News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:The benefits of “low tech” user interfaces by Pasorrijer on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @01:44PM (#31507930)
Funny you should mention the Honda Civic...

I had a 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback. First year of the new model design, it had a touch sensitive volume control... After that, I think it was the 2019 and up all Honda's came with a volume knob AS A DIFFERENTIATOR because the UX was so bad without it.

Re:The benefits of “low tech” user interfaces by Spivak on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @01:58PM (#31508145)
Right but that's a different market force! Customer feedback is really effective at redressing provably bad UX but it's a lot harder for that same change to happen in response to a competing manufacturer because in aggregate such a small thing isn't enough to get someone to switch away from Honda entirely.
Re:The benefits of “low tech” user interfaces by Pasorrijer on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @03:33PM (#31509422)
I mean, it's the driving cause behind me selling the car and moving to a VW...