Comments on: Falling Further Behind http://third-bit.com/blog/archives/1237.html Data is ones and zeroes | Software is ones and zeroes and hard work. Tue, 22 May 2012 16:23:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ßℓªï§£: Blog » Blog Archive » NY Times makes watching YouTube video debate better and easier http://third-bit.com/blog/archives/1237.html#comment-1366 ßℓªï§£: Blog » Blog Archive » NY Times makes watching YouTube video debate better and easier Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:10:55 +0000 http://pyre.third-bit.com/blog/archives/1237.html#comment-1366 [...] I came across the Republic YouTube Debate on their website (via Greg Wilson) which was a great sign of that. Why wouldn’t somebody just watch this on YouTube? Well, the NY Times website offers a transcript of the video that scrolls along beside it and they offer bookmarks so that you can jump to a specific section of the 111 minute-long debate. Also, there’s a transcript analyzer which allows you to view who spoke when and for how long. These are the types of things that attract visitors to your website. [...] [...] I came across the Republic YouTube Debate on their website (via Greg Wilson) which was a great sign of that. Why wouldn’t somebody just watch this on YouTube? Well, the NY Times website offers a transcript of the video that scrolls along beside it and they offer bookmarks so that you can jump to a specific section of the 111 minute-long debate. Also, there’s a transcript analyzer which allows you to view who spoke when and for how long. These are the types of things that attract visitors to your website. [...]

]]> By: Blaise Alleyne http://third-bit.com/blog/archives/1237.html#comment-1365 Blaise Alleyne Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:24:56 +0000 http://pyre.third-bit.com/blog/archives/1237.html#comment-1365 This reminds me of UofT's ePresence project - <a href="http://epresence.tv/" rel="nofollow">http://epresence.tv/</a>. This reminds me of UofT’s ePresence project – http://epresence.tv/.

]]> By: James http://third-bit.com/blog/archives/1237.html#comment-1364 James Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:11:51 +0000 http://pyre.third-bit.com/blog/archives/1237.html#comment-1364 As I see it, this problem is a symptom of a larger cultural issue: in general (Third Bit readers excluded!), most programmers seem to have little ability and/or interest in communication (beyond the minimal input/output required by their programs). In fact, in my experience among the people I work with, the most technically savvy programmers (the smart guys you go to when you just can't get a driver to work or can't compile third-party code) are the people who are the least likely to comment their code or explain what they are doing without my having to interrogate them aggressively. By contrast, I am surrounded by many intelligent, articulate people who use computers heavily for their work, and who are delighted to explain what they do in clear and creative ways (using many forms of communication, including writing, graphics, animation, sounds, etc.). Unfortunately, in many cases these people don't have the time/training/temperament to understand their computers very deeply (say, below the level of an application). Has anyone else observed this phenomenon? The reason I enjoy reading The Third Bit is that it is a rare pleasure for me to encounter computer users who are intelligent, articulate and have a broad range of interests and skills! As I see it, this problem is a symptom of a larger cultural issue: in general (Third Bit readers excluded!), most programmers seem to have little ability and/or interest in communication (beyond the minimal input/output required by their programs).
In fact, in my experience among the people I work with, the most technically savvy programmers (the smart guys you go to when you just can’t get a driver to work or can’t compile third-party code) are the people who are the least likely to comment their code or explain what they are doing without my having to interrogate them aggressively. By contrast, I am surrounded by many intelligent, articulate people who use computers heavily for their work, and who are delighted to explain what they do in clear and creative ways (using many forms of communication, including writing, graphics, animation, sounds, etc.). Unfortunately, in many cases these people don’t have the time/training/temperament to understand their computers very deeply (say, below the level of an application).

Has anyone else observed this phenomenon? The reason I enjoy reading The Third Bit is that it is a rare pleasure for me to encounter computer users who are intelligent, articulate and have a broad range of interests and skills!

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