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Design Decision III: Bid/Ask Table

An issue that came up along every step of the development of the UI was how to concisely communicate exactly what constituted a "bid" or an "ask."  Our official definitions are as follows.  A "bid" is a bid for labor: that is, were I to bid $20 for Monday Pots, I'd be willing to pay up to $20 for someone's labor for the midnight.  It follows that an "ask" is an ask for labor: that is, were I to ask $25 for Monday Pots, I'd be willing to accept no less than $25 for my labor for that midnight.

The confusion arises from the fact that_ a user who _buys labor for a midnight is no longer assigned to it; thus, superficially, it seems that the user has lost something that belongs to him/her.  The rationale is that chores are un-wanted; thus, you have to pay someone to give them your chore.

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Implementation

Describe the internals of your implementation, but keep the discussion on a high level. Discuss important design decisions you made in the implementation. Also discuss how implementation problems may have affected the usability of your interface.

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