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Migrated to a new host

Finally (after 13 years with tcmnradio.com!) moving off Startlogic to A2Hosting, at less than third of the cost. The move was a pain in the ass…Wordpress is very finicky with settings, and themes that break the whole site and you

pkdaly@yahoo.com May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

UX Design is Killing People

Yes, clickbait title, but let me explain. Thanks to Roger for pointing out the Boeing 737Max/MCAS testimony. Yes, the MCAS worked perfectly fine by itself–it did not fail. The 737 Max system as a whole failed, and 346 people died. The

pkdaly@yahoo.com November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

The Scientific Method is Bullshit, and Y’all Suck

TLDR: Not really. And No, you’re not. (You are all fine people.) It’s become fashionable to bash Design Thinking, maybe more so last year but it takes me a while to get around to articles like this one. Actually I

pkdaly@yahoo.com April 1, 2019July 8, 2021 Definitions, History, Industry No Comments Read more

2019: The Year of Design Backlash

When it just seemed people were finally figuring out what Design means, we get the backlash. I had drafted a post responding to Design Thinking bashing (like this and this), and now Maeda reheats his annual report (if you can make it

pkdaly@yahoo.com April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Definitions, Industry No Comments Read more

Design Thinking for Democracy

I recently came across a click-baity blog post about how poor UX is the root of poor democracy. OK, yet another wide-eyed designer opines how design can solve the world’s problems. And yet another article that does our profession a disservice

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What’s So Wrong with Waterfall?

I’ve had experience with a bunch of different development methodologies in my career, starting with military acquisition–the problems of which (e.g. the $600 hammer stories) led to many changes in project management (e.g. PMBOK), lean processes, the agile manifesto etc. 

pkdaly@yahoo.com March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 Definitions, History, methods No Comments Read more

Nielsen on 100 Years of UX

Good to see a story acknowledging the history of UX, even before there were websites. Though this is from Jakob Nielsen, one of the veterans. I do remember the years when you could recognize everyone at the UX and HF

pkdaly@yahoo.com January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 History No Comments Read more

Fun with Amazon Reviews

As close to a literal “laugh out loud” I’ve seen on the web in a while — 58 answers to a customer’s question:  “Will this mouse pad work with my Mac?” More fun with Amazon Reviews: Reddit topic The funniest Amazon product

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Does Digital Matter?

Article on Technology Stagnation from MIT Technology Review caught my eye, on further read it confirms a lot of fears re: What are we really making, and Why? The article summarizes a new book The Rise and Fall of American

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Designing for Millennials

Summary: don’t design for Millennials; design for millennials’ tasks and you’ll likely find they’re universal. Since I changed my work email, I haven’t been getting the NNG Alertbox, I checked it out today and found an interesting article about millennials.

pkdaly@yahoo.com January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments Read more
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