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16-Dec-2000 / Dan Kaminsky UI Theory: Speech Vs. Vision
LAW:
    We talk faster than we write,
    and we read faster than we listen.

COROLLARY:
    We shout out known commands faster than we can click them,
    but we visually absorb available commands faster than we can hear them.

CAVEAT:
    We can write with more detail than we can speak.
    We can listen with more comprehension than we can read.

EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLE:
    Go tell some random person to do something on a computer.
    Don't do it yourself.
    Don't let them know in advance what you want them to do.
    Notice how fast you realize they're screwing up.
    Notice how slow it is for you to correct them.
    Notice how slow it is for them to absorb your corrections.
    Notice how fast you sit down and do it yourself.

CONCLUSION:
    The ideal interface will likely have us speaking at computers,
    with them shooting responses back as fast as the eye can absorb.
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DoxPara Research exists as a repository for information security analysis, UI theory, and the miscellaneous writings of its founder, Dan Kaminsky.

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ZapMail Redux
RFID Security
The Absentee SIGGRAPH 2002 Review
Deaf and Dumb: A Critique
Speech Vs. Vision
Why Most Albums Suck
Tracing Smart Fridges
Password Rejected
Trinity Redux
Thoughts On Secure Deletion in 2001: Part 1
Thoughts On Secure Deletion in 2001: Part 2
On The Nature Of Data Shredding
Cryptography Doesn't Save Napster, and The War Over Parodies
Passfaces: An Intriguing Way To Authenticate
BugTRAQ-- Re: Security Hole in Win2K's FTP server

Security and Networking
Insecurity By Design: The Unforseen Consequences Of Login Script
TCP Chorusing in the Windows9x TCP/IP Stack
Vectorcast

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Core Competencies: Why Open Source Is The Optimum Economic Paradigm For Software
Mandatory Registration: Bad Business

User Interface Proposals
Analogous Key Arrays
Cluehunting