I think there's also an opportunity here to crowdsource UX testing to our moms. They're the ultimate litmus test when it comes to being able to use technology.
how about instead of 'mom' we use 'inexperienced user', and don't make a bad assumption?
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#212Earlier quoted context omitted.
Define "regularly". I get drunk fairly regularly (1-3 times a week), and I'm pretty happy with that for of fun, as well as the sober kind.
I used to get drunk once or twice a week, and I thought it was completely normal ("all of my friends do that too"). Looking back, I now know I had an alcohol problem. It affected my work (couldn't concentrate) and it affected my health (gained weight). I'm still young, so I hope there are no permanent effects from my drinking.
I guess it's different for everyone. I'm fine at work & I've actually been losing weight lately (intentionally).
I think there's a fine line between what's ok and what's not. If it actually becomes an addiction and you "need" it to survive the day-to-day, of course that's a problem. Obviously in many (most? all?) cases the individual is too close to the problem to accurately diagnose for themselves.
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#213Not surprisingly, TheUserIsHigh.com was registered today...
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#216I think there's also an opportunity here to crowdsource UX testing to our moms. They're the ultimate litmus test when it comes to being able to use technology.
how about instead of 'mom' we use 'inexperienced user', and don't make a bad assumption?
It's not a bad assumption, you've never tried to explain how to use the iPad to my mom.
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#217Instead of testing it myself, I will go to the clubbing district of Hong Kong, and pay drunk users to test your website. You can tell me how many users you want to test. Starts at 3USD/user. P.S.: This way I stay away from alcoholism, too.
If you're going to be in Hong Kong this weekend, ping me. I'll be around. :)
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#218Love it - How about this as an alternative: The user is stuck in a very (corporate/government/sluggish) environment. I will review your site/app from a major bank's / federal government's offices and report back! Or maybe this: The user is a 65 year old dad whose son doesn't come around often enough to ensure his father hasn't installed countless malware that he blames "internet" on. I will go to my dad's house and u…
The user is a woman: standard UX testing, only you're forced to confront your own preconceptions for having assumed it would be otherwise.
Citation needed.
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#219Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think you should rephrase that to "you shouldn't solely rely on aa" rather than excluding it entirely. Maybe this just struck a personal chord, because AA helped save me from life-threatening alcoholism, but this seems like a highly irresponsible suggestion (which is why the author of the article you link is very careful not to make it). If you are an alcoholic, you probably should check out AA in addition to check…
> because AA helped save me from life-threatening alcoholism Given that there's pretty good evidence at this point that AA doesn't work on average, either a) AA didn't actually help you (you would have done it on your own anyway) or b) AA did help you, but that is balanced by an equal amount of harm so that the average still comes out as "not effective". In either case the conclusion is unescapable that AA should not…
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#220AKGs are decent headphones. Those look like 701s maybe? Or the discontinued 272? They're comfortable at least.
271s, iirc. Lost them a couple of months ago, sadly.
oh, good! the k2xx series is really bad. I had k272s. they're overpriced with really disappointing frequency rolloff http://graphs.headphone.com/graphCompare.php?graphType=0&gra... also poor build quality / really plasticy / no detachable cable