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  <title><![CDATA[Why Is It That So Many Basic Things Don't Work As Well As They Used To?]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Ian Bogost, professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was quoted in &ldquo;Why Is It That So Many Basic Things Don&#39;t Work As Well As They Used To?&rdquo;&nbsp;by&nbsp;<strong>Mother Nature Network.</strong></p>

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<p>Ian Bogost at the Atlantic shares my frustrations, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/02/the-singularity-in-the-toilet-stall/517551/" target="_blank">writes</a>: &quot;So many ordinary objects and experiences have become technologized ... that they have also ceased to work in their usual manner. It&rsquo;s common to think of such defects as matters of bad design. That&rsquo;s true, in part. But technology is also more precarious than it once was. Unstable, and unpredictable.&quot;</p>
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<p>For the full article, read&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/why-does-technology-make-basic-tasks-worse">here</a>.</p>
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      <value><![CDATA[ Jocelyn Guerrero ]]></value>
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      <value>2017-03-14</value>
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          <item><![CDATA[Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts]]></item>
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