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Daniel King

Daniel King has written 9 posts for Unsheffield

David King: Is a Computer Science Degree Worthless?

Does society expect you to have the degree in computer science before you can do a job in the industry?

Ian Forrester: The State of the Nation in 2012

The BBC could do some really interesting things for Digital Britain. What should they be doing?

Alistair MacDonald: Is Everyone Stupid?

An open discussion about motivation, education, human nature and social drivers.

Meg & Joe: Unsheffield Unleashed

Word games to stop the focus on the unconference problems, finding solutions then applying them.

Hannah York: Inclusion: Who, What, Why?

How can we make computers and the internet safe and accessible for all?

Carl Branham: Wild Mass Guessing Online

Discussion of the wild speculation on the internet being portrayed as fact

Peter Hopton: Cooler Hardware

Sustainable: Using piece of equipment more efficiently to do the same job. Smart: Using equip for other purpose Digital Inclusion: Social goals Focused on economic emission Reduce CO2 emissions: Embedded CO2 (in mining, manufacturing and transport) average pc 20% Operational CO2 (result of electricity use) average pc 80% Recoverable Co2 (CO2 in recycling, recovered) Hybrid [...]

Lucy Buykx: Into to Group Evaluation

Heuristic evaluation first talked about by Jacob Nielson in 1990, refined in 1994. Keith Instone took heuristics and applied to websites in 1997. Established and used by Bell Labs, Philips, HP and several others. Classic Method •    3-5 people work independently to create a list of problems •    End with a huge list that needs [...]

Andy Goundry: The Apprentice: Design and Pitch a Product in 10mins

Products need to satisfy the client and their users.