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A comment on System separation in the Continental Europe Synchronous Area on 8 January 2021. Parent comment

Re:System separation in the Continental Europe Synchronous A... by AdamN on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @01:58PM (#25919762)
There was this great design for a microwave that a UX designer proposed. One button for +30 seconds, no clock, and a door handle. That's it. Everything else is superfluous.
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Re:System separation in the Continental Europe Synchronous A... by rnestler on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @06:26PM (#25922271)
On most microwaves I encountered one can just press the start button and it will do just that: Start with a 30s countdown and pressing it again will add 30s.
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Re:System separation in the Continental Europe Synchronous A... by ta76893548 on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @03:11PM (#25920506)
As a person who uses a microwave a lot this sounds terrible, I could live with 30s resolution, but not having adjustable power level would not be acceptable. Cooking anything on 100% power is just a recipe for uneven heating.
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Re:System separation in the Continental Europe Synchronous A... by AdamN on Thursday January 28, 2021 @05:06PM (#25950083)
Based on the other commenter maybe two buttons: start/+30 seconds and power level in 25% increments.
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