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Re:USS McCain collision ultimately caused by UI confusion by chrisbennet on Friday November 03, 2017 @08:05AM (#15618477)
Microwave oven UI's are terrible but they weren't always that way. My old Amana had 5 controls: a knob for intensity (never changed it) and a knob for the timer, plus start, stop and light buttons. When the the start button broke we just jammed it in the "on" position with a penny making the UI even simpler: put the food in, and turn the knob for the time.

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Re:USS McCain collision ultimately caused by UI confusion by mrguyorama on Friday November 03, 2017 @01:02PM (#15620623)
I don't have the same feeling. Different brands have different UI's, and some are as simple as "Press then numbered button for how many minutes of full power cooking you want"
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Re:USS McCain collision ultimately caused by UI confusion by chrisbennet on Friday November 03, 2017 @03:48PM (#15621778)
Unless you want more than 10 minutes, then you have to press a different button and then type in the time. Fortunately, there are only something like 20 buttons...a big improvement over a knob and a button that is immediately usable by anyone.
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Re:USS McCain collision ultimately caused by UI confusion by mrguyorama on Monday November 06, 2017 @02:13PM (#15638067)
What do you cook in the microwave for that long? You could also look at much cheaper brands/models. I find that cheaper products seem to be keeping older UIs and therefor staying more functional
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Re:USS McCain collision ultimately caused by UI confusion by chrisbennet on Friday November 10, 2017 @09:03AM (#15669904)
I was mistaken, my microwave makes you press somewhat hidden button if you want cook something longer than 6 minutes, not 10.
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