Re: Distros specifically designed for children

On 04/06/2025 05:23, rbowman wrote:

On Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:32:53 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
 

Or they re-define "ergonomic" to mean whatever their shit is this week.

 My favorite word. I've driven everything from AH Sprites to Kenworth
diesels and the most uncomfortable car I ever drove was an ergonomically
designed Audi. They used someone else's ergos. After we split my ex traded
it for a Rabbit and I thought that was a step upward. Audi has come a long
ways since the early '70s.
 Then there are ergonomic mice. Great, I guess, if you're a right handed
herd creature.  I'm too cheap to have ever bought one of those Star Wars
ergonomic keyboards so I can't address them.

REAL ergonomics is supported by testing.
It has been shown that people can read - e.g. - an analogue dial and pointer alitmeter in about 1/3rd the time they can read a digital display. So aircraft have those. They can find a knob or switch  by feel, but not a touch screen, so aircraft have physical knobs and switches.
Consumer 'ergonomics' consists in making it look attractive. So silly people will *buy* it.
It doesn't have to actually work, in fact if it doesn't they will be back next year for the newer model ...
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