Comments on: Sewing confusion with absurdity http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/ my god, it's full of stars Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:39:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nathar Leichoz http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/#comment-106137 Nathar Leichoz Sun, 11 May 2008 06:44:13 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/#comment-106137 <p>That's why I chose to write my doctorate thesis on Term Designation Analysis.</p> That’s why I chose to write my doctorate thesis on Term Designation Analysis.

]]> By: Iacovos http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/#comment-10027 Iacovos Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:39:03 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/#comment-10027 <p>I guess that the most of us get confused with that kind of coding. After all, we can't have a pocket reference for each one!</p> <p>Anyway, the examples are quite impressive, as Botman said. I don't know if you have noticed it, but they can be interpreted in different ways: 3128=3012 Fall Term and 4072=2207 Winter Term! Interesting, huh? :)</p> I guess that the most of us get confused with that kind of coding. After all, we can’t have a pocket reference for each one!

Anyway, the examples are quite impressive, as Botman said. I don’t know if you have noticed it, but they can be interpreted in different ways: 3128=3012 Fall Term and 4072=2207 Winter Term! Interesting, huh? :)

]]> By: Botman http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/#comment-9940 Botman Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:13:25 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/#comment-9940 <p>Brilliant! Utter confusion for the sake of saving a few bytes and/or glyphs.</p> <p>I do love that they chose the years 2112 and 3107 as examples.</p> Brilliant! Utter confusion for the sake of saving a few bytes and/or glyphs.

I do love that they chose the years 2112 and 3107 as examples.

]]> By: Ben http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/#comment-9881 Ben Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:21:20 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/#comment-9881 <p>Wow. That's terrible. I thought Ohio State had some terrible course management software - but reading this made me laugh.</p> Wow. That’s terrible. I thought Ohio State had some terrible course management software - but reading this made me laugh.

]]> By: Jim Whimpey http://warpspire.com/tipsresources/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/#comment-9824 Jim Whimpey Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:35:38 +0000 http://warpspire.com/journal/ia-usability/sewing-confusion-with-absurdity/#comment-9824 <p>I'm confronted with bullshit like this all the time whenever I deal with my university online. On top of this ridiculous term referencing system why the fuck are Spring and Fall highlighted with "hotter" colours than summer?</p> I’m confronted with bullshit like this all the time whenever I deal with my university online. On top of this ridiculous term referencing system why the fuck are Spring and Fall highlighted with “hotter” colours than summer?

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