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A successful visual analytics product should strive for the Holy Grail of information visualization as described by Ramana Rao – “using visualization as a filtering tool, not just visualizing already filtered information.”

In investing, higher volatility usually equates to higher possible returns. In today’s world of online expression, we settle for lower expected value, market-level outcomes so as to not ruffle any feathers and not take any outsized risk. We’re basically hoping to allow people to know us enough so that they include us in their passive index of... See more

Hobie is both anarchist and a punk, and the traits you mentioned of anarchists is likely more applicable to punks, given they are all about counterculture. Ironically, punks and anarchists often are quite caring or collectivist because they recognize the need for human connection and co-operation. They just reject the top-down hierarchical... See more

I almost don’t even want to design and operate from scratch. I’m into the idea of editing. And I think that’s valuable now, because the cycles have gotten shorter. For me, the ideas of Mies van der Rohe and Bauhaus are things that completely translate to modernism in clothing—the idea that you could design a building that’s so resolved in its... See more

Vernacular design is a reminder that beauty and functionality in design are not the sole purview of trained experts. It underscores the potential of non-professionals to create things with both practicality and aesthetics. By valuing the wisdom inherent in these traditional designs, we not only celebrate the creativity of non-experts but also... See more

This is why I feel like people who are less cerebral and less aware of all of the ways in which they are imperfect, they just blast past everyone else. Because they're just doing things. And they get better so much quicker. So I think that's a message I want to give to the world. You're good to go. Just start doing things.

Not all questions seek answers, some seek journeys.

Vernacular architecture is not the product of a single visionary, but the collective, learned wisdom of a community. It represents a collaborative effort where knowledge and skills are shared and passed down through generations.