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I have a Mr. Coffee machine with a timer. I got it new for $20 at Target. It makes coffee for me in the mornings. There's an appropriate level of complexity, a
by rpmisms 4y ago
I have a Mr. Coffee machine with a timer. I got it new for $20 at Target. It makes coffee for me in the mornings.
There's an appropriate level of complexity, and it's not a hard line. It's a balance between convenience and absurd complexity. Can I both achieve a simple task and a more complex task, with appropriate levels of effort for both tasks?
- Someone1234 4y agoSimple drip-coffee makers still exist. A lot of other products that try to fill different needs also exist in the coffee segment. For example, I have a coffee machine that uses ground coffee to make just a single cup instead of a whole pot, like a Keurig, but without the wasteful pods. Is this over-engineered? Maybe compared to a Mr. Coffree, but I it fills my needs without added pods.
- SoftTalker 4y agoYeah I got a countertop oven/air fryer for Christmas. It's nice and all, but very complicated. It has over 100 preset modes, and you can program your own. But 99% of the time all I want to do is set a temperature and a time. That's easy enough, but it would be a much more elegant machine without all the other options and controls.
- rpmisms 4y agoIt would be better if you still had all the presets, but also a very simple interface for temp and time. If you want to make a specific recipe, you can still use a preset, but simple tasks are still simple.
- ilyt 4y agoThat was our hack for the coffee in the previous job. Company mandated timers coz people forgot to turn it off when leaving so what we did ? Obviously prepared it before leaving then timer started it around 8:50 and we got a bunch of fresh coffee in the morning and smell of coffee right from the door