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Re: The Difference Between Funny and LOL

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Post by drivers99 »

andrewflnr wrote: post #39
aprescott wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I actually think "push" and "pull" make sense on a door since it can go both ways (although you can solve that one by using a handle on the pull side, and a flat rectangle on the push side). The real thing you shouldn't need to put on a door, though, is how to use it: "Use as an entrance."

Norman's point is probably precisely that you should put the flat plate/handle on as appropriate.

It was. He also had some other more elaborate examples, but I couldn't think of any. I believe he is coming out with a new edition of The Design of Everyday Things which is mostly rewritten. Looks like it's coming out November 5th.

Re: The Difference Between Funny and LOL

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Post by shortstuffsushi »

hamburglar wrote: post #19
shortstuffsushi wrote: post #15

Le sigh. All of the comments are on the UX of the site, and not the content of the article. Come on guys. This article was really interesting to me (though obviously he doesn't get terribly into depth). I find data vis like this, whether it be super meaningful or not to be really cool. I'd like to see more analysis like this done with it.

This is what happens when your UX is so bad it's a distraction. It's like complaining that nobody is listening to your lecture on particle physics just because you are delivering it in full bondage gear. I personally was too dumb to figure out that the OP isn't just a link to a gif, and came to the comments here to see what the deal was. Given all the distraction and lack of attention to whatever the subject actually…

In this case specifically, since multiple comments addressed people being "unable to find" the content, you might have a point. I don't feel like that's typically the case on HN, though.

It more commonly seems like "this wasn't immediately obvious or in a format I'm already comfortable with, shame on you." That, to me, seems like (UX) innovation killing potential. I'm sure that's an entirely different discussion, but I don't think experimenting with new things like this is a bad thing.

Re: The Difference Between Funny and LOL

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Post by bluedino »

PeterisP wrote: post #47
bluedino wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Get the app!

If I've got a shitty experience, then the solution is not "get the app", then the solution is to go away - why would I expect that the app is any less shitty?

I was being sarcastic and pointing out how silly it is to make an app to just show a single slide deck.

Re: The Difference Between Funny and LOL

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Post by diydsp »

spin wrote: post #42
daurnimator wrote: post #5

Took me a while to figure out it was more than a gif.... on hacker news. Eventually I clicked and figured out it was a slideshow. Is it possible to go back a slide?

To all the nay-sayers (sibling to this comment here), I just want to say: I thought the talk (er, slide show) was very, very interesting. I didn't even notice anything special about the slide-show. It worked for me. ("worked" as in: made me intrigued about an interesting topic.)

I don't mean to pick on you, but this is the problem traditional learners have with internet-generation learners: You were successfully "intrigued." Hurray. Much dopamine was produced. Emotional energy is valuable in learning. However, since there's no back button you can't go back and analyze the data your own way to create your own meanings or find errors and nuances. It's a sugar hit with an opinion tied to it.

An employee or friend who is able to intrigue me but not show me deeper information such as nuances and contradictions is not useful to me. I don't want to be merely intrigued all day and I don't want to facilitate experiences of "intrigue" in others all day. There's got be some protein along with those carbs.

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