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@cstross@wandering.shop A long time ago, in the days of dialup, when my grandma encountered a PC for the first time, we told her she could ask it for anything. She leaned forward, and spoke out: show me a rose. That would work today, but in that time lead to consternation and explanations that her expectations were too high 😊 2/2

@imsop@tech.lgbt Ah yes, kids and their one-shot learning are awesome 😎

@cstross@wandering.shop Agree this design is bad and dangerous. China may ban it. But, is there a cultural element to obviousness: is a door handle obvious to someone who hasn't seen one used before? That unobvious link between lever and larger body action used to be sufficient to stop forest dwellers like bears, but no more. They've even learned to operate hidden trashbin handles. I have seen a foreigner completely stumped by a can opener. The Irish made a sport out of stumping foreigners 🤣 1/2