I sit right between design and development. I've held web development positions as well as design-based roles. I've worked at huge companies and startups. At the end of the day I just want to use computers to help people and solve problems.
A “soul mirror” is an interesting idea. Do you mean the modern smartphone is a mirror of ones soul because you just see what you want to see, you see what your soul is interested in?
I'm going to go with what your soul yearns for. Obviously this isn't a perfect analogy, because it implies mystic, Machiavellian, or omnipotent beings.
Its more like "the mirror of erised" from harry potter, perhaps better is the mirror from "The Snow Queen":
> which had this peculiarity, that everything good and beautiful that was reflected in it shrank… but that whatever was worthless or ugly became prominent.
But I would say its not the smartphone thats the problem, its specifically "broadcast" social media thats the problem. That is services were thirdparties, who you don't know personally, can produce content for your consumption. Those services are driven by pure engagement, rather than any other metric.
Anything that just constantly A/B tests what you engage with the most, and blindly optimises for whichever category you click on, is going to be bad for you, unless you have been given the tools and education to manage those categories. Even then, it might not be possible.
I still think kids need 1:1 and group chats, within reason, and with time limits so that they actually got to sleep, and stay asleep at night. So I'd say kids should probably still have smartphones, just not social media.
I think you'd be more likely limited by IO than bandwidth, didn't take long at all with the 3.1 Gen 2 cable I already had vs the TB cable I didn't have
My dream has always been to work at the company that created the Macintosh. I enjoy thinking about how we interact with computers and making designs like Apple does. I'm not interested in working anywhere else -- I have a pays-the-bills job and an insane amount of patience. I like what Apple does and see most every other tech design as a fight for second place.
Apple, get at me -- I have a music UI I think could improve upon on your work, as well as so, so many ideas. I'm happy to carry water for you until I am qualified to get coffee for your interns.
My dream has always been to work at the company that created the Macintosh. I enjoy thinking about how we interact with computers and making designs like Apple does. I'm not interested in working anywhere else -- I have a pays-the-bills job and I have an insane amount of patience. I like what Apple does and see most every other tech design as a fight for second place.
Apple, get at me -- I have a music UI that I think could improve upon on your work along with so, so many ideas. I'm happy to carry water for you until I can get your interns coffee.
Remote: Yes, I am an experienced remote worker. In-office work is great, too.
Willing to relocate: I am open to relocation.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript.
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I sit right between design and development. I've held web development positions as well as design-based roles. I've worked at huge companies and startups. At the end of the day I just want to use computers to help people and solve problems.
- Dillon