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Erik Wiener — Horizons

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I write stuff here. I collect stuff at eerierwink. Husband, father, founder of Pretty Visible. What would you do differently — what would society do differently — if we knew with certainty that the world would end in 10000 years? Similarly, what if you knew with 50% certainty that the world would end in 50 years? A fun way to unwind the time preferences and sources of meaning in life. Ashley theme by Jxnblk.

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Erik Wiener

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I write stuff here. I collect stuff at eerierwink. Husband, father, founder of Pretty Visible. Classic case of a confusing UI. If you want to “Cancel editing this post”, you click “OK”, not “Cancel”. I understand the logic of it, of course, but I end up clicking the wrong button most of the time anyway. Today I came across a TEDx talk. The talk starts out interesting enough, but it quickly becomes clear that there’s no “there” there, and a quick perusal of his site. Some actual scientists have responded.

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Erik Wiener — The Crown

http://www.erikwiener.com/post/97742741582/the-crown

I write stuff here. I collect stuff at eerierwink. Husband, father, founder of Pretty Visible. Ashley theme by Jxnblk.

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Erik Wiener — Let Me Pay

http://www.erikwiener.com/post/100573264497/let-me-pay

I write stuff here. I collect stuff at eerierwink. Husband, father, founder of Pretty Visible. Google, Twitter, Facebook: let me pay you a monthly fee for an ad-free version like I do with Rdio. I can think of a few reasons you might not want to let me pay:. When users pay, they might expect a higher quality of service. Keeping it free probably reduces your customer support responsibilities. All potentially valid reasons, and I’m sure there are more. But still, come on, make me happy, let me pay.

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Erik Wiener — Cake Walk Redux

http://www.erikwiener.com/post/84903131917/cake-walk-redux

I write stuff here. I collect stuff at eerierwink. Husband, father, founder of Pretty Visible. A follow up to my earlier Cake Walk. My idea after last year’s failure:. What if I have them start in an inner circle and then lead the line into an outer circle that has twice the number of slots for the actual cake walk? Well, we tried exactly that at this year’s Mayfair last Saturday. And… success! Ashley theme by Jxnblk.

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Erik Wiener — Classic case of a confusing UI. If you want to...

http://www.erikwiener.com/post/77934574737/classic-case-of-a-confusing-ui-if-you-want-to

I write stuff here. I collect stuff at eerierwink. Husband, father, founder of Pretty Visible. Classic case of a confusing UI. If you want to “Cancel editing this post”, you click “OK”, not “Cancel”. I understand the logic of it, of course, but I end up clicking the wrong button most of the time anyway. Ashley theme by Jxnblk.

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Erik Wiener — What Apple wants

http://www.erikwiener.com/post/73483343251/what-apple-wants

I write stuff here. I collect stuff at eerierwink. Husband, father, founder of Pretty Visible. Plenty of ink spilled on this one already, but I was having fun armchair quarterbacking a particular angle here: I’ve seen many comments to the effect that Apple missed the boat on Nest and it would have been a natural fit. Here’s why I think Apple passed:. Mobile: Apple is now about mobile, personal tech. Smoke alarms: decidedly not mobile. Brand dilution: as every Apple commercial hammers home, Apple is about...

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Erik Wiener — Long data

http://www.erikwiener.com/post/85284694317/long-data

I write stuff here. I collect stuff at eerierwink. Husband, father, founder of Pretty Visible. Every time I read something about a big co acquiring a startup and immediately shutting down its service (so the founders can focus on making even better things for you! Or a company sunsetting a new product after two years of hyperbolic marketing, I get embarrassed on behalf of this industry for how fragile it is and how poorly it treats its users. Basically, insurance against stranded assets. Which might ...

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Erik Wiener — Tumblr declares war on the internet's identity...

http://www.erikwiener.com/post/85290415712/tumblr-declares-war-on-the-internets-identity

I write stuff here. I collect stuff at eerierwink. Husband, father, founder of Pretty Visible. Tumblr declares war on the internet's identity crisis The Verge ». I love tumblr, but for as much as this piece talks up David Karp’s vision of a messy web as a radical manifesto, you would think Tumblr just released something more revolutionary than the ability to change the background color on your mobile feed. Ashley theme by Jxnblk.