2024-11-05
9 分钟IEEE Spectrum reports on the return to physical buttons and dials, Microsoft released GenAIScript, iFixit's Elizabeth Chamberlain announces a big Right to Repair win, Daniela Baron reimagines technical interviews & John O'Nolan, shares some thoughts on open source governance and how to create trust within technology, communities, and media
What up nerds?
I'm Jared, and this is Changelog News for the week of Monday, November 4, 2024.
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Okay, let's get into this week's news.
Tactile controls are back in vogue.
Here's Gwendolyn Rock writing for IEEE Spectrum.
Quote Apple added two new buttons to the iPhone 16.
Home appliances like stoves and washing machines are returning to knobs, and several car manufacturers are reintroducing buttons and dials to dashboards and steering wheels.
End quote.
She goes on to interview Rachel Plotnik, a leading expert on buttons and how people interact with them, all about the pendulum swinging away from touchscreens and back to physical controls.
This is yet another instance of the tech industry's propensity toward extreme adoption before settling into a more reasonable balance.
It's like 1.
Here's a new thing.
2.
New thing good, old thing bad.
3.
Let's use new thing everywhere.