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I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE AND IT HAS PRIMARY COLORS
INN-fairygodmother $: sudo su
PASSWORD: ***************
bash 3.2 fairygodmother #: WAND-L -server -poof!
fairygodmother #: NEW DATA-CRAWLING SERVER DEPLOYED
fairygodmother #: COMMENCE HOLDING THE POWERFUL TO ACCOUNT
fairygodmother #: -kthx -bai
Cambridge, MA
INN EASTNow with free coffee!
Get Excited & Make Things
HEY GIRL. I INVENTED THE WEB. NO BIG DEAL.
3 biggest problems
WHAT IS THE SMALLEST THING I CAN DO?
A FOOL IS ONE WHO HAS NEVER MADE AN EXPERIMENT
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining hiswives' mouths.
- Bertrand Russell
WHAT EXPERIMENTS DO YOU HAVE TO DO
DOES ANYBODY WANT THIS?
There is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes
“Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.”
NO.
Simplest crucial experiment: ask a user
IS A CRAPPY SAMPLE SIZE
IS ALSO A CRAPPY SAMPLE SIZE
WILL MY BOSS LET ME DO THIS
WILL THE BOARD LET US DO THIS?
Don’t do anything for free that you wouldn’t do for free indefinitely.
DO I WANT TO DO IT?
Everything about something
What can I dowithout anyone’s
assistance or permission?
RELATIONSHIPS FIRST
GET STARTED QUICKLY
GET AROUND OTHER MAKERS
TALK ABOUT YOUR IDEA AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE
DON’T WORRY ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE STEALING YOUR IDEA
• Chemistry lab, euthmann, flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78147607@N00/2097760322/
• Molecule, The Alieness, Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36613169@N00/57341575/• Bad experiment, ThatBill Fellow http://www.flickr.com/photos/27120874@N03/4059471685
/• Experiment in progress, jurvetson:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2798315677/sizes/l/• Boss, Alan Cleaver: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11121568@N06/4446487398/• Board, Fairfax County: http://www.flickr.com/photos/47833064@N03/5710486497/• Empty Theater, Jaako: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56944727@N00/297820961/• Legos, Woodley Wonder Works: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73645804@N00/2472232245
/• 3D blocks, Funt: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61423903@N06/7632796322/• Big Deal, Lars Plouggman: http://www.flickr.com/photos/75062596@N00/97205739/• Speedometer, Nathan E http://www.flickr.com/photos/7843389@N02/2300190277/
