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Just read an interesting article [1] and watched a talk [2] about making digital drawings/sketches/visualizations dynamic and reactive, more or less by directly interacting with them on the virtual canvas rather than writing code.
I am a bit amazed and especially impressed by the software presented in the talk [3]. It lets one procedurally build (probably) any imaginable vector visualization by drawing shapes and hooking them and their properties up to input data or other shapes.
[1] Ink&Switch – Inkbase - Programmable Ink (2022): https://www.inkandswitch.com/inkbase/
[2] Bret Victor – Drawing Dynamic Visualizations (2013): https://vimeo.com/66085662
[3] Bret Victor – Additional Notes on "Drawing Dynamic Visualizations" (2013): https://worrydream.com/DrawingDynamicVisualizationsTalkAddendum/#inkandswitch #BretVictor #visualization #diagram #proceduralgraphics
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Back in the days of Roman numerals, basic multiplication was considered this incredibly technical concept that only official mathematicians could handle. But once Arabic numerals came around, you could actually do arithmetic on paper, and we found that 7 year olds can understand multiplication. It's not that multiplication itself was difficult. It was just that the representation of numbers--the interface--was wrong.
-- Bret Victor (Apple Human Interface Inventor) -
🖥️ Ah yes, another 2013 YouTube relic where Bret Victor foretells the 'Future of Programming' with all the clairvoyance of a Magic 8-Ball 🤖✨. Spoiler: we're still waiting for hoverboards and his prophetic code utopia. 🙄🔮
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pTEmbeENF4 #FutureOfProgramming #YouTubeRelic #BretVictor #TechPredictions #CodeUtopia #Magic8Ball #HackerNews #ngated -
Bret Victor the Future of Programming (2013) [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pTEmbeENF4
#HackerNews #BretVictor #FutureOfProgramming #Video #TechInnovation #ProgrammingInsights
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🤖 Ah, Bret Victor, bless his heart, still clinging to the fantasy that computers should be "humane" and "dynamic" instead of just smart enough to replace us all 😅. Meanwhile, while he's busy inventing new words and fantasizing about utopias, #AI has already conquered our spreadsheets and is eyeing our jobs 👀. Keep dreaming, Bret!
https://dynamicland.org/2024/FAQ/#What_is_Realtalks_relationship_to_AI #BretVictor #Utopia #Automation #FutureOfWork #HackerNews #ngated -
Bret Victor on why current trend of AIs is at odds with his work
https://dynamicland.org/2024/FAQ/#What_is_Realtalks_relationship_to_AI
#HackerNews #BretVictor #AIs #Technology #Innovation #HackerNews #Dynamicland
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Worrying about sentient AI as the ice caps melt is like standing on the tracks as the train rushes in, worrying about being hit by lightning.
-- Bret Victor (@worrydream)⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #BretVictor #ArtificialIntelligence #Computers
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Canyon #SlickRock #IcebergCanyon #LakePowell #Utah
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Back in the days of Roman numerals, basic multiplication was considered this incredibly technical concept that only official mathematicians could handle. But once Arabic numerals came around, you could actually do arithmetic on paper, and we found that 7 year olds can understand multiplication. It's not that multiplication itself was difficult. It was just that the representation of numbers--the interface--was wrong.
-- Bret Victor (Apple Human Interface Inventor) -
In Diversions #6 I write about making grape jelly, canning projects, a trip to Virginia, and share some links.
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At 2 minutes I'm "I want that". At 4 minutes I'm "yes dammit". At 6 it's "how do I go work with this guy?"
#BretVictor - Drawing Dynamic Visualizations
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ef2jpjTEB5U&si=_ZNLQxAXo4i76uHM -
as for diagrams: check out this #BretVictor talk if you haven't:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef2jpjTEB5U
interactive procecedural drawing with direct manipulation, it's so awesome and such a shame that it hasn't caught on more.
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The Internet's forgotten collaborative future:
https://www.quora.com/Who-invented-the-modern-computer-look-and-feel/answer/Harri-K-Hiltunen#Memex #VannevarBush #Dynabook #AlanKay #ProjectXanadu #TedNelson #Dynamicland #BretVictor