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February 2009

Context, time and technology

by Sam Ladner on February 24, 2009 · 0 comments

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Sometime ago I wrote about designing for time use. I’d like to expand on that post and discuss how contextual cues frequently are erased by poor technology design.
Poorly designed technology is like Vegas: you don’t know what time of day it is because it treats every minute exactly the same. Humans don’t experience time this [...]

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No Business: In defense of social science research

by Sam Ladner on February 21, 2009 · 0 comments

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Folks, I normally don’t offer opinion pieces on this blog, but recent changes in federal research funding must be discussed. The Canadian federal government, under the Conservatives, included this quote in the budget:
Scholarships granted by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council will be focused on business-related degrees.
I have more than a few things to [...]

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