cypherpunks and hackers who dont code?

[coderman]

On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:34 AM, Mike Gogulski <mike at gogulski.com> wrote:
> ...
> Hopefully that will look something like: "When the WAN LED on your $9.99
> Myanmarese consumer Wi-Fi cable modem router slows its blinking rate to
> sub-epileptic levels, SAFE SURFING ON THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY mode
> is activated, and AL FREAKING GORE. It is now safe to press the 'connect
> to safe internet' buttons in Internet Explorer."


this is pre snowden thinking; usability demands that it immediately
emits only one state on boot: a glowing blue LED "SECURE".

once the network is up, now lights "SUPER SECURE".  (it can only be
SECURE, lest the wrong impression be conveyed by accident)


further usability refinements will result in glowing blue "+", and
when on line, "++".

it will have no ports or buttons, but know by how you hold if you want
it on or off, or to restart...



some time later, "Why Jane can't network" will dissect the usability
failures of this adventure and determine: metcalf trumps simple!
usability implies enough will buy and use it.

, much wailing, gnashing of teeth...  dependency hell leading to
intractable graph recursion.