By @edent · HTML idiots passwords security usability · 3 comments · 200 words · read ~399 times.
We've all been faced with this screen, right? You haven't logged in to a website for a while, so it prompts you to change your password. sigh Annoying but probably necessary. The problem was, every time I tried to change my password, it told me that my old password was invalid. The one that I'd […]
Continue reading →By @edent · idiots southwest trains sw_trains trains · 100 words · read ~236 times.
An amusing mistake spotted by my wife on her way to work. SouthWest Trains are trying to promote their Twitter service - @SW_Trains - via their LED message boards. Looks like the displays don't understand the underscore character. I wonder if anyone tested this before it went live? You can watch the full video
Continue reading →By @edent · advert e7 idiots nokia · 1 comment · 350 words · read ~804 times.
Nokia's marketing team are idiots. They've used URL over which they have no control on an advert for one of their premium handsets. This is the story of how I hijacked stole hacked recycled it and, in doing so, prevented Nokia from having a serious PR problem. E7 Poster This is advert for the new […]
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