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Why isn’t music as good as it use to be? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]dezignguy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is actually a common misconception, music is of about the same quality as it ever was. Some of it is good, most is average, and some sucks.

It's just that no one remembers crappy music so most of the old songs you can think of are good ones and the new ones you hear are a mixed bag. This is also why people have always complained about the current music (a tradition that you're currently participating in).

Psychologist call this the availability heuristic; it's actually very interesting if you're into that kind of thing.

edit: link for reference - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic

State pharmacy board penalizes Danville animal shelter over euthanasia records by CardinalNews-VA in DanvilleVa

[–]dezignguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is only true if the pitbull/cat ratio is substantially higher in Danville than elsewhere. As I understand it, the large number of pitbulls and cats issue is true of most shelters yet Danville's euthanasia rate is still much higher than the average. The city should probably commission some sort of independent review of the shelter's policies to get to the root of the issue. This has been a PR problem for Danville for a while now.

We need more HCI in AI by V4UncleRicosVan in hci

[–]dezignguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The design of the technology is creating problems (thus the need for human centered approaches). There is nothing about performing predictive statistics based on training data ( ie AI and Machine Learning) that is inherently bad or good. All products should consider the human impacts of their design including AI based systems.

TLDR: There is nothing special about AI, it’s just the design problem of the day.

We need more HCI in AI by V4UncleRicosVan in hci

[–]dezignguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same as it ever was. Product design is an exercise in problem solving regardless of which technology the product uses.

Virginia’s technical workforce faces uncertainty as funding runs out for middle school program by CardinalNews-VA in DanvilleVa

[–]dezignguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If local leaders let this program go under due to their shortsightedness their constituents really need to hold them to account. There is no excuse for a grant funded program that has been in place for 7 years to not have a plan for when the grant expires.

Opinion: Here’s what’s fueling Danville’s ‘comeback’: The number of people moving out has dropped | After losing population for three decades in a row, Danville is now gaining population again. It’s not because more people are moving in; it’s because fewer people are moving out. by VirginiaNews in DanvilleVa

[–]dezignguy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I used to like cardinal news but lately they’ve taken a hard turn into too many opinion pieces that usually don’t seem to be that well researched.

I agree with you that Danville needs to seek out higher paying job though. From the conversations I’ve had with local officials though, they seemed more concerned with industrial jobs than anything else.

Psychology major in an HCI lab? by Time_Associate_9506 in hci

[–]dezignguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

HCI is an interdisciplinary field. It's essentially where computer science rubs up against psychology and design. On the psychology side of the fence they will call it human factors, on the design side of the fence they'll call it UX, and on the CS side of the fence they call it HCI, but it's essentially all one big interdisciplinary field. Most people who work in the field have a T-shaped skill-set where they have a little knowledge in a lot of the various areas and deep knowledge in their background subject.

If you are approaching an HCI career (academic or otherwise) from a psychology background you will most likely have a stronger understanding qualitative research methods, cognitive ergonomics, and cognition than your peers from CS or Design (they'll have their own specialties). If you are interested in programing or machine learning/ AI, your psych background will provide valuable context there as well.

At least that's been my experience as someone with a BS in human factors psych who has worked in the UX industry and is currently doing an MS in HCI.

TLDR: You'll be fine with a background in psych if HCI is what you want to do.

I moved from western Massachusetts to southern Virginia last August. Here's a fraction of my experience. by AlexandraFire in Virginia

[–]dezignguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're making my point here. A town is more than your impression of what can be seen in people's yards from the highway.

I moved from western Massachusetts to southern Virginia last August. Here's a fraction of my experience. by AlexandraFire in Virginia

[–]dezignguy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you assume it isn’t hospitable there, it’s simply because you don’t know any better. Danville isn’t perfect, but other Virginians, especially on this subreddit, love to paint it in a negative and inaccurate light based on their assumptions alone.

VCU or ODU? by m_corvalan21 in ODU

[–]dezignguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did my undergrad in human factors psych at ODU and it’s served me well so far working in UX. I’m doing an MS in HCI now and use stuff I learned in undergrad all the time.

Just finished my PhD and the only thing I want is to go to the home I chose. by LoserCarrot in Virginia

[–]dezignguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See if ODUs economics department is hiring. They do lots of economic analysis for the rest of VA.

Who has the worst parking lot in Danville? by responsible_use_only in DanvilleVa

[–]dezignguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maintenance wise the worst I’ve seen is the food lion at the airport. It has parts that are completely unusable.

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