BoingBoing points to Metaplace, a virtual world builder with Raph Koster at the helm. Interesting. Accessible via URL, scriptable, embeddable, connectable. Thinking back to MOO, this seems to address several big problems. I wonder how this system will tackle usability?
The Lua programming language is used for Metaplace. Here’s a Lua introduction.
After a few weeks, I’ve decided to keep my running journal on Google Docs. So far, much better than a WordPress page.
Also so far: I’ve met my goal of three runs per week. Two down this week already. Good.
My new Garmin Forerunner 305 comes with some rudimentary graphing and mapping software. Here’s a few graphs from today’s easy run (45:34, 4.84 mi, 9:24/mi). Each graph links to a larger view.
First, heart rate and pace. I got faster as I ran, with the first mile at 9:47 and the last 9:05. Unfortunately, the graph [...]
Jenny writes of sleep. It was my turn with Madelyn tonight. We are on night two of the Big Girl plan: “Neither Mama nor Daddy will rock you to sleep, or lay down in your bed with you.”
After books, I put her in bed, and Madelyn patted the pillow next to hers. “Daddy’s pillow,” she [...]
Jakob Nielsen and Hoa Loranger
Prioritizing Web Usability
New Riders, 2006
Jakob Nielsen is the 800lb gorilla of usability, at least where the web is concerned. Why?
Academics like him because of publications like Usability Engineering (1993), which uses a definition of usability accompanied with research into testing and application.
Nerds like him because of his readable, practical, quotable [...]
Since I ran a marathon in September 2006 my running has been irregular. I’ve run a lot more than my weblog shows, but not as much as I should. It’s time to fix that:
I’ve looked down on running for less than 40 minutes. No longer. From now on, if I can only manage 20 minutes, [...]
Michigan 41, Florida 35: Meyer outcoached by a mile