Kevin Karhan Oct 29

The #Enshittification of #cars is due to #TechBros being allowed to make #engineering decisions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HauQtcj7UTM

Shitty #Touchscreen garbage instead of actually good #buttons and useless door handles are due to #Muskification of #cars aka. noone actually tests the shit outside of the #BayArea and thus things like "Opening the door at freezing temperatures!" is just not even throught about.

  • Thanks for this video!

#SuperUselessVehicles #SuperUselessVehicle #Car #Regression #FeatureRegression #UI #UX #UserExperience

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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

Seriously, the most complex thing I've had to adjust for is the fact that a 2011 CVPI and all Ford Panther Platform Cars have a classic shifting lever at the steering collumn and that @fuchsiii 's #Datsum1200 has a manual choke that needs to be pulled full on cold start.

  • So the entire #Enshittification seems pointless, because the 0,02 CdA efficiency gains of removing a door handle is being eaten up by the mirrors anyway...
Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

Seriously, WTF are #engineers smoking these days?

I DON'T WANT AN "EMOTIONAL CONNECTION" WITH A CAR, BUT THIS ONE CERTAINLY GETS ME ANGRY!

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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

#Shifters are a solved problem.

  • If your design needs a 4 minute instructional video then your #design is garbage!
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

Putting #features behind a #subscription should be illegal!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HauQtcj7UTM&t=556s

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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

Also #ModernCars are a #privacy #nightmare to the point that I'm not only never gonna #drive i.e. a #Swasticar but not even enter one!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HauQtcj7UTM&t=685s

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Show threadKevin Karhan 

And that amount of #DataCollection should be illegal to begin with!

  • Seriously, #KIA and #Nissan have made shure I'll never enter one of their cars as a matter of pronciple ever again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HauQtcj7UTM&t=710s

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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29
Just because the #Swasticar-Owner aka. #ApartheidEmeraldBoy got his secret collectors piece leaked doesn't mean this surveillance shit should be allowed to begin with!
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

Seriously, I wounder if any #NISSAN owner ever "educated" their passengers about this shit, notwidthstanding that Under-16 year olds can't consent to this shite as a matter of principle, much less to HAVING THEIR SEX LIFE ANALYZED AND SOLD TO THIRD PARTIES!

I wounder if their agreement is that batshit crazy in the #EU too, but if so I hope @noybeu gives them a legalese spanking!

#sarcasm

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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29
The #TechBro-driven #Enshittification of #cars is a danger to #PublicSafety and #RoadSafety and shit like this is why I'll refuse to own anything made after 2015!
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Also Automatic Highbeams are just garbage because it blinds everyone but the assholes using it in clean weather...

  • Shit like this needs to be outlawed - for real!
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

Like seriously, this #Enshittification of #cars is dangerous...

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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29
#Cars become more #lethal not just because of that tho.
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

But because the #Enfattening of #Cars - espechally in the #USA but elsewhere too - is increasing #Lethality.

[video via @notjustbikes]

These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us

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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

@notjustbikes OFC Idiots #TextingWhileDriving ain't new so that on it's own can't be the factor...

  • It's just bad #UX #design because a #car doesn't have excuses to have bespoke controls individual to it's model like the difference between a Fairchild A-10 CASF , a Lockheed-Martin F-35 JSF and Bell V-22 TRTP...
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

Look guys, I'm just drivin' my shitty Corsa D but even the shitty dongle thingy to get music onto it's radio without an AUX plug has dedicaded buttons for play/pause/redial last number/end call, back and forward.

That's how it belongs: There's no reason we can't have basic, dedicaded buttons on the steering wheel like a 2002 Audi A4 offered as premium option!

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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29
#TextingWhileDriving is illegal for very good reasons and we should #BanTouchscreens from cars for the same fucking reasons!
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

Seriously, buttons, switches and levers are scientifically proven to be superior and that's why in #airplanes from the smallest training aircraft to the biggest commercial airliner THEY DON'T DO TOUCHSCREENS and instead focus on high legibility fonts for ease of reading instruments under adverse conditions...

  • The only innovation they have is replacing physical instruments with OLED displays that have higher contrast ratio, require less power and have a limited set of contextual configurations based off whether the plane is in Autopilot, Manual Mode, Taxi, Takeoff, Landing or Maintenance because it makes sense to i.e. swap the artificial horizon or weather radar whilst taxing for a front landing gear camera so the pilot can park in properly or follow the center line from or to the runway.
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

I'm just glad I never had a car accident that had me incapacitated or that I had to provide first aid in one where the doors didn't open.

  • Cuz with most modern cars I'd not even bother trying to find the door handle if it came to it, but just smash in the side window and either open the door that way by pulling if possible or just cut the seatbelt and drag the driver/passenger out the window in the unlikely scenario that the car crashed, leaked fuel and was at risk of burning down...

Otherwise hydraulic gear from the local fire brigade will take good care of it.

  • Unless the manufacturers are assholes and not have a #RescueCard in the driver side sun visor cuz reinforced crash protection bars can actually destroy hydraulic shears!
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29
My hope is that #euroNCAP will #ban most of these #Enshittification - designs entirey and demand #AntiEnshittification - ideally with mandating all controls must be accessible with physical buttons, switches and dials without exceptions!
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

And yes, I too want my #car to be simple, stupid, intuitive and just function.

Cuz lets be honest noone but old #Boomers want to pay 4+ digits for a #NavigationSystem when even my first #Android #Smartphone over 15 years ago already delivered a better experience.

  • Just gimme a mic, amp and speakers that don't sound like ass and let me bring my own #music, cuz the only #Smartphones that I'm aware of that don't offer FM #Radio are #iPhone|s...
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

Seriously, WHY does no car manufacturer offer some simple phone dock instead of their shitty #touchscreens?

Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

Touchscreens in #Cars are like "#AI" in #Software:

  • NOBODY ASKED FOR THIS SHIT!
  • NOONE SHOULD WANT THIS SHIT!
  • THIS SHIT NEEDS TO BE OUTLAWED FOR GOOD!

Seriously, the only recourse re: #Enshittification is to refuse to buy, own, use or even tolerate it!

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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29
So yes, the only good way is to refuse to buy this shit because otherwise #Executives won't get it!
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

And we can see it when #EuroNCAP mandated buttons, suddenly #VW was able to add them back and yes, whilst these are the same 2000-2010s buttons, there's nothing wrong with these!

  • I mean, people ain't gonna complain that the same 30+ year old proven #Airbag design made by TRW is still being used in modern cars. Instead we all hope it never comes to a situation where it'll have to [successfully!] deploy and save someone from "involuntary pronouns change to was/were"...
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

I hope everyone liked my #rant and I do enjoy your comments...

Back to the beginning: https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/115459191991305640

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@kkarhan

Having suits make engineering or design decisions always results in shit.

It's like having kids design cars or software.

Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

@AeonCypher Or as #AdamSomething says:

SmoothBrain Dictator + Construction = Dumb Shit!

#Kids at least would come up with something interesting and maybe even beneficial as #UserExperience Testers when it comes to the role of #Passengers...

  • Making shure any child-protection features work.
  • See if the textiles can be cleaned easily
  • Are Cupholders positioned accessibly
  • Is the vehicle accessible
  • Do child seats, baby buckets and seat boosters properly install and are they easy to get on and off
  • Are there proper safety features to prevent fingers and hands being pinched

Okay, most of these could be tested by adults, but the only reliable metric to see if a car for a 1/3/5/10/15 yr old is interesting or accessible as a passenger is to actually daily drive it with one as passenger and take notes what they say about it.

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Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShellOct 29

@kkarhan @AeonCypher

Now I understand more why we are kindred spirits. Adam Something.

Show threadtuban_muzuruOct 30

@AeonCypher @kkarhan

This may explain Elmo's CyberTruck

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@tuban_muzuru @AeonCypher The #SwastiCar #DumpsterFire is just smooth brain billionaire + tech = dumb shit...
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@kkarhan
So just as a sidenote

These phones are running a reasonably current OS and have a radio

https://m.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2022&chkFMradio=selected&idOS=2&idOSVersion=2150

There are many popular phones not listed here, so FM receivers are not that common anymore

Phone Finder results - GSMArena.com

Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29
@_GreyWolf Granted, that too is a #FeatureRegession I despise alongside the lack of real #DualSIM or removal of the #HeadphoneJack which are both indefensible when about a decade ago #Sony already made #Smartphones they advertised with underwater [pool] selfies and #ToolFree #SwappableBatteries !
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@kkarhan Facts! There are only very few aircraft that use touchscreens, often on nonessential systems. Everything that is critical for the safety of the planes runs on buttons.

Many of the most critical levers even have unique shapes. The landing gear lever is round like a tire, the flaps lever is shaped like an aerofoil, etc. to reduce the likelihood of improper operation of those.

Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCOct 29
@celeste_42bit @kkarhan I have never owned or driven a car, I haven't got a license, I have never had a single lesson. I hate cars and I have always hated them. Looking at how the enshittification of cars progresses, using cryptography to lock out 3rd party replacement parts and even 2nd hand original parts, making repairs impossible for independent mechanics, putting computers into everything yet not spending enough on system security, I am glad that I managed to stay away from cars.
Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29
@LordCaramac @celeste_42bit The problem is that the #Enshittification will also put you at risk even if you are a cautious af pedestrian...
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@kkarhan @celeste_42bit I'm mainly a cyclist.
Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 30
@LordCaramac @celeste_42bit Then it's even more dangerous given #CrashCompatibility issues getting worse...
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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

@celeste_42bit I know, because pilots need to be able to operate these under adverse conditions with all lights off, suffering extreme vibrations and even high G-loads in turbulences...

  • And that is good because the workload of flying a plane is exponentially higher than driving on a road and #AviationSafety is fucking important for all the right reasons!

So yeah, they'll mostly do "comfort features" pre- and post-flight and don't replace buttons at all...

  • Even minute things like #Airbus introducing #B612 as the font for their instruments, manuals and writings propably got vigorously tested with like test pilots put on rigs with severe vibration and G-loads...
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Show threadSaupreiss #PrΓ€parat500 πŸ—½Oct 29

@kkarhan I will never forget the C5 I rented a decade back or so. Climate control via touch only. You had to navigate through multiple screens, each button elsewhere.

I wonder whether they hoped to increase sales on accident replacements. A fucking UX nightmare and a true security hazard.

Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 29

@Saupreiss Pretty shure they make a killing with repacement touchscreens because angry users will smash it it!

#sarcasm