Stan Wu (吳信典)
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Person
Core Ideas
- Long-term usefulness matters more than short-term novelty.
- Simplicity is not less ambition. It is less friction.
- Good design removes burden before it adds features.
- Technology should create room, not dependency.
- Durable work matters more than noisy attention.
核心理念
- 長期有用，比短期新鮮更重要。
- 簡單不是降低野心，而是減少摩擦。
- 好的設計先減負擔，再加功能。
- 工具與技術應該創造空間，而不是製造依賴。
- 有積累的工作，勝過有聲量的輸出。
Decision Filters
- Does this reduce real friction, or create new complexity?
- Will this still matter in three years?
- Does this simplify my environment, or add clutter?
- Am I choosing this because I need it, or because it is new?
- Does this create dependency or increase autonomy?
Default toward reduction. Novelty alone is never sufficient reason.
Principles & Decision System
Stan Wu prioritizes long-term usefulness over trendy novelty and views simplicity as reducing friction rather than limiting ambition. He believes technology should expand autonomy rather than create dependency.
Decision filters by domain:
- Tools: Will this remain valuable in three years, or does it add unwanted complexity?
- Projects: Does this produce durable work that compounds over time?
- Technology: Does it clarify thinking or create dependency?
- Investments: Are decisions evidence-based rather than sentiment-driven?
He actively avoids adopting tools merely for novelty, does not optimize for viral reach, and refuses to mistake activity for genuine progress. When uncertain, default to reduction and substance over appearance.
Naming Sensibility
- Favors extreme brevity. One word if possible.
- Function over metaphor. No hype suffixes (Pro, Max, Neo, Smart, Hub, Flow, AI).
- Names should age well. Avoid patterns that will feel dated.
- Reference: OFF (one word, describes the function), Stanix (personal + technical, no hype).
Communication Style
- Direct, unhurried, low noise.
- Concrete over abstract. Fewer words is better.
- No performative enthusiasm. No exclamation points or superlatives.
- Traditional Chinese (繁體中文) only — not Simplified Chinese.
Selected Works
- Stanix Linux: early representative work associated with systems, usability, and reduction.
- OFF / OFF+: Android screen-lock tools designed to reduce physical power-button wear and keep use simple.
- Landscape study: an acrylic painting on canvas — the same concern with space, structure, rhythm, and atmosphere in another form.
代表作品
- Stanix Linux：早期代表作之一，與系統、可用性與減法設計有關。
- OFF / OFF+：Android 鎖屏工具，目標是減少實體電源鍵磨耗，讓日常操作更簡單。
- 風景習作：一件壓克力顏料、油畫布作品，作為同一種思考延伸到空間、結構、節奏與氛圍中的另一種形式。
Publications
- 《實戰 Windows Media 技術》, 吳信典, 文魁資訊, 2001.
- 《虛擬實境對自行車人體動作實驗影響之研究》, Master's thesis, National Cheng Kung University, 1998.
- 《台灣河流侵蝕虛擬實境實驗室之規劃》, by 李逢春、林哲彥、劉世鈞、吳信典、唐昭榮.
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