2002-06-21 20:10:08+02 by TC 5 comments
Ok I know I'm going to the inferno and this post may just bump me up to one of the more prominet layers. Caelan has developed a windows program that tracks menstrual cycles so the unkowing XY can know when it's safe.
[ related topics: Humor Technology and Culture Microsoft Bay Area Software Engineering Political Correctness ]
comments in ascending chronological order (reverse):
#Comment made: 2002-06-21 22:01:53+02 by: pharm
I can guarantee that if the trackee finds out about this then the tracker is going to get his head bitten off.
#Comment made: 2002-06-21 22:10:43+02 by: ziffle
hhmm for single guys is there a 'multi' tracking version? does it have a connect to a calendar/scheduling program?
#Comment made: 2002-06-21 23:43:07+02 by: TC
Well I noticed mention of a Palm version. it would be very cool if you could add this as an attribute to the contact list <whack>....<thud>...ummm I gotta go now
#Comment made: 2002-06-22 06:03:42+02 by: topspin [edit history]
I envision a customizable version where the tray icon can be varied:
a cute puppy morphing into Cujo
a harmless guppy changing into a shark
a perl symbol that becomes a Tcl symbol
a Dell Latitude that becomes a ThinkPad
#Comment made: 2002-06-23 19:29:51+02 by: other_todd
Um, you may already know this, but there are programs which track this sort of thing for non-PMS-slanted reasons. This is exactly the same sort of monitoring that people have to do if they are trying hard to have a baby (or, inversely, if they are trying NOT to have a baby on the rhythm method).
I recall a program in the DOS days which did the calendar work and also had a daily input form for various temperatures (since the calendar tracking is more accurate if you also combine it with daily measurement of the woman's temperature).
I admit I've never seen this particular slant before. I guess it's funny, and I don't even think it's especially sexist, but it is, um, a little clueless. I mean, if you're in a long-term relationship and you haven't learned how to tell without help, you're probably not paying enough attention.
Mind you, I admit it's easy to forget another month has gone by. In our house the usual conversation goes something like this:
Me: You're being extra random. Is it that time again ALREADY?
Her: You only have another twenty-five years or so of this to go.
Me: Would you like me to go to the store and get you some chocolate?
Her: That would be very helpful.
We will not edit your comments. However, we may delete your comments, or cause them to be hidden behind another link, if we feel they detract from the conversation. Commercial plugs are fine, if they are relevant to the conversation, and if you don't try to pretend to be a consumer. Annoying endorsements will be deleted if you're lucky, if you're not a whole bunch of people smarter and more articulate than you will ridicule you, and we will leave such ridicule in place.
Flutterby™ is a trademark claimed by
Dan Lyke for the web publications at www.flutterby.com and www.flutterby.net.