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nchlswu
12y ago
if i'm not mistaken, there's a separate phone PIN for this reason.
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12y ago
I suppose given an assumption of who uses DDG it's okay to use the icon, but my core point is really that it's not as common as one may think. In general, solely using an icon instead of text (or a combination of the two) is poo
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Please. There's no need to have the non-descript hamburger icon on a page designed for desktop
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> My hypothesis is that this is a technical limitation due to the password being stored as a char(6) in their database. and legacy security policies/requirements that have not undergone any update. I've worked on a project that
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The simple answer to your question is that you(the researcher or dogfooder) are not your users. I'd say most people overestimate how much their own personal experiences generalize (to a meaningful n) or overestimate their ability to em
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13y ago
I don't think they've introduced any process. Until then the account has to be truly inactive and you have to know someone at Twitter
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13y ago
As a bank worker in a no engineering tech role, I think the myopia you describe is IMO a significant factor. From a retail banking perspective, many banks are starting to modernize their practices and play catch up for mobile. But most bank
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13y ago
Quality is the key word. I work for a North American bank (not an engineering role) and at least in my experience you really have to be insanely exceptional junior talent or exceptional in a senior role to command something high
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13y ago
I thought WhatsApp had a history of horrendous security?
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13y ago
is the corrected final version uploaded at the same URL? I'd like to distribute to some colleagues.
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I just wish the team woulda got a boost after the acquisition or immediately wrapped into Google Shopping. Shopping was the logical place the product would fit, but it seemed like they weren't given much of a boost after the acquisitio
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And that's my fault for not following the linked sources in the article. While I agree wih all your points in your assessment, I'm curious about the point the research mentioned about users changing grips depending on task. Will t
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I've been fascinated with phone placement in hands for product shots. It always seemed like a little bit of a cheat - especially when the elongated 5 came out - just to show one handed use of a device is possible. For me at least, the
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For now. Switching the app store locale to the US will let you download it though.
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13y ago
when Chromecast first launched some enterprising individuals found an undocumented API (?) that allowed them to stream whatever content they wanted. Google promptly pulled that functionality with an update. Does this bridge said gap?
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13y ago
they're cool enough that they are increasing their prices in certain areas.
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No problem! Here's an interesting anecdote I just remembered, though. A psychology professor of mine was attempting to replicate another researchers work. The result couldn't be replicated when the stimuli was displayed in sans-se
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> "Science", some amorphous entity quite disconnected from real science, has become a religion of sorts for some non-scientifically minded people. Put "science" is a post title and you'll fool many into thinking
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While designers/bloggers tend to cite scientific studies advocating sans over serif (or the other way around depending on the context), no conclusive scientific evidence to prefer one or the other [1] However, the historical reason why
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So there were some great points in there, all of which were valid. But immediately addressing those points doesn't mean using large type follows. Side note: as monitors increase in size, I'm curious of the general population is in
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wouldn't bold, italic, etc., be variants of a typeface, with a corresponding font?
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and as a 'UX Designer', it's hard to avoid this. I loathe when peers use rationale, but I understand.... because as a designer, ou're expected to use your experience as a guide you
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to be fair, there are some use cases where focus groups (maybe not traditional focus groups, but focus group style discussion) can be useful. I'd generally still agree with that comment as well though
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I still find the whole premise of the popsicle and redesigning microsoft - with zero parallels to a popsicle as presented - hard to grasp. But if it worked for him that's all that matters. His design work aside (which is very strong an
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which means chip and pin support is on their radar, as I believe Chip and Pin will be standard within 12(?) months
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Cab company kicks driver off dispatch for using Uber and Hailo
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I love how the media keeps portraying CC as an anti-piracy measure. It may be a segue to it, but unless software truly lives in the cloud this would never be the case. It's changing the revenue stream and in a lot of cases, it's m
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I took an i/o psychology course during school and a chunk of it dealt with interviewing and finding best candidates (from an employer stand point and equity standpoint), as lots of people who took the course tend to pursue education wi
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This distinction is frivolous. It's a writer just seeking to milk the whole "flat design" thing even more by categorizing small variations as a whole design movement. It's no coincidence that a company selling a kit has the most blog posts
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Square has expanded to Canada. We have an impending chip legislation that takes effect I think within the next two years? I'm sure it's in the works
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