sdwOct 25, 2023

We’re on the look for a new family car and I’ve been pleasantly impressed with the BMW X5/X6. 2023 models have nice climate controls: physical switches and a little screen showing mode, degrees, etc

Then I drove the new 2024 model. And got this absolute mess:

Carmakers, please stop using screens instead of buttons. This is not an upgrade.

Show threadScott PerryOct 25, 2023
@sdw it especially kills me that we buy these absolutely gorgeous motorcycles with wonderful design languages and then have to stare at a goddamn rectangle for information whenever we ride them
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@numist oh yeah, I am not getting a rectangular TFT toting bike. I just can't. The 1200XE is bad enough with the round screen.
Oct 25, 2023 at 7:05pmIvory for Mac
Show threadScott PerryNov 10, 2023
@sdw omg look the nightmare is ending. I hope their software stack uses polar coordinates https://www.bikeexif.com/2024-royal-enfield-himalayan
Adventure Time: The all-new liquid-cooled Royal Enfield Himalayan

Riding a Royal Enfield in the Himalayas is a bucket list item for many motorcyclists. This fact is not lost on the Indian company—they've just updated the utilitarian Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure bike with refined looks, better suspension, and a first-ever liquid-cooled engine. Unveiled at EICMA in Milan this week, the new Royal Enfield Himalayan sticks to the same ethos as its predecessor. It still has the appearance of a simple, robust machine, designed around the company's philosophy of “everything you need, and nothing you don’t.” That said, the new Himalayan does have some additional frills. For starters, it now

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