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>>I can't stand gawdy web pages anyways, www.useit.com
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>Despite of whatever one people say in those books it does not eliminate other people's need in flashing indicators.

For sure, there are valid uses for it. For example, in a dispatch room or control room setting, where there may be a monitor with no one in particular sitting in front of it. A screen that is constantly being updated.

Or, on restaurant kitchen console < flashing > Don't mess up this guy's order this time lol