Comment Users' easy battery replacements? (Score 1) 21
What about easy to replace batteries by users?
Submission + - Why Your Car's Touchscreen Is More Dangerous Than Your Phone (carsandhorsepower.com) 1
schwit1 writes: Modern vehicles have quietly become rolling monuments to terrible user experience, trading intuitive physical controls for flashy but dangerous touchscreen interfaces. What began as a luxury feature in early Tesla models has metastasized into an industry-wide plague of poorly designed digital dashboards that demand more attention from drivers than the road itself.
The consequences are measurable and severe: studies now show touchscreen vehicles require up to four times longer to perform basic functions than their button-equipped counterparts, creating a distracted driving crisis that automakers refuse to acknowledge.
Aftermarket solutions can restore functionality. Companies like Analog Automotive are developing physical control panels that interface with popular infotainment systems, bringing back tactile operation.
Voice commands, when properly implemented, offer a safer alternative. GM's latest systems allow natural language requests like "make it warmer" or "defrost the windshield" without menu diving.
Ultimately, the solution requires consumer pushback against dangerous interface trends. Until buyers reject vehicles that prioritize form over function, automakers will continue sacrificing safety at the altar of minimalist design and cost cutting. The road deserves our full attention, not divided focus between driving and debugging a poorly designed tablet on wheels.
The consequences are measurable and severe: studies now show touchscreen vehicles require up to four times longer to perform basic functions than their button-equipped counterparts, creating a distracted driving crisis that automakers refuse to acknowledge.
Aftermarket solutions can restore functionality. Companies like Analog Automotive are developing physical control panels that interface with popular infotainment systems, bringing back tactile operation.
Voice commands, when properly implemented, offer a safer alternative. GM's latest systems allow natural language requests like "make it warmer" or "defrost the windshield" without menu diving.
Ultimately, the solution requires consumer pushback against dangerous interface trends. Until buyers reject vehicles that prioritize form over function, automakers will continue sacrificing safety at the altar of minimalist design and cost cutting. The road deserves our full attention, not divided focus between driving and debugging a poorly designed tablet on wheels.
Submission + - JD Vance joined Bluesky - was banned 11 minutes later. (x.com) 6
RoccamOccam writes: U.S. Vice President JD Vance joined Bluesky with the post "Hello, Bluesky, I've been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis. So I'm thrilled to be here to engage with all of you." His post included a screenshot from the United States Supreme Court Decision that upheld Tennessee's law barring "gender-affirming" treatments on minors.
He then wrote "To that end, I found Justice Thomas's concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating. He argues that many of our so-called 'experts' have used bad arguments and substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth. I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids. What do you think?".
He was banned 11 minutes later.
He then wrote "To that end, I found Justice Thomas's concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating. He argues that many of our so-called 'experts' have used bad arguments and substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth. I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids. What do you think?".
He was banned 11 minutes later.
Submission + - Starship destroyed in test stand explosion (spacenews.com)
An anonymous reader writes: “SpaceX provided no other details about the explosion. It took place as Ship 36 was being prepared for a static-fire test. However, the explosion occurred before the vehicle ignited its Raptor engines.”
Submission + - Axolotl Discovery Brings Us Closer Than Ever to Regrowing Human Limbs (sciencealert.com)
alternative_right writes: A team of biologists from Northeastern University and the University of Kentucky has found one of the key molecules involved in axolotl regeneration. It's a crucial component in ensuring the body grows back the right parts in the right spot: for instance, growing a hand, from the wrist.
Submission + - Our Galaxy's Monster Black Hole Is Spinning Almost as Fast as Physics Allows (sciencealert.com)
alternative_right writes: Their results show, among other things, that Sgr A* is not only spinning at close to its maximum speed, but that its rotational axis is pointed in Earth's direction, and that the glow around it is generated by hot electrons.
Comment Only if I subscribed to it! (Score 1) 73
If I recognize it that I signed up for, then I will unsubscribe. If not, then delete, report, and/or block.
Comment Re:Finally! (Score 1) 130
Maybe. Its animated TV spinoff wasn't good. History of the World, Part I's TV sequel wasn't good too.
Comment Haven't noticed. (Score 1) 59
Everything was fine on my end. Heh.
Comment Re:Recall form is bogus (Score 1) 40
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fanker... shows other claimers having the same issue.
Submission + - Spaceballs 2 Trailer Drops (ign.com)
TronNerd82 writes: IGN announces that Mel Brooks and Amazon MGM Studios are hard at work on the long-awaited sequel to Brooks' 1987 classic, Spaceballs, a tongue-in-cheek parody of Star Wars replete with Mel Brooks' signature brand of off-color humor. Reports indicate that Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis are set to return to the roles of Lone Starr and Dark Helmet, respectively.
The film is looking towards a release to theaters in 2027 (2027?! That's the combination to my luggage!!) and has just seen a teaser trailer drop, viewable on YouTube. Very likely this will be the last film of Mel Brooks' career, as he approaches the age of 99.
The film is looking towards a release to theaters in 2027 (2027?! That's the combination to my luggage!!) and has just seen a teaser trailer drop, viewable on YouTube. Very likely this will be the last film of Mel Brooks' career, as he approaches the age of 99.
Comment Re:Retiring from IT in general seems like a good i (Score 1) 85
Yep. That is why I am back to Ant Farming these days.
Comment Everyone is doing it. (Score 1) 100
Who is NOT doing it?
Comment It's not just Siri AI. (Score 1) 28
There are tons of other issues (bugs) that Apple still hasn't fixed. I am tired of companies not fixing their damn old bugs. I care not about new features.
Comment Re:I want my old old 3D GUI (Score 1) 104
Ditto. Even its old pretty Aqua theme was good to me!
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