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This is how you design with graceful degradation: Muji's flashlight works whether you have one or four batteries, double or triple A. I learned a new concept Graceful degradation is the ability of a computer, machine,electronic system or network to maintain limited functionality even when a large portion of it has been destroyed or rendered inoperative. The purpose of graceful degradation is to prevent catastrophic failure.

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This is how you design with graceful degradation: Muji's flashlight works whether you have one or four batteries, double or triple A. I learned a new concept Graceful degradation is the ability of a computer, machine,electronic system or network to maintain limited functionality even when a large portion of it has been destroyed or rendered inoperative. The purpose of graceful degradation is to prevent catastrophic failure.
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acb (acb@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2023 08:29:06 JST acb

This is thoughtful design: Muji apparently released a flashlight that works with any combination of 2 AA and 2 AAA batteries, only more dimly with fewer batteries.

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