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XIX.2 March + April 2012
Page: 88
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Working around the system


Authors:
John Thomas

Image Contributor: John C. Thomas Genre: Documentary image of a work-around for poor interactivity design. At a workshop on ICT4D, everyone in the room was freezing but the thermostat was encased and could not be accessed by the "users" in the room. So, I went to the men's room, got a paper towel and wetted it with cold water, and put it over the thermostat. ©2012 ACM1072-5220/12/0300$10.00 Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed…




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