[Petit Fours #383] On user reviews of the first digital contraceptive, believable space, and crushing the interface
Hi, all! After a few glorious days offline, here's what I've got for you:
#1 Natural Cycles has written a short summary about my colleagues' excellent research article: An independent analysis of NC° Birth Control reviews For those wanting to check out the full paper, here it is: Analyzing User Reviews of the First Digital Contraceptive: Mixed Methods Study
#2 It's not just food delivery workers who crush the interface to get the job done (e.g. click their way across digital task sequences without paying closer attention) – turns out, medical doctors need to do so, too! Minna Ruckenstein and Johannes Anttila highlight some of the challenges of datafication and poorly fitted workplace technologies in this blogpost (in Finnish): Apotti kertoo dataistuvan työn murtumista
#3 You might find it interesting to read about Judith Butler's thoughts in 2024: Judith Butler Thinks You’re Overreacting
#4 Here's some food for thought for architecture geeks and storytellers alike: Believable Space: The secrets of an ex-architectural illustrator.
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