Those animals which acquire habits of mutual aid are undoubtedly the fittest.
-- Peter Kropotkin
Much food for thought at the tradeoffs between usability, security, and more. A consumer protection authority (CCPA) in India fined Zepto INR 700,000 a few months ago for using dark patterns. The amount is chicken feed compared with how much they may have ripped consumers off via those patterns.
#FrictionlessDesign #UXDesign #DarkPatterns #EthicalUX #DigitalWellbeing #HumanCenteredDesign #UserExperience #DesignEthics #AttentionEconomy #CognitiveLoad
Android is going to be adding developer ID verification for any developer that wants their app to be sideloaded onto more than 20 devices.
You might be wondering: how are they going to track that? Well it turns out they already have been. Google Play Protect is sending the hashes of the apps you install back to Google's servers.
Your unique device identifier, your account info, and the apps you run are stored on Google's servers, even for a local install of a sideloaded app.
To be fair the DTC's policy is all door boarding and deboarding, but thats just not followed, the GMCBL drivers also are just braking regulations by keeping the front door open to improve stop dwell times.
"It looks like you're using an unsupported browser"
No, sorry, what you meant to say was:
"It looks like we've written an unsupported website"
Commodore (you know, the 64 folks) is releasing a flip phone. “No social media, no browser. Runs 99% of Android apps (without Android). T9-style texting adds mindful friction. Audiophile grade HD Audio.” https://commodore.net/callback
If you must use an LLM to outsource your thinking, then at least use an open-weight one.
As always, 祖国护佑众生
Adding a pinch of color to my otherwise black wardrobe. 🧵
Hi! sorry been dead, dealing with shit as usual, hope everyones been fucking about on all forms of public transport! recently learnt the DTC has started working with a new tech agency, and went to explore more,
short story short:
THE DTC IS HAVING A PUBLIC SURVEY FOR COMPLAINTS!!!!!
~~Its a fucking ZOHO link, but at least its not a google forms thing?~~
BUT PLEASE RAISE YOUR VOICE!!
ASK FOR BETTER SERVICE, ASK FOR BUS LANES, ASK FOR BETTER TRANSIT IN THIS CITY!!!!!!
🏳️🌈