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Microsoft's Design Tactics Still Compromise Free Browser Choice(research.mozilla.org)
3 points by harrybr 2mo ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Deceptive.design – dark pattern types, laws and cases (rebuilt)(deceptive.design)
1 points by harrybr 2mo ago|0 comments
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Why Putting AI Data Centers in Space Doesn't Make Much Sense(chaotropy.com)
3 points by harrybr 8mo ago|2 comments
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by harrybr 8mo ago
Genuine question: is it even theoretically possible to find some way to dump the heat that would be generated by a "data center" in space?
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by harrybr 9mo ago
I have this example archived. Screenshots and explanation here: https://old.deceptive.design/trick_questions/ Conference video showing this example from 2010: https://youtu.be/zaubGV2OG5U?si=8PkLWhxHFSG
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by harrybr 2y ago
The article is about a “one or more“ Ui component and I think you’re talking about a language switcher which is a different design problem.
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by harrybr 2y ago
100% agree this is solvable with words and conventional form fields. But also - it’s usually bad idea to disable a form submit button. It deprives the system an opportunity to tell the user what they need to do (i.e. if it’s disabled you ca
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by harrybr 2y ago
It is perhaps more useful to consider “fake urgency” as defined here: https://www.deceptive.design/types/fake-urgency
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by harrybr 2y ago
To add to this - did you notice the terribly ineffective demo scenario? In the video, the WSJ reporter searches for the term "Brown leather bag" and ends up finding what appears to be an AI generated / stock image of a brown
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by harrybr 3y ago
Thats right. Digital Markets Act, Article 13. Anti-circumvention "The gatekeeper shall not degrade the conditions or quality of any of the core platform services provided to business users or end users who avail themselves of the right
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by harrybr 3y ago
Ooh, this is my Twitter account. Hello everyone! A few comments: 1) This is from 2022. At the time, Adobe's CPO Scott Belsky responded saying "we can do better". Perhaps Adobe have adjusted their UI since then, I haven't
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Show HN: Learn About Deceptive (“Dark”) Patterns and Their Legal Implications(deceptive.design)
3 points by harrybr 3y ago|1 comments
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by harrybr 3y ago
This website (formerly darkpatterns.org) was launched in 2010 and had a warm reception on hacker news. It has just had a big update with new sections on laws and legal cases, so you can have a better understanding of what might be illegal o
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by harrybr 4y ago
Looks good. Also see chatwoot (similar marketing automation tool that has an open source offering) https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot
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Ask HN: How do you think the EU's new DSA and DMA laws will impact the industry?
2 points by harrybr 4y ago|0 comments
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by harrybr 4y ago
As far as I can tell, this doesn't aim to stop the use of student learning data to support student learning. I think it's about the "other stuff", like selling PII to third parties or using it for targeted advertising.
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by harrybr 4y ago
I've done a few pieces of expert witness work over the 2-3 years (on deceptive design / dark patterns). Although expert witness hourly rates may look high, it really depends on how many hours you bill in a given period. If you&#x2
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by harrybr 5y ago
Perhaps this is a useful counterpoint: Aviation Psychologist David Beaty on the phenomenon of ‘Set’ (1991): “‘Set’ is a survival characteristic we have inherited. The human brain evolved to help individuals live and survive circumstances ve
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by harrybr 5y ago
So they’re estimating based on a sample that may not represent the population of Spotify subscribers. The only people who know the real figures are Spotify themselves. It would be interesting to know the names of these chrome extensions and
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by harrybr 5y ago
Also see Christopher Wylie’s book “Mindfuck”. 2018 interview with the author here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/data-war-whistl...
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by harrybr 5y ago
This conversation is not about an abstract trolley problem of years to life / life to years. It's about reality today. The post I was quoting ended with "Why do we still have these silly mandates?? How much longer do people w
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by harrybr 5y ago
What is the duration of a "natural life"? For someone with a disability? For someone born with an autoimmune disease? For anyone except the young and fit? The comment was offensive because it defines a segment of society who the a
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by harrybr 5y ago
This is the view of an individual who has no disabilities, no health issues and who is under an arbitrary age that they've decide feels far away for them. What does it mean to be a human if we cannot care for the people around us?
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by harrybr 5y ago
I worked at a well known UK newspaper about 6-7 years ago. I found out that the daily print newspaper was edited in quarkXPress without a CMS. After publishing the newspaper each night, a team of night workers would come in and copy-paste a
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by harrybr 5y ago
This looks very useful for newsletters, but what I'm seeking is a tool that lets you create a live segment of users and send a message to them when they enter the segment. So - transactional product emails, rather than newsletters.
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Ask HN: What is a good open-source marketing automation tool
3 points by harrybr 5y ago|2 comments
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by harrybr 5y ago
Sizzy is a similar product that I've been using for a year or two. It's pretty good: https://sizzy.co/ Monthly licence fee: £5.36/month Annual: £39.07/yr Lifetime: £152.43
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by harrybr 5y ago
It’s interesting that HN readers seem to have such a blind spot about user research. When you make your first design hire, just make sure to get someone who understands ux and user research. They’ll understand this stuff in a much deeper wa
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by harrybr 5y ago
Hi, I'm the author of the website you are referring to. The website is built using webflow, which is a very reasonable choice for someone who wants to run a website who is not also a developer. Embedding or linking to content on third
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by harrybr 5y ago
Please don’t just vent here - submit your comments to the FTC website!

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