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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 2 May 2019

      One way to tell when a design has failed is when you have to add notices telling people how to use it. Push the start button to start. Click here to adjust whatever.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 2 May 2019

      (The absence of such notices doesn't mean a design is good, though. If autocomplete shows lots of people have to search to figure out how to use something, that counts as a notice.)

      7:03 AM - 2 May 2019
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        1. Haeli05‏ @haeli05 2 May 2019
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          The first time I was on Windows 8 I spent 10 minutes figuring out how to Shut Down

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        1. Ildar Muslukhov‏ @muslukhov 2 May 2019
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          These are well discussed in Design of Everyday Things book. Good design worth spending time and resources. I would argue as much as core IP.

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        1. Anujs‏ @Axu08021805 2 May 2019
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          my mom is always asking me how to google search , looks like after 40 your cognitive thinking becomes weak . shows Old people are slow n outdated

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        2. rube heretic‏ @RubeHeretic 2 May 2019
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          How commonly is there a longstanding problem people are having with the design, that existing processes and channels aren't set up to detect?

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        3. rube heretic‏ @RubeHeretic 2 May 2019
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          (google seems to overlook a dumb (and easily fixable) design decision with security implications, despite multiple reports. I do not understand why.)

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        1. Aria Minaei‏ @ariaminaei 2 May 2019
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          Out of this mindset emerges a culture of incrementality, i.e. new UX always being a copy/slight alteration of familiar UX. World of UI/UX design is monotonic partly because of that.

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