Re:Why Nothing Works Anymore
by dragonwriter on Thursday February 23, 2017 @03:16PM
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Automatic soap dispensers aren't addressing the "dispenser left running" problem (which, as you note, doesn't exist), they are addressing the "user interaction with pump mechanism breaks pump mechanism requiring replacement of mechanism or whole dispenser" problem.
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Ah, point. I had totally missed that upside.
I do share the article's vague irritation at trading user convenience (the dispenser works) for owner convenience (the dispenser doesn't break), but it's hardly a huge deal.
Re:Why Nothing Works Anymore
by dragonwriter on Thursday February 23, 2017 @04:11PM
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A dispenser that has broken also doesn't work. I think the trade-off with (poor, I've seen good ones where this isn't the case) automatic dispensers is reduced median performance in exchange for reduced frequency of total unusability.