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[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Ah yes, not reading the dialog box and getting upset when it does exactly what it said it would do.

An idea that transcends across generations.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe being bombarded with cookie banners and bullshit popups teaches you to ignore dialog boxes.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Yes, that certently doesn't help, but this was a problem 30 years ago too.

Maybe we need dialog boxes to ocassionally ask to do stupid shit so people start reading them

  • "Invert colors for 5 minutes?"
  • "Make mouse gigantic for 5 min?"
  • "Turn screen upsidedown for a minute?"

Now you have to read.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

This actually sounds like fun!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)
  • "Turn screen upsidedown for a minute?"

Windows has had that feature (without the timeout obv) for a long time. I think it's the Intel IGA driver and CTRL-ALT-Arrow. A decade ago when I was working for a Community College IT dept, that (and the brightest pink MLP background you could find) was always what you'd get if you walked away and didn't lock your computer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Those kinds of pranks happened in school too. That, and tape under the mouse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think you just invented Windows 13.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Unfortuanlty if MS does it, they'll forget the time out part and we'll be the ones who have to undo it all.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I did IT support at one point, when they have an issue but don't know what the box said you know you're having a bad time!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And getting them to replicate the issue and NOT click through the error without reading it was a massive chore

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

You've just activated a form of PTSD in my brain. Stood next to someone and you see the box appear and they instantly click.

"What did that say?"

"Dunno"

Why click on it if you don't know????