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Real Intelligent Design
December 6, 2018 at 3:35 am
I am in favor of intelligent design.
What' s that mean?
It means - all design engineers - listen up.
Just because you can think of a feature for a product does not mean you should incorperate it into the design. Frequently we end users are annoyed by, or even harmed by these thoughtless additions.
Example - adding an SOS sending sequence to the single button flashlight. Stupid. There' s maybe 8 people left on the planet who know morse code. Why bother? The button should do two things - turn the light on and turn the light off. I don' t need the thing flashing like a disco on Saturday night when I' m trying to find the bolt I dropped under the car.
Don' t even get me started on car stereos. A fucking remote control? Seriously?
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What design features would you be happier without?
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RE: Real Intelligent Design
December 6, 2018 at 3:57 am
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Well, my children can speak. That count? 
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Real Intelligent Design
December 6, 2018 at 4:40 am
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(December 6, 2018 at 3:57 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: Well, my children can speak. That count?
Simple fix. Give them all credit cards to the National Bank of Gae Bolga, that way they won't need to speak to a teller 
Stop/Start in vehicles saves nothing in the long run if you add in the wear and tear, etc
Samsung fridges where you tap the opaque glass and it turns transparent. Adds many hundreds of dollars to implement, uses more electricity than it saves 
I can give you my top 100 engineering failures if you like
But then, it's not really about engineering per se, it's about moving product to a superficial society who are so insecure that they desperately try to keep up with the Jones'
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RE: Real Intelligent Design
December 6, 2018 at 5:09 am
Braille keypads at drive-up cash machines.
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RE: Real Intelligent Design
December 6, 2018 at 5:34 am
(December 6, 2018 at 5:09 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Braille keypads at drive-up cash machines.
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Government at work.
Expect stupid.
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RE: Real Intelligent Design
December 6, 2018 at 5:37 am
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Oh, and another one - stupid cell phone has a stupid feature that stupidly allows incoming stupid calls. I hate that. Stupid pocket robot.
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RE: Real Intelligent Design
December 6, 2018 at 7:34 am
(December 6, 2018 at 5:34 am)onlinebiker Wrote: (December 6, 2018 at 5:09 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Braille keypads at drive-up cash machines.
Boru
Government at work.
Expect stupid.
Because nobody ever walks up to a drive-up atm.
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RE: Real Intelligent Design
December 6, 2018 at 7:35 am
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Here, you aren't allowed to. Also, how would a blind person FIND the drive-up cash machine?
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RE: Real Intelligent Design
December 6, 2018 at 7:47 am
(December 6, 2018 at 7:35 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Here, you aren't allowed to. Also, how would a blind person FIND the drive-up cash machine?
Boru
Maybe taking a walk with a neighbor?
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RE: Real Intelligent Design
December 6, 2018 at 7:57 am
Ok, fair point.
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