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1. 𝘾𝙔𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙁𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘿 (ninjawedding@sdfn-01.ninjawedding.org)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Aug-2017 20:10:07 UTC 𝘾𝙔𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙁𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘿
   Oh, if you want to know which assholes broke the soda fountain UX by putting a giant touchscreen in it, it looks like these people https://www.firstborn.com/work/featured/282/pepsi-spire
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   • 𝘾𝙔𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙁𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘿 (ninjawedding@sdfn-01.ninjawedding.org)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Aug-2017 20:15:36 UTC 𝘾𝙔𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙁𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘿

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     (I don't know if this is a common thing globally or even in other parts of the US, but in Chicago these touchscreen-based drink dispenser things are showing up more, and they really are a step back in terms of usability.
     
     It's no longer "push lever, get drink"; now, it's "navigate hierarchical menu system, press touch target, get drink except for the ice dispenser which is still mechanically triggered so we still have the push-lever there just to make it confusing")
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   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2017 01:10:49 UTC Hallå Kitteh

     • Matthew Skala
     @mattskala @ninjawedding blackish soda, yellow soda, clear soda, water.
   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2017 01:11:17 UTC Hallå Kitteh

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     • Hallå Kitteh
     • Matthew Skala
     @ninjawedding @mattskala maybe three more with pretend sugar.
   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2017 01:14:25 UTC Hallå Kitteh

     • Matthew Skala
     @mattskala @ninjawedding Offering both is really unusual though, isn't it? Already as it is today. And I'll bet five bucks an IoT monstrosity will be top-down controlled by one of the oligopolies and enforce brand purity.
   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2017 01:15:28 UTC Hallå Kitteh

     • Matthew Skala
     @mattskala @ninjawedding Alright then. :-)
   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2017 01:16:42 UTC Hallå Kitteh

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     • Hallå Kitteh
     • Matthew Skala
     @ninjawedding @mattskala We don't have those in syrup dispensers in Sweden and Hong Kong. IKEA has red soda though in addition. Quaint ethnic lingonberry.
   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Aug-2017 01:21:12 UTC Hallå Kitteh

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     • Matthew Skala
     • ‭‮ʀᴇᴛᴛɪᴡT‮ 💀
     @ninjawedding @twitter @craig @mattskala Also every microwave oven UI after the Philips Space Cube 40 has been a massive failure except those that take after the Space Cube.
     
     One dial for power (which you don't really use but that's ok), one dial for time.
     
     No start buttons, no blip-blip, no fancy burger weight sensor or whatever those other things are.
     
     An added choice of microwave/grill/both is of course acceptable.