Confessions of a researchaholic

September 7, 2021

Good results

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 4:56 pm
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I remember (20+ years ago while I was still in school) during a faculty seminar, Mark Horowitz couldn’t attend, and Bill Dally presented his research by skipping all results slides by simply saying “good results!” and called it a day.

As someone coming from the SIGGRAPH-side of research, I always wish that all CHI user study sections can contain just one sentence: happy users and good results! (instead of pages of descriptions and statistics which, honestly, I never read).

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September 5, 2021

News are like clues

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:15 am
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News are like clues in a detective novel for us to piece together the world.

September 4, 2021

Career tips from Janet Yellen

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:11 am
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Always be prepared and never wing it, and others that sound ordinary instead of miraculous: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/02/treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-career-tips/

September 3, 2021

The master and the instructors

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 10:39 pm
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I have found it challenging in mimicking what the master can see with model poses, and wondered if I need to fundamentally change my method. To get a sense of the alternatives, I watched other instructors’ videos and found out that they all have different styles.

A fundamental question for learning a new skill, especially in a creative field, is how to balance between maintaining our own ways and incorporating others’ suggestions.

September 2, 2021

996

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 11:02 am
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Who should decide working hours for employees?

It need not be by anyone (employers, regulators, etc.) if the incentives are properly designed by measuring and rewarding output productivity, which is what really matters instead of input effort.

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