
Text: "...just got back and didn't see your message until just now. Sorry! -- TIME THIS MESSAGE SAT HALF-FINISHED IN DRAFTS FOLDER: 3 days, 2 hours, 45 minutes."
https://xkcd.com/1915/
No no no no no... Bug, not feature.. BUG!
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chenille wrote:There is an answer: copy, new message, paste. Let sit what seems a socially appropriate amount of time, as determined by looking anxiously back and forth between your message and the clock and wondering where your life went so horribly wrong.
speising wrote:Of course, IM's already have that feature, see https://xkcd.com/1886/
jozwa wrote:speising wrote:Of course, IM's already have that feature, see https://xkcd.com/1886/
One time at work I was doing that, trying to think how to phrase a reply to someone on Slack. After a short while they actually come out of their office to ask what I'm writing. So time's up, huh.
somitomi wrote:You obviously can't do that, since looking at your completed message for any more time than strictly necessary will make you doubt you chose the best possible phrasing and tone for your email. The only way to avoid rewriting your e-mail over and over eternally is the "no backsies" of having sent it.
sfmans wrote:Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day ...
pkcommando wrote:If you really want the person to reply quickly, obviously you want the Jeopardy music playing.
Soupspoon wrote:pkcommando wrote:If you really want the person to reply quickly, obviously you want the Jeopardy music playing.
Just looked this up. Seems so sedate, with no actual jeopardy!
Countdown, however...
xtifr wrote:... and orthogon merely sounds undecided.
qvxb wrote:An additional feature - songs that play until the reply is sent.
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qvxb wrote:An additional feature - songs that play until the reply is sent.
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Time After Time. Cyndi Pauper
Billy5545 wrote:Why did that person take such a long time to revise an email?
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