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One question I’m asked often is why I chose to study Symbolic Systems over Computer Science for my Human-Computer Interaction work at Stanford (this usually comes after the first question, which is “what on earth is Symbolic Systems?”). I thought I’d write up a little bit more about what went into my choice, and what you might think about if you’re a Stanford student looking at both programs for undergrad or Master’s.

Joel L. & I (through our “Mind, Matter, & Meaning” partnership) just launched our first iPhone app, Wingman — nothing too serious, it’s a tongue-in-cheek app meant to help guys out on dates. If the date’s going well and you’d like to stick around, we’ll give you some good date ideas, so-awful-that-they’re-good pickup lines for laughs, conversation starters, and the top 25 news stories so you can be informed. If things have gone south, we’ll fake a phone call to you so you can get out of there quickly.

Joel did most of the dev for this one, and I helped out with polish & UI. Check it out the app store, it’s 99¢ and will hopefully help you (or a friend) out on your next date.