The Nerd Market

[John A. Bailo]

It used to be that a nerd would work in a business, and he would get all
tech, and the businessman would say: yes, but the customer wouldn't
understand it.

Yet, now, nerds are huge. Many are nerds.

In fact, if it's too simple, they wouldn't use it.

So, the nerd can say to the businessman, yes, but you don't understand it.


Right?

 

[Jim]

It used to be that a nerd would work in a business, and he would get all
tech, and the businessman would say: yes, but the customer wouldn't
understand it.

Yet, now, nerds are huge. Many are nerds.

In fact, if it's too simple, they wouldn't use it.

So, the nerd can say to the businessman, yes, but you don't understand it.


Right?

it's a bit more complicated than that, John. But I won't try to explain
it, your brain would melt

 

[Greg Young]

Without context this is a difficult comment to reply to but I think you need
a good dose of idiotic user.

I think the middle of the road rule still applies ... make it extremely
simple in the default case but allow more advanced cases (often through
seperate interfaces).

Cheers,

Greg

 

[Jordan Abel]

Without context this is a difficult comment to reply to but I think you need
a good dose of idiotic user.

I think the middle of the road rule still applies ... make it extremely
simple in the default case but allow more advanced cases (often through
seperate interfaces).

For example, take universal remotes.

The easiest case, you keep hitting power until it works.

The next case is you look up the numbers for your tv's brand, try them
until one works, and that's that.

Then there's the 99x codes for key moving, volume punch through, etc.

Then there's the advanced codes.

Then there's the six-pin connector.

 

[Greg Young]

btw: most people use vi or emacs to edit text files right?

Cheers,

Greg

 

[Greg Young]

ah the jumpers ...

and if its a really nice a serial port :-/

Cheers,

Greg

 

[Jordan Abel]

Without context this is a difficult comment to reply to but I think you need
a good dose of idiotic user.

I think the middle of the road rule still applies ... make it extremely
simple in the default case but allow more advanced cases (often through
seperate interfaces).

A good example is the universal remote:

At the simplest level, you pick the code for your TV and that's it.

Then there's the 99x codes for volume punch-through, etc.

Then there's the advanced codes, key mover on more advanced remotes,
etc.

Then there's the six-pin connector.