On Feb 7, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Jared M. Spool wrote:
>
> On Feb 5, 2007, at 9:52 AM, Will Parker wrote:
>
>> Being from the South, I've often wondered why there
are so many
>> usability and design people (or people in general,
for that matter)
>> concentrated in areas where the climate can easily
kill you. I take
>> it as a sign that someone has not fully examined
the solution space.
>
> Cold winters don't pick up trees and through them
through your
> windows at 90mph like a Category 5 hurricane.
>
> I choose the winters.
Personally, I prefer locations where walking to your mailbox
doesn't
require special protective gear for four months a year.
That's why
I'm now in Seattle, where the winters are mild enough for
most purposes.
BTW, Cat-5 hurricanes have historically been very rare in my
hometown, Savannah, and not too surprisingly, the older
parts of town
are sheltered under a canopy of hundred-foot tall live oaks,
which
are particularly good at surviving lesser storms. The
architecture
in the old town also tends to be both sturdy and quite
beautiful, and
would make a good setting for a design office.
On the other hand, most of the natives don't speak English.
I myself
picked up the language while watching American TV
broadcasts.
- Will
Will Parker
wparker ChannelingDesign.com
"The only people who value your specialist knowledge
are the ones who
already have it." - William Tozier
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