DAOC
by GutsSince I'm almost done writing my extremely belated review of The Design Matrix , I thought I'd share a tool I wrote for myself for use in future discussions in case anyone else found it useful. Basically it's what I call "D-matrix Analysis Online Calculator" or DAOC. The computation itself isn't very intensive but what I like about it is that it dynamically generates a histogram of your calculation. You can then print this out and save it for your records. As more information becomes available or as you continue to do it for more and more systems (or what have you), you can then compare and contrast and do an overall analysis.
Maybe in the future I'll make it so people can log in and save their calculations online. I would appreciate any feedback/suggestions.
You can find it here.
September 11th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Did you save the code?! It may be subpoened later.
This is calculate the sum of my subjective impressions about how "rational," etc., something is?
Comment by Rock — September 11, 2009 @ 10:10 am
September 11th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Bleu cheese = -4
Stilton = -3
Velveeta = +3
Kraft American (slices) = +4
Cheese Whiz = +5
Comment by chunkdz — September 11, 2009 @ 1:21 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
I just added some new things. I now display how you can easily link to your results. For example, here . I also added a small IC/co-option analysis.
Comment by Guts — September 11, 2009 @ 2:37 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
What if I were interested in calculating cheese/milk?
Comment by Rock — September 11, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Use this calculator
Comment by Guts — September 11, 2009 @ 2:51 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Whale milk = -4
Cow milk = -3
Pasteurized, homogenized lo fat cow milk = +3
Strawberry YooHoo = +5
Comment by chunkdz — September 11, 2009 @ 3:03 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
[Blushing.] I know you love me, Guts. I love u2. I could even sing my own song of love 2u. (I was in an legendary punk band!)
I appreciate Mike Gene’s avoidance of the whole issue of making such intuitions or impressions formal. I think of our intuitions and impressions as being honed (however imprecisely) by evolution, and are not to be presumptively discounted as “subjective.” The problem of any one of us surviving on such a basis is just the same problem as all of us surviving—on the same basis.
I don’t presumptively dismiss peoples “subjective” evaluations of what is/not designed. I think we have evolved to make such “subjective” decisions because they are critical to our continued survival.
So, I’ll resist the temptation to call it all “cheese.” LOL
Comment by Rock — September 11, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
The criteria are subjective, but it is also
- logical
- widely used by philosophers and scientists
- less subjective than one may think because of the scoring
- a path to fruitful research questions
Comment by Guts — September 11, 2009 @ 3:56 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I'm guessing either The Dead Milkmen, or Chumbawumba.
Comment by chunkdz — September 11, 2009 @ 4:05 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Yeah tell us which one Rock
Comment by Guts — September 11, 2009 @ 4:05 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
LOL
Legends long before your time, chunkdz.
Comment by Rock — September 11, 2009 @ 4:10 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
In that case, I'm going to guess that Rock is actually Buster Poindexter.
Comment by chunkdz — September 11, 2009 @ 4:25 pm
September 11th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Rock?
Comment by Guts — September 11, 2009 @ 4:45 pm