Comments on: Unusability Engineering http://roychristopher.com/unusability-engineering I marshal the middle between Mathers and McLuhan. Fri, 11 May 2012 20:31:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: William Gibson and the City: A Glitch in Time | Roy Christopher http://roychristopher.com/unusability-engineering/comment-page-1#comment-7825 William Gibson and the City: A Glitch in Time | Roy Christopher Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:30:46 +0000 http://roychristopher.com/?p=146#comment-7825 [...] thereof, a “Third Place” in Howard Schultz-speak), one on urban communities including a bit on bum-proof benches, and another on designed space vs. social space, among many other [...] [...] thereof, a “Third Place” in Howard Schultz-speak), one on urban communities including a bit on bum-proof benches, and another on designed space vs. social space, among many other [...]

]]> By: Mark B http://roychristopher.com/unusability-engineering/comment-page-1#comment-2821 Mark B Tue, 08 May 2007 18:16:53 +0000 http://roychristopher.com/?p=146#comment-2821 Unusability, it seems to me from these examples, is a subtle form of social control. Right? Can you think of any unusability that is for other purposes. Art, perhaps? What of Duchamp's "Fountain." Not connected to any piping, and flipped on its side, this urinal is wholly unusable. Are they different types of objects or is there a corollary. bum-proof bench = a bench you can sit on, but can't sleep on Fountain = a urinal you can put in a gallery, but can't piss in Unusability, it seems to me from these examples, is a subtle form of social control. Right? Can you think of any unusability that is for other purposes. Art, perhaps? What of Duchamp’s “Fountain.” Not connected to any piping, and flipped on its side, this urinal is wholly unusable. Are they different types of objects or is there a corollary.

bum-proof bench = a bench you can sit on, but can’t sleep on

Fountain = a urinal you can put in a gallery, but can’t piss in

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