Boxes and Arrows: Comments by Eric Scheid

Eric Scheid — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:18:19 GMT

I’m disliking the reputation points thing for a couple of reasons: it’s bulky on the page, it’s difficult to compare while scanning, and revealing actual numbers usually results in distorted voting behaviour.

Might I suggest some kind of sparkline thing instead? Less visual impact, you can’t read the exact value, easier to compare amongst multiple instances, and (my favourite) you can see a history (are they trending upwards, do they swing up and down, have they been absent/ignored for a long time). Hmmm, the more I think of it, a sparkline inspired by stock market buy/sell graphs would be nice :-)

Eric Scheid — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:36:06 GMT

First, decide on what basis you determine your satisfaction level regarding remuneration: is it as compared to others (where if you are getting less than others for doing the same work would make you unhappy), or is it according to the quantity of money it will take to make you fat and happy?

The way I work is I figured out how much time I want to put into working (actually, I first figured out how much free time I wanted), and how much money I wanted available to spend. So, “underpaid” to me means I’m not making enough according to my goals, and I’d be looking for ways to improve that situation.

Eric Scheid — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:27:37 GMT

Something else to remember about encouraging the flourishing of disconnected sub-networks is that innovation and evolution is more likely to occur at the edges, in the isolated enclaves, away from the big groups and their pressure to conform. Once a group moves into the “giant component” then subtle forces come into play which eventually results in stagnation and decay … and then the only way the giant component can ever stay alive is by constantly devouring the fresh blood of disconnected sub-networks.