myrmepropagandistAug 15, 2024

Does anyone *really* like "touch controls" on anything?

When you see "touch controls" on earbuds, lights, appliances... are you like "heck yeah! no buttons!"

I just think they are cheaper to make IPx4+ than other methods of control. But, they are always highlighted like it's a feature.

(And why is IPV6 so similar to IPX6 making me confuse them all the time?)

Show threadDamon L. WakesAug 15, 2024
@futurebird My skin is frequently not conductive enough to make touch controls work in the first place so I thoroughly despise the things.
Show threadAndrew
@DamonWakes yesss. I swear the silicon valley designers have never considered a northern winter where the skin on your hands is so dry it cracks and touch controls just don't work. And gloves.
Aug 16, 2024 at 8:36amWeb
Show threadDamon L. WakesAug 16, 2024
@Andrew Having once been unable to get into my emails because I'd travelled 50 miles from home and was using a new device, I feel as though the Silicon Valley approach to anything is essentially "It works at home, in the office, and in the car I use to move between them - all three places in the world!"