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**Examples** of KISS "[solutions](solution.md)" include:
- Using a [plain text](plain_text.md) file instead of a dedicated [bug](bug.md) tracker (TODO.txt), note taking program etc.
- Using [pen and paper](pen_and_paper.md) to take notes instead of a phone.
- Creating website in plain [HTML](html.md) instead of using some complex web framework such as [Wordpress](wordpress.md).
- Using solar panels directly, without a battery, if it's [good enough](good_enough.md).
- Implementing a web left-right sweeping image gallery with HTML [iframe](iframe.md) instead of some overcomplicated [JavaScript](js.md) library. { Example stolen from [reactionary software](reactionary_software.md) website. ~drummyfish }
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- [Beatboxing](beatbox.md) to produce a back track for rap songs, as opposed to using (or even paying for) some kind of music software.
- Using hammock instead of bed -- it is much simpler, cheaper, portable and has an extra swinging feature for which it is considered by many to even be superior in terms of comfort.
- The [Elo](elo.md) rating system is considered KISS in the context of other rating systems such as [Glicko](glicko.md). While there are many systems objectively more accurate than Elo, Elo remains the most widely used one probably thanks to its simplicity.
- In the world of [coffee](coffee.md) so called *Turkish coffee* without any milk and sugar is probably the most KISS option, you just put coffee ground in a mug and pour hot water on it. Compare this to Espresso with milk and sugar which needs a quite complex and expensive machine. { Yeah, I drink the most KISS coffee, though sometimes I also use French press -- that one is still quite simple. ~drummyfish }
- In the world of [coffee](coffee.md) so called *Turkish coffee* without any milk and sugar is probably the most KISS option, you just put coffee ground in a mug and pour hot water on it. Compare this to Espresso with milk and sugar which needs a quite complex and expensive machine. { Yeah, I drink the most KISS coffee, though sometimes I also use French press -- this could perhaps be considered a runner up. ~drummyfish }
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Compared to [suckless](suckless.md), [Unix philosophy](unix_philosophy.md) and [LRS](lrs.md), KISS is a more general term and isn't tied to any specific group or movement, it doesn't imply any specifics but rather the general overall idea of simplicity being an advantage ([less is more](less_is_more.md), [worse is better](worse_is_better.md), ...).