On 12/12/2011 02:35 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote:
> Gene, Mark, Jon:
>
> It seems to me the only essential difference between the rank amateur
> and the super-experienced user is the way they tell their stories about
> how they went wrong with confidence. The amateur talks with wonder ("I
> can't believe I ...."); the old timers with bemusement ("I should of
> known better...." or "would you believe....").
>
> What I always wanted was a hand that would reach out of the console and
> give me a dope-slap when I was about to do something I shouldn't. No
> "are you sure" prompt ever stopped me from hitting "Y<enter>" before my
> brain had a chance to catch up with my fingers.
>
> Regards,
> Kent
>
> Making mistakes at cpu speed since 1964.
>
Kinda reminds of that old military joke:
What's the difference between a fairy tale and war story?
A fairy tale starts out "Once upon a time..." and a war story starts out
"This is no sh*t..."
;-)
Yeah, a dope slap mechanism surely would have come in handy on a few
occasions.
I just can't stand those "Are you really, really, really really sure you
wanna do this?" warning flags though. Way too Microshaftish.
Mark
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