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[nycphp-talk] log-in

Chris Bielanski Cbielanski at inta.org
Mon Apr 12 10:01:54 EDT 2004


Just because it's so fun to hear myself talk (and I'm on cold meds):
I would wager "login" came about because "log-in" has that evil dash in it.
While that's not a problem these days, perhaps there was something evil (or
lazy, or (evil && lazy)) about the systems or sysadmins (this goes to you,
"back in the day" crew) that required the authentication to have no
non-alpha chars in it.

Discuss!

Or don't. Chalk it up to Tylenol Cold.

While technically not on topic, I recall an amusing graphic used to commit a
form on the M$ website, it was titled simply:

"SUBMIT"

Now that's pretty effin' funny.

But go with the client's spec, of course. After all, it doesn't matter until
they get enough hate-mail about it, right?

Thanks,
Chris Bielanski
Web Programmer, 
International Trademark Association,
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New York, NY 10036
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Fischer [mailto:agfische at email.smith.edu]
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 9:48 AM
> To: NYPHP Talk
> Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] log-in
> 
> 
> Agreed, I'm quite happy with that part.  Just wish their site 
> reflected 
> their money management skills.  =)
> 
> -A
> 
> On Apr 12, 2004, at 9:47 AM, David Mintz wrote:
> 
> > I hear TIAA-CREF does a great job of managing people's 
> money, though, 
> > no
> > matter how they spell /^log-?in$/    $$$ (-: $$$
> 
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