Christopher Collins

inactive account; HCI Research Scientist, Reality Labs Research (Meta); Professor and Canada Research Chair at Ontario Tech University (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

I’m out. Find me at 🧵or 🦋. Chrisnf on both.

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

I realize line 1 with the U shape presents problems especially at Union, but an easy solution would be to combine the two approaches and say, eg, “Westbound / Kipling” and use typography to emphasize the direction. Please reconsider these changes!

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

@TTChelps The design changes on subway signage make it harder to quickly get around. Previously I would hurry down the transfer stairs knowing I’m either going east or west, now I have to figure out between Kipling and Kennedy - two stations starting with K (which I never visit)

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

From a usability point of view, I think the design team is putting consistency of the endpoints as markers above the lived reality that line 2 runs east/west and everyone thinks of it that way.

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

@PierrePoilievre Not a fan of you to start with, but wow, this is pretty low. The poor guy is dead and all you can do is put in a campaign slogan?

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

We all know our hospitals don’t work and our universities are going bankrupt. The latest: courts don’t work. But thanks to ⁦@fordnation⁩ at least we can get beer at the gas station now. Oh yeah and those Toronto bike lanes! Make those a priority 🙄 https://t.co/yON9vrkmlC

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

I want an AI suggestion to distinguish between archive and trash when swiping. It should be obvious that I want to trash an email about an appointment that has passed, but archive the message from my mom wishing me happy birthday. Currently a manual choice. #gmail #AppleAI

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

I’ll be donating my $200 vote buying cheque from Doug Ford to a hospital. This isn’t his money to give away, it is already our money and it should be used to help people in need or to address the many pressing issues we have in transit and healthcare. #onpoli

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

"It is ridiculous that millionaires and billionaires like Galen Weston are getting a $200 cheque when so many Ontarians can't afford a place to live tonight." — Green Party leader Mike Schreiner #onpoli https://t.co/WkAfsAmmBl

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

@ShopifySupport your form says phone is optional but can’t be submitted without it. Had this at two different stores now.

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

This morning I was going to drive to my breakfast meeting because it was early and it was cold. But I was running behind, and Waze was telling me it was going to take 27 minutes. So I hopped on my bike instead and got there in 14 minutes (with very cold hands, I might add).

This myth that cyclists are cycling because they have no other options has to be put to rest. I'll let you in on the secret - cycling is a first choice, because it's much faster, easier to park, and super enjoyable to be out and about in the city, as part of a commute.

Many of us, when we get on our bikes, are leaving our cars at home.

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

@sanitycheck2000 @MayorOliviaChow Right, they should be focusing more on getting paper bags back at the LCBO that’s a high priority.

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

@MayorOliviaChow Thank you! As someone who rides the Bloor bike lane every day, I can’t imagine how unsafe I would feel if I was riding in traffic. Just this year someone died on my route to work when she had to pull out around somebody blocking the bike lane. Is there anything we can do?

[Mayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦 @MayorOliviaChow]

Ripping up our roads will make people less safe, make traffic worse, and put lives at risk. Full stop. I challenge the Premier to talk to people who have lost loved ones on our roads and hear their stories.

It might be hard for the province to do two things at once but, as leaders we have to —tackle congestion AND keep people safe at the same time!

As I’ve said before – the congestion in this city is partially the result of the province’s failure to deliver transit projects on time and has led to long construction delays and years of road closures. Stay in your lane, open the Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRTs and fix the chaos at Metrolinx.

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

@melassady @ieeevis @ivia_lab @ETH_en @CSatETH @ETH_AI_Center @domoritz Congrats to you both! Very well deserved.

[Menna El-Assady @melassady]

What a great honor! 😊
Thank you so much to the @ieeevis community for the Significant New Researcher Award! 🤍

I am truly humbled by this recognition and looking forward to continuing my human-AI research @ivia_lab @ETH_en ✨

#IEEEVIS #Vis4DH #VISxAI @CSatETH @ETH_AI_Center

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

@sonos please fix the community. I’ve received 20+ emails today on threads I don’t follow, and unsubscribing isn’t working.

[Christopher Collins @ChrisNF]

Hopefully this hidden fees case will influence more decisions - Ticketmaster, DoorDash, hotel “resort fees”… https://t.co/LBv3umqjNZ