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Apr29

Why in the world did the TSA add a checkmark and a trademark symbol to the URL for their TSA Pre✓™ program? Those characters are even contained in the canonical URL that’s set for the page. If you happen to type in the URL without the two special characters, it 404s instead of helpfully redirecting you to the actual page you were trying to reach. The same thing happens if you type in “/tsa-precheck/” or “/tsa-pre-check/” at the end.  Why? How do they expect anyone to type that? Who thought this was a good idea? (via TSA Pre✓™ | Transportation Security Administration)

Why in the world did the TSA add a checkmark and a trademark symbol to the URL for their TSA Pre✓™ program?

Those characters are even contained in the canonical URL that’s set for the page. If you happen to type in the URL without the two special characters, it 404s instead of helpfully redirecting you to the actual page you were trying to reach. The same thing happens if you type in “/tsa-precheck/” or “/tsa-pre-check/” at the end. 

Why? How do they expect anyone to type that? Who thought this was a good idea?

(via TSA Pre✓™ | Transportation Security Administration)

5 notes #tsa #internet #accessibility #government

Jan23

…But then one gray morning did Internet Explorer 6 no longer load The Google. Refresh was clicked, again and again, but still did Internet Explorer 6 not load The Google. Perhaps The Google was broken, the people thought, but then The Yahoo too did not load. Nor did Hotmail. Nor USAToday.com. The land was thrown into panic. Internet Explorer 6 was minimized then maximized. The Compaq Presario was unplugged then plugged back in. The old mouse was brought out and plugged in beside the new mouse. Still, The Google did not load….
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: In Which I Fix My Girlfriend’s Grandparents’ WiFi and Am Hailed as a Conquering Hero.

#internet #mcsweeney's #humor #writing #jell-o salad #technology

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