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Great article, and terrible idea. Wonder why the UI guidelines were bent here. It's astonishing how many web designers have no idea about the difference betwee

Great article, and terrible idea. Wonder why the UI guidelines were bent here. It's astonishing how many web designers have no idea about the difference between inclusive and mutually exclusive options. I see checkboxes used all the time when they should be radio buttons. It's not rocket surgery. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/checkboxes-vs-radio-buttons/ https://www.nngroup.com/articles/checkboxes-vs-radio-buttons...

tussa 3y ago
All in the name of simplicity. Eventually Apple devices will just have one button that says "give us money".
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- tialaramex 3y ago
  Pressing a button would be optional. No need to give Apple's customers a confusing choice - just transfer all their money to Apple who can prioritise Apple's needs appropriately.
- 5- 3y ago
  the technology is already there[0]. we're just a few reforms[1] away from having that commercialised. [0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3492699/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3492699/ [1] https://reason.com/2021/04/03/abolish-the-fda/ https://reason.com/2021/04/03/abolish-the-fda/
- vitiral 3y ago
  The MacBook Wheel! https://youtu.be/9BnLbv6QYcA?feature=shared https://youtu.be/9BnLbv6QYcA?feature=shared
- ClassyJacket 3y ago
  That's called a poker machine.
- __MatrixMan__ 3y ago
  I think they're smart enough to stop at: "press this and we'll take your money and tell your friends you're cool."
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robador 3y ago
> Rocket surgery I'm gonna use this as the superlative of rocket science
- code_biologist 3y ago
  I suspect that phrase may be a oblique reference to the absolutely lovely UI testing book "Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems" by Steve Krug.
  - stavros 3y ago
    We've been using "rocket surgery" as a portmanteau of "rocket science" and "brain surgery" for decades, though.
  - almostnormal 3y ago
    The use of that mixture of rocket science and brain surgery predates that book from 2009 by at least 15 years.
  - EasyMark 3y ago
    The first time I heard it was on "trailer park boys" as a "Rickyism" so I suspect it would sneak into more people's vocabulary that way. No idea which came first.

tussa 3y ago

All in the name of simplicity. Eventually Apple devices will just have one button that says "give us money".

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tialaramex 3y ago
Pressing a button would be optional. No need to give Apple's customers a confusing choice - just transfer all their money to Apple who can prioritise Apple's needs appropriately.
5- 3y ago
the technology is already there[0]. we're just a few reforms[1] away from having that commercialised. [0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3492699/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3492699/ [1] https://reason.com/2021/04/03/abolish-the-fda/ https://reason.com/2021/04/03/abolish-the-fda/
vitiral 3y ago
The MacBook Wheel! https://youtu.be/9BnLbv6QYcA?feature=shared https://youtu.be/9BnLbv6QYcA?feature=shared
ClassyJacket 3y ago
That's called a poker machine.
__MatrixMan__ 3y ago
I think they're smart enough to stop at: "press this and we'll take your money and tell your friends you're cool."

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robador 3y ago

> Rocket surgery I'm gonna use this as the superlative of rocket science

code_biologist 3y ago
I suspect that phrase may be a oblique reference to the absolutely lovely UI testing book "Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems" by Steve Krug.
- stavros 3y ago
  We've been using "rocket surgery" as a portmanteau of "rocket science" and "brain surgery" for decades, though.
- almostnormal 3y ago
  The use of that mixture of rocket science and brain surgery predates that book from 2009 by at least 15 years.
- EasyMark 3y ago
  The first time I heard it was on "trailer park boys" as a "Rickyism" so I suspect it would sneak into more people's vocabulary that way. No idea which came first.