Stupid Cereal Bags and other Design Atrocities
As I was opening my Raisin Bran bag this morning . . . no, cancel that. As I was TRYING to open my Raisin Bran bag this morning, I couldn't do it. I tried and tried to tear the plastic, to pull it apart at the seam, to split the seam and create an opening in the top. No luck. Finally, with enough heroic effort by my arthritic fingers, I succeeded in tearing the bag nearly in half, sending raisin all over my kitchen.
This blog is my opportunity to comment on idiotic design, such as cereal bags that can't be opened without a machete. And I'm going to name names (Kellogg's).
Here's another one, just to get us started:
My brand new Subaru Outback had a dead battery the other morning. And why? Because I had inadvertently left the rear dome light on. Since the dome lights don't go off right away, I had no idea it would stay on and run down the battery. Subaru: This is the 21st century! Can't you write a little bit of code that asks, "Hm. It's three AM. I wonder if he wants the dome light on still? The battery is starting to run low. I think I'll turn it off." My 2018 Subaru is as dumb as my '68 Ford Fairlane.
Here's another one: Same Subaru: Why does the cruise control only increase by 5 mph when you nudge the button? I almost never want to go 5 mph faster. Usually 1 or 2. To do that, you must look away from the road while holding down the increase speed button to stop it at the desired speed. Nice design, forcing us to look away from the road to do a simple speed increase.
There. That can get us started. More to follow. I have a few things to say about my LG dishwasher.
This blog is my opportunity to comment on idiotic design, such as cereal bags that can't be opened without a machete. And I'm going to name names (Kellogg's).
Here's another one, just to get us started:
My brand new Subaru Outback had a dead battery the other morning. And why? Because I had inadvertently left the rear dome light on. Since the dome lights don't go off right away, I had no idea it would stay on and run down the battery. Subaru: This is the 21st century! Can't you write a little bit of code that asks, "Hm. It's three AM. I wonder if he wants the dome light on still? The battery is starting to run low. I think I'll turn it off." My 2018 Subaru is as dumb as my '68 Ford Fairlane.
Here's another one: Same Subaru: Why does the cruise control only increase by 5 mph when you nudge the button? I almost never want to go 5 mph faster. Usually 1 or 2. To do that, you must look away from the road while holding down the increase speed button to stop it at the desired speed. Nice design, forcing us to look away from the road to do a simple speed increase.
There. That can get us started. More to follow. I have a few things to say about my LG dishwasher.
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