I say this after being annoyed at my cautious, over-protective computer. No matter what I tell it to do (delete the e-mail that sells deviant health products; close down before it is taken out by a lightning bolt; empty the trash) it comes back at me with a "ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO xxxxxxxx PERMANENTLY?"
Yes. 99% of the time I am sure.
However, telling it "yes" is a minor annoyance. Think of how wonderful Real Life would be if it came with this sort of warning. You would get a chance to reconsider decisions like Pulling Out into Traffic in Front of a Fast Moving Large Truck. Or Going to Check on the Baby without Turning Off the Stove. Or Skipping the Sunscreen before a Day on the Lake.
I am picturing something a little like the currently famous teleprompter that would just float in front of you, popping up "Are You Sure?" messages as needed. And some of us probably need a lot of them.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - I could use that feature.
Posted by Anonymous
Today, yet again, I walked off and left the ravioli on the stove while someone was sitting next to it while I went to check email (or something else out of the room). And of course, that person left it, and we had several pieces of stuck ravioli.
I think Mr. Music has a grand question there. I'm sorta rooting for the underdog, the beet, since it's a bit smaller. Perhaps it's more agile than the weightier squash.
I think that it would be most useful for things like, "Did you really mean to touch the handle of that shopping cart and pick up flu germs, then bite your nails?" UGH!
Perhaps after a while the "are you sure" signs in our life would annoy us too...? Even if they might make us think twice about a bad/hasty decision at first, after a while we might just be blindly clicking "yes" as we do on our computers....?
I think this is the last comment I will leave after 11pm from here on out....
