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  1. Aug 2020
    1. If the viewer prefers to avoid the Gulliver Theater because of sticky floors, the consistent yellow background may help her filter out its showtimes.

      Why not to add filter with cinemas & movies?

    2. The assumption is that the viewer would rather see a particular movie at any theater than any movie at a particular theater.

      Like arguments in the function. Put the ones that change least often first (that helps with currying).

    3. My goal in using calendar software to ask and answer questions

      As with all software we use it not to change its state, but to answer a question. That's why in calendar we may need to know where are we located (check nearest restaurants) and in map software we need to know what time is it now (is public transport still going?). I was always thinking about software as a package to do certain kinds of things, but it shouldn't be about the means, it should be about the goals.

    4. the external model manipulated by the speaker is the internal model learned by the listener

      It's not the same model. Listener creates his own mental representation. That's the core problem of communication, it's two step interpretation.

  2. Mar 2020
    1. Four worlds

      четыре экзистенциальные данности:

      • конечность жизни
      • ответственность
      • одиночество
      • бессмысленность