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“Bitchin’ Betty” Says Farewell: Beloved Voice Behind Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Retires

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Aviation & aerospace engineeringUX & UI design

What it is

A short Boeing piece on the retirement of the voice behind the F/A-18 Super Hornet cockpit warning system, nicknamed Bitchin' Betty. It touches on why the stern voice alerts are used.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as an example of effective alarm and voice-alert design and in discussions of reactions to female voices.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “one of my favorite examples of this type of work”

    The F/A-18 voice alert system and the research behind its design.

    dfsegoat, 2016-11 · Recommendation · in “An Alarm Designer on How to Annoy People in the Most Effective Ways”

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Topics: f/a-18, bitchin' betty, alarm design, aviation, voice alerts

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