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August 31st, 2012, 05:00 PM #1
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looking for book about a knowage gathering spaceship, a kind of giant libery
hi guys.
a looong time ago i read a sci fi book ( i seem to remeber it being written by an japaniese or chienise auther but not sure) its main char is a teenage boy (young man) who lives on a giant ship, that gather knowage, its like a giant libery. i tink it was powered by a giantic solar sail or two.
i think it was not a mayor action book.
the boy meets a girl at one point i think.
it was a series....i think two or three books.
i think there was some type of hyporation going on, because i seem to remember them being kinda old and their journey taking a long time.
they were from earth im pretty sure.
hope some one can help me : )
thanks a lot guys
September 1st, 2012, 11:22 PM #2
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I think Jon Bing's The Chronicles of the Starship Alexandria are what you are looking for.
- Azur: Planet of the Captains
- Zalt: Planet of the Steamlords
- Mizt: Planet of the Ghosts
- Tanz: Planet of Riddles
He's Norwegian.
September 2nd, 2012, 05:59 AM #3
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thank you so much : ) yes it seems to be that one....bing could be chiniese or japaniese : ) sadly it seems imposeble to find, so i can tread it again : ( but ill press on and see if i can find it.
thanks again
September 2nd, 2012, 11:28 AM #4
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I understand the author is quite friendly. He may be able to help you. His faculty page has a contact email.
In addition, the Azur and Zalt at least are on Abebooks at the moment... I'm sure if you check ever month or so you'll ultimately be able to get them all.


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Legacy: 1. Respectable
'Please, please, Esmeralda, do sit and don't fuss!' Bilbo cheerfully scolded his cousin as she served tea in a cozy and well-worn parlor of Brandy Hall. He had arrived but a scarce hour before, coming across the Bucklebury Ferry just past noon with three crates of chickens, a wagon of turnips, and two extremely exuberant children. It had been an interesting crossing, and he felt that he well deserved this tea for having survived it.
Bilbo did not refuse the extra helping of rhubarb crisp she spooned onto his plate, nor the extra sandwich she tucked along one side, nor the chunk of golden, nutty cheese that was slipped into the last remaining open spot the plate, but he did chuckle and admonish and tease until his lovely cousin filled her own plate and sat. For several minutes there was silence from Bilbo (a rare occurrence) until he had made enough of a dent in the meal to take the edge off his hunger. Only then did he lean back into the soft leather chair and give Esmie his full attention.
Great-granddaughter of the Old Took, more than a few said she was like all three of Gerontius' daughters come back to life in one person, with Belladonna's intelligence, Donnamira's beauty, and Mirabella's tenacity. Esmeralda had been the toast of the Four Farthings in her youth, with her light auburn curls, cinnamon-brown eyes and cheerful laugh. Having a figure that made men stop and stare had not hurt her at all, either - twenty years and two children had only filled out those enticing curves, adding dignity and stature. The men still stared. Her beautiful, broad feet finished the picture to perfection. Bilbo admired his striking cousin all the more for the sharp mind that lay behind the deceptively demure expression. Behold the true Master of Buckland, he thought, or she will be, once Sara inherits.
'I must apologize for not visiting more often, Esmie,' he twinkled at her, 'and not merely because you keep the best laid table in the Shire.' Esmie laughed around a mouthful of crisp, and shook an admonishing fork in his direction. 'I do need to keep track of things more carefully. I wasn't aware of how ill Gilda has been,' he went on in a more serious tone. 'You should have told me about this earlier.'
'Gilda forbade me to say anything about it, Bilbo! She didn't want you worrying. You know how stubborn she can be,' Esmie protested.
Bilbo rolled his eyes and shook his head. 'Oh, yes, don't I know it! You needn't explain Gilda to me. But what of Rory? How is he taking this?'
'Not well, I fear, Bilbo,' Esmie gravely replied. 'He grieved so badly when he lost Prim, and I don't think he ever really recovered from that loss.'
Bilbo grimaced. 'I don't think any of us really have.' Another beautiful Hobbit-lass, gone. It was not so bad, now, with families full and the little lasses racing about, all curls and rumpled skirts and brown legs scratched from the berry vines. There were still enough left, though, who remembered the Fell Winter of 1311: how it ripped their girl-babes away from them in greater numbers than the boys; how many goodwives lay down in a birthing bed and did not rise up again; how many of the small forms, limp in their winding sheets, that were laid in the frozen earth had been sisters and daughters. His own sisters died in it, and Mother barely survived the stillbirth of his brother.
In the years immediately after, the mothers were weak, and children came slowly and often dead - the girl children more so than the boys. Many women never bore properly again. His mother never bore another child. Her sister, Mirabella, Rory's mother, lost Dodinas that winter the way Mother had lost her boy, then had Asphodel almost at cost of her own life, followed by another dead child.
Then, to the delight of all Buckland, Primula had come along; a great, chubby, happy, healthy girl-babe. Her birth marked an end to the mourning, and the girls no longer died so soon. Even so, the children were few in that time, and the mothers' arms were more empty than they wished.
There had been such scandalized talk when Drogo had married Prim, even if he was one of Rory's best friends. Done in a rush when she was only twenty-eight, Drogo almost half again her age, it was not considered a respectable match, not with so many fine lads her own age paying court to her. At first, the whispers had been that those two had needed to marry and quickly, but no early child appeared. Then the whispers reversed and it was said that there was no child because of the scandalousness of the marriage. In the end, they had to leave Hobbiton and move back into Brandy Hall to get away from the merciless tongues of the old hens. Drogo and Prim had lived with Bilbo for several years in Bag End after they had first married, and he missed them terribly when they decided to leave.
Rory and Gilda, on the other hand, were overjoyed to welcome them back home to Brandy Hall. Bilbo had visited much in those times and would spend weeks with Drogo and Prim, Rory and Gilda. Anything to get out from under the inquisitive noses of the respectable folk back in Hobbiton. They all were so worried when Prim failed to have a child. Twenty years of barren marriage, and then Frodo's miraculous birth. The celebrations were bigger than when Prim herself had been born. Bilbo shook his head and sighed, and turned his attention back to Esmie, who had kept talking, not noting his distraction.
'Now, to watch Gilda deteriorate like this,' Esmie broke off, looking down at her plate while she got her own emotions under control, 'well, I worry. He's younger than you, Bilbo, yet he looks and acts several decades older.' She gave him a sly look. 'Though some would say that he merely looks as he should and you are the one who looks the wrong age.'
Bilbo shrugged. Even he was starting to wonder a bit at his youthful appearance, though inside he felt age creeping up upon him, wearing him down. He always wondered what had been in the food the Elves had served him in Rivendell. 'And how is Gilda?' he asked gently, turning attention back to the central reason for his visit.
Esmie sighed. 'Her wits are as sharp as ever, and she tries to stay in good spirits for Rory's sake. It helps that she's more stubborn than a Breeland pony and has the temper of your dragon. She won't let people feel sorry for her, and is ready with a solid whack of the cane for anyone who treats her like she's made of glass. But the trembling in her limbs grows worse, and she can't walk unassisted anymore. She's dying, she knows it, and she is determined to spare us pain.' Esmie sighed again, but in a more exasperated tone. 'Of course, if that didn't mean that she insists on being such a pain, it might be easier.'
They looked at each other for one long moment, then burst out laughing. Once he got his mirth under control, Bilbo said, 'Well, I'm told healers make the worst patients. Gilda's used to making things well, not being sick herself.'
Esmie nodded agreement. 'I think it would be better for everyone if she didn't know so much of herbs and healing. She keeps experimenting with different tonics and soaking potions and the like. I swear, sometimes I think she'll poison herself trying out new concoctions.' Bilbo shot her an alarmed look, and Esmie held up a reassuring hand. 'I am teasing, though she did make herself sick with something a few months ago. Gilda's not one to give up, ever, so you needn't worry on that count.'
Esmie applied herself to the remainder of her meal until the plate was empty, and Bilbo followed suit. After they had both finished their plates and then finished seconds, Esmie took the used dishes to a sideboard. Bilbo prepared his pipe while she fussed a bit over the dirty plates and cutlery, getting them to stack just right on a tray, then turned to face him. Bilbo held her eyes and raised a meaningful eyebrow. She shook her head, then shrugged, returning to the couch.
'Sara and I, well…we are managing as we can. He is as upset as Rory, watching Gilda fail, and he probably drinks more than is wise. But he is a solace to his father, and they give each other strength.'
Bilbo knew Rory's eldest son too well to think he was much solace to his father, and the boy had always drunk more than was wise. Gilda's illness was the excuse, not the source. 'What of Mac?'
Esmie shook her head. 'It hurts him to see his mother like this, so he tends to stay away. Mac keeps an eye on north Buckland and helps Rory and Sara that way. He and Dilly have their hands too full with their own farm to be here very much, though they do come every Highday for evening table. You'll see them tomorrow.'
Well, at least one of the boys is making himself useful. Bilbo puffed on the pipe a bit, but Esmie did not say anything more. 'And yourself?' he prompted. A smoke ring drifted upwards. Esmie sat for a long while staring at a painting on the far wall.
'I worry over the children.' Bilbo made a soothing, non-committal noise around the stem of his pipe, trying not to show his concern at her answer. 'Merle never fails to help with Merry. She has a sense that her Gammer is sick, and won't get well. Merry just knows she's sick. I sit with Gilda a great deal, and she tells me her stories and secrets. We don't like it, but she's teaching me to run Brandy Hall without her. It is a more demanding responsibility than I had imagined. Gilda is one of the great Mistresses of the Hall. To be taking over her tasks is a bit intimidating. I don't begrudge them anything, but caring for her and for Rory as they age is…wearing.' Esmie lapsed back into her musing silence. Bilbo puffed on his pipe and considered what had - and had not - been said.
So, Sara is being useless, as usual. Bilbo reminded himself not to grind his teeth on the stem of the pipe. It was a gift from Balin and it would not do to break it. Why Esmie settled for him… They married only a year after he came of age, and had she been less notable there probably would have been the usual ugly rumors about why this older woman had married the young heir of the Master. He drew in a lungful of pipe smoke, then slowly released it. No use wondering why it happened.
It was regarded, by those who knew nothing, as the most marvelous marriage in the Shire. The beautiful sister of the Thain-to-be wed to the handsome son of the Master. With luck he'll drown himself in ale, or in the Brandywine, and leave the true Master to run the Hall. Bilbo went over to the fireplace to fiddle with his pipe and to keep his back to Esmie while he suppressed his disdain for her wastrel mate. The wonder to Bilbo was how a woman so smart could bear with a man so stupid. She could have picked any Hobbit in the Shire and she chose Sara. Esmie would hear no harsh words said of the wretch, and he did not want to fight with his cousin. Well, she might have set her eye on him because he'd be Master someday, but she truly dotes on him now.
Rory's letters were always full of praise for his daughter-in-law, especially now. It was Rory who had warned Bilbo of Gilda's failing health, telling him a long visit would be in order, and he had spoken of Esmie's care for Gilda. Bilbo knew that Gilda and Prim had jointly ruled Brandy Hall until Prim's death, as close to each other as he, Rory and Drogo had been. He had heard from Rory that Gilda had been cool to her eldest son's marriage, and not always inviting to her daughter-in-law afterwards. Prim had never really cottoned to Esmie, despite the girls' kinship. He hoped Gilda's coolness to Esmie was not making Esmie's care taking tasks more difficult.
'Frodo is a dear. I don't know how I would manage the children without him.' Esmie's voice was stronger and happier. Bilbo smiled into the fireplace, then looked back over his shoulder at her. The melancholy on her face had subsided, though it was not wholly gone. 'I swear, sometimes I forget he isn't our own. Merle and Merry couldn't ask for a more loving big brother.'
'Yes, how's my lad doing? I love his letters, but I know he doesn't tell me about the scrapes he's getting into.' Bilbo came back to his chair and plumped down for a more cheerful discussion. He had not seen Frodo since the lad's sixteenth birthday, though they exchanged letters several times a month. Bilbo suppressed a twinge of guilt for not having visited Brandy Hall more often, for not keeping a better eye on Gilda and Frodo.
'Well, he's a tween now, which means he'll eat anything he finds in the kitchen that doesn't eat him first, he can be a touch sullen to the adults when they won't let him do as he pleases, he adores his little cousins, and he is in constant trouble.' Esmie relayed all of this with a merry grin, so Bilbo was not too concerned about the 'constant trouble' business. 'He takes after the Took side of the family in his height, the Brandybuck side with his stubbornness, and the Baggins side with his penchant for adventure.' Esmie sent a mock glare Bilbo's direction. He just grinned back around his pipe at her, wiggling his toes.
'So what has the rascal been up to?' Bilbo cheerily asked. Their birthday was in two weeks, and he intended to stay for it. He would be ninety-nine and Frodo would be twenty-one. Bilbo had been considering a rather unusual birthday present for his young cousin, and it sounded like the time was right.
'Maggot over in the Marish came by not too long ago with a basket of mushrooms. He said that perhaps if he kept us better supplied, Master Frodo wouldn't raid the mushroom beds so often,' she laughed, shaking her head, 'He also wanted me to know he'd given the boy a good hiding to remind him to respect other people's hard work.' Bilbo frowned at this news. Deserved or not, he did not hold with thrashing a child. 'But don't worry, Maggot wasn't angry. Indeed, he was rather impressed by our boy's intrepid pursuit of mushrooms. He just hoped that energy could be turned to more productive endeavors.
'Sara and I have really taken over looking after Frodo in the last two years, since Gilda has became so sick. Rory dotes on our boy and Gilda adores him, but he can be a handful, and they don't have the heart to tell him no. He never means to do anything wrong, aside from the usual tween silliness, but he needs more guidance than what they can provide. He and Sara don't always see eye to eye on things, I'm afraid, especially as Rory has let the lad pretty much run wild since…' Esmie's voice faded softly, not wanting to talk about the drownings.
Bilbo considered these words for a bit. 'Well, Esmie, you know that I think very highly of "our boy" as you call him. There's not much more formal learning he can do here in Buckland. If he's bored and raiding mushroom beds and not minding his manners towards Sara,' there, that was always a sore spot, 'then perhaps it's time for him to come to Hobbiton and have me look after him. It sounds like you have your hands full with Gilda and the children. Sara and Mac need to care for Rory and tend Buckland. You know there's nothing better I'd like to do. If possible, I'd like him to come home with me when I go back to Hobbiton at the end of the month.'
Esmie gave him an odd look, the one he was quite used to receiving as an old bachelor of eccentric habits. He kept his face cheerful. Not you, too, Esmie. She shook her head a bit. 'Frodo's no burden to me, Bilbo; if anything, he's a great support. The children adore him and he is always patient and helpful where they are concerned. Gilda quite loves him, you know. Prim was like a little sister to her, and she holds the boy as dear to her as either of her grandchildren,' Bilbo watched her avert her eyes slightly, 'and all tween boys argue with their fathers, so it is not surprising that Frodo and Sara,…'
'Sara isn't his father.' That came out more curtly than he had intended, so Bilbo backed up a bit and bathed his now-annoyed cousin in charm, 'And I am certain that if Sara weren't so concerned about Gilda,' or paid any attention to anything that isn't ale, 'he would have more energy to give to this rascally little cousin of his. And if he weren't having to concern himself with making Frodo behave, then he could be more of a support to Rory. It's time he concentrated on learning the Master's tasks.' That was about as generous as Bilbo was willing to be over Saradoc Brandybuck.
'Besides, Esmie,' now he gave her a reproachful look, 'while he may be a great help to you, it isn't fair to deny a lad as bright and inquisitive as Frodo a chance to learn more things than he can find out in Buckland, and to be brought to the attention of certain people in the Shire. I think our boy has a rather impressive future ahead of him, and he will need to be known as something besides the "Rascal of Buckland" if he is to fulfill this promise. He needs to move into the Shire where he can be seen and known.'
Esmie did not look convinced. 'He needs to be respectable, too, Bilbo, and being associated with you is not the swiftest route to that condition.' She shot him another meaningful stare. Bilbo studied his pipe for a moment, trying very hard not to allow himself to become annoyed with Esmie.
'Come now, Esmie,' he cajoled her when his indignation was under control, 'my reputation for being as mad as the day is long is quite exaggerated, as you well know.' He gave her his most ingratiating smile, 'And I haven't been on an adventure of note in almost fifty years! Why, the most daring thing I do nowadays is traipse across the Shire to see my Buckland relatives!' He smiled broadly and willed himself not to become angry with her. She did not look greatly placated. Time to change tactics. 'But enough of that - Frodo's future will wait. What is he up to now, besides causing trouble for poor Maggot? Who are his friends? Has he gone sweet on some red-cheeked lass yet?' He was not prepared for the look of consternation that crossed Esmie's face. 'Esmie, what's wrong?'
She stood and walked over to the parlor door, and checked to see who was in the hallway. Faintly, Bilbo could hear muffled voices, and a clink of dishes. Others were having mid-afternoon tea, too, and not many were walking about. She firmly closed the door, and began to slowly pace the room. She finally stopped near the fireplace, and turned to lean against the mantle and face him.
'Actually, I've been thinking of sending him to Pal. That will get him into the Shire, and will allow him to be known. Pal will see things are respectable. In fact, I think I should do this. Perhaps early next year.' She stared back at him with a challenging gaze. Send him to Pal. I'll never be allowed to see Frodo, and she knows it.
Bilbo tried to not mind Pal's coolness towards him. After all, dealing with Rum's rather scandalous antics was one of Pal's less pleasant duties as the heir of the Thain. Pal was a dour fellow, but level-headed and devoted to Eglantine and their three little girls. Most folks down in Tuckborough knew to go to Pal with their concerns, and not even bother with Rum. It was almost the opposite situation from here in Buckland, where folks wished that the Master's sons were reversed in age, or that Rory would never die. At least Rory does have Mac. No one was much help to Pal when trying to deal with Rum. Pal did not care for anything odd, or strange. Unlike most Thains, Pal disliked Gandalf, and had ordered the wizard to not darken the door of the Great Smials again.
Which simply pointed out how wrong it would be to send Frodo to Pal and Eglantine. Pal would not like Frodo's curiosity, and would forbid the lad any contact with himself, or any other interesting person. All he would ever see would be his tedious Took cousins and the unadventurous farmers of South Farthing. Pal could not do much with the lad, not with Thain duties and overseeing his extensive plantation in Whitwell, south of Tuckborough, and Eglantine had her hands full with the girls. It was not exactly news that more children would arrive until they had a son. It would be no better than Brandy Hall, as Esmie was well aware. She grew up in there herself and knew what a warren it was.
Bilbo also suspected that Pal would not mind too much laying a claim to the boy's loyalties, even if he did not care much for the boy himself. Drogo had been a moderately well-off gentlehobbit (Bilbo had seen to that), and Prim had some small share of inheritance from her mother. In Brandy Hall, Rory and Gilda stood guard over the inheritance. Pal would not mind having control of that wealth pass to his hands while Frodo was in his minority. Eglantine was worse. People were surprised when the mousy woman from a minor family had won the heir of the Thain, but Bilbo knew she was quite ambitious.
Bilbo allowed some of his growing ire to show. 'And why, pray tell, would you send him off to another warren of relatives where he will be just another face in a pack of poorly supervised tweens running about and causing trouble? Pal and Eglantine have no time for him. This does not sound like a very good situation for Frodo.' He would not drop her eyes. 'Am I really such a - corrupting - influence?'
'I don't want to encourage him.'
Bilbo could see where this conversation was going, and his ire was rapidly turning into something like Smaug's rage over a certain missing piece of treasure. 'And would you care to explain, in plain terms, what it is I would be encouraging?' he asked in a soft, dangerous tone, the one he had heard Gandalf use on a few occasions.
Esmie at least had the decency to blush and look embarrassed. 'Frodo's just a boy still, and impressionable. He needs to be around respectable folks, and learn to be a respectable gentlehobbit himself. He's not sweet on any girl at all,' she finally said, staring down at the carpet, refusing to meet his eyes, 'and he spends too much time with, with…' she finished lamely, 'other boys. The wrong kind of boys. Sara and I agree that he likes the company of these boys a bit too much.'
In a rush she went on, still staring at the carpet, 'He needs some examples set for him, respectable examples, not a place with strangers and queer folk tramping in and out at all times. A place with a proper husband and wife. I thought that it would be good for him to be around Pal and respectable relatives, and to get to know some other young folks, some new young ladies that he might like better than the ones here in Buck…' Her words were cut off abruptly by Bilbo's grasp on her chin, forcing her face up to look into his forbidding expression.
'Let us use plain terms, cousin. Your presumption that you know what kind of person I do or do not share my bed with leaves me angry, and your intimation that I would lay a lustful hand on any child leaves me ill,' he said in a voice scarcely above a whisper, 'What is most offensive, what leaves me disgusted, is that you care so little for "our boy." Because I am not respectable, you would throw Frodo into the Great Smials and leave him to fend for himself? Is respectability so important to you that you would deny him all that I can offer?'
Bilbo turned on his heel, and left the parlor.
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Doing More with Remote Research
Chances are, you've encountered remote user experience research. Perhaps you've read about it in an article or have seen the book. Everyone from the scrappiest startup to the most established corporation is beginning to incorporate remote methods into their research arsenal.
Currently, the most common remote research protocols incorporate screen sharing and task analysis, often employed at a late stage in the product development process. While screen sharing is a relatively new technology, task analysis has been the standard usability method for 30 years. But since then, user habits and behaviors have changed significantly to accommodate the tech-filled world we live in.
Instead of buying a washing machine by walking into Sears, today people can choose from many different washing machines by reading online reviews, asking friends on Facebook for recommendations, or doing head-to head-comparisons across manufacturers. Thus doing a remote research study focusing solely on the Sears website would not capture these other activities that are part of the buying process, even if the purchase is eventually completed on sears.com.
We see real value in the ways remote research can contribute to developing a broader view of what people actually do in their natural environments. Think of it like low-cost field-testing for the purpose of understanding rich and complex real-world experiences. This can be done to a limited degree through screen sharing of website interactions, but as interactions span the physical and digital worlds and have myriad social influences, remote research can be a valuable contributor to understanding these touchpoints as well.
Thus, remote methods are particularly suited for understanding context of use. We should be asking questions that reveal the broader context in which customers are using a website. For example:
- What brought users to the website, and what will they be doing when they leave?
- How long have they been doing a given task?
- What other sources do they use for getting information and how does that influence their experience on our website?
- Are they making decisions with their friends?
- Are they doing things offline that contribute to the experience?
These are hard questions to answer even in full-blown field studies. Because remote methods give you access to users in their native environments, it's much more likely that you'll gain insight about physical and social contexts in a remote study than in a laboratory study.
Remote research for physical contexts
We recently used remote methods to help LendAround, a London-based startup, learn about potential customers' DVD sharing habits. LendAround's platform for peer-to-peer physical media sharing (primarily of DVDs) was in early beta. Needing to move quickly and be frugal meant that in-person field research was not feasible, particularly since the team wanted to focus on participants who lived outside of the Bay Area tech bubble where the research project was based.
The team developed a study that involved remotely recruiting and interviewing people in their homes where their DVD collections were kept. To begin, they posted a survey on Mechanical Turk and paid "Turkers" to complete it. The survey results were used for two purposes: to identify target interview participants and to address some initial research questions.
In the next phase, we conducted research using that most basic of tools—the phone. Our questions covered many aspects of how participants share and borrow DVDs. And since DVDs are physical products that are kept in people's homes, it was important to interview participants in the environment where they had their DVD collections. When we asked about their sharing habits, they could simply walk over to where they kept their DVDs to look around and estimate how many they had and how many they'd lent to friends. This led to insights about the rich context of how people use and share DVDs that wouldn't have been captured in an in-person laboratory study.
Remote research for social contexts
We have also used remote methods to learn about online social interactions. One study in particular was focused on how services like Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr help friends connect, discover content, and synthesize new information. Our goal was to understand how social interactions affect perceived content value within a set of friends.
We set up a remote study in which three friends submitted desktop recordings of their online interactions over the course of three weeks. We paid particular attention to times when one participant was referenced by or communicated with another participant, and we asked both of them about the interaction. Also, when multiple participants read the same news item we asked each person whether they remembered the content, whether it was meaningful, and whether other people had talked or commented on that story since.
It became clear that people's interactions and the value they found in social content were dependent on a number of factors, from context cues they picked up in the interface to social factors such as reputation and trust. For example, participants skimmed Twitter focusing only on avatars, and when they saw an avatar of someone they respected they read the associated tweet more closely and were more likely to share it with others.
Doing this study remotely allowed us to uncover social interaction patterns that would not have been captured in an hour-long screen share/task analysis of a single participant's desktop.
Though late-stage remote task analysis is valuable, remote methods can also establish an understanding of the unspoken and often unseen contexts, both physical and social, of a product, program, website, interaction, or decision-making process. Creative and thoughtful use of remote research methods can improve product development practices across the board—for startups and large, established companies alike.
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This seems like a great alternative to diary studies > asking users to install silverback to capture specific types of interactions. I love this idea!
A practical question: How did you arrange to have silverback installed on your participants computers? Did you have to buy three licenses and then give them a log in?
Thanks for a great article!
@Mary — Good questions about the logistics of the 3-friend study. Each participant installed screen recording software (Silverback) on their machines and turned it "on" in 30-90 minute blocks when they went online for a period of time. There were intentionally no clear instructions on what to capture, but we asked that they record whenever they were in "information mode": reading or finding articles, or sharing info with others. It was also not real time screen sharing, but as the videos rolled in, we reviewed them one at a time.
We also had the participants review their own videos with us and describe what was going on in each. This was extremely useful for understanding the context of interactions that didn't make sense taken as a stand-alone scene.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for an insightful article!
The study that recorded three friends' social interactions over 3 weeks was a smart way to examine that space.
I'm curious about the practical matters of conducting that study: What did you use for screen recording? Did it record 24/7 over a 3-week period? Did you review the footage regularly during the study, or sort through it all when recording was complete?
Thanks for the comments! To your question @Christopher, undoubtedly yes! Avatars help to personalize our otherwise plain text in a place like Twitter — a real person's face versus a company's logo does affect people's perceptions. But also the fact that avatars are used as an anchor to identity and reputation — frequently changing your avatar may throw people off.
That's a really interested way of performing your remove research. There's something gratifying about the fact that all research isn't performed in a "tech bubble" as you call it.


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Following last week's completion of the Radeon driver power management tests against the AMD Catalyst driver, now it is time to turn the tables on NVIDIA. In this article are some power consumption and thermal tests when comparing the latest open-source "Nouveau" driver code against NVIDIA's closed-source proprietary driver.
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Looks like nouveau power consumption is coming along nicely — or else that it's just not very significant compared to that of a whole desktop machine anyway (only reading idle and DVD-playback graphs; power usage during games is a bit hard to compare when performance is so different).
Could you try to run this on a laptop? My Thinkpad T61p with the Quadro 570FX battery life was quite shorter when using nouveau instead of the binary blob. If the newer version is better I could consider switching back. BTW, you should add playing a Flash video to the test, it suck ups battery like nothing!
these benchmarks have not so much sense as you check only what can do the not official driver .
may be checking changes in the kernel to make the ati/nv card less consuming with the official driver is a better useful thing to do ;']
I did not notice that nouveau had active powermangement. Usually it is possible the change the powerlevel manually using a module option. Thats also possible via sysfs when you activated the override. I never saw that it would change the performancelevel automatically. So what was most likely compared is the default boot powerlevel that is stored in the firmware. Look at dmesg to see all possible, ask in the irc://irc.freenode.net/#nouveau how to enable the switching. It will increase speed very much when you use the fastest performance mode. Most likely you can save energy when you enable a lower state. Tests without comparing the frequency of the gpu is a bit boring.
WRT the graphs on page 6 of the test results, showing more frames per second with the proprietary driver, then the comment that it is 'interesting' that the Nouveau driver uses less of the CPU, well, this is exactly what you would expect, and is not a surprise at all, because the increased frames per second is directly the result of the increased usage of the CPU by the proprietary driver.
A nouveau dev has recently commented that nouveau runs the chips at 50MHz, and the blob at 600Mhz. That explains the "saving".
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GhostX is an extremely unique 3D, action MMORPG set in a sort of dystopian urban area where players assume the control of a 'Ghost' who fights to defeat an evil demon lord who has other ghosts under his control. That's really all I picked up from the game's story (as much of it was presented in extremely broken English), but I would like to commend the game's developers for seriously spending some effort on developing the story in GhostX, as most free MMORPGs completely neglect this aspect of a game. The game employs cel-shaded graphics, which make the game look great. Another interesting aspect of GhostX is that it's set in an urban environment, which is a unique setting for an MMORPG, as the only other MMO I can think of set in a similar environment is AeriaGame's Megaten. Anyway, without further ado, let's get to the meat of the GhostX review.
A Great Start
My first few hours with GhostX have been nothing short of amazing. The game's character creation options were fairly plentiful and the tutorial was extremely informative. I recommend those new to GhostX make sure that they don't skip out on the tutorial, as it's a great way to learn the basics of the game. It's also short and rewarding, so there's no reason to skip it. After completing the tutorial, players will find themselves working with a secret agency called 'White Aurora' in order to defeat an evil demon lord plotting to take over the human world. Much of the game's story and gameplay revolves around completing quests assigned by one or more NPCs in the 'White Aurora' base, which is oddly located underneath the game's shopping center.
After getting settled into the world of GhostX, I noticed that the core gameplay is extremely similar to another MMO called Lunia; like Lunia, all of the 'missions' in GhostX are instanced, meaning only players in your party can enter the same mission. Each of game's missions have numerous quests, which must be completed in order to unlock the next mission; this can often require players to complete the same mission multiple times.
NanoBot! I Choose You!
Another major aspect of GhostX, which I've yet to mention is the game's nanobots. Nanobots in GhostX are robots which act as 'weapons' in the game, as they can be equipped by players. What makes this system so interesting is that the nanobots themselves actually gain experience points independently from the player. Nanobots gain experience as they're used in battle and have their own skill trees, so the more a player uses a particular nanobot, the more powerful that bot becomes. This system has an enormous amount of 'variety', as the game currently has well over 100 Nanobots, with more being developed for the game every day. Think of Nanobots in GhostX as Pokemon, because they're remarkably similar. Like Pokemon, Nanobots level up, learn new skills and even Evolve into more advanced robotic forms. Personally, I really like the Nanobot system, as it adds an entirely new layer of gameplay to GhostX. Keep in mind while playing GhostX that the game has no set classes. Player's strengths and weaknesses are ultimately determined by what type of nanobot they have equipped.
Unique, Fast-Paced Action Adventure
I'm not really sure what I was getting at with this paragraph's title, but the gameplay in GhostX is remarkably unique. Instead of generic point and click grinding, GhostX plays more like an arcade style side scrolling action adventure game, sort of like Gauntlet Legends, but with MMO elements. As I mentioned earlier, I personally love the direction GhostX has taken and one reason for that is the game has absolutely no grinding. Everytime I logged into the game, I always had something to do, whether it was finishing up a mission or upgrading my equipment. The fact is, it's hard to get lost in GhostX. There's always something to do. I never had to leave town to mindlessly grind, which is something I can't say for most MMORPGs. As it stands though, since the game is still in beta, GhostX suffers from a few obvious glitches and bugs that should hopefully be worked out before full commercial release. The most annoying of these bugs is the game's combat is slow to register damage dealt, which can make combat feel choppy and delayed.
Plenty of Content
Another reason why GhostX is such an entertaining game is that the game has a lot of content. Each of the game's instanced missions have numerous quests inside of them that can be completed for bonus experience and items, which means that players will need to complete specific missions more than once if they want to complete everything in that mission. One interesting feature in the game is that upon completing a mission, players are given a score based on how fast and how thoroughly they completed that mission. The top ten or so players are displayed on the mission's leader board page, which in and of itself doesn't do anything, but it's a little feature that I feel adds some additional depth to the game. One gameplay-related complaint I have with GhostX is that many of the game's quests are repetitive. Repetitive as in they're the same exact thing. For example, two NPCs may have the same exact 'kill X amount of Y monsters', quest with the only difference being the amount of monsters to kill; so players may have to kill twenty Noels (a type of monster) for one quest and another thirty Noels for another quest.
Final Verdict – Great
As it stands, GhostX is truly a unique MMORPG with a boat-load of features and content. My only major complaints with the game is the poor translations and combat lag, but those two issues are likely to be worked out before full commercial release. If you're looking for a new MMORPG to play, GhostX is certainly worth checking out.
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stubby wrote:No, that's something else. A Compensating Heavy becomes effectively Size:2", so he can use 4" worth of weapons.
stubby wrote:You were inb4beluga.
Natalya wrote:What's that? I can't hear you over the sound of how banned you are.
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junglejunky Oct 26 '75
can someone please explain exactly how FF's karma system works?
i dropped out of my weekly leagues because i found dailies to be more fun & challenging (as well as football leagues because i joined way too many).
i've worn this red badge of shame for weeks & have felt the ill effects.
a player i've never encountered before, who's joined a baseball league i'm in, wrote on the message board "don't trust junglejunky."
i did nothing to this player or to anyone else. i play fair & feel like i'm a part of this community.
i feel i've served my penance and yet, i'm stigmatized because of this karma system.
so please, someone enlighten me -
mr karma
deen Nov 15 '75
You get flags when you drop public leagues, if the league isnt private and drop too many you get the stupid flag.
I dont like the sytstem as it gives you a bad rep..Its flawed, there are plenty of reasons for dropping leagues instead of the "my team sucks" excuse..
Reasons like cheating and corruption, commish being power hungry and over abusing his powers, settings being changed after the draft, not liking the settings, dead league, stupid trades, etc, etc, etc..This list can go on and on and everything is a legit reason to leave a league except for not liking the settings which is something you can see before you join but the thing about that is if you wanna join leagues on fleaflicker you pretty much have to join leagues you know you wont like because nobody knows how to set up a god damn league on flea..There arent very many customized leagues on flea.
Right now i'd like to drop a couple of leagues but im afraid to because of this flag system..Its just stupid, check my profile you'll see I know what im doing and active, thats all you need to know.
deen Nov 15 '75
I can tell you right now that Junglejunkie doesnt deserve his flag..Im in some leagues with him, he's active, knows what he's doing and he talks on the leagues message boards..What else can you want?
Im in the league where this guy called him out, the dude only said it because of his flag..The guy has no history on fleaflicker so theres no way he knows jungle junkie.
Just get rid of the flag system, it doesnt prove anything..
junglejunky Nov 15 '75
deen, u are a scholar & a gentleman.
now that's REP.
& u bring up even more valid points about the red flag system's ineffectiveness.
deen Nov 15 '75
Haha..I just think the flag system is stupid and we're better off without it.
1. You can drop as many private league as you want and its no biggie but you drop 2-3 public leagues youre screwed.
2. I pointed out numerous reasons for leaving a league and they're all legit reasons..My team sucks isnt the only reason for dropping out.
3. Inactive owners and owners who dont show up for drafts dont get a flag.
4. No good karma for staying active, show up for drafts, running leagues making sure everybody else is staying active and logging on flea numerous times a day everyday..
I dont know but what I get from the flag system is its ok not showing up for drafts and going inactive but just dont drop out.
deen Nov 15 '75
By the way, I want to clear up my "nobody knows how to set up a league on flea" comment..
Obviously alot of us know how to set up a league...Just saying when you go to the join a league directory, 80-90% of the leagues available are flea default leagues.
So its pretty much damned if you do and damned if you dont.
junglejunky Nov 15 '75
u bring up another good case point.
wit the flag, a user can't create any new leagues.
if you'll recall, there were 12 football eagues created last season that all carried the moniker, "BIG rosters - nuff said'.
who do u think created that brand?
<------the guy wit the flag.
i still commish 7 of them but have passed the torch to 5 other players who manage those keeper leagues.
is an admin waiting for this thread to hit 20 before they speak on it?
just curious, i've seen admins respond to a single reply and yet, no feedback.
an immediate change was made in response to the "TOT" question regarding rebounding totals. within hours.
this thread's been running almost a month.
junglejunky Nov 15 '75
are rebounds more important than karma?
DARKSEID Nov 15 '75
You are about one of the only people I have seen this year with a flag. Last year they were every wheres. Maybe the Flea gods know more about what you did then you are letting onto? I've seen people write them and ask them to remove it and they did so in no time at all. Maybe they want you to carry around your ball and chain for a good reason?
junglejunky Nov 16 '75
i dropped out of a lot of leagues because i joined too many.
i wasn't careful when i started playing last fall.
i've learned a lot quickly about this community and have had fun connecting wit other sports fanatics on here.
i've created keeper brands and joined private leagues (something u can still do by the way with a flag) and yes, i regret being a putz.
but this chain is not only getting heavy but it's starting to become radioactive.
more like absentee landlords.


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St. Mary High School track athletes competed well enough to satisfy their coach Saturday at the Tom Main Invitational in Chester. The event was the first date on the Cardinals' schedule that didn't get canceled or postponed due to weather.Leading the Cardinals were Leon Maxwell, Ally Mullaney and Mikayla Brown, all earning third-place finishes.Maxwell's podium finish came in the discus. His toss of 122.4 feet was a personal best.
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