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 ===Range of interesting technologies===
-* Tangible interface
+  * Tangible interface
-* Haptic feedback
+  * Haptic feedback
-* Touchscreens
+  * Touchscreens
-* Keyboard/Mouse
+  * Keyboard/Mouse
 ===Towards Potential concreteness===
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 ==Tangible programming for searching open data==
-* Human augmented realtime search (over batch mode search)
+  * Human augmented realtime search (over batch mode search)
-* Is a change in emphasis (human interaction over raw speed) worth the trade off?
+  * Is a change in emphasis (human interaction over raw speed) worth the trade off?
-* How can this be realised?
+  * How can this be realised?
-  - Interfaces
+    * Interfaces
-  - Suitible algorithms
+    * Suitible algorithms
-  - Suitible visualisations
+    * Suitible visualisations
-* Going further - realtime modification of (eg. search) algorithms while they are running
+  * Going further - realtime modification of (eg. search) algorithms while they are running
-  - Human shaping/adapting an algorithm as it searches
+    * Human shaping/adapting an algorithm as it searches
-  - Connection to livecoding
+    * Connection to livecoding
-  - Collaboration - allowing new levels of engagement with massive datasets by multiple parties
+    * Collaboration - allowing new levels of engagement with massive datasets by multiple parties
-  - Conflict resolution
+    * As a form of conflict resolution
-  - Performative aspect - Hans Rosling style, but where the algorithms are open to criticism/flexible, more compatible with spirit of open data
+    * Performative aspect - Hans Rosling style, but where the algorithms are open to criticism/flexible, more compatible with spirit of open data
-  - Public access to data and interpretation
+    * Public access to data and interpretation
-  - Fiddle with the interpretations for yourself?
+    * Fiddle with the interpretations for yourself?
-  - Online/accessible/cheap tech very important here
+    * Online/accessible/cheap tech very important here
 =="Getting a feel" for large datasets==
-* Often cited as a problem by many professionals in different areas
+  * Often cited as a problem by many professionals in different areas
-  - "Used to be able to look at the numbers in a text editor/excel, now I can't"
+    * "Used to be able to look at the numbers in a text editor/excel, now I can't"
-* Already have an intimate knowledge of their data, this is lost with size/"when it goes into the computer"
+  * Already have an intimate knowledge of their data, this is lost with size/"when it goes into the computer"
-* Why is this a problem?
+  * Why is this a problem?
-  - Leads to a loss of control/understanding
+    * Leads to a loss of control/understanding
-  - Need to understand implications of algorithms - perhaps before data is collected
+    * Need to understand implications of algorithms - perhaps before data is collected
-* How can it be solved?
+  * How can it be solved?
-  - Psychologically (what is missing?)
+    * Psychologically (what is missing?)
-  - Technically
+    * Technically
-* How domain specific does the solution need to be, is it generalisable?
+  * How domain specific does the solution need to be, is it generalisable?
 ==Understanding of time==
-* A problem in social networks
+  * A problem in social networks
-* Implications in other areas
+  * Implications in other areas
-* Use of music
+  * Use of music
 ==Finding appropriate ways of programming with a limited interface==
-* Making phones/tablets hackable
+  * Making phones/tablets hackable
-  - Lack of tools in this area is a fundamental problem
+    * Lack of tools in this area is a fundamental problem
-  - Leads to specialisation of programming, reduces accessibility massively
+    * Leads to specialisation of programming, reduces accessibility massively
-  - Focus on Aakash for example
+    * Focus on Aakash for example
-* Text editors (even with nice features) suck on touch screens
+  * Text editors (even with nice features) suck on touch screens
-  - Perhaps "making text geometric" (scratch) is not enough either
+    * Perhaps "making text geometric" (scratch) is not enough either
-* Does this actually require rethink of programming down to language level?
+  * Does this actually require rethink of programming down to language level?
-  - New language axioms or just representations of eg map/reduce/filter/for
+    * New language axioms or just representations of eg map/reduce/filter/for
-  - Amorphous programming, focus on parallel, spatially arranged small programs robust to fuzziness
+    * Amorphous programming, focus on parallel, spatially arranged small programs robust to fuzziness
-    - Is this more suitable framework for less discrete interfaces?
+      * Is this more suitable framework for less discrete/"gestural" interfaces?
-    - Multiple levels
+      * Multiple levels