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52: Necessary But Not Sufficient
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Length:
108 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Facebook Paper's gesture usability, in-app tutorial videos, and the design challenge of gestural interface.
RootMetrics testing real-world wireless speeds.
Despite constant effort to improve usability, what if computers just aren't for everyone? (There's a similar long-standing debate with programming. See 4GL.)
The Flappy Bird saga: Whether it's a good game and why the developer pulled it. (See also: Super Hexagon.)
Is free-with-in-app-purchase ruining the game industry?.
Comcast buying Time Warner and the implications on U.S. broadband competition.
The stupid new top-level domains (TLDs).
iBeacons and Bluetooth LE in stores and .museums.
After-show: Bionic on new TLDs (at 26:50) and whether the TLDs are just a scam by ICANN, Patreon, and yet more on the Mac Pro.
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Released:
Feb 14, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
2: The 7th Guest: The PS4 announcement, the Xbox 1, old LAN gaming, Transport Tycoon, early CD-ROM adventure games, dumping old games onto iOS, dial-up modems, and the annoyance of gaming occasionally on a modern console. by Accidental Tech Podcast