Re:People expect technology to suck because it sucks
by tomc1985 on Friday September 25, 2020 @03:03PM
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Oh crap. That could blind a person. I thought microwaves had to have a hardware interlock for that reason
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Re:People expect technology to suck because it sucks
by dublin on Monday September 28, 2020 @11:37AM
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Since this is critical health and safety stuff that can lead to serious injury, everyone I've ever seen uses hardware interlocks - generally, the door-closed switch is in series with the microwave power supply, so it's impossible for it to make microwaves with the door open. Only an idiot would put a safety interlock under software control, when a simple switch will do.