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Zen

66. if something has low odds of happening, that means it’s still going to happen. Don’t ever use that as an excuse not to fix a problem, especially if it could cause damage to life or data; or reduce accessibility.

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calcifer :nes_fire: replied to Zen

@zensaiyuki @zens yep. As any D&D player will attest: 1% is a lot higher chance than you think

Zen replied to Zen

67. don’t do whatever the fuck this is. bad reddit. this made me replace “www” with “old” so fast.

Zen replied to Zen

what do you even call this pattern? a surveillance wall?

Zen replied to Zen

68. don’t assume your users’ devices resemble yours or your close circle of friends when deciding minimum requirements- especially if you intend to reach a wider audience with a range of socioeconomic conditions and internet connection speeds.

brought to you by the Australian government locking welfare payments behind a mininum iOS version.

Lien Rag replied to Zen

Tiens @Natouille tu considères ça aussi comme de l' #UXFail ?

Lien Rag replied to Natouille 🍷 🥃 🍾

@Natouille

Le dernier message avant le mien, "the Australian government locking welfare payments behind a mininum iOS version."

Zen replied to Zen

69. via Jan Niko @nihilazo

nothing a computer does should ever feel like magic. if something a computer does feels like magic, that's because it doesn't sufficiently inform you (the user) of what it is actually doing or allow you to create a mental model of the system

Zen replied to Zen

70. your ui should not passively animate for anything less important than a carbon monoxide leak.

it's effective at getting attention, often way too effective.

via @binarycat

Evelyn fra denne andre øya replied to Zen

@zensaiyuki@mastodon.social It's a fairly straightforward argument to make that this is illegal per GDPR too, data minimisation is a binding legal requirement and demanding people register when there's no actual necessity seems to contradict that

‏‏ ‏fedifriend (pride aspect) replied to Zen

@zensaiyuki Wow, they're like shop security asking you to buy something or leave. Except they also want you to open a loyalty account.

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