The T-Files


Thu, 16 Jun 2005

Shuffle, shuffle

While Japanese ATMs are still surprisingly limited in their core functionality, they innovate in unexpected ways. The one I used today has a shuffle button that rearranges the keys on the number pad randomly, making it more difficult for criminals to glimpse the secret number while you key it in. It also makes it more interesting for yourself to find and press the correct digits, especially since you can shuffle repeatedly and even after you have already started to type. I like that.