Statements concerning the need to test aside, "almost unusable" is very likely a gross overstatement. To state http://useit.com http://useit.com is almost unusa

Statements concerning the need to test aside, "almost unusable" is very likely a gross overstatement. To state http://useit.com http://useit.com is almost unusable is equivalent to saying, at the very least, that it is hard to use. It probably could be easier to use (what isn't?), but hard to use it is not. You can argue that the site is not the most aesthetically pleasing. There may have been a time when this could have been changed, however as the site and Jakob Nielsen have been well known for many years, the visual appearance serves strong branding purposes: it's very obviously useit.com, it's very recognisable, even standing well back from your screen. Jakob has supported this notion as the reason not to change.