Category Archives: information architecture

hyperlinks

is it reasonable to think that any noun or pronoun on the internet should be a hyperlink to its referent? Obviously this will need some limits – it is most useful for pronouns that refer to something outside the current … Continue reading

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evolution of hyperlinks

browsing through wikipedia, I wondered who adds all those links down towards the bottom of the page… they’re generally pretty thorough, perhaps too much so as they often lead me down an hour’s worth of tangential-path exploration during my research. … Continue reading

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archives

Are there any types of information which are not currently being collected and recorded? Or is the question more about how to make information – which has already been abstracted out of reality – more accessible?

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overwhelmed

Yesterday I was more stressed out than I’ve ever been because of systems. Today we gave the presentation (the final is in 3 weeks) and I’m taking 20 minutes to relax before I get back to work. I’m pondering again … Continue reading

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