Arvind Venkataramani

@_arvind

design researcher and humanist. I study ambiguous things and ask tough questions

San Francisco
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Joined August 2008
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    Jan 31
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    10. You cannot save news by creating new kinds of webpages or interactions. You cannot redesign news without reshaping news consumers

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    Jun 2

    1/ I've tried to avoid climate discussions here, because of the complexity and nuance required. I suppose my hand has been forced w/ Paris.

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    May 26

    Bellman, inventor of dynamic programming, had to hide the fact he was inventing it from the Secretary of Defense:

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    May 21

    Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics - the only writing system that uses letter rotation to indicate vowels. Clever and beautiful!

    27 replies 1,085 retweets 2,051 likes
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    May 19

    I thought I understood racism and mass incarceration. But nothing prepared me for what I saw in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (1/x)

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  6. May 19

    Friends, let's support this excellent effort by : Women Speakers in Design and Tech

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    May 19
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    Just as the kindness you show to the powerless reveals your true heart, the attention you invest in the ephemeral shows your true gratitude.

    1 reply 7 retweets 19 likes
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    May 17

    When ransomware guys provide better customer support than most companies 😂

    196 replies 16,859 retweets 16,597 likes
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    May 16

    Honestly I'm convinced 3/4 of you who are opining about the Tizon piece didn't finish reading it

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    May 17

    Slaveowners have something important to tell you: they truly loved their slaves. Here’s the thing. It’s not bullsh*t.

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    May 17

    I just laid the audio from the Blade Runner 2049 trailer to the new Google Assistant ad. I'm scared. Literally no extra editing involved 😳

    194 replies 8,992 retweets 12,879 likes
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    May 17

    Lot of people having lot of very valid reactions to 's piece in . Here are a few addt'l facts to remember:

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    May 14

    Uncanny how much primary narcissism these guys avow

    Good trick for encouraging small children to read: write custom stories in which they are the heroes.
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  14. May 13

    Shoutout for doing a great job making theatre accessible! Learn more here:

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    May 12

    Happening now: Dozens of people are "protecting" Valencia St. bike lane from cars that they say often block lane, endangering cyclists

    5 replies 26 retweets 63 likes
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    May 12

    Except, say, if you’re running a hospital, where the machines that go ping might stop going ping, and people could die. Context matters.

    As a rule, at all times, patch yo shit.
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    May 10

    High IQ people do well at school; doing well at school predicts doing well at jobs.

    IQ scores only predict how well you do on IQ tests... and just a few other things
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    May 6

    Hey. As a homeless person staying at a salvation army shelter... Please don't donate to the salvation army.

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    May 6

    This is an excellent thread. We have so many illusions about the past, including that women were docile and submissive. So not.

    Were 'real 17th-century spouses...as feisty, cheeky and rebellious' as these women? Mark Lawson asks. I can answer. ?
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    May 2

    A False Facial Recognition Match Cost This Man Everything For fuck sake, that's delirious.

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    May 2

    Whoa. This had not occurred to me.

    National currencies on a blockchain gives governments a tool to regulate how citizens spend their money
    3 replies 4 retweets 4 likes

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