Franck Dernoncourt

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PhD student in AI @ MIT

http://www.francky.me ; http://www.linkedin.com/in/franckdernoncourt

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15h	revised	How can we use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to code more efficiently? add DragonFly
19h	comment	Using Fitts's law to compare traditional mice with head tracking devices Ok, thanks Joe! Since I personally use a head tracking device all day long, I think it is quite personal, and the choice of the human–computer interface directly impacts the productivity :-) So hopefully the question won't get closed, but I'm open to rewriting if some points need clarification, as well as migration if another StackExchange website is a better fit.
22h	asked	Using Fitts's law to compare traditional mice with head tracking devices
Oct 11	comment	How can we use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to code more efficiently? Well it can be useful to have a good voice recognition engine for programming via voice. Unfortunately, many people such as le_garry aren't aware of the accuracy of cutting edge voice recognition engines (otherwise I guess more people would have looked into programming via voice). Hence my previous comment.
Oct 11	comment	How can we use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to code more efficiently? Voice recognition works extremely well. Demonstration in French: youtu.be/FODUScE6-Ek (hopefully I'll be able to do the same soon in English). Here is an excerpt of an e-mail I received today: "amazingly after just the intro session with dns12 (on dilbert) he could read a paper abstract with heavy scientific jargon and get 99% accuracy (two words missed)!". Google voice recognition has also become very good.
Oct 11	comment	How can we use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to code more efficiently? Thanks for your answer! Just 3 questions: 1) Can we create a custom mode in Dragon NaturallySpeaking? 2) How do you deal with variables (how do you call them) ? 3) Dragon NaturallySpeaking sometimes add automatically spaces: how do you avoid this (e.g. if you say "variable name open bracket" there might be a space between the variable name and the bracket, which you probably want to avoid)?
Sep 21	awarded	Custodian
Aug 7	awarded	Teacher
Jul 30	answered	What is the most efficient hands-free mouse?
Jul 26	comment	Does multiple computer screens reduce productivity? Quora: quora.com/…
Jul 24	answered	Multitasking (as done by human beings) considered harmful to productivity?
Jul 24	awarded	Citizen Patrol
Jul 22	comment	Touch Typing for Programmers In addition to taking you may want to consider speech recognition: productivity.stackexchange.com/q/3605/2476
Jul 20	awarded	Peer Pressure
Jul 19	comment	What is the most efficient hands-free mouse? (SmartNAV's support contacted regarding the lag: forum.naturalpoint.com/forum/…)
Jul 17	comment	Is “Foot Rest” a good complement of ergonomics chair? Thanks for your answer Jeanne. I understand your standpoint although I agree with yoga: ergonomics is by essence opinion-based (at least for now). Therefore many questions related to ergonomics should have been closed as well, e.g. productivity.stackexchange.com/questions/844/… (a question that by the way also interestingly a lot).
Jul 16	comment	How can we use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to code more efficiently? Thanks a lot for the links!
Jul 15	comment	Is “Foot Rest” a good complement of ergonomics chair? Too bad this question was closed (I am the one who had starred it). Maybe one day more people will understand that ergonomics is related to productivity.
Jul 15	comment	What is the most efficient hands-free mouse? The two main issues with SmartNAV are: 1) there is no mouse click (I will probably open a question for that) 2) the mouse pointer lags whenever it is hooked within an application (I need to contact the support but I doubt there is any solution unless they fix the SmartNAV software) Also, it is a bit expensive (ca. 350 USD).
Jul 15	comment	What is the most efficient hands-free mouse? I have also recently tried the Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset's gyro, which baffled me although I don't have enough experience with it yet (mainly because the headset isn't very comfortable linkedin.com/… : poll results on the Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset's comfortability is "Average: I can wear it during one hour").