It's just ridiculous. The author even stated: > Compare that to looking at a typical chat interface. The only clue we receive is that we should type characters

It's just ridiculous. The author even stated: > Compare that to looking at a typical chat interface. The only clue we receive is that we should type characters into the textbox. The interface looks the same as a Google search box, a login form, and a credit card field. And Google is one of the most used tools. Probably more used than pen and paper today.