Form, input, maxlength
Some registration scenario.1. Use a program to generate a unique and strong password.2. Copy the password to the clipboard.3. Paste the password into the text input field for passwords.4. (The pasted...
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1. Some website gets redesigned.2. Some developer node is oblivious to the original size of the maxlength field in the input text field for passwords.3. Some node with a long password (that would be...
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(Principles are subjective.)1:2 Adapt design for those who frequent the website.Here I have put Labels first, not the Profile part. Why? Because frequent visitors don't care about seeing the same...
View ArticleThe most important part of information
The most important part of information is (still) the date and time.
View ArticleIn retrospect
This quote has little to do with Supersymmetry, Extra Dimensions and the Origin of Mass.[0h:41m:10s] "At the moment we have a system where we use Oracle at CERN, and MySQL at the other institutions. In...
View ArticleLess anonymous posts
Anonymous posters are often tagged with a generic name, such as "nobody" (if you've been to SourceForge). Some forum systems publish the IP address of these posters for all to see, but a better...
View ArticlePride in not knowing
[00m:12s] "It's become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science, and proudly claim incompetence in...
View ArticleAimee Bender on the writing process.
[Aimee Bender] So I am one of the ones with a very set regiment which uhm—And the way it happened for me is that I kind of didn't have, I mean I—I think about this a lot, coz I think it really affects...
View ArticleAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)—Computers in Entertainment 2006
2006 ACM Computers in EntertainmentAnnual Scholarship Awards Reception[Newton Lee, presenter] And now, please welcome my hero, my mentor, my dear friend Dr. Alan Kay. (applause)[Alan C. Kay] Thanks a...
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The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet, OOPSLA 1997
Title: The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened YetLocation: Atlanta, GeorgiaTalk by: Alan C. KayDate: [1997-10-05, 1997-10-09]Transcript by: A. R. Svendsen (started 2007-09-30)Transcript release: 1...
View ArticleA hub of writings, and transcripts of talks by Alan C. Kay
“We would like to collect and disseminate the interesting thoughts and ideas of Dr. Alan Kay. The Talks by Alan Kay page lists accessible movies, documents, and (soon) running simulations and demos...
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