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Re: Article Suggestions

samiq — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:10:39 -0000

I think this is a great start and a really needed effort, as I wrote of my blog I've been concerned about the lack of resources widely available to guide developers and designers in the art of building Rich Interactive Applications collaboratively and I think given the new wave of technologies that both u guys and Adobe are pushing out, we need as leader in the discussion to provide the right resources to guide them towards success. Keep it up!

Re: http://blog.discovr.net/post/516022222

samiq — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:20:03 -0000

@googelybear yeah, we have come to think that the problem with the new layout panels is that they were meant to be used in full browse solutions instead of document-like experiences.

that was a big miss on google's implementation and we hope they will take this into account on the next revision.

thanks for pointing that out, we updated the post to reflect your comment :)

Re: The history of Windows Live Mesh

samiq — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:06:46 -0000

thanks for the article... but it doesn't take away my sadness in letting Mesh die as it is and actually merging it to the crappy Live Services experiences...

I rather pay google or dropbox for a functionality they are given away for free just because how awful the user experiences of ALL live services is... I wonder why does microsoft keep pushing this terrible experience forward... they had everything they needed in the Live Desktop to integrate all the live services together in a good way... something I was even looking for the prime service to arrive, but all this bullshit merging is just sad

Re: Want To Go To TechCrunch Disrupt Next Week For Free? Here’s How #Crunch

samiq — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:52:19 -0000

I'm a Costa Rican grad student living and studying in Seoul... have my thesis project ready to launch publicly next week and given that I was not accepted to pitch at it I will make sure I will use this ticket to showcase my project right from my iPhone during breaks and parties... in the mean time I want to take the chance to suck everything I can from the sessions and networking and put them in practice in the very same week... u can find me in twitter.com/samiq

Re: Weekend Giveaway: Something Called An iPad Two (??)

samiq — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:31:31 -0000

use it to develop the idea I'm working on

Re: Weekend Giveaway: An iPad 2

samiq — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:56:36 -0000

soon I guess we will have dedicated devices at home for conferencing... more and more it's has shown that we are a moving mob and biz is increasingly even more globalized. the world is now a tiny neighborhood and the more ubiquitous we make telepresence the more productive we will get.

Re: Win an iPad 2 and 5 copies of Parallels

samiq — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:36:35 -0000

Here we go

Re: How to Sell… Without Selling Your Soul

samiq — Wed, 01 May 2013 01:55:03 -0000

Rock letters and Words!

Re: Join our Live Video Hangout: How to Design a Makeover

samiq — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:41:29 -0000

I would have thought that such a important task as creating what should empower you to a comeback to be done in-house, with internal brain and power, don't get me wrong I love agency work, I worked in agencies for years, but because of that I know that such important piece of new work should be done in-house so the experience of building it remains in-house and part of the culture, not just as a temporary gig you outsource down under... it was a good hangout :)

Re: Join our Live Video Hangout: How to Design a Makeover

samiq — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:48:26 -0000

unless there is a plan to aquihire the team, there is nothing for the team building it, you need not only passion but ownership of the product, and agency work might have passion, but ownership is something only will come with you been part of it fully, when you have to serve 2 masters, your agency and your client, you face the risk of both expectations not falling at par, or worst, have the resources shuffle between projects and hence loosing the experience. One thing is to outsource production work, another one is outsource the soul and bones of your come back. Myspace was once a power horse tech company, I am sure it no longers live to even its shadow, but if they are serious about making a comeback they better be doing with heart and soul and not just money and hiring some fancy design... I might be wrong on this one, but my experience working with some of the best agencies in the world, tells me otherwise.

Re: "How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username" told in a creative way

samiq — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 14:04:41 -0000

I'm with you, I've felt the same and always end up doing a separate versions with annotations on top of the slides to share, when it could be just as simple as annotating them and making it part of the experience and it's something we have been discussing internally to tackle in the future.

Re: Help Us Change Our Facebook Page Name

samiq — Mon, 26 May 2014 01:13:47 -0000

I think it's easier to have someone withing facebook do it for you, they can, a friend of mine got facebook do it for their startup and believe me they name change was 180 degree change, completly different and with more than 50K likes... this of course if you have a connection right in there

Re: ASK USV: Most-Subscribe / Interesting Newsletters

samiq — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:10:05 -0000

yeah it's because of the email fatigue that I started building a small app to aggregate newsletters I've subscribed to, this way I've cleared my email and have one place from where I can read them while commuting to the office or before going to bed. I'll let u know when I have something you can test :)

Re: Google’s role in music piracy is much bigger than it first appears

samiq — Thu, 19 May 2016 05:45:20 -0000

how about changing all the Google references for Apple or Microsoft... because hey... you have to have an operative system for a browser to run and have access to that search engine, that allows you to find, those websites, that let you download that content, that happens, among other things, to be illegal... or better yet, how about include Intel in it as well? because hey, someone has to have built the silicon that allowed for the bit execution for those operative systems to host the browser, that allow the search engine to even be accesible, no? ... I would have expected a bit more quality in this link baiting piece of shit

Re: Evolving Tech North…

samiq — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:06:04 -0000

it's unfortunate to keep seeing powerful female role models be pushed aside from the organisation, specially when the 2 named above were nothing but excelling at pretty much every single one of the goals stated above as "new" strategy.

this is the second shake up right at the point of the org getting momentum.

a reset to square one, right in the middle of the norther stars program - which somehow feels like an omen of bad luck to the leadership of Tech North.

I sincerely hope this is not the beginning of the end, for otherwise very very needed initiative for all of us in the north.

I'm grateful of what the whole team has done for us and many more teams in the region, but actions like these just make me question the whole idea behind this effort.

what's more, it even makes me wonder what kind of authority does Tech North has left of itself now to speak about diversity, when it has reduced the presence of women in roles of authority to pretty much one and I wound't be surprised it the one standing will follow soon.

I wish the best of lucks to the team that remains, you guys have a lot of responsibility behind you and actions like these only make these a lot more difficult for all us in the trenches.

Re: Article Suggestions

Brian_Henderson — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:29:54 -0000

A nice forum for designers and developers to share ideas and practices for making the RIA web a better place. Looking forward to seeing Project Rosetta evolve into something beyond the underlying technologies. Will be checking back often to see what others are making available and to contribute to discussions. The future is near!

Re: The Elephant and the Silverlight | The Missing MIX Session

Brian_Henderson — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:14:21 -0000

Hopefully like previous years there will be Open-Space at #MIX11 for attendee presentations & discussions. Suggest going for it!

Re: With CHAdeMO chargers proliferating, is the SAE Combo standard doomed?

Brian_Henderson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:12:01 -0000

Complicating the mix for SAE Combo Plug standard is it requires auto manufactures to support at least three plug connectors: J1772-Combo in US, Type-2-Combo in Europe, & CHAdeMO in Asia (1700 already installed in Japan).

Tesla Motors (US) has their own plug that has a higher Amp-Watt rating than the DC-Combo. In Europe, Tesla stated it plans to use a higher Amp-Watt rated Type-2 plug for it's Norway (EU) Super Charging network; which will be compatible with all EU Type-2 charge stations. If Tesla Motors can make a small high Amp-Watt rated plug/connector, why can't standard bodies find a similar ergonomic design?

Since existing J1772 & Type-2 standards support upto 20 kW/h charging; the is really no benefit to using Combo plug unless a station providing greater than 30 kW/h of charge. Additionally size-weight, lack of Combo plugs at existing stations, plus lack of plug-cable-adapters are hurtles that SAE Combo standard need overcome. CHAdeMO also has a size-weight issue that needs to be addressed at some point (it's advantage is CANBUS communication, which is standard on all vehicles since 1990's).

Re: More EV Charging Stations Than People In The US

Brian_Henderson — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:59:10 -0000

Location of plug outlets is an important factor; just because there are 475 million 110V plugs they are not all great choices. If the plug is in-doors and needs an extension cord, there will be a voltage drop, related to the light of the cord. Not all 110V plugs instalations have GFI, which is a great safety feature should cord, or plug be exposed to elements. (Newer wiring should have CFI integrated already)

If enough time (hours) are available, or just a partial capacity charge is required then slower (& cheaper) 110V power is an ideal solution. As prices of EV batteries drop over the next few years then 110V (1650 kW/h) will become less useful except for extreme emergencies as pack capacities increase. e.g. Tesla Model S (200-300 mile range) will take over 50 hours to charge on 110V plug. Chances are good that 120-200 mile range will be common for EVs in next five years! (65-80 mies is common range for Fit EV, Leaf, & 500e today)

Re: Putting All 20,000 Electric Car Charging Stations on the Map

Brian_Henderson — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:36:00 -0000

By equating EV Charge Stations to Petro Gas Stations many key points are missed. The cost of petro gas is about $0.15/mile vs. $0.03 for electrical energy (based on $3.50/gal & $0.11/kWh). While a gas vehicle can only add energy at a petro station, EVs add 90% energy at home while parked overnight. (ie: EV only needs to 10% of time at a public station, 1/10 the number of times a gas vehicle needs to stop)

A petro gas station can replenish energy at about 2000 miles per hour (eg: 350 miles in 10 min). Not all 20,000 charging stations meet the needs of modern electric vehicles. Some stations like Tesla's SuperChargers(SC) can provide 400 miles of energy per hour (200 miles in 20 min). Other DC Quick Chargers provide 150 miles energy per hour (eg: Nissan LEAF). There are about about 140 SC pumps at 23 stations and another 310 DC Quick Charge stations in US; however the remaing charge station only proved 10-20 miles of energy per hour (3.3-7kW/h AC Level 2 chargers). This is a critical factor in building the right charger station infrastructure. Some charger are OK for an airport parking lot, others make highway travel possible.

PS: there have been no documented cases of Model S batteries being damaged by SuperCharging. Don't think Tesla would offer unlimited warranty on Model S's battery, be expanding it's SuperCharging network if that were the case.

Re: In Japan, BMW i3 Gets CHAdeMO, Slow Charge Connector Hidden Under Hood.

Brian_Henderson — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:30:35 -0000

Seems backwards… charging taking hours to complete requires popping the hood, while a quick charge (CHAdeMO) taking minutes uses a more secure fender port.

Honda's solution used on Fit EV (Japanese model) seems better… a charge port on opposite (front) fenders. http://www.honda.co.jp/FITE...

Re: In Japan, BMW i3 Gets CHAdeMO, Slow Charge Connector Hidden Under Hood.

Brian_Henderson — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 10:59:15 -0000

Note in EU/UK, Tesla will be using Type 2 connector. The Tesla Type 2 can automatically reconfigure to support charging from: AC 200-220 2-phase (3-20 kW), AC 200-220 3-phase (6-43 kW), and Tesla SuperCharging (90-120 kW). While SuperCharging is not part of the Type 2 spec, Tesla has added the capability for its customers.

An adaptor to/from CHAdeMO, or to/from CSS will require EVSE-like electronics to provide digital/analog translation of two protocols, plus ground-fault safety features. Thus cost would be similar to other EVSE charge point.

Re: In Japan, BMW i3 Gets CHAdeMO, Slow Charge Connector Hidden Under Hood.

Brian_Henderson — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:23:44 -0000

DC is not part of the Type 2 plug spec, Tesla reconfigures the plug to use pairs of pins to charge on DC. The EU/UK approved standard for DC is Type 2 plug for communications, mated with CCS (2-large power pins) for DC current. Tesla uses the Type 2 AC pins to move DC current. This likely means Tesla has tighter engineering specs on its plug/connector & higher power rating for the cable (beyond the Type 2 spec). Result is a lower priced cable than CCS cable as has less copper (2-less large wires) and have the connector.

There is technically nothing from stopping EU/UK from adding Tesla DC charging to Type 2 standard. Tesla (Elon) has stated that they are open to licensing their charging technology.

PS: Elon Musk has recently taken on an advisory role with UK government related to electric vehicles and infrastructure. Not to start any rumors, but has more experience deploying EV infrastructure than has been in any standards committee to this point.

Re: In Japan, BMW i3 Gets CHAdeMO, Slow Charge Connector Hidden Under Hood.

Brian_Henderson — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:42:25 -0000

Thanks, interesting note. Agree, is weird as most CCS charging references 50 kW even though connector spec'd for max. of 90 kW.

Re: Lightweight Carbon-Fiber Honda CR-Z Prototype: Driven

Brian_Henderson — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:46:58 -0000

Interesting to see many manufactures looking at CRFP.

Regarding: "it's clear this is a development prototype: It's noisy".
Curious if noise source was from road, or power train? Being lighter, expect sound to travel differently through CRFP vs. more dense metals. Also, the engine (block) is still same mass vs. lighter body.

CRFP is less conductive to thermo loads so could offer better interior climate management. Crash testing results would be interesting (given CRX similarity), but expect something Honda isn't ready to share. Maybe we'll first see a hybrid vehicle design reminiscent of Pontiac Fiero having RFP body panels on a steel frame?