Steve Portigal

Principal, Portigal Consulting
Pacifica, CA, USA

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  • "Not sure the advice to pop in is that good. From https://juddfoundation.org/visit/new-york/ --- advance reservations for guided visits are required -- Visitors must be accompanied by an artist guide at all times."
    on: New York Exhibit Showcases Donald Judd's Collection of Works by Alvar Aalto and John Chamberlain
  • "Maybe a little edit needed: "I knew that Matt Lauer and Lisa Simpson, the voice of Lisa Simpson" should probably be "I knew that Matt Lauer and Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson""
    on: Liz Jackson Doesn't Want "Design for Disability"—She Wants Disabled People to Be Part of Designing Better Products
  • "We use a prong collar for walking, but it is known to occasionally pop open when yanked, so we got a backup that attaches to the regular dog collar. So the leash itself attaches to this ring on this device, which then splits out two short leads, of slightly different lengths. The shorter one clips onto the prong collar ring and the slightly longer one, for backup, clips onto the regular collar. (I looked for a photo online but with no luck so I'm just describing it)"
    on: DIY Fix for a Snap Hook Failure
  • "Hmm - in the third video why didn't he use his now-free hands to close the gate? That seems easier, ergonomically? At least from watching it. I wonder in general about the balance challenges as you have to shift your weight to get a free foot. Your feet are doing work, too! Overall, though, fantastic to have options and great work by Ford!"
    on: Ford's Foot-Activated Liftgates
  • "I'm looking forward to the part of the story where our hero meets with a good lawyer who gives him solid counsel as to his right and options."
    on: True I.D. Stories #15: Contract Killer
  • "I can see you just like Ray on "Girls" raging at the City Council with your home built model."
    on: Hell in a Handbasket: Using Superhydrophobic Paint to Create Splashback on Drunken Public Urinators
  • "Great picture of Sue on the tiny chair. I know a lot of us went to the museum and it seemed like people really got it or else they found it lacking. I was sadly in the latter category. I am not 8 and not with an 8-year-old. Also i was by myself which kinda took me out of the loop for climbing up and getting my picture taken. So that's definitely a factor. I thought the attention to detail in the design was great, but I didn't find myself caring. It seemed to be designed for kids but the information was abstract and opaque so that I can't imagine kids following it. Hope someone got a picture of the 30-item list of fictitious place names from Irish mythology. That's very detailed and hard to parse for anyone, especially a little kid. I heard that the director was inspired by the conference enough to begin to rethink some things they want to do differently; I would love to see the next major iteration of the experience."
    on: IxDA Interaction12: Storytelling in the Emerald Isle
  • "And you can tell just how rugged they are because they are rubberized black! With yellow! That means durable!"
    on: To Chinese Phone Manufacturer TecFace, Everything Looks Like a Nail
  • "Check out this piece I wrote here on 2002, about a product for adding eyes to things: Meary http://www.core77.com/reactor/meary.html"
    on: See the World Differently through Eyebombing
  • "Article in today's WSJ about crazy tech ideas that end up getting made - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303505504577404284117534706.html - illustrates the principles here (and much more) fairly well"
    on: The Power of Bad Ideas
  • "A thoughtful analysis; thanks for taking the time to look at this from a number of perspectives. I remember in the CD-ROM era when Todd Rundgren put out something in a format that was endless remixable. Brian Eno wrote algorithms for sound and music that were essentially infinite (77 Million Paintings); none of those artists have the mass exposure of a Beck. Provoking is part of what they do. Beck is usually a lot more consumer-friendly, that's his wheelhouse. Even that project where he did a a cover a week (a cover a day?) or whatever that was, was still anchored in mass appeal balanced with creative constraints. Other than as fodder for a Fred Armisen character character on Portlandia, I can't see what value this has. If Beck is really intending to seed other creators so that the wider world of listeners can experience the music, then he needs to do more than create a precious object. I suspect the overdesign of the sheet music positions it more as an end-point, than a trigger. Your reference to modern art is right on. But Beck is no Modern Artist. He's a rock star. So pick up your guitar and play, Beck!"
    on: Is Beck Hansen's Song Reader Really Where It's At?
  • "This is an ad, FYI."
    on: Must-See Video: A Life-Changing Combination of CNC, Robotics and Rube Goldberg
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