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<p>We found that end-users are incredibly interested in intelligent environments. By engaging end-users we can create intelligent environments even faster and allow domain experts to tailor their environment. This dissertation’s second contribution, Sensor Enablement for End-Users (SEEU) provides a visual programming interface that allows users to create personalized automated behaviors given available devices and data. We performed several user studies to uncover people’s desires for intelligent environments and determine the best interface for managing an intelligent environment. SEEU combines an intuitive interface with the power and ?exibility of SEAP. SEEU is a usable end-user programming framework that allows average people to create useful applications for their intelligent environments.</p>

<p>With SEEU and SEAP, we simpli?ed the development of intelligent  environments, reducing barriers to adoption of emerging sensing and actuation technologies. We demonstrated the feasability with a series of user studies.</p>
<p>With SEEU and SEAP, we simplified the development of intelligent  environments, reducing barriers to adoption of emerging sensing and actuation technologies. We demonstrated the feasability with a series of user studies.</p>

<p>So, what does this really mean? Essentially, I wanted sensors and actuators to be internet-enabled, an idea that is now called the Internet of Things (IoT). I worked on the backend to design a system that allowed developers to connect devices generically using standard HTTP. That was capped off with an end-user programming framework allowing everyone to process the newly available sensors and actuators.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004H1TQBW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B004H1TQBW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theven01-20&amp;linkId=3QW5ERP7I3H66ZG6">Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson</a>.
A solid fantasty novel with an interesting magic system. In Mistborn, a
select few people are gifted with the ability to burn a metal internally
granting them abilities like improved strength or improved hearing. The
elevated ability lasts as long as the metal remains with the metal
burning in proportion to the power you demand of it. An even smaller
group can burn all metals. I liked it a lot.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/art-of-conflict-management-achieving-solutions-for-life-work-and-beyond.html">The Art of Conflict Management by Michael
Dues</a>.
I now think that conflict management is the most important skill a
person can have. I wish this stuff was taught in school! It was very
helpful for me to learn the basics, which provided me with a framework
for understanding conflict (&ldquo;discomforting differences&rdquo;).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AFPVOTG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00AFPVOTG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theven01-20&amp;linkId=JWTMJY6TXCVPZDCO">Finding Your Element by Sir Ken
Robinson</a>. Ken Robinson had a great
tech talk, so I thought I&rsquo;d like the book. It was good, but not really
what I need. I&rsquo;d recommend the book to young people who are floundering as they embark on
adulthood or middle-aged people struggling to understand where they fit
into the scheme of things.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004C438CW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B004C438CW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theven01-20&amp;linkId=7XHAOVDX33VKT7OV">No More Mr. Nice Guy by Robert
Glover</a>. I don&rsquo;t know how to feel about this book. I think it has a lot of really good information for nice guys who are unfulfilled; however, it raises some questions regarding masculinity and being kind but firm. Some of the positive points: men should spend time with other men, people should stand up for themselves and they should get what they want, and couples should evenly divide work.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009JNXC36/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B009JNXC36&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theven01-20">The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre
Dumas</a>.
This book is a classic for a reason. I prefer modern books, but I
decided to give Count of Monte Cristo a try, and I&rsquo;m glad I did.
The story was really good.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DYXC3W8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00DYXC3W8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theven01-20">Warbound by Larry
Correia</a>.
I&rsquo;m really enjoying Larry Correia. He has the adventure fantasy story down. His
novels are fun and well-paced with memorable characters, and they feel
like the right amount of story per book. Warbound
concludes the Grimnoir Chronicles, providing a fitting finish.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015DPXKI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0015DPXKI&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theven01-20">Anathem by Neal
Stephenson</a>.
Hmm. I love Neal Stephenson&mdash;Diamond Age is one of my favorite books
ever&mdash;but this book didn&rsquo;t do it for me. I didn&rsquo;t get it. It was
intelligent and well researched&mdash;it just wasn&rsquo;t for me.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004H1TQBW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B004H1TQBW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theven01-20&amp;linkId=3QW5ERP7I3H66ZG6">The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson</a>.
Book Two of the Mistborn trilogy. It started slowly, but ended well. Let
me expand on that a bit: the first book&mdash;to me&mdash;was about a rebellion in
a novel low-magic world. The second book has to pick up the pieces of
that rebellion, so it&rsquo;s more about government and interpersonal
conflicts.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4/?tag=theven01-20">How to Fail At Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/11-22-63-Stephen-King-ebook/dp/B005K0HDGE/?tag=theven01-20">11-22-63 by Stephen King</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Great-Ways-Manage-Double-Productivity/dp/B0017182XI/?tag=theven01-20">21 Great Ways to Manage Your Time and Double Your Productivity by Brian Tracy</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Choose-Yourself-James-Altucher-ebook/dp/B00CO8D3G4/?tag=theven01-20">Choose Yourself by James Altucher</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Power-Now-Eckhart-Tolle-ebook/dp/B002361MNS/?tag=theven01-20">Practicing the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Obstacle-Way-Timeless-Turning-Triumph-ebook/dp/B00G3L1B8K/?tag=theven01-20">The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Will-Teach-You-Be-Rich-ebook/dp/B004WL4BW6/?tag=theven01-20">I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Off-Wizard-Magic-2-0-Book-ebook/dp/B00EF8Z32I/?tag=theven01-20">Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spell-High-Water-Magic-Book-ebook/dp/B00HVF7OJM/?tag=theven01-20">Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unwelcome-Quest-Magic-2-0-Book-ebook/dp/B00MRADM1K/?tag=theven01-20">An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/100-Startup-Reinvent-Living-Create/dp/0307951529/?tag=theven01-20">The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trust-Me-Lying-Confessions-Manipulator-ebook/dp/B0074VTHH0/?tag=theven01-20">Trust Me, I&rsquo;m Lying by Ryan Holiday</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-William-White-Strunk/dp/B000KW42KM/?tag=theven01-20">The Elements of Style (a.k.a. Strunk and White)</a> &ndash; This is a short book, but it was not a quick read for me. Between The Language Instinct and conversations with my linguist wife, I have come to realize that I have an elementary understanding of English grammar. Strunk and White often pressed the limits of my knowledge with highfalutin terms like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerundive">gerundive</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_clause">dependent clause</a>; however, they offer great examples that helped me understand the concepts without mastering the vocabulary.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003K15O3E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?tag=theven01-20">The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time Book 12)</a> &ndash; After a break, I was ready for more Wheel of Time. I read summaries for books 7-11 and jumped straight to the finale, which is written by Brandon Sanderson with the late Robert Jordan&rsquo;s notes. I don&rsquo;t know if it is Sanderson&rsquo;s writing or the fact that the books are rushing towards the end, but I loved this story. I should finish the series in another month.</p>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Hugo Award Winners and Nominees - Fantasy]]></title>
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<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>I have been searching for good fantasy books and there&rsquo;s no shortage of suggestions. One suggestion was to pick something from the <a title="Hugo Award for Best Novel" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novel#Winners_and_nominees">Hugo Awards</a>. The Hugo Awards recognize the best sci-fi and fantasy novels, which is a huge body of work. I was frustrated that I could not find a more granular categorization&mdash;where do you start with a list of 280+ critically acclaimed books? Knowing at least the genre would help a lot. Since I couldn&rsquo;t find a categorized list of Hugo Award winners, so I decided to create it.</p>
<p>I noticed that most of the books had Wikipedia entries that included a &ldquo;Genre&rdquo; entry in the sidebar, so I grabbed the additional information. Below is a list of the Fantasy novels that were nominated for or won the Hugo award. Enjoy and happy reading!</p>
<ul>
<li><a title="Sirens of Titans" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XREM5G/?tag=theven01-20">The Sirens of Titan</a> by Kurt Vonnegut (1960)</li>
<li><a title="Glory Road" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004MYFUK0/?tag=theven01-20">Glory Road</a> by Robert A. Heinlein (1964)</li>
<li><a title="Too Many Magicians" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GWUNJL4/?tag=theven01-20">Too Many Magicians</a> by Randall Garrett (1967)</li>
<li><a title="The Forbidden Tower" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VXTB6I/?tag=theven01-20">The Forbidden Tower</a> by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1978)</li>
<li><a title="Harpist in the Wind" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0345324404/?tag=theven01-20">Harpist in the Wind</a> by Patricia A. McKillip (1980)</li>
<li><a title="Little, Big" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DB7O0U/?tag=theven01-20">Little, Big</a> by John Crowley (1982)</li>
<li><a title="Tea with the Black Dragon" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1585861979/?tag=theven01-20">Tea with the Black Dragon</a> by R. A. MacAvoy (1984)</li>
<li><a title="Seventh Son" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00413QAP6/?tag=theven01-20">Seventh Son</a> by Orson Scott Card (1988)</li>
<li><a title="Red Prophet" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003GYEGM0/?tag=theven01-20">Red Prophet</a> by Orson Scott Card (1989)</li>
<li><a title="Hyperion" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004G60EHS/?tag=theven01-20">Hyperion</a> by Dan Simmons (1990)</li>
<li><a title="Prentice Alvin" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003H4I5IK/?tag=theven01-20">Prentice Alvin</a> by Orson Scott Card (1990)</li>
<li><a title="Bone Dance" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002LATV02/?tag=theven01-20">Bone Dance</a> by Emma Bull (1992)</li>
<li><a title="Prisoner of Azkaban" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00728DYP6/?tag=theven01-20">Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban</a> by J. K. Rowling (2000)</li>
<li><a title="Goblet of Fire" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00728DYCO/?tag=theven01-20">Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire</a> by J. K. Rowling (2001)</li>
<li><a title="A Storm of Swords" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBFN1U/?tag=theven01-20">A Storm of Swords</a> by George R. R. Martin (2001)</li>
<li><a title="The Curse of Chalion" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC11AQ/?tag=theven01-20">The Curse of Chalion</a> by Lois McMaster Bujold (2002)</li>
<li><a title="The Scar" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBFM70/?tag=theven01-20">The Scar</a> by China Miéville (2003)</li>
<li><a title="Paladin of Souls" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC138Q/?tag=theven01-20">Paladin of Souls</a> by Lois McMaster Bujold (2004)</li>
<li><a title="Feast for Crows" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FCKGPC/?tag=theven01-20">A Feast for Crows</a> by George R. R. Martin (2006)</li>
<li><a title="The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002ZDJZO2/?tag=theven01-20">The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms</a> by N. K. Jemisin (2011)</li>
<li><a title="Among Others" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0044781T2/?tag=theven01-20">Among Others</a> by Jo Walton (2012)</li>
<li><a title="A Dance with Dragons" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003YL4LYI/?tag=theven01-20">A Dance with Dragons</a> by George R. R. Martin (2012)</li>
<li><a title="Throne of the Crescent Moon" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064VQDHI/?tag=theven01-20">Throne of the Crescent Moon</a> by Saladin Ahmed (2013)</li>
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<p>This task was made bearable by scripting the look-ups with Beautiful Soup in Python. If you&rsquo;re interested, the source is available as <a title="Categorizing Hugo Award winners" href="https://github.com/smholloway/categorizing-hugo-award-winners">categorizing-hugo-award-winners on GitHub</a>.</p>
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<p>We found that end-users are incredibly interested in intelligent environments. By engaging end-users we can create intelligent environments even faster and allow domain experts to tailor their environment. This dissertation’s second contribution, Sensor Enablement for End-Users (SEEU) provides a visual programming interface that allows users to create personalized automated behaviors given available devices and data. We performed several user studies to uncover people’s desires for intelligent environments and determine the best interface for managing an intelligent environment. SEEU combines an intuitive interface with the power and ?exibility of SEAP. SEEU is a usable end-user programming framework that allows average people to create useful applications for their intelligent environments.</p>
<p>With SEEU and SEAP, we simpli?ed the development of intelligent  environments, reducing barriers to adoption of emerging sensing and actuation technologies. We demonstrated the feasability with a series of user studies.</p>
<p>With SEEU and SEAP, we simplified the development of intelligent  environments, reducing barriers to adoption of emerging sensing and actuation technologies. We demonstrated the feasability with a series of user studies.</p>
<p>So, what does this really mean? Essentially, I wanted sensors and actuators to be internet-enabled, an idea that is now called the Internet of Things (IoT). I worked on the backend to design a system that allowed developers to connect devices generically using standard HTTP. That was capped off with an end-user programming framework allowing everyone to process the newly available sensors and actuators.</p>
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