Nolan LawsonAug 29, 2018

The website sniff test: if the site has a checkbox, can I click on the text next to the checkbox to check/uncheck it?

If not, they probably messed something else up too, so I'm going to be careful with using tricky things like the back/forward buttons, passwords with special characters, etc.

Show threadNolan LawsonAug 29, 2018
For passwords in particular I seem to have developed a sixth sense for looking at a website and saying "Ugggh, I better not give them too complicated of a password," and then configuring my password manager to not use any fancy characters or make it too long.
Ondřej PokornýAug 29, 2018
Show threadNolan Lawson
Another good sniff test is if your name contains a special character like an apostrophe or a hyphen. If you do, then your signup experience is basically a "Van Halen brown M&M's" test for whether they've built a good website or not
Aug 29, 2018 at 5:25pmWeb
Show threadDjoerdAug 29, 2018

@nolan Wait, what??

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brown-out/

Did Van Halen's Concert Contract Require the Removal of Brown M&Ms?

Did Van Halen's contract call for the removal of all brown M&Ms from bowls of candy placed backstage?

Snopes
Show threadNolan LawsonAug 29, 2018
@djoerd Yup it's one of those strange but true stories that becomes a great analogy you can use in a lot of different situations. :)