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In computer science, direct manipulation is a human–computer interaction (HCI) style which involves continuous representation of objects of interest and rapid, reversible, and incremental actions and feedback.[1] As opposed to other interaction styles, for example, the command language (CLI), the intention of direct manipulation is to allow a user to manipulate objects presented to them, using actions that correspond at least loosely to manipulation of physical objects. An example of direct manipulation is resizing a graphical shape, such as a rectangle, by dragging its corners or edges with a mouse. Having real-world metaphors for objects and actions can make it easier for a user to learn and use an interface (some might say that the interface is more natural or intuitive), and rapid, incremental feedback allows a user to make fewer errors and complete tasks in less time, because they can see the results of an action before completing the action, thus evaluating the output and compensating for mistakes. The term was introduced by Ben Shneiderman in 1982 within the context of office applications and the desktop metaphor (WIMP).[2][3] Individuals in academia and computer scientists doing research on future user interfaces often put as much or even more stress on tactile control and feedback, or sonic control and feedback than on the visual feedback given by most GUIs. As a result, the term has been more widespread in these environments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_manipulation_interface

SPARQL (pronounced "sparkle" /ˈspɑːkəl/, a recursive acronym[2] for SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language) is an RDF query language—that is, a semantic query language for databases—able to retrieve and manipulate data stored in Resource Description Framework (RDF) format. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARQL (more)

Datalog is a declarative logic programming language that syntactically is a subset of Prolog. It is often used as a query language for deductive databases. In recent years, Datalog has found new application in data integration, information extraction, networking, program analysis, security, cloud computing and machine learning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datalog

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Ash Maurya: The Idea Funnel – Love the Problem. ...should be about demonstrating traction for the idea by testing the core customer/problem (uvp), solution (demo), revenue (pricing) assumptions using an offer (not an MVP). (more)

Ash Maurya: The Updated Problem Interview Script (and a new Canvas). Inspired by the Scientific Method, the search for Problem/Solution fit starts with creating a model — specifically a business model using a Lean Canvas. (more)

Ash Maurya: Don’t Start With an MVP – Love the Problem. A minimum viable product is the smallest solution you can build that delivers monetizable value to your customers (more)

[[Ash Maurya]: ]What is a business model? make sure your business model story communicates these 3 core jobs: value creation, value delivery, and value capture (more)

Ash Maurya: Expose Your Constraints Before Chasing Additional Resources. Very few people deliberately choose to limit their resources. In this post I’m going to make a case for doing just that. (more)

Ash Maurya: The Artist and The Innovator – Love the Problem. Investors today don’t value intellectual property, but traction. (more)

Ash Maurya: A Lean Canvas is NOT Enough to Replace a Business Plan. Stakeholders still wanted to see the numbers side of the story, which is a reasonable ask. After all, they are in the business of driving ROI and want to ensure the idea represents a big enough problem worth solving. In (more)

iBooks Author (iBA) was an e-book authoring application by Apple Inc, released in early 2012, only available for macOS, and discontinued in 2020.[2]... Documents created by iBooks Author could only sold for a fee if they are accepted by and distributed by Apple,[3][4] but authors also had the option to distribute their work elsewhere for free.... iBooks Author was discontinued on July 1, 2020, with Apple suggesting Pages as a replacement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBooks_Author

Daniel Krupka: Polkadot (DOT) Review: Worth It? What You NEED To Know!!* What Dr. Gavin Wood is perhaps most famous for however is creating Solidity, the coding language used to build smart contracts on Ethereum. (more)

CB Insights Research: Blockchain Funding Is At An All-Time High — Here's What's Driving The Boom. Investors poured more money into blockchain companies in H1'21 than they did over the course of any full year in history (more)

Zora is a marketplace to buy, sell and trade limited-edition goods. All of these goods are launched as tokens (NFT).... The Decentralized Auction Protocol for NFTs on Ethereum. https://zora.co/manifesto

Outlier Ventures has an Open-Metaverse-OS Whitepaper. (more)

Jacqueline Garavente on CryptoKitties. I’ve been beating the drum on digital pets and economies of scale for digital assets for a while at USV. I really thought (and still think!) that would be the killer use case for Augmented Reality. Alas, AR has been pushed aside to make way for its hotter and more elusive cousin, crypto. This time, it comes in the form of CryptoKitties. (more)

ConsenSys is a blockchain software technology company founded by Joseph Lubin.. Joseph Lubin founded ConsenSys in early 2015 as a software foundry to develop decentralized software services and applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain...ConsenSys is involved in many different projects and services for blockchain uses and applications. (more)