September 07, 2004
On sore thumbs
Joel On Software writes some interesting stuff about usability, about the idea of "Social Interfaces." I particularly liked this bit, though:
Even though text messaging has a ghastly user interface, it became extremely popular with the kids. The joke of it is that there's a much better user interface built into every cellphone for human to human communication: this clever thing called "phone calls." You dial a number after which everything you say can be heard by the other person, and vice versa. It's that simple. But it's not as popular in some circles as this awkward system where you break your thumbs typing huge strings of numbers just to say "damn you're hot," because that string of numbers gets you a date, and you would never have the guts to say "damn you're hot" using your larynx.
So damned true :)
Posted by James at 20:43
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