
New York Web Standards Meetup Group
April 4, 2007 - Comments Off on The MechCast: 107
The MechCast: 107
April 1, 2007 - Comments Off on Rescue Internet Radio
Rescue Internet Radio
These are the notes to my recent presentation on AJAX and forms to the New York Web Standards Meetup Group. These notes were purposefully left open and vague to facilitate discussion based on attendees’ interests—during the presentation a lot of good questions were asked. That dialogue is not represented here.
Hello, my name is Jeffrey Barke. I’m the Senior Developer and Information Architect for the US office of theMechanism and I plan on talking briefly about how to easily use AJAX to improve the usability of forms and admin/control panel interfaces.
March 15, 2007 - Comments Off on New York Web Standards Meetup Group
New York Web Standards Meetup Group
March 14, 2007 - Comments Off on Karakuri (Mechanism)
Karakuri (Mechanism)
While reading Naruto the other day, I noticed that the author, Masashi Kishimoto, had previously done a series titled Karakuri, which was translated as “Mechanism.” I had no idea what type of mechanism Karakuri were/are, but since I love anime, automatons, and answers, I had to know more. Here’s what I found:
Karakuri ningyo are mechanized puppets or automata from Japan from the 18th century to 19th century. The word “Karakuri” means a “mechanical device to tease, trick, or take a person by surprise.” It implies hidden magic, or an element of mystery. In Japanese, ningyo is written as two separate characters, meaning person and shape. It may be translated as puppet, but also by doll or effigy. (Wikipedia)
Japan’s love of robots lies in the history of the Karakuri Ningyo. Until now there has been little interest from outside Japan regarding the Karakuri Ningyo craft, and its influence on technology and the arts. (Karakuri.info)
The Japanese Karakuri puppets utilise subtle, abstract movements to invoke feeing and emotion. There are three main categories of Karakuri. “Butai Karakuri” are puppets used in the theatre, “Zashiki Karakuri” are small and can be played with in rooms and “Dashi Karakuri” puppets perform on wooden floats used in religious festivals. Traditionally Karakuri appeared in religious festivals, performed re enactments of traditional myths and legends and entertained the public with their sophisticated, symbolic and graceful gestures. (Karakuri.info)
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