#emphasismine

[jonfazzaro]

Behind each of these “empathy machines” is a quest for the authentic and very human response.

As part of the kit, Kim created a headset with “low arousal colors,” or more neutral soothing tones, favored by those with autism, reproducing an “autistic vision” of surrounding stimuli. There’s also a set of earphones that provide the overwhelmed auditory soundscape that is one of the most distinctive sensory characteristics of autism. “Every noise and sound is magnified, distorted, and muddled so it becomes very hard to make conversation while using the tool, much as an autistic person would experience life.”

VR, “The Ultimate Empathy Machine,” is Finally Making Strides Where it Counts [ 99u ]

[saddinosaurfacts]

everyone knows the quote is actually: “life, UH… finds a way”

[jonfazzaro]

Doesn’t this mean that we’ve given up trying to communicate?

And are the demands being made really unreasonable? Sure, they may look unreasonable from the point of view of what I know, but I doubt that they’re being made just to be unreasonable. Let’s suspend disbelief for a moment, and ask what would it look like if the request did have value to the requester. What would that value be? What would have to be true for this request to make sense? This understanding is essential for a successful translation.

Of course, it is a lot more work than just going through the motions. But when I take the time and energy to do this, I invariably find that the request is not arbitrary, from the point of view of the requester. The request is just a manifestation of what they really want.

“Blocking” [ George Dinwiddie ]

[jonfazzaro]

Fill your body with ‘ki’ and sense the manner in which the universe functions — it’s shape, its colour, and its vibrations. Next, breathe up all the fecundity and vibrancy of the earth.

What the ‘Aikido’ philosophy teaches us about creativity and courage [ Personal Growth ]

[jonfazzaro]

SQL has become the narrow waist for data analysis.

Like networking we have a complex stack, with infrastructure on the bottom and applications on top. Typically, we end up writing a lot of glue code to make this stack work. But glue code can be brittle: it needs to be maintained and tended to.

What we need is a common interface that allows pieces of this stack to communicate with one another. Ideally something already standardized in the industry. Something that would allow us to swap in/out various layers with minimal friction.

That is the power of SQL. Like IP, SQL is a common interface.

Why SQL is beating NoSQL, and what this means for the future of data [ Timescale ]

[jonfazzaro]

Reasons why should NOT start coding with Kotlin

“Those who had little to no knowledge of programming did not quite understand the need of multiple constructors and the flow of the program, especially when it included Inheritance.”

[jonfazzaro]

18 Little Stories That Will Have Massive Impact On Your Life

"I’ve been through a lot of things like this. It prevents a man from being afflicted with ennui."

[jonfazzaro]

8 Thoughts Running Through My Gen X Brain While Gen Z Leads This Meeting

"Whispering 'Yeah, so. . .,' and then trailing off waiting for someone else to rescue you is not a substantive addition to any discourse."