Gaeten Nkamegue

UX/UI Designer, Osedea
Montreal, QC, Canada

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  • "Just went ahead and purchased it as well! So upset I missed her visit at the University of Montreal~ "
    on: How to Apply Design Thinking—to Your Own Life
  • "Interesting article! I commute daily to work/school using my bike and I must say that my behavior on the road isn't far different from that of a driver's. In other words, if I find myself behind a slower cyclist, I will seek out any opportunity to pass him as safely as I can. If "stuck" in traffic, I will weave between cars, and hopefully convince a few to leave their cars at home the next day, heh. I do believe that most prefer the car/bike over public transportation because of the greater sense of control it provides us; over the path taken, over the modulation of the time needed to reach point B, etc. As we are also naturally friction-adverse, and will look for any opportunity within our power to make the commute as short as possible, dealing with elements considered to be nuisances on the road will often be met with a cavalier attitude. After all, transportation is a means, not an end. I get irritated when stuck behind a mob of slow cyclists too, and although I don't drive, I can definitely understand how a driver might feel when he could be traveling at twice the speed but is prevented from doing so because of a much slower vehicle. I thus refrain from passing judgement, because as seen so far, blame is and can definitely be thrown both ways. I do however think dedicated bike lanes are a step in the right direction. Otherwise, and this might be a far stretch, but tolls could help... Drivers typically externalize the costs related to the usage of the car on the road onto others without realizing that they make a tangible impact in regard to each and any one's desire to travel from point A to B in a timely manner. Increasing road width or the # of roads is simply met with more traffic due to induced demand; tolls are the only proven method that I know of that consistently lower the amount of cars on the road by making those externalities financially tangible. This could provide every driver with more maneuverability, hence potentially safer commutes for all. Most drivers also commute alone, and thus occupy a much too large footprint on the road. Smaller, nimbler cars could also help in solving this issue. I am probably going left-field with all of this, but it's because I don't see the state of the interactions alluded to by the article changing any time soon. I still ride as close to the curb as possible when cycling at 25mph to let drivers pass me. Sorry for the rambling :)"
    on: Could a Bicycle's Speed Affect How Motorists Treat It in Traffic?
  • "This wouldn't prevent the drawers themselves from sliding out and knocking the kid unconscious, in the best case scenario~"
    on: "When Furniture Kills:" Let's Cut Through the Hype
  • "I've dabbled into learning html/css as well through classes and codeacademy and I've always seen it as a segway towards studying ui/ux design, as webdev and the latter fields are still strongly linked together. "
    on: Is It Time To Ditch Drag-And-Drop And Finally Learn To Code?
  • "Is it typical of laptop users to have your desktop screen behind the laptop's instead of having both side by side? I thought the latter was the standard... By keeping my screen at an arm's length, I can very easily peek down at it's base to check on my phone's notifications. "
    on: Samsung Creates Monitor That Will Wirelessly Charge Your Phone
  • "Hmm. I can see this having a use when visiting a new city or area~ But as a seasoned cycling commuter, I rarely ever find the need to use Gmaps to weave around the city because I know it well enough, and I don't know that many cyclists actually need a dedicated device for such purposes; I might also be alone in thinking that not many cyclists set about discovering new locations every time they hop on the saddle. Then again, I understand that I'm not the targeted demographic here, as I expect the less you cycle in general the more useful the Beeline would be to you.For someone that might prefer to ride on dedicated cycling paths instead of sharing the road with cars; would the Beeline accommodate such a user? If a river physically separates me from my end destination and getting there requires of me to take a bridge which might be a few kilometers off, where will the arrow point exactly? Towards the path I ought to to take or will I be expected to guess my way there?Best of luck to these two!"
    on: The BeeLine: Smart, Intentionally "Fuzzy" Navigation for Bikes
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