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Technological determinism
Jonathan Grudin Posted: Wed, March 09, 2016 - 12:21:43
Swords and arrows were doomed as weapons of war by the invention of a musket that anyone could load, point, and shoot. A well-trained archer was more accurate, but equipping…
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How efficient can one be? Productivity and pleasure in the 21st century
Aaron Marcus Posted: Wed, February 17, 2016 - 10:40:51
Once, I had to take part in an international conference call at 9 a.m. West Coast time, but I had also scheduled my semi-annual dental appointment at 9 a.m. What…
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A dark pattern in humanistic HCI
Jeffrey Bardzell Posted: Tue, February 09, 2016 - 2:52:11
I have noticed a dark pattern among papers that align themselves with critical or humanistic approaches to HCI. I myself have been guilty of contributing to that pattern (though I…
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Wrong about MOOCs
Jonathan Grudin Posted: Thu, January 28, 2016 - 3:04:01
This blog began in January 2013. There was a quid pro quo: You take the time to read my informal posts on a range of topics, I post observations only…
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Designing functional design teams
Ashley Karr Posted: Tue, January 19, 2016 - 3:10:30
My Top Three Takeaways from Years of Researching and Designing Functional Teams: Dysfunction in a design is a direct reflection of dysfunction in a team and or organization. People should…
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Job growth
Jonathan Grudin Posted: Mon, January 11, 2016 - 10:03:16
Automation endangers blue and white collar work. This refrain is heard often, but could new job creation keep pace with job loss? Some leading technologists forecast that few of us…
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Heartbreak House
Deborah Tatar Posted: Thu, January 07, 2016 - 10:30:53
Years ago, when I read Bernard Shaw’s play Heartbreak House, I didn’t like it and it made me angry. Written before WWI and (not surprisingly) set in England, it focused…
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Thoughts on the SIGCHI Accessibility Report
Jennifer Mankoff Posted: Wed, December 30, 2015 - 10:43:54
This post is based around the SIGCHI Community Accessibility Report, posted on behalf of the SIGCHI Accessibility Community. Find us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/SIGCHIaccess/ and http://www.sigchi.org/communities/access; contact us at [email protected]. About 15%…
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Crying wolf
Jonathan Grudin Posted: Fri, December 11, 2015 - 2:58:59
In a stack of old papers headed for recycling was a Wall Street Journal article subtitled “Managers who fall for their office PCs could be the downside of the computer…
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Leaning
Deborah Tatar Posted: Wed, November 25, 2015 - 12:42:23
I started this series of posts with concerns about the allure of “going west” to my undergraduate students. My concern is about all the students and indeed my own sons,…