I remember using Lloyd radio in early 1999 and thinking, "WTF, why doesn't this just stream mp3s?". At that point, he was still 1 year behind being 2 years ahead of the times.
lol @ the sublime way you replied to the parent query .. it is his journey that is truly remarkable.. rare to see someone this multiskilled. The man's a diamond. Reminds me of Pavel Florensky[1] strangely.
I've always had a few ideas to explore in the back of my mind, hoping I'd get to them once I retire or "have more time (tm)":
* Understand the EE (lowest-level) part of computing. Work on embedded devices.
* Getting rid of the nagging feeling there is something I'm missing about differential equations (this despite acing the respective uni math courses on solving them).
* Explore cognitive science (the intersection of math/computing/psychology/NLP/communication).
* Learn proper design, create a personal website I can be proud of.
* Explore the low-frequency heartbeat of civilizations (cyclic patterns by which social structures act and react).
Bret already did all that and much more. Plus he polished, published and (sometimes) sold it. This guy is phenomenal. His KillMath project is something I would actively support, if I better knew how...
"* Getting rid of the nagging feeling there is something I'm missing about differential equations (this despite acing the respective uni math courses on solving them)."
Bret talks about this here (scroll down to 'A Possibly Embarassing Personal Anecdote'):
It's cute but what you didn't learn is that ~10% of the world have issues with vision and therefore will not see or hear any of your admittedly nice words...
As mentioned above, he states working at Apple "was a mistake". I wonder how long these non-compete/disclosure agreements last. And another matter is, even if he could make use of these ideas, would it be better through a rival company or just out on the open internets?
does anyone know what he used to generate those graphs/graphics? Page looks great, too bad almost nothing is clickable (i.e. few links to about/contact/blog/etc.)
It looks good, but what exactly do I get out of that page as someone who wants to know who this guy is (which, as I understand, is the purpose of a bio)? It doesn't even say his _name_.
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[ 7.0 ms ] story [ 43.4 ms ] thread(his CV is on the site.
http://worrydream.com/#!/cv/bret_victor_resume.pdf
He's a Hardware Designer + Programmer + UI Designer + Scientist + Electronics Engineer.
Oh, and he designed the original UI for the iPad)
[1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Florensky
* Understand the EE (lowest-level) part of computing. Work on embedded devices.
* Getting rid of the nagging feeling there is something I'm missing about differential equations (this despite acing the respective uni math courses on solving them).
* Explore cognitive science (the intersection of math/computing/psychology/NLP/communication).
* Learn proper design, create a personal website I can be proud of.
* Explore the low-frequency heartbeat of civilizations (cyclic patterns by which social structures act and react).
Bret already did all that and much more. Plus he polished, published and (sometimes) sold it. This guy is phenomenal. His KillMath project is something I would actively support, if I better knew how...
Btw, does Bret Victor have a HN account?
Bret talks about this here (scroll down to 'A Possibly Embarassing Personal Anecdote'):
http://worrydream.com/#!/KillMath
Worked at: Apple.
Except with Apple, and in the past tense.
I should offer Bret crash space.
Hate that he broke my back-button, though.
The interesting thing about the graphs is that they are in the same style and color scheme that you'd see in an Edward Tufte book.
(Not w/o good reason.)