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Copyright terms and licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 Complexity is to be resisted when it exists for its own sake and not when complexity can enhance the design for the user.Īuthor/Copyright holder: Bill Bertram. Products such as DSLR Cameras are by nature more complex than the cameras found on the latest generations of smartphones. The user must still be able to carry out their task requirements with the finished products or the design process has failed – no matter how simple the final design. ![]() Whilst simplicity is an admirable goal and can lead to enhanced user experiences, it is important not to let simplicity interfere with the design objective. A Note of Caution When Applying KISS to Design It is possible for something to be too simple and this diagram, rather ably, demonstrates. Occam’s razor is a metaphorical rather than literal razor and it’s often misquoted too. Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe’s – “Less is more” (Mies was a highly respected architect and peer of the better known Frank Lloyd Wright)ījarne Stroustrup’s “Make Simple Tasks Simple!” (Stroustrup is a Danish computer scientist and highly regarded academic).Īntoin Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupery’s “It seems that perfection is not reached when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away.”Īuthor/Copyright holder: Fred the Oyster. Leonardo Da Vinci’s – “ Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” (when, perhaps, the greatest designer in history offers this advice, it’s almost certainly good advice). Occam’s Razor - “Among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected” (but often restated as “The simplest solution is most likely the correct solution” which is not quite the same thing).Īlbert Einstein’s – “Make everything as simple as possible but not simpler” (it is possible that Einstein never actually said this and it was actually a paraphrase of something he said during a lecture but the principle remains sound). KISS is related to a fair number of other famous quotes, phrases and principles. The objective of any process is to deliver the simplest possible outcome. Though both phrases technically introduce an “a” into the acronym – they both deliver the same message as “keep it simple, stupid”. The KISS principle is also offered in two other forms (for those who feel delicate about the inclusion of the word “stupid”): ![]() The Lockheed F-35 will have been built to the KISS principle and so should your products if you want them to succeed. Copyright terms and licence: Public Domain. This is as true for mobile applications as it is for fighter planes.Īuthor/Copyright holder: United States Navy. ![]() It focuses on the idea that if we can’t understand a product, we can’t use it properly and that the widest possible audience must be able to understand it, if the product is to gain maximum market share. KISS may have been the first usability principle for product design – though it was never formally presented as a usability principle. Today the KISS principle is celebrated in many engineering professions (including software engineering) and is often brought to bear by managers in many professions as well as by trainers and educators. If their products weren’t simple and easy to understand – they would quickly become obsolete in combat conditions and thus worthless. The theater of war (for which Lockheed’s products were designed) would not allow for more than that. He told the designers at Lockheed that whatever they made had to be something that could be repaired by a man in a field with some basic mechanic’s training and simple tools. ![]() Kelly explained the idea to others with a simple story. There’s really not much more to say here is there? Keep it simple stupid. Copyright terms and licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 It is worth noting that Kelly’s version of the phrase had no comma and was written “keep it simple stupid”.Īuthor/Copyright holder: Terretta. The phrase “keep it simple, stupid” is thought to have been coined by the late Kelly Johnson, who was the lead engineer at the Lockheed Skunk Works (a place responsible for the S-71 Blackbird spy plane amongst many other notable achievements). The simpler the explanation and the simpler the product, the more likely it is that the output will be useful to others. They care about being able to take that person’s output and make it useful to their own lives. It was Albert Einstein who said “If you can’t explain it, you don’t understand it well enough.” Though it is often mis-reported as being “If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it well enough.” What Einstein was driving at was a particular application of “keep it simple, stupid”.įrom scientific concepts to products the end-user doesn’t care how clever the creator or designer of something is. ![]() And fans will doubtless find them pleasantly diverting, though even the most rabid will have to concede there's been a falloff in emotional resonance since Bond's last outing. They are familiar paces - how could they not be the two-dozenth time - updated for different cities, different women, different tuxes. ![]() He, however, is too busy being tortured by Waltz, dressed down by new "M" Ralph Fiennes, dressed up by costumer Jany Temime in form-fitting formal wear, and put through his sharply staged and shot action-hero paces by the director. Instead she continues with "something you can't tell anyone because you don't trust anyone," an explanation so unnecessary you half expect Bond to call her on it. Naomie Harris' dutiful Miss Moneypenny, for instance, says early on, "You've got a secret" and should really leave it there. But I suppose if you have lots of villains, locales, homages and explosions, it's only natural to have lots of words. It might feel more urgent if the writing were tighter. There are hints that the filmmakers aren't just going for nostalgia but would also like to be of the moment - talk of "smart blood," drones and online surveillance to drive the plot - but none of it feels especially urgent, even when red digital readouts are counting down to imminent explosions. ![]() (For more on the shout-outs to earlier 007 exploits, check out my colleague Chris Klimek's ruminations.) In fact, the screenplay is pretty consciously tilling old ground, with shout-outs to all three of Craig's 007 movies, and also to those of his predecessors, including a compartment-smashing fistfight on a train that echoes camera angles and even a couple of Sean Connery's punches from From Russia With Love. We are not, in other words, tilling a lot of new ground in Spectre. Petulant, obstreperous shrink Léa Seydoux may be the least compelling (perhaps because she's accorded the most screen time). Monica Belluci, whom Bond divests of widow's weeds as he's introducing himself as "Bond, James Bond," is easily the most compelling (though she's accorded the least screen time). Enough time to pack in a whole bunch of bad guys from pencil pushers to bodybuilders to Christoph Waltz, an extravagance of exotic locales, from Moroccan meteor craters to a Rome-the-eternal-city that feels like a racetrack with palazzos, and - of course - a bevy of beauties, who do what Bond beauties do. Which seems to be the operating aesthetic this time out: everything you could wish, and then some, for an epically overstuffed 2 hours and 28 minutes. ![]() It's everything a Bond fan could wish, and then some. And if the prize Bond is after - a ring with an octopus-y Spectre symbol - seems kind of minor for all that mayhem, it does lead nicely into the film's titles, Sam Smith's melody-challenged, but suitably sultry "Writing's on the Wall" backed by gorgeous women writhing with octopus tentacles, bullets trailing inky jets. As showoff-y starts go, this one ranks with the best in the series. At some point, the director starts cutting as 007 dispatches bad guys, collapses buildings, and wrestles with a villain in a suddenly pilotless, upside-down helicopter. If you are going with the “high quality”& you will get unlimited storage to back up your photos. You can also choose the quality of the images that you want to move to Google Photos. You can easily move your photos to Google photos on Android. They provide you with a lot of features and apps& among which Google Photos are one. Part 2 Part 2: How to transfer photos to Google Photos from Android?Īndroid phones are the most widely used smartphones throughout the world. Make sure that your data is adequate to complete the process of transferring. Note: Use high-speed internet to sync photos and videos. The time taken for this process will solely depend upon the speed of the internet and the size of the data to be uploaded. Once you are done with this& all of your photos and videos will be automatically uploaded to Google Photos. Tap on “High quality (free unlimited storage)” to get free unlimited cloud storage. Step 4: Once this feature is enabled& you will see the upload size option. Once enabled& a blue color will fill the box. Step 2: Select “Backup & sync” from the given options& as shown below the image. It will be present at the top-left corner. ![]() Once logged-in successfully& tap on the three-bar icon. Step 1: Launch the Google Photos app from your iPhone and log in to your account. Let us understand this process by simple and easy to follow steps. ![]() ![]() If it is enabled& all photos& including the photos on iCloud& will be stored on Google Photos. If your iCloud Photos is disabled& then all photos available on your phone will migrate to Google Photos. This method will work whether you have enabled iCloud photos or not. Once this function is enabled& all of your pictures and videos will be automatically back up to Google Photos. For that& you need to enable the “Backup and sync” feature on the Google Photos app on your iPhone. It is easy to transfer photos to Google Photos from iPhone. Part 1 Part 1: How to transfer photos to Google Photos from iPhone? If your Mac is using macOS Sierra or earlier, append -applicationpath to your command, followed by the appropriate installer path, similar to what is shown in the command below for El Capitan. Remember to replace MyVolume in the command with the name of your volume. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.ĭepending on which macOS you downloaded, enter one of the following commands in Terminal as instructed above. When Terminal says that it’s finished, the volume will have the same name as the installer you’ve downloaded, such as Install macOS Sonoma. Terminal displays the progress as the volume is being erased.Īfter the volume has been erased, you may see an alert stating that Terminal would like to access files on a removable volume. When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Return. Terminal doesn't show any characters as you type. When prompted, type your administrator password. If the volume has a different name, replace MyVolume in the command with the name of your volume. Type or paste one of the commands below Each command assumes that the installer is in your Applications folder and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using. Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. Enterprise administrators: download from Apple, not a locally hosted update server.ĭownload a macOS installer using the App Store or your browser Use Terminal to create the bootable installer ![]() Your Mac must also be compatible with the macOS that you’re downloading. ![]() To download a full installer, your Mac must be using macOS High Sierra or later, the latest version of macOS Sierra or the latest version of OS X El Capitan. What you need to create a bootable installerĪ USB flash drive or other secondary volume with at least 14 GB of available storage, formatted as Mac OS Extended You don’t need a bootable installer to upgrade macOS or reinstall macOS, but it can be useful if you want to install macOS on multiple computers without downloading the installer each time, or you’re unable to install a compatible macOS from the Finder or macOS Recovery. These advanced steps are primarily for system administrators and other experienced users who are familiar with entering commands in Terminal. ![]() The normal intraocular pressure (IOP) is maintained between 11-21mmHg. It is produced by the ciliary body and travels through the pupil into the anterior chamber (the area between the iris and cornea).Īqueous humour drains out of the anterior chamber through the trabecular meshwork and flows into the canal of Schlemm (Figure 1). ![]() The aqueous humour supplies nutrients to the cornea and lens. Younger patients still seem to benefit the most from decompressive craniectomy.Want discounted access to all Geeky Medics products, including our medicine flashcard collection? Check out our bundles to save money and supercharge your learning □ Aetiology Anatomy Early intervention has shown promising results and should be preferred. The aggressive surgical management (wide decompressive craniectomy) has been shown to benefit patients with delayed or refractory intracranial hypertension after severe TBI, but mydriasis with absence of light reflex is still associated to poor results. Nonetheless, the authors report that increasing age predisposing to worse outcome and increased mortality, while more than 50% of patients under 20-year-old (regardless of duration of mydriasis) recovered to be independent. In that series no patient presented dilated pupils for more than 9 h and no patient that was operated after 6 h with fixed dilated pupils survived. Long-term outcome was still negative, but we believe that our intervention was justified by the facts that non-neurological complications were the reason for the patient's death and she presented such an impressive short-term improvement.Ī known study has evaluated the effect of mydriasis duration on the outcoume of TBI patients treated with craniotomy. In our case, the young age of the patient and the relatively controllable range of ICP (17–27 mmHg) counted towards attempting further escalation with surgical treatment. Lasting bilaterally fixated pupils has been proposed as a decisive factor for non-escalation of treatment. Furthermore, due to excessive swelling of the underlying brain, we decided to perform dural incisions instead of flap durotomy. No bony bridge was left above the superior sagittal sinus in the area of the craniectomy undercutting and smoothing was also performed at the edge of the parietal bone. The patient was then operated using a wide decompressive craniectomy that encompassed bilaterally frontal and temporal areas, and extended as far as possible in the parietal bone. The pupils were checked immediately before the operation, but no recovery was observed. A reassessment of the patient's condition led to a decision for a final attempt at salvaging the patient by performing decompressive craniectomy. Initial decision was for conservative treatment using mannitol, hyperventilation, and barbiturate coma that controlled the ICP in a range of 17–27 mmHg, but despite that, mydriasis was resistant for >12 h. On the afternoon of the 7 th post-injury day, while in ICU care, the patient presented an increase in ICP (>25 mmHg with surges of >30) and bilateral non-reactive mydriasis (7 mm). Brain CT scan 24 h post-admission, showing the small left frontal epidural hematoma, slight improvement of brain edema and the tip of the ICP catheter ![]() Will possibly be replaced by Roam Reasearch once it’s a little more polished. Notion – It’s 80% of what I want in a personal knowledge management tool, but I really do wish they’d improve on that other 20%. Easily the best Markdown editor for the Mac, and the iOS apps are great too. Ulysses – What I write everything else in, including this post. Spark – The best email client for Macs and iOS, but that’s not saying too much. I’m pretty sure I don’t really take advantage of the added features but it was easier to make the terminal window look nice than it was with Terminal.app so I kept it. ITerm2 – Replaced my Mac’s default Terminal.app with iTerm2 because I saw more “legitimate” developers using it. Soulver’s killer feature is being able to type things like 18km in mi or use variables to adjust your calculations on the fly. Soulver – This calculator/spreadsheet app probably gets used at least 20 times a day on my desktop and phone. It’s gotten really nice over the past year or so, although I still miss some of the React-specific tools Facebook had released for Atom, which I was using before this. Visual Studio Code – What I code all of my React and Django in. I still use Chrome’s Dev Tools for development though. Tab syncing between Mac and iOS is nice too. It feels faster and doesn’t kill my battery. Safari – I switched from Chrome a few years ago and haven’t looked back. These are great for when I’m walking around or don’t want to look like a goofball wearing giant over-ear headphones, and are always in my pocket. When I’m working away from my desk, these are what I use.Īpple AirPods – Yes, I have too many earphones. Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones – The best Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones I’ve ever tried. ![]() I use these with Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H6 headphones at my desk. Schiit Modi & Magni – High quality, affordable headphone DAC and amp. Herman Miller Aeron chair – Bought this for $100 in 2007 from a guy in an alley behind a tech company that was shutting down. Uplift V2 standing desk – It goes up and down at the press of a button, and is incredibly sturdy. See my guide for getting eBooks from the Toronto Library onto your Kindle. By the way, if you didn’t know this already, your local library almost certainly has eBook loans that you can get delivered to your Kindle without ever having to step foot in the library. I dream of being able to move to an iPad full time, but it’s still a little too annoying to do any real development work on it.Īmazon Kindle Voyage – One of the absolute best things I own. IPad Pro (2016, 9.7”) – I should use this more, but really I only break it out when I’m traveling and don’t want to carry a full laptop. WASD V2 Mechanical Keyboard – 87 keys w/ Cherry MX brown switches that sound and feel nice.Īpple Magic Trackpad 2 – Upgraded from the original Magic Trackpad just because of the space gray color. I think any decent 4k monitor would be a fine alternative. LG UltraFine 5K 27 inch monitor – Although I certainly paid too much for this, it’s not a bad monitor. It’s wonderful, and the top-end models are good enough now that I only upgrade every two or three years. IPhone XS Max – Unlike the lame MacBook, I have zero complaints about my iPhone. I’m really close to going with a Linux Thinkpad or something, but I’m so deep in the Apple ecosystem that it will take some effort to figure out how to do that without too many trade-offs. Inspired by nearly 1,000 interviews at Uses This and the new user-generated site /uses.tech, here’s what I’m using as of early 2020: HardwareĢ018 13” MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar – My 2018 version replaced a 2016 MBP that suffered endless keyboard failures and replacements until one managed to also take out the motherboard, power supply and battery. ![]() Von Hippel reasoned that the unique Lichtenberg patterns resulted from interactions between the ionized gas and the dielectric surface of the material, and discovered he could change the length of the branching pattern simply by increasing the applied voltage or reducing the surrounding air pressure. In the 1920s, Arthur von Hippel and others recorded light from high voltage electrical discharges onto photographic film. The fundamental principles underlying Lichtenberg’s experiments set the stage for modern plasma physics research. His conclusions were published in his 1777 memoir, Super Nova Methodo Naturam ac Motum Fluidi Electrici Investigandi. Lichtenberg noted two distinctive types of patterns: one for a positive charge, which had longer, more elaborate branching, and the other for a negative charge, which more closely resembled a shell. Then he sprinkled the material’s surface with a mix of powdered sulfur, red lead and lead tetroxide and watched the patterns form, before pressing a piece of paper onto the surface to transfer those images to the paper. He constructed a large electrostatic generator, known as an electrophorus, measuring six feet in diameter, and used that to study the behavior of the electric fire–including figuring out how to record the branching patterns left in the wake of electrical discharges.įirst he used the electrophorus to administer a high voltage charge to an insulating material, such as resin, glass or hard rubber. ![]() He was among the first to bring Franklin’s lightning rods to Germany, installing several around his home in Göttingen, and was an early adopter of using apparatus in his own lab experiments. Lichtenberg’s enthusiasm for the electric fire remained undiminished by such tragic accidents. At least one scientist (Georg Wilhelm Reichmann) died in the attempt to replicate Franklin’s experiment, due to an unfortunate encounter with ball lightning. Benjamin Franklin was one of them, proposing his famous experiment with an elevated “lightning rod” or wire to “draw down the electric fire” from a storm cloud, with the experimenter standing in the protection of an enclosure similar to a soldier’s sentry box. This was an era when scientists across the Western world were fascinated by electricity–or, as they termed it, “electric fluid,” with many engaging in experiments to study charged objects and how sparks jumped between them, using all manner of apparatus, including Leyden jars and electricity tubes. In these waste books, he jotted down random facts, observations on human nature, short sketches from his life, even his current bedside reading material, along with scientific notes from his many experiments. Today Lichtenberg’s literary reputation is most closely associated with his aphorisms, collected over many years in personal journals he called “waste books” (Sudelbücher). But he enjoyed an excellent reputation as a satirist as well as a scientist, and was wildly popular with women, enjoying several romances before marrying one Margarethe Kellner, who bore him six children. Lichtenberg cut an interesting figure: a spinal deformation left him hunchbacked, a condition that caused serious difficulties with his breathing in his later years. Eventually he became a professor of physics there, a job he held for the rest of his life. Initially his family could not afford to pay for his education, but a grant from a generously minded aristocratic patron enabled the boy to attend Göttingen University. The colloquial name is “lightning flowers,” but they are also called “Lichtenberg figures” in honor of 18th century physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg.īorn in 1742 to a pastor in Darmstadt, Germany, Lichtenberg was the youngest of seventeen children, and evinced a natural curiosity and penchant for math and science at an early age. Victims struck by lightning often develop red, branching patterns across their skin, often lasting several days, likely caused by delicate capillaries under the skin rupturing from the shock of the electrical discharge–a natural example of fractals. ![]() So, myeh, for me, but I certainly don't hate the guy. Released more than 10 years into his career, Night Moves transformed Bob Seger from regional hero to national star. (the point is that by being unchanging, like a rock, the protagonist loses his chance with someone) And I liked his video for "American Storm" (about cocaine use), which made it look like the song was for the soundtrack of some movie with Randy "I am SOOOOO batshit crazy!" Quaid. Hell, I liked "Like a Rock" the first 20-30 times I heard it, before the irony was drained out for the truck commercials. ![]() "Strut" might be one of the worst things ever, and every time I hear one of his songs that I like - "Night Moves", "Shame on the Moon" - I am reminded of that fact. Intro G F C F G F C F Verse G F I was a little too tall, coulda' used a few pounds C F Tight pants, points, hardly renown G F She was a black haired beauty with big dark eyes C F G F C F And points all her own sittin' way up high way up firm and high G F Out past the cornfields, where the woods got heavy C F Out in the backseat of my sixty. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Night Moves by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band. Most of his stuff isn't my taste, although I respect him as an artist. I have heard some of the old Cameo stuff, and it does sound really good - a lot like Creedence. Night Moves (Night Moves, 1976) Still the Same (Stranger in. ![]() Throwing together everything from roadhouse rave-ups (Mary Lou) to bittersweet, Van Morrison-style ballads (Night Moves), the album stands as a monument to. I love reading the entries where Marsh practically screams something like ".the only punk band guaranteed to be around for the next edition." or ".in the Eighties, he will be a name to be reckoned with." and then the band dies (The Clash for the former quote, Seger for the second). Bob Seger Launches Official YouTube Channel With New ‘Night Moves’ Video One of the Detroit rocker’s most popular tracks, ‘Night Moves’ was named by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one. Soundtrack in 1987, Seger was a well-respected journeyman heartland rocker. Lyrics Begin: I was a little too tall, couldve used a few pounds. Released more than 10 years into his career, Night Moves transformed Bob Seger from regional hero to national star. ".Dave Marsh in the blue Rolling Stone guide from 1982."Īh, yes, I cherish my copy to this day, and read it every day (it's in *that* room). |
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