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They do this in games too. One that gets me all the time is Team Fortress 2. When you pause, the top two menu items are "Resume game" and "Disconnect from server." The disconnect option does not prompt for a confirmation; just immediately kicks you out.
Why they didn't put it at the bottom of the menu is beyond me. The amount of times I've paused my game for 3 seconds and then accidentally clicked "disconnect" and been unable to get back into the server because it's full...yeaarrggh!!
The Opposite of Fitts' Law
If you've ever wrangled a user interface, you've probably heard of Fitts' Law. It's pretty simple -- the larger an item is, and the closer it is to your cursor, the easier it is to click on. Kevin Hale put together a great visual summary of Fitts' Law, so rather than over-explain it, I'll refer...
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