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by in News Roundup on 2021-04-21Let’s quickly recap the past three news roundups:
- Flash’s effect on web user experience
- Adding every requirement as a feature in a computer*
- A terrible UI that cost $900 million
At first glance it appears that poorly thought-through user experience is my sole fascination. But when the Suez Canal blockage story from March kept my full attention for nearly 10 days, I realized that my real fascination is the unintended consequences of poorly thought-through user experiences. Sometimes the poor user experience is relatively minor enough that a new protocol can be developed (in the case of Flash) or an anxiety-inducing technology gets made (in the case of the Expanscape).