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westbrook

@stuffbreaker Is this a "Hot Take"? I thought this was _just the facts_. ™️

If there is a developer between you and an end user your user is the developer. Make their job easier, bring #a11y to the surface, bring #performance to the surface, bring #usability to the surface by making it such that what is easy is what is right and what is right will serve their use (maybe the end user) in was that they would likely not have done without your #designSystem.

#developingDesignSystems#webDev#users
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Schneier on Security RSS

Is Security Human Factors Research Skewed Towards Western Ideas and Habits?

Really interesting research: “How WEIRD is Usable Privacy and Security Research?” by Ayako A. Hasegawa Daisuke Inoue, and Mitsuaki Akiyama:
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Schneier on Security · Is Security Human Factors Research Skewed Towards Western Ideas and Habits? - Schneier on SecurityReally interesting research: “How WEIRD is Usable Privacy and Security Research?” by Ayako A. Hasegawa Daisuke Inoue, and Mitsuaki Akiyama: Abstract: In human factor fields such as human-computer interaction (HCI) and psychology, researchers have been concerned that participants mostly come from WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) countries. This WEIRD skew may hinder understanding of diverse populations and their cultural differences. The usable privacy and security (UPS) field has inherited many research methodologies from research on human factor fields. We conducted a literature review to understand the extent to which participant samples in UPS papers were from WEIRD countries and the characteristics of the methodologies and research topics in each user study recruiting Western or non-Western participants. We found that the skew toward WEIRD countries in UPS is greater than that in HCI. Geographic and linguistic barriers in the study methods and recruitment methods may cause researchers to conduct user studies locally. In addition, many papers did not report participant demographics, which could hinder the replication of the reported studies, leading to low reproducibility. To improve geographic diversity, we provide the suggestions including facilitate replication studies, address geographic and linguistic issues of study/recruitment methods, and facilitate research on the topics for non-WEIRD populations...
#academicpapers#Uncategorized#usability
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zeldman

The new data.blog is now live! The first visual/UX/logo/color refresh since the original site was built 10 years ago, the refreshed blog has realigned for enhance navigation and discoverability, while also sporting a spiffy new look and feel. Enjoy!

data.blog/2025/03/14/new-data- #design #redesigns #realign #data #discoverability #usability

Data for Breakfast · New data.blog is here: Designed for Discovery
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Robin Charlton

New washing machine was installed yesterday and today I’m seriously considering making a spreadsheet of all the programmes. Or maybe an iPhone app.

30 years ago on my Human-Computer Interaction post-grad we studied the usability failings of VCRs. It appears that washing machines are the rightful heir to this infamy.

The manufacturer is clearly aware of this as the machine has a “fuck it / don’t care” button.

Close up photo of a washing machine control panel showing a button labelled Push & Go.
#design#usability#hci
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podpod


Episode 351 - Is security or usability a law of the universe?
traffic.libsyn.com/secure/open

Josh and Kurt talk about end to end encrypted messages. This has been a popular topic lately due to the Mastodon popularity. Mastodon has a uniquely insecure messaging system, but they aren't the only one. The eternal debate of can security and usability exist together? We suspect it can't be, but it's a very complicated topic. Show Notes EFF on Mastodon DM privacy Towards End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages in the Fediverse Pluralistic: 14 Nov 2022 Even if you're paying for the product, you're still the...

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Uli Kusterer (Not a kitteh)

Have there been any studies on the usability of “tools" in draw and paint apps being worse than people thought that I missed, or why do so many drawing apps no longer have a tool palette and just create a single new object at a default size/color?

Or worse, do like Pixelmator Pro these days and have tools, but most of them are hidden in 3 levels of submenus?

#ux#usability
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mailbox.org

mailbox.org Userforum – kurzzeitig offline für mehr Sicherheit & Übersichtlichkeit

Am 12. März 2025 um ca. 22 Uhr erhält unser Userforum wichtige Sicherheits- und Usability-Updates. Dafür wird es bis zu 30 Minuten offline sein. Mit dem Update bieten wir einen verbesserten Dokumentenaustausch sowie stärkere Schutzmechanismen.

Das Forum kann während der Wartung nicht genutzt werden, steht danach aber wie gewohnt zur Verfügung. Danke für Ihr Verständnis! 💚

Wartungsarbeiten am mailbox.org Userforum am 12. März 2025. Wir sind in Kürze wieder für Sie da.
#mailboxorg#SecurityUpdate#Usability
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François

@petrillic let me tell you about #Teams on #iOS… it uses a dark theme and everything is dark gray, INCLUDING THE FRIGGIN’ field where I’m supposed to type my name in!

The first time, I was very confused by the disabled button. It took me a minute to discover the « hidden » text box.

#Usability was great 10 years ago. Today, not so much.

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Habr

Продолжаю улучшать VK Видео / клавиатуры для TV приложений

Так круто, что одной статьей можно сделать жизнь людей, чуть-чуть, но все же проще. Ни славы, ни благодарности, ни вознаграждения за свой вклад в развитие продукта я не получил, но разве только для этого человек живет и трудится? Я искренне убежден, что — нет. Я могу себе позволить день работы, чтобы уставшего после трудового дня, честного человека не «бесила» клавиатура VK Видео или RuTube при поиске очередной серии любимого сериала.

habr.com/ru/articles/889416/

ХабрПродолжаю улучшать VK Видео / клавиатуры для TV приложенийТак круто, что одной статьей можно сделать жизнь людей, чуть-чуть, но все же проще. Ни славы, ни благодарности, ни вознаграждения за свой вклад в развитие продукта я не получил, но разве только для...
#ui#usability#ux
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unfa🇺🇦

Here's a KDE Plasma 6 power feature you probably had no idea existed.

Hit Meta+T on your keyboard.

You can define tiles on each of your screens.

Now grab a window and hold shift - it will snap to the closest tile!

This way you can arrange windows on your screen(s) in a way that will keep them sharing your screen's area without ever overlapping.

Doing this manually always took so much time and was so fiddly...

You're welcome!

Screenshot of a display with KDE Tile Editor active showing default 3 tiles.
#KDE#Plasma#Linux
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