{"id":609,"date":"2008-08-18T10:22:23","date_gmt":"2008-08-18T15:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/?p=609"},"modified":"2008-08-15T10:26:15","modified_gmt":"2008-08-15T15:26:15","slug":"this-is-why-we-dont-just-ask-users-what-they-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/609","title":{"rendered":"This is why we don&#8217;t just ask users what they want"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/content\/themes\/common\/assets\/videoplayer\/flvplayer.swf\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"400\" height=\"355\" flashvars=\"file=http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/content\/xml\/81451\/video&#038;autostart=false&#038;image=http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/content\/files\/images\/CHILDRENS_HEALTHCARE_article.jpg&#038;bufferlength=3&#038;embedded=true&#038;title=Study%3A%20Most%20Children%20Strongly%20Opposed%20To%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Healthcare\"><\/embed><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/content\/video\/study_most_children_strongly?utm_source=embedded_video\">Study: Most Children Strongly Opposed To Children&#8217;s Healthcare<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/\">The Onion<\/a>. 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