What's something you believed to be true but recently learned is actually false? (lemmy.world)

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[-] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

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

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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.

[-] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago

This actually sounds like fun!

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

"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.

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

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

[-] fhqwgads@possumpat.io 1 points 7 months ago

I think you just invented Windows 13.

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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.

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