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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/113595071822217798">Ross of Ottawa (ottaross@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Dec-2024 23:50:37 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ottaross" title="ottaross@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/12563-48-20230117032157.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Ross of Ottawa" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Ross of Ottawa</a><div><a href="https://mastodon.social/@koen_hufkens/113594610061172934" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a><ul><li><li><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/user/112835" title="koen_hufkens@mastodon.social">Koen Hufkens, PhD</a></li></ul></div></section><article><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@koen_hufkens">@koen_hufkens</a> Had a discussion about this with a fellow veteran-engineer this weekend, about how designers are neglecting the basic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UX" rel="tag">#UX</a> concept that systems should fail to manual.</p><p>I have a touch-activated faucet in my new home which, when batteries fail, just doesn't let you have water.  Fail-to-manual is a much more sensible approach than locked out of your car, or can't have water.</p><p> <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic">@pluralistic</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4121324#notice-8054773">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-12-04T23:50:37+09:00" title="Wednesday, 04-Dec-2024 23:50:37 JST">about 2 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ottaross/113595071822217798" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ottaross/113595071822217798">permalink</a></footer></blockquote>

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Ross of Ottawa (ottaross@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Dec-2024 23:50:37 JSTRoss of Ottawa
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- Koen Hufkens, PhD
@koen_hufkens Had a discussion about this with a fellow veteran-engineer this weekend, about how designers are neglecting the basic #UX concept that systems should fail to manual.
I have a touch-activated faucet in my new home which, when batteries fail, just doesn't let you have water. Fail-to-manual is a much more sensible approach than locked out of your car, or can't have water.
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