What is the best dumb TV?
I don&#x27;t have a TV, only a few monitors (it&#x27;s very liberating, actually). So instead I&#x27;ll talk about my microwave. Yes, unironically! :D It has two dials. OMG how do I survive with only two dials? How do I <i>program</i> it? Well, the answer is, unsurprisingly, that I <i>don&#x27;t</i> program it. Instead I crank it to watever wattage I need (usually the top one), and the time I think it&#x27;ll take until the food I becomes hot. Aaaand that&#x27;s it. No programming. No fiddling or mindlessly pushing buttons in the hopes of finding the right one. Only two dials. One for wattage (power output), and the other for time. I think it&#x27;s really great. There&#x27;s even some indicators on the Watt-dial for thawing and stuff like that, but I seldom need it, so I usually just keep it rested on 800W. It&#x27;s the required wattage for most TV dinners anyway. And hot pockets. Don&#x27;t forget hot pockets guys. How would I survive without...... If you didn&#x27;t get it, this is actually a post about UIs, and how much I love the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman.[1]<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0465050654" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expand...</a>