I remember when I used to wait for the credit card electronic pad at the grocery store to flash the word "approved". (They don't do that anymore.) I would inwardly chuckle at this mechanical affirmation and even savor the word "approved" as if it applied to me.
I remember the first time I hopped in my car, and my phone flashed a message that it was a seven minute drive to my school. Yikes, how did it know I was headed to school? Turns out, it didn't really KNOW, it just knew about my usual behavior on this day at this time. But it felt a bit creepy!
I recently set up a padlet for favorite slicers (and also for slicers who leave comments, but when I click on your name in the comment, it doesn't connect me to your blog). You know who you are!
During a recent middle of the night slicing and commenting insomnia jag, this comment popped up when I opened Padlet:
"Hi, bookwoman
Burning the midnight oil, huh?"
And the Padlet conversations continue:
Just this morning:
"Someone's up early."
A bit later, it was:
"Happy Monday."
But my all time favorite Padlet greeting was the one I noticed yesterday:
"Hi, bookwoman
Gentle reminder:
You're beautiful."
What's the best (or creepiest) message you've every received from an electronic device?
Fun slice. I wouldn't mind if a device sent me a gentle reminder as the one you received. ;) I can't remember any conversations with my electronic devices.
ReplyDeleteMy car flashes Hello when I start it and Goodbye when I turn it off... regular enough to be cheerful, not too personal to seem creepy.
ReplyDeleteSometimes creepy, yes! My husband and I got into the car yesterday and it told us the driving time to our parents. Weird! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI think all of your messages would creep me out. I'm finding it a bit weird when my phone does the blank minutes to work or my watch says it looks like you are walking outside would you like to record this exercise? Maybe I should appreciate them more.
ReplyDeleteOh my! These are creepy messages. Technology is awesome, but this is just weird!
ReplyDeleteI don't like that my devices know so much about me. The weirdest one for me was when I ordered t-shirts, so the first graders could make Mo Willems shirts for Field Day. For months after that, I got underwear ads on Facebook. I kept thinking I was going to get arrested for child pornography!
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