October 2017 Archives

Article — 6 October 2017 — 1,660 words

Why the cruel culture of coding is damaging society

When a former Google engineer’s ill-informed anti-diversity essay became news during the summer, it shone a light on problems with the the tech industry’s makeup. The diversity issue is the tip of the iceberg. A host of cultural problems face the tech scene.

Linknote — 5 October 2017 — 48 words

Human-centred approaches

Optimising the mundane: A lesson in design simplicity

When you ask people who are the most innovative companies, people [tend to say] ‘Apple. Apple’s super innovative’. Actually, they’re not. They sit back and wait and see how people use things – and they take things that exist.

Linknote — 5 October 2017 — 9 words

Digital

Minimum viable products – A practical approach – Andrew Crow

Linknote — 3 October 2017 — 34 words

Digital — Media

The Las Vegas shootings highlighted a nasty flaw in Google’s Top Stories algorithm. It’s one that could be exploited.

Linknote — 2 October 2017 — 7 words

Digital — User experience

Stop shaming your users for micro conversions

Article — 1 October 2017 — 1,208 words

Why it’s time to reclaim our digital lives

Personal — Web

The more we come to understand about the big social media networks’ impact on society, the less appealing it becomes. It’s time we stopped letting them control our digital lives. This is why I will start blogging again.