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Got a lovely email from a company letting me know that, despite the long wait, they're still assessing applications.🤷‍♂️ At...

Got a lovely email from a company letting me know that, despite the long wait, they're still assessing applications.

🤷‍♂️ At least it'a not another black hole.

I'm now officially on the job hunt, as I join the laid off.I'm looking for UX Research / HF Engineer jobs remote or hybrid that can...

I'm now officially on the job hunt, as I join the laid off.

I'm looking for UX Research / HF Engineer jobs remote or hybrid that can be done from Austin.

I'm a Certified Human Factors Practitioner with background by way of industrial engineering and hold a PhD in HF and Cognitive Systems. I'm decidedly mixed methods and combine anthropology training with enthusiasm for data analysis in R.

I'm what happens when engineers get tired of pure, rigorous models that don't survive reality 🤓

@pluralistic Good talk about the implications of the Swiss Cheese model of security. The model's attributable to James Reason who also...

@pluralistic

Good talk about the implications of the Swiss Cheese model of security.
The model's attributable to James Reason who also did foundational work categorizing human error. The really central part of his Slips, Trips, and Lapses is that *everyone* has bad days and different parts of your system fail you; it's very rarely carelessness. Error's scale and traceability vary, too.
If what we depend on is someone never making a mistake, I have bad news for you 😬.

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyber-dunning-kruger/#swiss-cheese-security

Tried to repair my espresso machine. Leaky main gasket, so, standard yearly repair, right?Nah. Company doesn't sell replacement parts...

Tried to repair my espresso machine. Leaky main gasket, so, standard yearly repair, right?

Nah. Company doesn't sell replacement parts and can't tell me what kind they are to buy myself.

Today, they sent me another machine.

So, yes, I can make espresso, but I'm a year out on 2 busted machines.

Welp, time to go track down parts by other means.

(Why these guys didn't just build around something like a Breville standard gasket? All the repairability; none of the effort.)

2/2Then I'm running several usability tests in parallel with short turnarounds, alongside a data analysis I just inherited. 😬This is...

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Then I'm running several usability tests in parallel with short turnarounds, alongside a data analysis I just inherited. 😬

This is gonna be too much.

Crazy week.Never plan anything in advance; it's asking for trouble.I opened my mouth and forwarded a panel idea. Got put in charge of...

Crazy week.
Never plan anything in advance; it's asking for trouble.

I opened my mouth and forwarded a panel idea. Got put in charge of organizing it. Booked everyone and got things in order. That's Thursday night.

Some of our speakers are local and haven't met each other, so we 're having a tie-in social on Wednesday night.

Then on Friday, I'm talking at my alma mater. Gotta have enough time for the 6 y/o to get settled, so need to travel during the afternoon. (Why did I overlook that?)

LRT: US adults who struggle to read are at 23%.We have to keep this in mind for wide-scale usability. Been doing research for so long that...

LRT: US adults who struggle to read are at 23%.
We have to keep this in mind for wide-scale usability. Been doing research for so long that it can be hard to know when my words are getting too long.
It's not about sounding pretty. It's about being understood.

Oh no. It has come to pass as I knew it would.All of my library reserves are available at the same time 😱

Oh no. It has come to pass as I knew it would.

All of my library reserves are available at the same time 😱

Getting geared up to talk on a panel next month regarding the intersection of UX and AI.

Getting geared up to talk on a panel next month regarding the intersection of UX and AI.

If I were to shift servers, I don't know whether I'd go hachyderm, wandering.shop, or fediscience. 🤔

If I were to shift servers, I don't know whether I'd go hachyderm, wandering.shop, or fediscience. 🤔

Ah, I see the Mastodon discourse is back to learning the lesson of not telling others their own business.If a community is telling you what...

Ah, I see the Mastodon discourse is back to learning the lesson of not telling others their own business.
If a community is telling you what isn't working for them, arguing the details isn't going to change their minds. Doing so isn't constructive and is only making the provlem worse.

@sarahtaber Did you see this one? Looks quite relevant for this...

@sarahtaber Did you see this one? Looks quite relevant for this season.
https://www.ams.usda.gov/press-release/usda-announces-funding-availability-expand-meat-and-poultry-processing-options

I still think that "learnings" is a terrible word and that #UX should move away from it.We've got lessons, insights, findings,...

I still think that "learnings" is a terrible word and that #UX should move away from it.
We've got lessons, insights, findings, discoveries ...

Friends don't let friends analyze repeated measures designs with between-subjects ANOVA.#Science #Statistics

Friends don't let friends analyze repeated measures designs with between-subjects ANOVA.
#Science #Statistics

I just remembered that Junkyard Wars was a thing. They had a whole challenge based around making an amphibious truck out of found equipment.

I just remembered that Junkyard Wars was a thing.
They had a whole challenge based around making an amphibious truck out of found equipment.

"We taught two starlings (Sternus vulgaris) to fly in a wind tunnel whilst wearing respirometry masks."- Metabolic power,...

"We taught two starlings (Sternus vulgaris) to fly in a wind tunnel whilst wearing respirometry masks."

- Metabolic power, mechanical power, and efficiency during wind tunnel flight by the European starling Sternus vulgaris. (Ward et al, 2001)

Best abstract opening, ever.
#ScienceMastodon #Science

Can you imagine being the person to first suggest this in a lab meeting?: "What if we got them little respirators?"

Had a great time at @StinaLeicht 's interview at Book People tonight. Especially enjoyed the geeking out on AGI and the perennial...

Had a great time at @StinaLeicht 's interview at Book People tonight. Especially enjoyed the geeking out on AGI and the perennial (over)promise of recreating human intelligence!

Glad to finally dig into my copy of Loki's Ring!

Woof. Auto-complete on this particular Mastodon app is ruff.Doesn't suggest the people I'm actually following.

Woof. Auto-complete on this particular Mastodon app is ruff.
Doesn't suggest the people I'm actually following.

"If they can go after him, they can go after anyone!"... Yes? Were you living under the impression that they can't or...

"If they can go after him, they can go after anyone!"

... Yes? Were you living under the impression that they can't or won't touch you? Power failing to protect people from consequences is a selling point.

I had a major problem today in which calling the service support number resulted in a person who couldn't help.The next call was an...

I had a major problem today in which calling the service support number resulted in a person who couldn't help.
The next call was an automated help line that directly and efficiently addressed my problem.
I am agog.