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[–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 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.

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

This actually sounds like fun!

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 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.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

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

[–] fhqwgads@possumpat.io 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think you just invented Windows 13.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 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.