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I got a brand new microwave that controls time with a actual mechanical tomato clock mechanism, with a single distinct mechanical "bing" as it mechanically reac
by aDyslecticCrow 1y ago
I got a brand new microwave that controls time with a actual mechanical tomato clock mechanism, with a single distinct mechanical "bing" as it mechanically reaches 0 and hits a piece of brass.
It's the best microwave I've ever used. Meanwhile at work we have one that has a touch button for opening the door, and a touch slider to increase time. If power cuts, your food rots in there.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 1y agoTouchscreens in the kitchen make no sense to me. Guaranteed to be working in an environment where things are hot, wet, sticky, etc. Why would I want to fight the sensor if my fingers are clean enough?
- Terr_ 1y agoHmm, while I imagine cleaning a continuous surface is easier, it doesn't need to be a capacitative one: Buttons beneath a flexing plastic membrane work took, like the classic microwave number-pad. Pressing those is still tactile, although locating a distinct button by feel would require something else, like adding raised ridges.