#IT-Hardware

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Young overlords ready to paint the neighborhood red.

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[vorbisx]

Replacing physical buttons and controls with touchscreens also means removing accessibility features. Physical buttons can be textured or have Braille and can be located by touch and don't need to be pressed with a bare finger. Touchscreens usually require precise taps and hand-eye coordination for the same task.

Many point-of-sale machines now are essentially just a smartphone with a card reader attached and the interface. The control layout can change at a moment's notice and there are no physical boundaries between buttons. With a keypad-style machine, the buttons are always in the same place and can be located by touch, especially since the middle button has a raised ridge on it.

Buttons can also be located by touch without activating them, which enables a "locate then press" style of interaction which is not possible on touchscreens, where even light touches will register as presses and the buttons must be located visually rather than by touch.

When elevator or door controls are replaced by touch screens, will existing accessibility features be preserved, or will some people no longer be able to use those controls?

Who is allowed to control the physical world, and who is making that decision?

[morushroom]

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[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

Went to rummage sale and found Big Pot. Also found a working 1970s food processor for $4!

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[obtuse-goose]

I'm going to the Hardware Store

[bahbahhh]

Anyone else have to really think about giving back the sword?

(This or That for @zelinkcommunity)

[n64retro]

photo by: Hand Held Legend

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USA 1993

[scipunk]

Hardware AKA MARK 13 (1990)

[adhdandcomics]

hey.. dont cry, let's stim in the home depot lighting section together, okay?

[centralbunnyunit]

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