{"id":342,"date":"2012-05-27T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T23:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debradalgleish.com\/blog\/?p=342"},"modified":"2012-05-27T19:52:08","modified_gmt":"2012-05-27T23:52:08","slug":"bad-design-and-a-workaround","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debradalgleish.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/27\/bad-design-and-a-workaround\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Design and a Workaround"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine building an Excel workbook for a client, and explaining that they&#8217;ll have to stand on a chair and type with their toes, to enter the data. I&#8217;m sure that conversation wouldn&#8217;t end well.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s how I feel every morning, when pouring water into the PC Coffee maker that I bought at the local grocery chain \u2013 Real Canadian Superstore. The water tank opening is so small that I need to use a funnel to avoid a flood. 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