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Physical design flaws ruin intended execution paths

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The gulf of execution is the massive chasm between a user's intent and a system's physical reality. When the provided physical interface completely contradicts the logical objective, the operator inputs utterly useless commands. It perfectly highlights how terrible design actively sabotages human calculation.

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