sense (n) feel, perceive, understand, comprehend c.1400, "faculty of perception," also "meaning or interpretation" ... from sentire "perceive, feel, know,"
maya (n) : Sanskrit माया māyāa : ma (not) + ya (that) the illusion that the world can be seen only one way
I do design research at SonicRim, where, amongst other things I have fun, make sense of (analyse) the world (maya), pretend to be wise, and drink enormous quantities of tea in the process. This blog collects some observations I couldn't keep contained in my head.
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so, you're saying that the best email application in the world is not Remail ;) ?said arvind 2 weeks 4 days ago
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I like the perspective offered by Dourish a great deal, probably because I used ethnomethods for my PhD dissertation. Regarding the point...said Larry Irons 3 weeks 4 hours ago
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i wonder what that sign-switching says about the bar - or what is it about the bar that prompted the switch. is it a permission to play? a...said arvind 22 weeks 3 days ago
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hi! it's funny - there's this bar in sacramento - Fanny Ann's - which has the bathroom signs that point to the other door - so the "women...said fannyanns 22 weeks 5 days ago
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the first image is from a pizza place in Austin, Texas. So, FYI, those are pizza pieces...said Someone 22 weeks 5 days ago
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