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I was speaking with an interaction designer at Thinktiv the other day. He'd been managing a particular client engagement, and was remarking on the inability of that particular client to remember a design decision from day to day. He wasn't complaining; he was mostly reflective, and wondering why the client was unable to achieve a sense of focus and clarity around the product as it was being designed. The client was an entrepreneur and founder, and this particular product was to be his company's flagship offering. Why, then, couldn't he remember details and conversations and make concrete decisions to move the product forward?
I've heard this, and similar questions, a lot in the client service business:
- Why is the client making a decision about one part of the product that doesn't consider the effect on another part of the product?
- Why is the client rehashing decisions that were made weeks and months ago?
- Why is the client so myopic, focused on such insignificant details?
- Why is the client so high-level, seemingly uninterested in any details?
All of these questions seem to imply an unstated point: why don't they do things my way? Why is the client being so stupid?
There's a simple answer to the question, but it has complex implications. Clients aren't stupid. They aren't doing things your way because they don't know what you know, and they don't think about products and problems the way you think about them.
Assuming you are a competent designer, you've developed a tacit process for solving problems. You know what steps to take, and when to take them. You've worked on similar problems and projects, and you can anticipate how things will turn out ahead of time. You can leverage your expertise to make informed decisions without all of the data. You can anticipate which visual or semantic changes will work and which won't, and you don't need to produce an artifact in its entirety in order to judge it.
Your client doesn't, can't, and won't. He'll need to see entire design artifacts, completely designed, in order to make decisions. He'll need explicit versions to compare and contrast, with real content and real design elements in place. He won't be able to describe his reactions to aesthetics in any cogent way, and won't know the right actions to take at the right times to ensure design work is completed successfully.
Where you see a system, clients see a discrete component or feature. While you likely consider the user first, they likely focus on the market or technology. And where your motivation is entirely focused on the "designed artifact," it's but one small part to them—often, the most insignificant part.
This is all common sense, of course; why should a client, who likely has no training in design, no background in design, and little experience with designers, know how and why you go about your job? Why should we expect non-designers to have a rich visual vocabulary, or a strong user-centered focus, or a robust process for solving problems?
As professionals, we achieve something called an expert blind spot. Simply put, we've forgotten what it's like not to know something. We have tacit knowledge built up regarding our methods, process, and the importance of our roles, and so we've forgotten just how intimidating a design problem and process can be, and how fuzzy our approach looks from the outside. For clients, this intimidating and vague process is compounded by everything they have at stake—often their jobs, credibility or, in the case of a startup, their personal fortunes. And so anxiety builds, and we see our clients make decisions that seem rash, shortsighted, or just plain stupid.
Constantly Teaching
Good teachers know their students aren't generally stupid—they simply haven't learned things yet. And so a good teacher patiently creates an environment in which learning occurs, and acts as a source of knowledge based on experience.
Your clients are your students. You need to teach them what you know. It's not that hard, but it's a constant and time-consuming effort. It requires a proactive stance where you anticipate what a client will need to know and when he'll need to know it. And it requires an extremely patient interpersonal style. It's called constantly teaching because it's a continual process. It's a layer on top of your existing design process and practice that will help improve the quality of your client relationships.
Drive Proactive Education
Constantly teaching requires a continual and open assessment of the process of design. You'll find yourself asking, and answering, these questions nearly every day:
- What activities are you going to do?
- What does each activity entail?
- Why are you selecting these activities, as opposed to any other?
- Where did the activity come from, and why does it work?
For example, when my company conducts contextual research, we make an explicit effort to describe the methods we'll use, and it sounds something like this:
We'll be conducting a form of research at the beginning of our process using a method called contextual inquiry. It's a method that's been used for decades by designers, and it's a form of applied ethnography. Simply put, we'll go into the workplace of your users and watch them use their tools as they do their jobs. We'll probably spend time with 5-6 users, and each session will last about an hour or two. It may seem like other methods you've used before (such as focus groups) but the biggest difference is that we'll observe real behavior rather than hypothetical conjecture. We've picked this method because it's one of the quickest ways we've found to identify hidden wants, needs, and desires in our users. And we would like you to participate in the contextual inquiry process with us.
- What things are you going to make?
- Why are you going to make them?
- When will they be done?
- How do they support my business goals?
In the above example, we usually describe the types of synthesis we perform on the data:
Conducting the research will give us some good data, but the data alone isn't going to be very useful. We'll transcribe the data, and then we'll "explode" the transcript into small bite-size quotes and actions. To do this, we'll print each utterance on a card, along with its line number in the transcript. Then we can blend quotes across participants and find themes and anomalies. Each theme and anomaly becomes an opportunity for insight—a chance to change the way work is done to improve efficiency or happiness, or to create new valuable tools and services for your customers. This whole process is called synthesis, and we'll start working on it next week. We would like you to be involved in the process, time permitting. But if you can't be there, we'll deliver a summary of these themes and anomalies at the end of the process by next Friday. Then we'll use each of these themes and anomalies as a starting point for use cases and new scenarios.
Each method is described and rationalized. The value is described. The timeframe is discussed. And the client is, ideally, included.
Include More Touchpoints
This type of meta-discussion of process takes time, and naturally implies more interactions with your client. These aren't necessarily meetings; they are design sessions. I've found many designers to be extremely sensitive about designing with a client present, but this type of facilitated workshop is critical to mitigate the expert blindspot problem. It requires the client be in the same room as the design group, often participating in the same activities (including research, synthesis, ideation, sketching, prototyping, and more).
At each engagement, I clearly describe where in the process we are. I show a simple timeline, and discuss how many weeks remain in the project and particular phase of the process. And I try to go out of my way to describe constraints that are beginning to emerge.
In the above example, a client can easily participate in design synthesis activities, helping to move individual utterance cards around on a wall and discussing the implications of these statements. By reading and discussing actual quotes from real or potential customers, clients are able to build the same empathetic ties that designers strive to create. This can change entire product development and go-to-market strategies.
Offer Flexibility on Approach
As you educate your clients, they will begin to understand more about the types of things you want to do to help solve their problems. And as a result of this understanding, they'll develop their own points of view about what should be done, when it should be done, and how long it will take. I've found that the most effective form of constantly teaching requires significant flexibility concerning schedule and activities.
We constantly hear clients say things like:
I know you've got ten weeks left in the project, but we really need to have something to market in four or five weeks. This is absolutely not negotiable.
For many designers, this causes anxiety. They see an end-state of a completed, robust, and properly designed product, and they know it's nearly impossible to develop their vision in such a short timeframe. What they fail to realize is that the client's expectation about the "something" that needs to be brought to market is drastically different than their own, and it can be achieved in a staged manner and with a degree of compromise around schedule. The client needs a footprint, often for product demos, a tradeshow, or a press release. But this footprint need not be comprehensive or complete. We experienced this very conversation recently, and it sounded like this:
Client: I know you've got ten weeks left in the project, but we really need to have something to market in four or five weeks. This is absolutely not negotiable. We need our users to be able to pay for our reports and download them.
Designer: Okay… we're about a third of the way through designing the comprehensive system, which includes account creation, billing system integration, robust analytics, and a custom report generator. We can keep working on this "v1" product, but it isn't scheduled to be done for a few months. But we can design a much simpler version of the system in the next few weeks, and then continue on the main product. What if you manually send invoices to customers, and the billing integration is pushed to a later version? What if the report is manually emailed to customers upon payment, and custom reporting is pushed to a later version too? What if all account creation is manual? What are other areas where we can remove functionality in the short-term?
Client: This sounds like a good approach. Help me understand the roadmap to see those future versions come to life.
The "thing" that the client needs to be on the market is often dramatically smaller than the "thing" envisioned by the designer. By fostering a dialogue, providing flexibility in the schedule, and constantly teaching, you can usually find a way to satisfy the client and still drive your design vision that meets user needs and offers robust power.
Have a Passionate Point of View on Content
Where constantly teaching demands a large degree of flexibility on scheduling, it also drives a more rigid and passionate point of view on the content of deliverables—the actual design outputs. As you educate your clients, it will become more apparent to them that you, as a designer, offer a unique and highly specialized skill set. Simply put, you can do things they can't do. Your advocacy for a particular design solution, often driven by empathy and a user-centered focus, should be supported by conversation and discussion, but it should be generally uncompromising. And you will have achieved the necessary partnership and mutual respect through constantly teaching, helping to drive your particular agenda and product vision to fruition.
Client: I would like to see you explore a few more revisions of that flow before we call it done.
Designer: Since we're bringing a limited product to market prior to our v1, to support your press strategy, we unfortunately don't have time to pursue another exploration of that particular flow. I'll be happy to describe each of the navigation and UI elements we've included, and we can easily mark things for future exploration once we get past the v1 product. But right now, we'll have to lean on my expertise and the findings from the research; it's why you hired me, after all!
This type of pushback is usually received poorly in a typical agency relationship, one that pits the client against the "vendor." But in an ongoing partnership, one where you've been communicating in person two or three times a week, clients will typically accept this type of comment that leverages your expertise. If you've established enough mutual respect through your patient teaching and close communication, a client will typically yield actual design questions to your design expertise.
In Summary
There are good clients and bad clients, but for the most part your clients aren't stupid. They don't know what you know, and they don't think about the work the way you think about it. Fundamentally, the constantly teaching approach expands the role of the designer and demands a more transparent method to client services. Designers who embrace this approach will find themselves frequently in difficult situations with clients, in conversations that require quick thinking, and in heated discussions regarding topics of finances, schedule, approach, process, technique, and value. These types of conversations are usually "handled" by a creative director, and mid- and junior-level designers will have little or no training in these types of interactions. Given the opportunity, they'll fail—likely more than once—and the failure can have large repercussions. But for those who are allowed to practice the approach with mentorship and guidance will soon find they've formed relationships with clients, and they'll begin to understand why clients do and say the things they do. These designers will be empowered to reach out directly to clients, and as they are constantly teaching, they'll gain an unprecedented level of meta-awareness and confidence regarding their own process and decisions.
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I think its a very insightful article. The examples are well picked too, I could relate to most of them.
But have you been in a situation where the customer simply gives you no time or does not get involved in any participatory exercises, and then will not trust you for your research?
while I agree with your article, I have been in such bizarre situation and had no clue how to handle it.
In your experience how would you deal with such a client?
Great article - I love the examples on how to explain the activities, value, time, and rationale. In my experience, it's easy to get frustrated and defensive with a client that 'doesn't get it,' without actually realising that they aren't against a user-centered approach. They simply don't know how to imagine it and why to spend their resources supporting it.
It can be frustrating because it feels like the client doesn't trust us. But why should they? A relationship based on trust develops over time, based on ongoing success and granted nothing terrible happens. In the beginning of that relationship, the client has to make a decision to spend money on certain activities and we have to make sure they understand where their money is going. Highlighting this as the responsibility of the designer is an important point.
It confuses me that some comments below wonder who should be paying for this ongoing education, and whether it is our job. Yes, clients can be frustrating. And yes, there are people out there who are truly unbearable and infuriating. But those are few compared to the majority of others who have good intentions but have a boss to answer to and a limited budget. If we can help them have faith in UCD, then we've brought their organisation closer to making great products - and that's absolutely our job.
Being a new employed UX designer at a large company, my first experience was: Only the IT department knows what a UX designer is. Well... Almost. Not even all the developers has a complete understanding of the capability of a UX designer.
But in other internal departments and business units, i'm just an IT guy. Everyone in IT is an "IT guy". They have no clue what responsibilities a UX designer has, and therefor they don't make use of my UX competence. It doesn't even have to be an external client.
They are not imbecile. They just haven't been informed of the UX tradition, because no one deciced to inform them. It think this is the first step for UX designer when communicating with anyone else: We just can't enjoy a cool title. We have to explain the UX competence before we deliver.
This is such a great post to meditate on. It's like a deep breath out to give patience when it's running short. I'm book marking it so I can refer to it when I need to take a step back. Thank you for writing this!
what a great article! the one thing i would add is that not only does the designer end up constantly teaching the client about design, but, they also ideally LEARN from the client more about their area(s) of expertise and their unique way of seeing the world (which clearly has made them successful enough at the very least to allow them to be a paying client of yours, so you should care about it :-).
Great Article! And not only for designers! In short, I think it goes for all professionals, we all have our blind spot, always be aware of that!
From Berlin to Austin: Great article which actually highlights the blind spot of designers. Funny is, that designer always think, they are user centered. So in a perfect world, designer would understand their clients as they try to understand users and educate them (for that self esteem and profound social-, communication- & expert-know how is essential).
But – how do you mirror these hours in your calculation? That would be really interesting to know. Due to my experience it takes about 25% of the calculated hours in the first phases of a job.
This is probably my favorite article regarding working with a client. I do not work in a design firm, but rather a full blown enterprise level software shop that is short on UX. This article has given me a few ideas that I can use, as well as reminded me of the "expert blind spot." Thank you
Great article. I will be using most of the information you have provided to produce a simple document to hand to my prospective clients. Should be singing from the the song sheet them hopefully.
Great article, show and educate your clients about your skills and you'll both benefit, after all when you take a client on board you spend time understanding there business/requirements, well why not take the time to make your client understand your business.
Excellent article. Can't agree more.
Educating your client not only improves your working relationship, helps manage expectations and avoids communication problems, but also raises the bar in terms of quality, creativity and innovation.
Nice article, thanks.
Education is key, and as you said: "Your clients are your students. You need to teach them what you know. It's not that hard, but it's a constant and time-consuming effort."
Who pays for this time-consuming effort? If the designer or developer realizes education is an important part of their work, does the client clearly understand they will be paying for education and the time it takes?
Great article about treating clients, great advices that could also work for bosses.
I need to refer to this article whenever I'm having client disagreements. I may also include it in my client intro package.
I echo Scott's praise - this article is so full of win. Id' also like to chime in that there's a lot of value in explaining your ideas and designs to others, especially clients. They often add perspectives you might've not yet considered, adding robustness to your designs.
Great article, making a point that isn't given enough attention. Clients do not see the way we do, and we shouldn't let our expertise blind us, or blinker us to the point where we cannot understand why the client might want something (or *say* they want something).
A great many problems are created through how we, not our clients, communicate.
This is a great guide to better understanding your clients! If we're capable of doing research to understand the user, it's the least we can do to understand the client. This approach can also make it easier to continue a working relationship with clients (I don't like the word upsell), because you know more about the client's needs, and they trust you to fulfill those needs.
Wow. Amen, amen and AMEN! This might have just become the most favorite article I've read in 2011.
It's definitely this type of culture and process that will separate the "shade tree designers" who are mostly interested in only building design comps from those who strive to understand the business strategy and relationship building inherent in a full-service firm. It's this latter type of designer that will successfully weather the coming changes in technology or marketplace culture.
Thanks for this article.


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Glimmer Flowers Statement Necklace
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- Six pretty flowers offer glossy shine with a dusting of glitter
- Rhinestones dot the center of each blossom
- Adjustable length
- 18" Length with 2" Extender
- Glass/Metal
- Imported
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This matches a pair of earrings I've had for years
I love this even though I must agree with other reviewers that in general, Limited necklaces are a bit flimsy. Compared to some statement necklaces I have from a competitor store, these are cheaply made. But don't discount the value of a lighter weight on your neck! They are less expensive than the competitors if you wait for a sale! Don't buy full price!! But this is so cute. I saw it in previous years and never got it, but finally had to, as it was on sale. It matches a pair of earrings I've had for about 8 yrs that I got somewhere else. Finally, the Limited repeating their items season after season paid off for me!
June 9, 2014
I love this classic piece
This necklace is a pretty piece to have in your wardrobe to dress up a summer shirt. It is light weight and sits at the perfect length. There are so many large, bold necklaces this season and is so nice to have something that makes a statement without being over the top. Must buy!
May 1, 2014
love it
I love this necklace. I don't normally wear anything too flashy, but was looking for something to brighten up my wardrobe a bit. I saw this on a mannequin in the store and fell in love. It's a good quality item, and adds a lot of sparkle and prettiness to an outfit. I've used it to dress up everything from a t-shirt to sweaters to dresses. I always get a lot of compliments on it. I like the adjustable length and that the flowers are not huge, but still make a statement. Once I saw the matching earrings I bought those as well (I have yet to wear them, but am looking forward to it).
April 2, 2014
loses its color and shine
I have had this necklace for under a year and went to purchase the matching earrings yesterday. When I went to the store I was surprised at how shiny, pink, and beautiful the necklaces displayed were. I went home and sure enough, the chain on mine was not as shiny and the flowers were now more of a dull peach color. Don't pay full price for this.
February 19, 2014
I have had this necklace for a good year probably at least, and I love it.
The quality is perfectly fine in my opinion. I've never had trouble with the clasp or anything, and I've worn it quite a bit.
It's not a huge, statement necklace but it isn't really dainty either. It's a perfect size to make a statement without being overly large. I'd recommend it.
November 16, 2013
Not too much
I already had the earrings. I liked teh necklace but I rarely wear gold.... so I looked at it for 6 months. Last week I got it and wore it with the earrings to work and got so many compliments. Now it is one of my favorites.
November 8, 2013
great necklace
I really like the basic color so you can pair it with a lot of different things. It makes a statement.
November 1, 2013
Shiny & The Perfect Size
This necklace is super cute. It is just the right size -- not too large and not too small. I read previous reviews and do not agree with them saying it is poor quality. I think the clasp is good quality, as is the necklace itself.
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Bruce Perens' stance towards the issue.
This indeed does not bode well.
Looking at Microsoft's ways of doing business, one can only come to the conclusion that Novel/SUSE is dead. Period.
Question is, if and when Microsoft goes for the kill, would OSDL and the members of the OIN will have sufficient patents in their collective portfolio to create a MAD like standoff with Microsoft.
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Bruce Perens' stance towards the issue.
This indeed does not bode well.
I agree with Miguel. People need to give this time. I know there are still a lot of ill feelings towards M$ (believe me I'm one of them), but people need to try to look at this in a more constructive way.
Personally, I believe M$ is feeling the heat that F/OSS is unleashing on their products. With Oracle's recent surprise announcement about making a Red Hat clone (that's what it basically is) and with SUN's Solaris' sales soaring, maybe the time has come for M$ to seriously evaluate their position. Perhaps they've realized that they won't be able to hold onto their current market share for much longer, especially after the mega disaster called Vista.
I'll go as far as saying that, knowing M$, they're probably thinkering intensively with a customized *BSD/*nix distro in a dark lab somewhere in Redmond, which at some point in time, will be their "base" from which they'll build upon. Hey, Apple did it with with the switch from v.9 to Mac OS X, and then again with an architecture shift from PPC to x86. If they can do it, why not M$, which has a lot more cash? Never say never. "The Switch" will come some day, mark my words.
Here's what I think:
1. This will certainly make the average zealot very ticked as Novell "sold out." This will probably lead to a little downturn in participation and use of OpenSUSE and a lot of ill will toward Novell.
2. Novell probably thinks it's a good thing as they can use Microsoft as an {ally|resource|weapon} with which to cut down Red Hat and secure the business Linux market.
3. Microsoft is the real question mark. They no doubt would love to sue or drive Linux out of existence, but they tried and failed miserably with SCO trying to do that. Maybe they are ceding the server market to Linux and "if you can't beat them, join them?" Maybe. MS did release a big-iron version of Windows Server, so this is not a super high reason in my mind. Besides, Microsoft does not like to partner all that much. They might have well *bought* Novell if they wanted to do that. Might Microsoft try to use Novell to disrupt the Linux market with patent issues through Novell? Very possibly. They tried to do it with SCO. Might MS try to pick things out of Linux to put in Windows? Possibly, but they needed not to partner with anybody to do that- the code is out there for the looking.
Probably the best reasons for MS to do this is that they:
A. Want to sell (or sell service for) Linux. It is popular and if MS sells it and puts any effort into it, then there's nobody that will beat them. NOBODY. They would literally own the market in a year as the IT guys sold on the advantages of Linux would likely have the PHBs want them to get it from Microsoft as to them, Microsoft == software.
B. Want to try to worm in proprietary code into a major Linux vendor's products and then shoot down anybody that uses it after the partnership is up.
C. Want to try to worm in proprietary code into hot Linux applications (say that Novell makes a killer app and MS helps them with it and it's not GPL.) This is possible but would be worked around.
D. Want to corrupt the GPL or open standards. For example, Novell does make its own branded version of OpenOffice- it's conceivable that MS might want Novell to make their version's ODFs slightly incompatible with others. "Oh, but MS Word will work the same on all computers" is what will come out of Redmond.
What do I hope happens? I personally would not mind if Microsoft became a GPL-following Linux distributor and sold (optional) support. Fact is that I like Linux and it does need a large, wealthy group to pour a lot of money into it to make it the OS to beat all others into a pulp beyond pulp. The only thing that I would have hesitation about with MS selling Linux is that they would revert to their old tricks and make it incompatible with any other Linux, DRM-laden, and not configurable. Windows XP on a Linux kernel is not really what I'd like to see.
Mmm... This is interesting, heres my take on it. I think if Microsoft tries to start taking swings at Linux, the only way Linux will survive is that the key people like Linus, and the people like i'm sure alot of us if not all of us here do something, at least one thing to help Open Source whether its reporting bugs, giving ideas or like what Michael does with this site, or Tuxgames by selling native Linux games, anything. Something to contribute.
I don't think Microsoft has a chance, we're too free to be able to be tamed, and I believe Microsoft has seen some of the awesome projects that have came out of Open Source, such as the Beryl project with their innovative ways of creating a 3d desktop, or even more famous ones like Open Office, or even as high up as Firefox.
The point is, they can try, but they won't succeed, so say SuSE goes bye bye, thats too bad, but, there are still alot of other great distros out there. But it could lead to a small chain reaction too like what someone else said, where SuSE is using Microsoft to go after Redhat, so basically, SuSE is now the bigger fish, swallows Redhat, Microsoft wants to now swallow SuSE, but whats left to swallow? Sun? I don't know about that hehe.
I don't think we'll have much to worry about however, i'm just letting out possibilities, but I don't think it will do that much to the Linux/Open Source community. We're free, they're not.
You do raise a valid point that as long as there is a copy of the source code somewhere, Linux will still be around. I am sure that it will be around forever just because of that reason.
But what the bigger deal is here is that if Linux somehow gets driven out of the current edge-of-mainstream back into the "hacker and CS-major OS" niche is that we'll see development for it slow greatly. We'll see no more new 3rd-party applications or the necessary-evil stuff like binary blob GPU drivers and Flash plugins. I don't know about you, but I am glad that Linux is gaining popularity because the 3rd-party development makes it much more usable and a real choice for general use.
Yep absolutely, yeah i'm very glad that Linux is picking up, but at the same time, it makes me a little nervous. Mainly i'm worried about how alot of the big projects around will fare against like say Microsoft trying to do something about it. I don't know exactly what they can do at this moment but I do know that if something were to happen, it would be a chain reaction of some sort.
And yeah, Linux won't ever die, I mean lets say the worst happens, and it does become that "hacker" os it used to be, we'd basically have to start over. And that sucks. But I don't think that'll happen, I think if bad things were to happen, it may only strenghten Linux more, because it'll only make people try harder that care the most. And the big projects that care the most, obviously stand out above the rest, since its the ones we all care about the most, like Firefox.
I think the distro we really need to keep our eye on is Ubuntu because that distro is the most popular for home computers at the moment, alot of new users are starting there. But I think Microsoft's real intention is to take over the business world side of Linux. But who knows how far they'd really go if they did succeed.
Miguel got Novell to answer some more questions -- http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2006/Nov-07-1.html
The theory that was discussed in our IT department is interesting, indeed. M$ has been taking alot of heat for the weak security in their OS's. It makes sense for them to now begin work on the next version of Windows...Why not go for a ground-up rewrite? They have already stated that they wish their kernel to be modular from here on out, as opposed to the monolithic kernel style that has been used for years. It wouldn't be far-fetched to bring Novell's SUSE developers into the mix. 2 situations could present themselves - 1) M$ somehow gets information from the specific Unix patents that Novell still holds (I don't know what they are.) or 2) M$ has SUSE kernel dev's come up with a new kernel design that doesn't outright use existing Linux code, but follows a similar structure for a more stable and secure design.
The other thought is pretty obvious by Steve Ballmer's comments - In their eyes, you aren't protected against patent violations, unless of course you use some form of SUSE.
Just a couple of thoughts - What do you guys think?


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RFID Enabled Pop Machine AKA Project "Pop-pi"
After the kind donation of a 70'sish Coca-Cola Vending machine, we started tearing into it to get it working. While there were a few issues off the start, it's in good mechanical order and tests showed it's power consumption was >50% less than the existing smaller pop machine in the space.
One major problem was that the coin mechanism would not accept newer loonies and toonies. A replacement mechanism would be $200 or more. A bit pricy for a starving hackerspace, so we are doing what all good hackers do, overengineer a solution with parts at hand. In this case, utilize the door RFID tags the members have anyways and use them to debit from a pre paid pop account.
The machine is a Vendo V384. Soda-Machines.com
Oricanus did much of the work to figure out the mechanics of the machine and how to bypass the coin mech to allow us to dispense product. It's actually very easy. On the connector to the coin mech, short pins 1-7 together (all the time) and then momentarily contact pins 1-3 and then make your selection.
The original coke sign is a plexiglass insert, easily replaced. Behind it is a florecent ballast with a 120v supply line running to it.
Photo of the internal electromechanical schematic: Media:RFIDpop_mech_schematic.jpg
Feature Roadmap
Planned and Implemented features.
Feature | Description | Planned Version | Implemented Version |
example | 1 | no |
Version 1 is to basically setup the nessecary hardware to replace the coin mech and to use the RFID tags to debit from an account with little or no modification to the existing electro mechanical dispensing system. Various options were considered but parts on hand and flexibility came together in the following:
- Raspberry Pi running Raspian 2013-09-25 (Render)
- Parallax Serial RFID Reader (Render)
- TTL level shifter for 5v RFID reader to talk to 3.3v Pi serial gpio pins (Colin)
- Solid state relay board (on order)
- HDMI to DVI Adapter (Render)
- Random LCD monitor from around the space
- Powered USB hub (Render)
Current goals: Users provide cash or paypal to director who adds to account for thier tag via web interface or 'credit' tags on the pi.
On scan, Pi checks database for balance. If sufficient balance, deduct $1 and dispense product. If insufficent balance, then display an unhappy message . Once product is dispensed display the username and balance remaining for 15 seconds. When 'idle' the screen will goto a slide show of comical and ficticious beverages (Duff, Slurm, Nukacola, etc)
Curent Status: In prototype. RFID via GPIO working. GPIO relay control working. Rough software proof of concept working.
- Clean machine mechanics. Lube everything inside. Test all mechanics
- Paypal integration
- Web Front End for manual account balance adjustment
- Custom graphics for sides, front
- Custom made circut boards for sturdy integration
- 3d print mounting brackets once layout confirmed
Feature requests/ideas:
- Product remaining display
- Tie in with mastercontrol
- Ability to paypal monies directly to the pi to increase balance (or user added code via web interface)
- Random dispense mode (slot machine)
- Ability to dispense products at different prices (water $.25, beer $5)
- Consumption graphs
Useful Links
Power is no problem. The existing light ballast for the original backlight is 120v line that is perfectly placed to power everything.
There is lots of room to mount everything behind plexiglass on the outer door or against the inner door. Approximatly 4" depth is available
Need to also write up how to properly load product or else bad things happen
A large number of vending machines use the same interface for the 'credit' function. This project can be easily adapted to other models of vending machines. Could be useful for other hackerspaces.
Code Repository
Code is GPLv2 and available on Github at https://github.com/renderlab/ENTS-Pop-Pi


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Ambassador Susan Rice Decides To Blame Intelligence Community For Foolishly Blaming Mohammed Video
This seems to be much the consensus amongst the Obama administration, which has repeatedly blamed a "lack of intelligence" for coming out and blaming the video time and time again, including when Obama gave his speech at the United Nation, despite knowing within hours that the attack was most likely a pre-planned terrorist attack by an al Qaeda offshoot
(Washington Post) The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has denied she tried to mislead Congress when she initially called the Sept. 11 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya a spontaneous protest.
Susan Rice, in a letter released Friday, wrote three Republican senators that her comments on television news shows after the attack were based on the best information available at the time from intelligence officials.
Rice wrote Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin that she "consistently qualified, in some instances twice, the information I provided as preliminary." U.S. officials modified their initial public assessment and said the attack was an act of terrorism, with some attackers linked to groups affiliated with, or sympathetic to, al-Qaida.
Johnson replied that he knows what standing in cow patties feels like, growing up in Wisconsin with all those bovines, Ayotte went looking for a sporting goods store to purchase some hip waders, and McCain told Rice to get off his lawn.
The senators said in a joint statement that they did not accept Rice's explanation.
"The Obama administration failed to sufficiently protect our consulate and diplomats in Benghazi in the face of obvious and growing threats in eastern Libya in the months leading up to the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack," they said. "To make matters worse, the administration mishandled its response to the attack and appears to have selected intelligence that mischaracterized the attack and misled the American people. "
"Either the Obama administration is misleading Congress and the American people, or it is blaming the entire failure on the intelligence community," the senators said. They added the administration's conduct after the attack "indicates a breathtaking level of incompetence."
The first question, which has been asked many a time without an answer, is why the Obama admin. would send the US Ambassador to the UN out on to the political show circuit in the first place, and with those talking points. The second question is what the administration thinks they will accomplish by throwing the intelligence community under the bus
Weeks before the presidential election, President Barack Obama's administration faces mounting opposition from within the ranks of U.S. intelligence agencies over what career officers say is a "cover up" of intelligence information about terrorism in North Africa.
Intelligence held back from senior officials and the public includes numerous classified reports revealing clear Iranian support for jihadists throughout the tumultuous North Africa and Middle East region, as well as notably widespread al Qaeda penetration into Egypt and Libya in the months before the deadly Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi…
Officials with access to intelligence reports, based on both technical spying and human agents, said specific reporting revealed an alarming surge in clandestine al Qaeda activity months before the attack in Benghazi…
"The Obama Administration is afraid to admit al Qaeda is running rampant throughout the region because it would expose the truth instead of what President Obama so pompously spouted during the Democratic Convention" said the official.
We've read the reports about all the attacks made on the consulate, how Ambassador Stevens feared he was being targeted, and how Westerners in Benghazi were being targeted by Islamic extremists. As Ed Morrissey points out
Two reports prepared for Congress and released in August – before the attack in Benghazi – warned explicitly that the power vacuum in Libya combined with easy access to heavy weapons stolen from Qaddafi's stockpiles made the country a natural draw for jihadists. One of those reports claimed that Al Qaeda's senior leadership in Pakistan had dispatched top operatives to Libya with orders to start setting up a new network there under a different name.
Yet, the Obama admin. refused to increase security at the Benghazi consulate, then decided to blame the Mohammed video which no one had seen with Susan Rice as the tip of the talking points spear.
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gonzález being an idiot is reading all the news about apple and put the appletard blinders on so you can ignore the facts.
you are right, it's absolutely lies I just made up
Foxxconn workers are jolly, jolly happy and not a single one has committed suicide.
Apple is really nice and generous to her hardware suppliers and pays the fair price for everything
Apple doesn't pollute anything, the only by products of millions of ipads/ipods manufacturing is candy cane and sunshine.
Apple only broke that guys door and invaded his apartment because they wanted to give him a hug.
I know what you should do with your apple products but since this is a civilized forum I will restrain
(btw racist for using a comical cliche that all the jewish comedians use, the joke here is you)
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Say what the f**k you want to say, just spell my name right!
Foxconn worker suicide rate is lower than the general population in China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn_suicides
So yes, actually, working at Foxconn lowered the chance that you might kill yourself.
All computer companies pollute. Because all computer companies use components made from toxic materials. Make processors and memory chips are some of the nastiest processes in the world:
So if you are mad at Apple and Foxconn, you should be mad at everyone who has every produced a computer. There are way more non-Apple hardware parts in landfills than the other way around.
Is Apple the only company in computing with some dirt under its fingernails? I think not. Here are a few examples:
The only one with blinders on (and blind biased hatred) is you.
And the answer to that is not to blindly label them as a perfect devil either, but to look at what they do well and what they do NOT do well, and make some truthful observations.
Neither Linux nor OSX is perfect, but each one has great strengths and great weaknesses which make them perfect for certain roles.
When I was a desktop to do actual work, I use OSX.
When I want to deploy servers, I use Linux.
When I want to play games, I use Windows.
Apple laptop hardware has been the first since some earlier Sony or IBM (NOT Lenovo) laptops which have been highly reliable for me and I didn't want to pitch in the trash after a year. 2010 17" MBP has been a reliable travel companion. Last time I felt that way about a laptop was the IBM A31p. Great screen, ran for years... tho the MBP is WAY lighter and has a much better battery than that beast did. I could use my current MBP for 3+ years without issue.
I moved to OSX for a desktop for the same reasons I abandoned Windows for real work 10 years before that. It was a better solution that allowed me to do all I wanted with less hassle. OSX is not perfect. Apple is not perfect. But for many, many cases... they offer a much better HW/SW combo with less effort than anything Linux can provide right now.
Just looking briefly, it seems like the thunderbolt display is basically a combination of displayport and PCIe. If that is the case, this isn't like implementing HDMI or DVI where there is one or a few standard data transfer formats to prepare, you are coding support for low-level device access (i.e. full, direct access to system memory) and the performance of the device will only be as good as the drivers for the device. Considering Apple's history of making their devices have as poor interoperability as possible with non-Apple software, this may be more a case of Linux developers not having access to enough of the device specs to make a good implementation. If that is the case it may be a while before Linux devs are able to reverse-engineer the device, especially considering the cost and targeting at Mac customers will likely restrict the appeal of the device.
Hey Michael, do you still have the display? Any success so far?
I'm not a big fan of apple products but I have to admit that seeing the Thunderbolt display next to dell's and other 27" displays it's by far the best! I would say it's the closest thing I've seen to a retina display in a monitor... looking so good that got even me tempted so... that's the reason I'm asking.
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This Great Nation of Immigrants doesn't need Racist Vigilantees Idiots patroling our Borders Period!
This should be the Sole Responsibility of our Government.
No one should be killed in the Desert by Sick Vigilantee Whacko's. (Example Eloy Arizona.)
Simcox is a Sick Child Molesting Bastard that Molested his own Child Daughter,among other Children.
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery should be charged with Shielding this Peice of Child Molesting Trash because they are Border Dating/Patrolling Life Buds!
You Idiots and your Racism/Hate have not only Crashed America Economically since January 2008 and the start of the I.C.E. Deportation/Incarceration Programs, You have caused a resurgence of Racism, and Hatred worse than in the 1960's
Why don't you worthless Idiots find a new hobby, just not Child Molesting?!
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This bedspread is very cute & looks just like picture, but the navy blue patterned fabric is not soft at all. I thought maybe washing it would help, but it didn't. After I washed it, it was wrinkled so bad that I had to iron the part with the football, soccer ball, etc...The flip side of the comforter is soft, but the outside is not. For the price, it's a pretty good deal, but I wouldn't have bought it if I could have touched it in a store.
This came just as pictured. Very cute. But I expected a little better quality for a $** comforter and sham.
My 8-year old loves this set! I'm happy with the quality and colors and think that in person it looks just as good as how it's pictured online. I only wish we could have purchased the Teamwork and Football Play decorative pillows shown in the photos. I also wish they had curtains to match. Overall, though, we love the set!
This bedding set is beautiful. The colors are truly as they appear on the picture. My son loves them! This was an excellent purchase for a child who is beginning to grow up but who is still into sports. Not a childish bedding choice, more like a right before preteen style that will go with him through his preteens.
Bought 2 of these for 6 year old and for future use for will be 2 year old. It is exactly as pictured. The quality is good. I have not washed it as the direction states not to if you have a agitator in washer as I do and that it must have plenty of room in drum. In a nutshell ,Take it to the cleaners. It does come out the bag wrinkled but direction says do not iron. Very hard for me not to but I didn't and wrinkles start to dissolve in a week or so. It seems to be reversible, even though it is not advertised that way, which will be great when guest arrive to make it more neutral for gender as well as age. Its size properly. Would recommend. Just wish I could find the throw pillows pictured.
These are definitely boys colors. Looks great! Feels soft, and is thick enough for cool days. Easy colors to match for decorating any boys room.
Great Product - a little "scratchy" but nothing that a good washing didn't fix! Washes nicely and my son loves it!
This is a very nice set, and my grandson loves it. I would like to purchase the throw pillows that goes with the set, but I can't find them anywhere. If anyone out there knows where I can purchase these throw pillows, could you please share that information with me. Hope your little one enjoys this set as much as mine does.
Gift to Grandson (14) for his birthday. Pattern matches wallpaper boarder in his room. (Sports Balls)
I love everything about it. I bought this for my seven year old son and he just loves it as well
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Hoots and hollers: Surprising forest tour with QLG and Legacy along for the ride
Alicia KnadlerIndian Valley Editor8/18/2010A forest tour Tuesday, Aug. 10, ended in a hoot, and it wasn't from an owl.
It was a shout of surprised laughter from Quincy Library Group attorney Michael Jackson.
Along for the ride on the tour were Quincy Library Group members, a Sierra Forest Legacy representative, local landowners, Forest Service officers and other forest stakeholders.
"Just because we're fighting over the forest doesn't mean we have to fight over everything," Jackson said with a huge smile for Jim Brobeck of Sierra Forest Legacy and Butte County Fire Safe Council.
Brobeck, a member of the organization now in litigation with the Forest Service over the 2004 Sierra Nevada Framework, had just finished sharing his thoughts about the Genesee Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction and Black Oak Enhancement Project.
He was impressed by the ecosystem management approach to the project, which was explained in each area of the tour by Ryan Tompkins, silviculturist for the Plumas National Forest Mount Hough Ranger District.
He doesn't like fiber production to the emphasis of fuel reduction jobs on the forest.
"It was really great to have Michael Jackson sharing Native American stories about historical management of the area," Brobeck said, and he envisions the project teaching people how to use fire in ways that won't hurt the land or the people.
"We need to find funding," he added. "The state is ripping off communities by not paying for the water they use from the area; we're butting heads fighting over money and fiber."
The Genesee project is a prime example of building healthy forests and communities Brobeck said. He thought there should have been even more fiber taken out of the hand-thinning area, though he knew there wasn't enough money for that.
Tompkins spoke up at that point and reminded everyone how difficult it was to work in the steep and rocky terrain, especially without machines to help.
In addition, there were already so many piles to burn that there wasn't really any room for more.
Although talk was supposed to be about the project area and whether or not treatments had met the purposes and goals, it was the topic of water that participants kept returning to, especially after Tompkins explained the changing ecology of the area.
The irrigation system at the Heart K Ranch, near Genesee, included a trough-and-flume system all the way from Taylor Lake, which was historically part of the ranch property, to the valley floor.
It had become so leaky over its lifetime of about 100 years that even after more than $200,000 was spent on repairs with Nature Conservancy funds, water never really made it all the way down as it had in the past.
"We tried for three years in a row," said Betsy Kraemer of the Feather River Land Trust and past manager of the Heart K Ranch.
She is also an adjacent property owner, where a previous fuel reduction project had been completed.
Tompkins said the water that leaked out of the ditches provided for vigorous growing conditions over the years before it dried up a decade ago.
The ensuing drought conditions stressed the trees and made them susceptible to beetle infestations and death.
By thinning the trees, not only were dead wood and ladder fuels removed, so was some of the competition for water.
Tompkins said the work should bring back the historic black oak and pine savannah to this south-facing hillside under Cat Rock.
The thinning should also help make trees more resilient to drought and the ever-present bark beetle, though some snags were retained to meet wildlife objectives, according to a post-tour report created by Colin Dillingham, team leader for the Herger Feinstein Quincy Library Group Monitoring Team.
A big part of the talk centered around the wildland urban interface areas surrounding the communities of Indian Valley and a fire safe council map that depicted almost all of the fuel reduction projects completed on public and private lands to help make those communities safer in case of a wildfire.
Each person on the tour came from a different interest area, whether he was a biologist or other Forest Service scientist or professional, Plumas Corporation watershed restoration expert, a representative from Congressman Tom McClintock's office and others.
"Personally, I think the most important part of the field trip is to get the different parties together, seeing the projects on the ground and talking about them," Dillingham said. "It is wonderful to hear the different perspectives from a wide range of people; each project has its own pros and cons, but all are overwhelmingly positive, as you could see on this field trip."
The Genesee project was funded through a combination of Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee and Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group funding.
The mechanical portion of the project, 30 acres, broke even from a Forest Service standpoint, and allowed for work by Holt Logging employees.
The hand-thinning portion of the project cost about $60,000.
Dillingham noted follow-up includes the need to complete surface fuel treatments with pile burning and under-burning.
Several participants also expressed need for an update to the CalFire map that depicts completed fuel treatments for a more comprehensive fuel break map.


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This is something that has confused me for a long time as we know heat is the main enemy of engines.... I see posts about adding or upgrading transmission coolers all the time; However no one, even google is not able to produce any evidence of an "external oil cooler". Apparently they exist and they are not standard issue, the reason for this, at least on my 2000, above the oil filter, there are 2 ports (I assume an in and an out) and I have heard some people in passing, refer to an oil cooler. This is not the best pic, I had posted it in reference to the oil leak problem I am having in my 5.3L but it looks like there is a port on top of the casing that the oil filter is attached to (facing up). If anyone could provide some insight as to what an oil cooler(I know what it is, but specifics), with links, photo's and potential part numbers, that would be great. Thank you.
Im on a kindle and its giving me problems posting pictures and links but if you change your google search a little to "external engine oil cooler" I think you should find a bit more info.
External oil coolers come stock on the heavier trucks I think. I have the 350 in my Suburban, and I plan to install an oil cooler and dual-filter block on it using a remote oil filter adapter. It goes in place of the stock oil filter and gives a pair of fittings that you can route the oil elsewhere for filtration and cooling if you want. Coincidentally, it also increases your oil capacity by a little bit.
An LT1 out of my firebird did not have an oil cooler, but I bought an LT1 out of a 96 Caprice wagon and it had a heavy duty oil cooler which I deleted and bought the block off plate kit.
Hi Guys, I am not sure what happened to my message notifications but I did not get any notices that people had replied back. I will adjust my google search and see what I come up with. I probably won't perform this upgrade on my current truck as it is not worth it at this point, but the truck I am looking at getting by Feb of next year will get the upgrade. Are external oil coolers specific to gas engines or are they available on Duramaxes as well since diesels run cooler to begin with?. (they also take 11 quarts of oil instead of 5.5 ot 6 quarts like my 5.3L.
Ive seen external oil coolers on almost every make internal combuston engine, many are probably overkill for the engine their on but if you have a hard working engine it can almost allways benefit from oil cooling. Keep in mind though much like engine coolant you want a minnimum temperature for oil so it doesnt stay to thick (viscosity), if your running an engine a lot on the highway and in town but not pulling a lot of loads you might want to look at a double filter system it'll offer a small amount of cooling, better fitration, and an increased oil capacity. If heavy hauling is your plan then maybe both mods would be better (external oil cooler, and double filter).
My Avalanche has an OEM trailer package and an external oil cooler. I assume, the oil cooler is part of the towing package. The radiator has a transmission cooler on one side and an engine oil cooler on the other side. There is an external cooler for both mounted in front of the radiator.
Yeah that also concerned me as I have been reading more about it, There is a "min" temp threshold also, so most engines operate at 185-250 dgrees F in our cases, how low is "too low"? and this is the first I have heard about a double filtration system?
I dont know what the minimum temp would be, and I suspect it would change with different maufacturers and types/grades of oil. With no real technical info to back me my guess for a decent oil temp would be something like 150 deg. Coming out of the cooler. Also oil thats to cool then routed back through the hot engine can develop whats called "coking" basically a burning and oil separation issue when its heated to fast, which would be another reason to watch for to much cooling. Heres a sample of a double filtration system http://www.hamburgersperformance.com/DOUBLE-Oil-Filter-Relocation-Units What most users do is run two filter on the system, then at oil change time remove filter number 1 and discard it, place filter number 2 in 1's spot and place a new filter in 2's spot.


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