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Obsolete password requirements cost over 50 billion dollars in lost productivity per year—solve the problem forever with these new password requirements!

Dec 5, 2016

Language, UI / UX

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Background: You’re probably familiar with web sites that have very particular password requirements: “Your password must contain a number, capital letter, and special character.” “Your password must contain the name of a Triple Crown-winning horse.” “Your password cannot contain your username.” The purpose of these requirements is usually to either: Require that the password not…
Clean up old files on your computer easily with this ONE BIZARRE TRICK. Scholars of ancient languages hate it!

Feb 15, 2016

Design, Language, UI / UX

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Background: Over time, old files tend accumulate on one’s computer. However, cleaning out a computer is an annoying and time-consuming task. In the past, storage increased at a rate such that old files could be safely ignored forever. But modern laptops may actually have less (although faster) storage than ones from five years ago.…