| Author | Message | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 482 Registered: 7-2010 |
She was just about to reach her aim. She was eager to do it and she had no reason to stop. Yet, accomplishing her mission took her an unreasonable amount to time. doing it = reaching her aim = accomplishing her mission All "she"s and "her"s refer to the same person. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 927 Registered: 12-2010 |
she = H/A/F? True story? FYOI? FSEI? Time and/or location relevant? If so, [LTPF list of decades] and [LTPF list of countries], please. Did her aim have something to do with... her job? her family? sports? a hobby of hers? convincing someone else? Are any of the following relevant: Her job? religion? ethnicity? education? age? name? Was it her fault that it took her so long? Was it someone else's fault? Was it due to something she had no control over? Under normal circumstances, would it have taken her hours? days? weeks? months? years? Did she need hours? days? weeks? months? years? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 484 Registered: 7-2010 |
she = H/A/F? Yes True story? This FYOI? FSEI? Time Yesish and/or location No relevant? If so, [LTPF list of decades] and [LTPF list of countries], please. Germany, 2011 Did her aim have something to do with... her job? her family? sports? a hobby of hers? This is probably closest to Yes, no to the rest. convincing someone else? Are any of the following relevant: Her job? religion? ethnicity? education? age? name? No to all Was it her fault that it took her so long? Maybe a bit of this Was it someone else's fault? But for the greater part, it's probably this Was it due to something she had no control over? Yope Under normal circumstances, would it have taken her hours? days? weeks? months? years? Just a moment Did she need hours? days? weeks? months? years? A few moments more | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 928 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it important where she was when it happened? Indoors? Outdoors? In a vehicle? Was someone else directly involved? Was an object involved? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 487 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is it important where she was when it happened? No Indoors? Outdoors? In a vehicle? Was someone else directly involved? No Was an object involved? Yes | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 930 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the object bigger than a finger? a hand? a loaf of bread? a microwave oven? Is it an electronic device? A mobile phone? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 489 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is the object bigger than a finger? a hand? a loaf of bread? a microwave oven? Is it an electronic device? A mobile phone? Yes, it's a mobile phone. I guess that makes answering the other questions unnecessary. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 934 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did she want to call someone? Answer a call? Text someone? Answer a text message? Check the time? Set an alarm? Use an app? Was it a smartphone? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 490 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did she want to call someone? Answer a call? Text someone? Answer a text message? Check the time? Set an alarm? Use an app? No to all Was it a smartphone? Yes | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 936 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did she want to take a photo? make a video? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 491 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did she want to take a photo? make a video? No to both | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 447 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is autocorrect relevant? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 493 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is autocorrect relevant? No BLOOPER: Use an app? DOYD of "app" | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 450 Registered: 8-2001 |
"unreasonable amount to time" - Did you mean "of time"? If no, was she timing something? Was she making a call? Sending a text? Checking her e-mail? Sending an e-mail? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 494 Registered: 7-2010 |
"unreasonable amount to time" - Did you mean "of time"? Ah, yes, I did. Sorry... Typo... ^_^' If no, was she timing something? Thus no Was she making a call? Sending a text? Checking her e-mail? This Sending an e-mail? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 454 Registered: 8-2001 |
You shouldn't have told me. I thought maybe you were being terribly clever and hid a clue in the puzzle statement that we would assume was a typo. :D Did something interrupt her checking her e-mail? Something on her phone? Is it relevant where she is when this happens? As in country? As in place (like at the store)? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12767 Registered: 4-2010 |
Internet access relevant? Her phone's battery? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 496 Registered: 7-2010 |
You shouldn't have told me. I thought maybe you were being terribly clever and hid a clue in the puzzle statement that we would assume was a typo. :D Heh, you're giving me more credit than I deserve xD But beware, you might've given me ideas ;-p Did something interrupt her checking her e-mail? Yope Something on her phone? Yesish, but beware of FA Is it relevant where she is when this happens? See below As in country? No As in place (like at the store)? Do you mean a real store (in this case: no)? Or the app store (in that case: yes, but it's not the app store)? Internet access relevant? Her phone's battery? No to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12769 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is a certain website relevant? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 107 Registered: 2-2009 |
Was it a thing/event in the physical reality outside the phone's computer that interrupted her? Or some other application/program/etc on the phone? Was it some kind of malfunction? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 498 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is a certain website relevant? Yes It's not necessary to figure out which one though - it's probably too specific for most of you anyway. It's the mobile web site of my (German) mail provider where I check my inbox and everything. There's something about it that you could figure out without actually knowing the site. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 499 Registered: 7-2010 |
Was it a thing/event in the physical reality outside the phone's computer that interrupted her? No Or some other application/program/etc on the phone? No Was it some kind of malfunction? Yesish, but maybe it's just suboptimal programming or something xD Anyway, something doesn't really work the way it should. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 501 Registered: 7-2010 |
Heh, I realize I've just talked about my mail provider... Yes, the HAF is yours truly. I guess that's not much of a help, though... xD | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 459 Registered: 8-2001 |
Does the Inbox keep refreshing before she can open any mail items? Is the phone trying to do some sort of update? Is the mail program the only one running? Is another program interfering? | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 708 Registered: 6-2003 |
I just can share my experience with my mobile phone and my German mail provider: Does the mobile phone place a stupid message box right over the button to open the mail? and you cannot close the message box? so it became impossible to open the mailbox? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 502 Registered: 7-2010 |
Does the Inbox keep refreshing before she can open any mail items? No Is the phone trying to do some sort of update? No Is the mail program the only one running? Irr, assume Yes (just to avoid misunderstandings, it's not an app responsible for mails only, it's the mobile version of my webmail account in the browser) Is another program interfering? No I just can share my experience with my mobile phone and my German mail provider: Does the mobile phone place a stupid message box right over the button to open the mail? No, I can do that and you cannot close the message box? No so it became impossible to open the mailbox? Yes, while it's not impossible, I have a problem opening the mailbox, among other things. You're definitely OTRT. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 503 Registered: 7-2010 |
BLOOPER: Sorry, mixed up the responses while editing. It's supposed to be: Does the mobile phone place a stupid message box right over the button to open the mail? No and you cannot close the message box? No, I can do that | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12781 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the phone touch-screen? Relevant? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 506 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is the phone touch-screen? Relevant? Yes to both | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 945 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you make a typo in your e-mail address? in your password? Was something wrong with the phone's keyboard? From time to time, my phone's screen is too small to display the sites so that the login thing is hidden behind an ad or something else. Did something like this happen? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 507 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did you make a typo in your e-mail address? in your password? Was something wrong with the phone's keyboard? No to all From time to time, my phone's screen is too small to display the sites so that the login thing is hidden behind an ad or something else. Did something like this happen? No ad anywhere and I doubt that the screen size is the reason for my problem because a) it's pretty large and b) my account looks perfectly fine on the screen... | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 421 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it difficult to touch that part of the screen because of a lip or some other aspect of the case? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 508 Registered: 7-2010 |
is it difficult to touch that part of the screen This is OTRT-ish. because of a lip or some other aspect of the case? But no to that. Everything's fine with the case. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 951 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you use your finger? Something else? A stylus? Did the stylus break? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 510 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did you use your finger? Yes, no to the rest Something else? A stylus? Did the stylus break? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 133 Registered: 2-2009 |
Is your finger, for all intents and purposes, "normal"? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 522 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is your finger, for all intents and purposes, "normal"? Yes | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 965 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are beta versions of something relevant? Of the phone? Of your provider's website? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 525 Registered: 7-2010 |
Are beta versions of something relevant? See below Of the phone? No Of your provider's website? Well, I can't quite imagine that, but on the other hand, the problem I have is so obvious that the testers of the website should've noticed it while testing. It makes me think of that phrase you often read in electronics forums - that the costumer is in fact the beta tester due to the makers releasing unfinished products to the market (this phrase is what I based the puzzle title on). So either, the website was tested quite sloppily (if at all) or it's really just me or my phone :-/ | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12821 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can you close out of the website? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 537 Registered: 7-2010 |
Can you close out of the website? Yes... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12830 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can you open the website? Re-open it? Change the size? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 543 Registered: 7-2010 |
Can you open the website? Yes Re-open it? Yes Change the size? No. If I could, it'd probably be of help. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12834 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can you read the text? Click on links? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 139 Registered: 2-2009 |
Can you properly "click" on things? Are individual links too small for your finger to single out? And you end up clicking other things? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 545 Registered: 7-2010 |
Can you read the text? Yes Click on links? Yes Can you properly "click" on things? NO!! Are individual links too small for your finger to single out? Could be And you end up clicking other things? YES!! **************** SPOILER **************** On the mobile version of my mail provider's website, after logging in, you're directed to a page consisting only of a list of the folders you can open. The folders are listed vertically, with lines separating the entries. I figure the entire area between two lines serves as a link and normally, upon selecting a folder, said area is highlighted and then you're directed to the folder. But sometimes (at least once per mail checking session), only the area under the text is highlighted, and then the strange thing happens: Either the folder over or under the one I actually selected is highlighted and I'm directed to that folder! It's not much of a big deal but it gets really annoying, especially when I want to check several folders during a session (and, to get the reference to the puzzle statement, it makes opening the desired folder take much more time). And I can't enlarge the view to make clicking on whatever I'm actually supposed to click on easier. It happens to me so often that, unless it's really just me or my phone, the website testers ought to have noticed that at some point, especially seeing that I have smaller fingers than the average person, making be theoretically less likely to have that problem. So it makes me feel a bit like a beta tester of the website. Good work everyone! :-D |
