Drew Mattke - Professional Technical Designer
 
 
2005-08-30
 

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Random Access 30
Another Random Access article.
Contact juggling is a dextrous manipulation of crystal spheres that is positively mesmorizing to watch and nearly impossible to do well.

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2005-08-21
 

Guns, Germs & Steel

Guns, Germs & Steel :: by Jared Diamond
An amazing book that explores the rationale for why some societies won and other lost in the clash of cultures witnessed on Earth over the past 500 years.

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Drew Mattke, Technical Design Director







 
   
   
 
 
 

Here on my personal business site, learn more about me as a professional than a one-page resumé can impart. You'll also discover some insights that I am happy to share with you. These topics bring together elements of Design, Technology, and Business — with some random thoughts that tie back in ways you might not expect.

To help you with your consideration for hiring me, be sure to review my Dossier.
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Design, Business, Technology… on balance

Balancing design, business and technology

Why isn’t every piece of technology wildly cool and perfect for users? Sometimes it’s because design considerations were neglected, but often it’s the result of realistic compromises driven by business or technology factors. Find out how this plays out.

 

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QUANTUM COMPUTING

Quantum computers could push the limits of computing power.

We may never have a quantum computer on our desk, but it is already possible to harness some of the bizarre properties of sub-atomic elements to perform complex calculations.

How about factoring a 100 digit number in less than a second? For reference, the fastest digital computer on Earth would take more than 12 Billion years to do this.

 

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Blocking & Tackling :: MVC and the Enterprise Architecture

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Large business sites (non-Internet companies) often hide the dirty secret that their architecture does not lend itself to true separation of logic from display.
Find out how doing the basics can yield higher return to the business than fancy tricks or cutting-edge innovation.

 

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