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From the article, the employee chose the wrong item from the "drop down menu". That is just bad UX. Such interfaces should have a confirmation like "You are ab
by wiseleo 9y ago
From the article, the employee chose the wrong item from the "drop down menu".
That is just bad UX. Such interfaces should have a confirmation like "You are about to send a REAL alert to millions of cell phones. Please type ENDOFTHEWORLD in ALL CAPS to confirm".
There is no reason to have this as a drop down menu where a slip of a mouse can lead to a false alarm.
- newman8r 9y agoand it's compounded by the perplexing inability to immediately issue a correction
- TillE 9y agoWould be better to have the test interface on a completely different screen, perhaps with a different background color. You really should never need to access both functions at the same time.
- cratermoon 9y agoYes! Why is the action to run a routine test right next to the action to start a consequential chain of events?
- borplk 9y agoI thought one of those "red button under protective cover" would be the best?