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“I also think it bears noting that Google is pulling out all the stops to build rich web apps, no matter how weirdly they have to hack the browser to make them go. And I strongly believe that this is a trend that is here to stay — XHTML Strict/CSS/etc be damned. At the end […]

“Answers.com is also a start toward a new search paradigm where the object is to provide real instant information, not just links to pages where that information may, or may not, be found. I urge you to try it.”
High praise from Walt Mossberg.
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Related: Google’s switch to answers.com was driven by user experience

Cool interface.

Cre8asite Forums — “The summary is that you probably care about the results of usability not usability itself. Some people love math for the sake of math. It is an object of desire. It is a standard. It is a way of thinking. But, most of us like math because it gets the job done. […]

“After all, even for companies that can afford to hire a consultant like me, I can’t be there every day with everyone on the team as they make the thousands of large and small decisions that affect usability. So even if they hire me, I feel like most of my job is educating people to […]

“Good user interface details are like fresh air and bad ones are like a minor toothache you haven’t quite noticed yet. This is another of the several elements of outlining that depend on the user; that’s what makes this your particular outliner.”
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“People don’t go to the doctor unless they really need help. You can’t force a redesign on somebody.”
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The Register — “Scores are based on compliance with the government’s own best practice guidelines. Researchers tested for the quality of design, navigation, interaction and performance of the sites. All the tests were manual, and included checks on browser compatibility, HTML standards compliance and CSS implementation.”
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Dave Winer says — “But the cool thing about blogging (still) is that you can be yourself and not worry what other people think. That’s what you have to do all the time, every day, where ever you go. On your blog you get to say what you want.”
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

“Why the hell do people put up with this? Why is there not some massive revolt, some huge insurrection against Microsoft? Why is there not a huge contingent of furious users stomping up to Seattle with torches and scythes and crowbars, demanding the Windows Frankenstein monster be sacrificed at the altar of decent functionality and […]

“That’s how I learned that in ecological psychology, “haptic touch” is the name of the system that lets us feel stuff through objects we hold, to “feel the road through the stick or cane, or even through the wheels of a car we are driving.” He explained that, in this instance, “force and torque sensors […]

“The National Research Council is presenting a series of four seminars on human-centered technologies and behavioural science. Each seminar will highlight a different research area of NRC involving the study of human subjects: People in Buildings; Aviation Human Factors; Information Technology; Neuroscience and Health.”
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