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YAML FAQ: Tabs

era — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:25:00 -0400

"Indeed Guido van Rossum of Python has acknowledged that allowing TABs in Python source is a headache for many people and that were he to design Python again, he would forbid them." Tagged by era under blog, erablog, programming, python, quips, 20060619-0123,

When Bad Design Becomes the Standard (Alertbox Nov. 1999)

era — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:25:00 -0400

Nielsen pulling percentages out of his hat again "If we were starting from scratch, we might improve the usability of a site by 1% or so by having a navigation rail on the right rather than on the left. But deviating from the standard would almost certainly impose a much bigger cost in terms of confusion and reduced ability to navigate smoothly." Tagged by era under article, blog, erablog, quips, usability, web, 20060619-0123,

PDF: Unfit for Human Consumption (Alertbox)

era — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:25:00 -0400

For once, Jakob Nielsen gets it spot-on "For online reading, however, PDF is the monster from the Black Lagoon." -- Jakob Nielsen Tagged by era under advocacy, blog, erablog, pdf, peeve, quips, usability, web, 20060619-0123,

Jesse Ruderman Â» How to rig an election

era — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:25:00 -0400

If I worked for Diebold and wanted to help republicans win --- I would work harder on usability for machines going to friendly districts Tagged by era under blog, conspiracy, erablog, politics, quips, usability, 20060619-0123,

To write a good game, think like a player

era — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:25:00 -0400

From an on-line Interactive Fiction magazine issue from 2001 ... Dunno how I stumbled over this "If you're writing a story-game, the code should automatically unlock and open doors you walk through if you have the key; it's just tedious if it doesn't. But if you're writing a puzzle game, then the code definitely shouldn't - if a player has had to work like fury to get that key then let them have the satisfaction of getting to unlock the damn door with it. Otherwise it plays like the game is tapping its watch saying 'I've grown grey hairs waiting for you to get on and solve that! Can we hurry up, please?'" Tagged by era under quips, usability, writing, 20060619-0123,

SimpleBits | Smart-Ups

era — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:25:00 -0400

Dan Cederholm invents a buzzword "While chatting with a friend about the recent influx of smarter web start-ups: âsmart-ups!â, I exclaimed, patting myself on the back, and thinking I was the bomb.com. Guess you had to be there." -- Dan Cederholm Tagged by era under blog, design, erablog, quips, web, zeitgeist, 20060619-0123,

How to build a better browser - scottberkun.com

era — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:25:00 -0400

"The browser should use several easy to collect kinds of data to improve the user's ability to get value out of bookmarks." Tagged by era under 03a, article, browser, design, firefox, gui, quips, ui, w3c, 20060619-0123,

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