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Why are so many things broken? In this entertaining talk - one of the favorites of Gel 2006 -
gelconference.com/c/gel06.php
Seth Godin gives a tour of things poorly designed, the reasons why they are that way, and how to fix them.

See also: Seth's Blog, where Seth writes daily on marketing, business, and other issues -
sethgodin.typepad.com/

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  • Marianne Van der Wel 2 years ago
    Well worth a listen. I haven't had such good chuckles for a long time .
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  • Offbeat 1 year ago
    The sign @16:15 are a Swedish road sign. The top says it's forbidden to park on that road, and the bottom one says when it's forbidden.
    The top time is for Mon-Fri. The one in the parentheses are Saturdays and the red ones are for Sundays and special holidays marked red in the calendar like Christmas and such.
  • Ian Moriarty 1 year ago
    Which is great if you already know how to read the sign. If you don't, it's gibberish. Thus his point.
  • Offbeat 1 year ago
    Yes of course, I understand that. I just thought I'd share for those wondering wtf that sign said.
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  • mpared plus 1 year ago
    cool posted at the curious brain
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  • Gary Threlfall 1 year ago
    The 'Secret Bunker' one is a sign to a historic site, so it's actually an "ex-bunker" hence the large M for museum.
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  • The Rabbit Hole 9 months ago
    min 16:15. It's a sign located in Sweden and before you get you driving-license you learn the different signs (so there is no problem really).

    That sign means motorized vehicle traffic forbidden weekdays: 11-06 (saturdays) 11-06 sundays (in red) 11-06. Can I get my prize now?
  • Andre Oliveira 7 months ago
    That's the whole point. It is so hard that for knowing it you should be rewarded... The problem is that it should be understandable for everyone not just those that learned it. It is anti-rational for an information in a public place to be as hard as this one is to understand.
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  • Steve Bjorck 6 months ago
    Although Seth feels that the voucher cards at the start of the talk are "broken", they are intentionally designed in such a way that they are not used. The actual percentage of vouchers which are redeemed is miniscule which is why stores sell them and why they are used for refunds and promotions.
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  • fru 1 month ago
    This product @15:12 is not Greek, it's Polish ;-)
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