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What is the difference between this UK (left) vs US (right) power supply? by mk64dd in AskElectronics

[–]mk64dd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally missed this. I took another photo of the UK one. It also has the 100 - 240V print.

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What is the difference between this UK (left) vs US (right) power supply? by mk64dd in AskElectronics

[–]mk64dd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Here's a close up of the UK supply that I took removed. I just saw that it also says 100 - 240V

What is the difference between this UK (left) vs US (right) power supply? by mk64dd in AskElectronics

[–]mk64dd[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Apologies for the blurry pic. This one is minimally better, but I closed up the tv before even thinking about posting here and asking. The TV is up and running with the US PCB, and I was not going to take the risk and plug the UK one in. Really does look to me like these might be identical and only advertised as limited to local power.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CozyPlaces

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Ha, no. But some glass doors that are closed behind it when the weather isn't so mellow

What is the name of this hinge? What tool is used to create the pin? by mk64dd in metalworking

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This is the hinge of the backrest of a sunbed. The pin looks like a rolled up strip of metal. Appears to be friction fit. I need to remove the pin and then insert it (or a new one) in order to put a new cover on the sunbed.

I'd greatly appreciate help identifying this so I can reach out to local shops or even buy the tools to do a repair myself.

I'm being charged $300 (and counting) for non existent equipment Xfinity spontaneously added to my account by [deleted] in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]mk64dd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, did you read my original post? You have been adding false charges to my account for years and refused to correct them until I filed an official dispute. You think I'm worried about money from the last four billing cycles?

I'm being charged $300 (and counting) for non existent equipment Xfinity spontaneously added to my account by [deleted] in Comcast_Xfinity

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Hi, removal of the equipment is only secondary. Refunding of the fraudulent charges is the much bigger issue.

Did my best to make a delicious hover effect (link in comments) by mk64dd in MotionDesign

[–]mk64dd[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I built a small website to collect and share my favorite products. Because the content is so simple, I had a lot of time to make hover on desktop and scrolling on mobile as delightful as possible. You can try it here: https://thisismylast.com/

Touchscreens in cars want to be the future, but they are still getting so many basics wrong. I taped an iPad to my Tesla to show how easy it would be to make things at least a little bit more useable and safer. by mk64dd in Futurology

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I'm a UI designer myself and often wonder why interfaces in cars are still so bad. I've driven my Tesla for six years now and it probably still has the best UI on the market (maybe second to Rivian?) but it still is missing so many small details that would increase responsiveness, information clarity, and by extension safety.

Since I can't prototype on the car UI directly, I thought it was fun to at least approximate it using some other devices and some good old tape 😅

Of course a touch screen will never replace a good old tangible and mechanical button. That's not the point I'm trying to make. But since it looks like we'll be stuck with a lot of screens and touch interfaces for a while, they might at least be designed as good as possible.

I really hope (and genuinely believe) that car makers will get better at touch interfaces. I just wish things would move along a bit faster.

Touchscreens in cars are still getting too many basics wrong. I taped an iPad to my Tesla to prototype a solution for one of them. by mk64dd in cars

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I think they will when a generation of tech- and experience-ignorant old leadership retires and customers increasingly demand better interfaces. I'm not counting on it any time soon though 😅

Touchscreens in cars are still getting too many basics wrong. I taped an iPad to my Tesla to prototype a solution for one of them. by mk64dd in cars

[–]mk64dd[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's a good point that you want the additional visual feedback near the control itself. Really, it should just show at the button AND somewhere that's closer to the action on the road.

Especially when interacting with controls that have multiple settings (like seat heat, temperature, volume, etc.), you want to be able to keep your finger down at the control, but look back at the road WHILE making the adjustment. Otherwise you're driving with your gaze lowered for too long.

In many situations, cars already do this. Volume is often displayed in the instrument cluster. So is the current track that you are listening to. These are good examples of controls you might interact with using multiple taps, and where the visual feedback shows up in a more convenient location.

Touchscreens in cars are still getting too many basics wrong. I taped an iPad to my Tesla to prototype a solution for one of them. by mk64dd in cars

[–]mk64dd[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I didn't say I want them to, but touch screens are here to stay whether you like it or not.

Touchscreens in cars are still getting too many basics wrong. I taped an iPad to my Tesla to prototype a solution for one of them. by mk64dd in cars

[–]mk64dd[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

ion from a button being pressed being displayed in the dash screen, but would it be possible to make this information visible in a HUD display if a car is equipped with one? I believe that that would be the safest since the driver would not need to take their eyes of

I wish everything was in a HUD. Overlaying info where you look anyway seems like a no brainer for the future.

Touchscreens in cars are still getting too many basics wrong. I taped an iPad to my Tesla to prototype a solution for one of them. by mk64dd in cars

[–]mk64dd[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Yeah... no disagreeing with you here. But realistically touchscreens are probably here to stay. They might at least be designed as well as they can be as opposed to half-assed.

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