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   On 16/03/2019 16:11, Jeroen Belleman wrote:   
   > On 2019-03-16 15:04, Bret Cahill wrote:   
   >>> Put a retro or "my kingdom for a horse" switch on anything that   
   >>> seems unnecessarily over automated or when the additional   
   >>> sophistication is of a minor advantage.   
   >>>   
   >>> If anything doesn't seem perfect, tap the retro switch and you are   
   >>> back to flying by the seat of your pants or at least something that   
   >>> is less complicated / more proven technology.   
   >>>   
   >   
   > That's a typical engineer's solution. *Add* a switch to 'make   
   > things simpler'.   
   >   
      
   I once had a Sony 4:3 CRT TV with a double sided remote control. One   
   side had over 50 buttons, the other side probably 10 - by sliding on a   
   blanking cover, you hid whichever side you felt less comfortable with.   
      
   Other TV remote controls used to have a reset button, called the "granny   
   button" by some.   
      
   And then there is this ...   
      
   https://mhealthinsight.com/2014/11/20/how-grandma-sees-the-smartphone/   
      
      
      
   --   
   Adrian C   
      
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