Meeting -- March 1

For our next meeting, for Spring 2019, we will be at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library, 9:45am-11:45am, March 1.  The place is on Palumbo.

Our topic this week may be selected from the following (the first item is the planned topic):

-- Artificial Intelligence

-- Declining Average Life Expectancy

-- Objectivism (ex: Ayn Rand)

-- Virtue Engineering

-- Detachment

-- Interpersonal communication

-- Bibliotherapy.  Class members could select/share books that have had a significant influence on their lives

-- Meaningful work

If you have suggestions, or if you want to add to the list, please write me -- jimmonomoy@gmail.com.

Global Net Migration

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Net_Migration_Rate.svg

Map of the net migration rate around the world. Blue denotes positive net migration (into the country), orange denotes negative net migration (out of the country), and green denotes a stable population with no net movement (in or out of the country).

Meeting February 22

For our next meeting, for Spring 2019, we will be at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library, 9:45am-11:45am, February 22.  The place is on Palumbo.

Our topic this week may be selected from the following (the first item is the planned topic):

-- Migration
-- Artificial Intelligence
-- Declining Average Life Expectancy
-- Objectivism (ex: Ayn Rand)
-- Virtue Engineering

If you have suggestions, or if you want to add to the list, please write me -- jimmonomoy@gmail.com.

Meeting February 15th

For our next meeting, for Spring 2019, we will be at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library, 9:45am-11:45am, February 15.  The place is on Palumbo.

Our topic this week may be selected from the following (the first item is the planned topic):

-- Political correctness

-- Migration

-- Artificial Intelligence

-- Declining Average Life Expectancy

-- Objectivism (ex: Ayn Rand)

-- Virtue Engineering

If you have suggestions, or if you want to add to the list, please write me -- jimmonomoy@gmail.com.

Usability

The common attributes are: ease of learning (learnability), speed of performance (efficiency), low error rate, retention over time (memorability), and user attitude (subjective satisfaction). Such attributes are commonly used for usability goal setting and benchmarking of a system throughout a development lifecycle.

Marshall McLuhan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan

What? Usability.gov????

https://www.usability.gov/

The 6 Principles Of Design, a la Donald Norman

The 6 Principles Of Design, a la Donald Norman

Meeting February 8, 2019

For our next meeting, for Spring 2019, we will be at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library, 9:45am-11:45am, February 8.  The place is on Palumbo.

Our topic this week may be selected from the following (the first item is the planned topic):

-- Usability

-- Political correctness

-- Migration

-- Artificial Intelligence

-- Declining Average Life Expectancy

-- Objectivism (ex: Ayn Rand)

-- Virtue Engineering

If you have suggestions, or if you want to add to the list, please write me -- jimmonomoy@gmail.com.

Correction

In the meeting today, I claimed that the cover painting on Jon Meacham's book was by Maurice Prendergast.  I will have to check the book itself, but the painting is evocative of Childe Hassam's work.

Meeting Notes 2-1

Women in Science 

If the Church Were Christian

The Soul of America

Girl in a Green Gown

The Punishment She Deserves

The High Window 

The Fifth Risk

News of the World