tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post6535765998536329793..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Ford recalls SUVs because of bone headed User Interface designBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-45482324712623225302015-01-13T16:55:28.871-05:002015-01-13T16:55:28.871-05:00So I stand corrected about Boeing. I wish I could ...So I stand corrected about Boeing. I wish I could have gotten my Great Aunt's push-button Plymouth.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-73660550285403136002015-01-13T07:16:56.604-05:002015-01-13T07:16:56.604-05:00The gear shift "knob" (seriously, it'...The gear shift "knob" (seriously, it's a knob you turn like the radio dial) in my Ram 1500 is right next to the fan knob.<br />After backing out of a parking spot, I still occasionally reach down and crank the fan up to full blast.MSgt Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035771485514432736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-34320883884139097972015-01-12T23:52:16.013-05:002015-01-12T23:52:16.013-05:00" "Start/Stop" button (seriously? &..." "Start/Stop" button (seriously? "Start"? What is this, a MS Windows interface?),"<br /><br />What's so weird about that? The way you <b>start</b> your car normally is to turn the key to the <b>start</b> position. Don't take my word for it, go out and look, it's printed right on the cylinder.Rick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992428161064901136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-8645811331048291572015-01-12T18:39:01.416-05:002015-01-12T18:39:01.416-05:00Wow. Almost looks like you could do the same thing...Wow. Almost looks like you could do the same thing adjusting the stereo. That button is really in there .Gooberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358115439453465833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-79949713791458243312015-01-12T18:16:29.927-05:002015-01-12T18:16:29.927-05:00The Mrs. and I saw the placement of the "Star...The Mrs. and I saw the placement of the "Start/Stop" button (seriously? "Start"? What is this, a MS Windows interface?), and had a good chuckle. It's an idiotic place to put it, just asking for trouble.<br /><br />If it were me, I might keep it a button - bright red and square - and use the flip-up cover suggested above, like something from NASA.<br /><br />Or another new nearly-idiot-proof innovation that goes a step further and makes it harder for unauthorized persons to operate the ignition. I think they called it a "key"....Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378629103793458871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-88257023489854684322015-01-12T18:04:34.399-05:002015-01-12T18:04:34.399-05:00I recall hearing that they had to do a redesign ea...I recall hearing that they had to do a redesign early on with the F18 (Boeing) because a switch for the flaps was next to a switch that retracted the landing gear. Pilots were dumping their jets on the ground when they accidentally retracted their landing gear while taxiing. A sensor to detect if there was weight on the gear took care of the problem. Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098953206824247173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-32262834068514896212015-01-12T17:43:55.405-05:002015-01-12T17:43:55.405-05:00It wouldn't happen at Boeing, maybe Airbus tho...It wouldn't happen at Boeing, maybe Airbus though. My ex-BIL (another one of my sister's disasters) was a Detroit Auto-Engineer-Guy, and visibly hyphenated like that too - as far as I can tell they're a "different" kind of engineer from the rest. He and his type remind me of why/how Detroit is in ruins...NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-4210779635474744892015-01-12T15:31:01.540-05:002015-01-12T15:31:01.540-05:00Man, if I was designing something like this I'...Man, if I was designing something like this I'd put at least some of the buttons up across the top of the windshield so I pretend I was flying a jet. And they wouldn't be buttons but switches with flip up missile covers. And instead of "start" it would say "ignition", instead of "sport mode" it would be "afterburner" etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-21136580554546181142015-01-12T12:11:40.293-05:002015-01-12T12:11:40.293-05:00Engineers, they don't get reality...Engineers, they don't get reality... Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com