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Re:In defence of the hamburger menu by HillRat on Saturday January 16, 2016 @12:06AM (#10914330)
The hamburger menu doesn't have context...

This, yes. The 'pause' button has a single, unambiguous meaning: 'pause the current action.' The hamburger menu means 'display in some fashion an unknown number of things of an indeterminate nature.' The hamburger menu is evidence of a lack of design rigor, the kitchen junk drawer of user experience design. It's sometimes necessary, but never ideal.

Re:In defence of the hamburger menu by jay_kyburz on Saturday January 16, 2016 @12:29AM (#10914382)
The hamburger menus mean "show me more actions I can perform." Pretty simple if you ask me.
Re:In defence of the hamburger menu by colept on Saturday January 16, 2016 @01:03AM (#10914451)
It's also the same icon as "drag to reorder" from web 2.0