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Some observations from the NICTA lab in UNSW:
- The guy in the office next to my cubicle has spent all day, every day of the last few weeks, patiently explaining his reasons for doing something one way and not the other to one of about three different people. This strikes me as not a particularly fun way to spend your working days. On the other hand
- While working on the RoboCup Legged League robots has the (significant!) advantage that you get to play with a Sony Aibo all day long (yes, there’s a guy a few cubicles along doing this), it also has the significant disadvantage that everybody who walks past your cubicle stops for a while to watch you, ahem, work. (or rather, play with the cool toys.)
- Apple products have a universal appeal. You could trace the spread of the MacWorld announcements through the Lab. (”22 grams… that’s extraordinary!” and “I want one… no, I need one!”)
- Offering the vacation students “any stationery you need” is dangerous when the catalog you leave on their desk stretches all the way from staplers and pens to laptops, office furniture and coffee machines… heh heh heh.
