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WarOnPrivacy ◴[] No.44476845[source]
I drive a Toyota that is nearly old enough to run for US Senator. Every control in the car is visible, clearly labeled and is distinct to the touch - at all times. The action isn't impeded by routine activity or maintenance (ex:battery change).

Because it can be trivially duplicated, this is minimally capable engineering. Yet automakers everywhere lack even this level of competence. By reasonable measure, they are poor at their job.

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animal531 ◴[] No.44480505[source]
Youtuber/Engineer William Osman had a great rant some time back when he bought a new microwave and it came with a ton of buttons, his argument being that a microwave only really needs one (and ideally its just a dial instead of a button).

My previous one lasted more than 20 years, from when my parents bought it for me when I went to study until some time in my 40s. It was still functional, but its dial had become loose and it didn't look that great anymore.

The one I bought after that follows the new pattern, it has buttons up the wazoo and who even knows what they do? To be honest I just need one power setting with a time and maybe a defrost option?

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1. yoz-y ◴[] No.44481282[source]
When I was looking to buy a microwave myself I wanted to buy one that has exactly two dials and two buttons.

Power, time, start, stop.

It turns out that luckily there is one like that made. The Y4ZM25MMK. Also as bonus no clock.

That said, I realized only very late that the function dial actually has a marker to show which function it selects. An extremely shallow colorless groove.