Thursday, May 08, 2025

Conversation in the delagar household

My computers have always been school-issued, but since I am retiring, I have to hand in my old Dell laptop. (I asked the school if I could buy it but they said no.) So I looked around and decided on a Macbook Air, and bought it before Trump's tariffs could drive up the price.

This is my first Mac. I've always been a Dell/Windows person, because the school always bought my computers (see above). Today as we were driving home from the dentist, Dr. Skull asked me how I was enjoying my Mac experience.

Me: I like it, now that I'm starting to figure it out.

Dr. Skull: I knew you would.

Me: It lets me log in with my fingerprint.

Dr. Skull: That's cool.

Me: What would happen if my finger got amputated, though?

Dr. Skull: Well, I guess...I don't....

Me: Or what if I got acid burns on my fingers? How would I log in then?

Dr. Skull: WHY WOULD YOUR FINGER GET AMPUTATED?

Me: I just mean, what if --

Dr. Skull: WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO FIND ACID?

Me: I just meant if.

3 comments:

Foscavista said...

In case you don't know, you can have up to three fingerprints stored. But, please, don't touch the acid.

delagar said...

Good to know!

Debbie M said...

I'm with you on this. What if my finger is in a cast? And what if bad guys want to take control over my finger to get to my computer? Or what if bad guys can hack my fingerprint somehow and use it against me? And, most importantly, what if I want to let someone else use my computer? (Especially if they're doing me a favor.)

I like that you can have up to three fingerprints stored--Thanks, Foscavista!