h a l f b a k e r y"My only concern is that it wouldn't work, which I see as a problem."
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I often wake up not knowing what day it is (or what time it is or who I am). I also tend to nod off again after killing the alarm.
I would like to have to enter a code to turn off my phone alarm - this would require me to engage my brain before I could kill the alarm thus reducing the chances of
nod-off.
As a further fail-safe, the code should be today's date. This would mean that my phone would require me to prove that I know what day it is before leaving me alone.
... which was linked to general knowledge alarm clock
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I have this very same problem. The doctors here call it narcolepsy. This wouldn't work for me, though. I would just fall back to sleep despite the alarm. Hell, I slept through three alarms today. |
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btw, is the title deliberate? |
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I'm normally a stickler for not americanising words, but 'orienting' just sounded better than 'orientating' in the title. |
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'temporally' usefully distinguishes this invention from two other kinds of alarm clock, viz.
1. The spatially orienting alarm clock "Brrring! Yes, you have fallen out of bed again, but don't worry, you are in your own house and will find clean underpants to your right."
2. The spiritually orienting alarm clock "Brrring! When last asked, you had committed your life to Jesus. Your lenten discipline is... not stated. Your besetting sin is... sloth." |
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I like this idea, but I could see myself ending up developing the ability to mumble my way through the sheaf of probable dates while half asleep and losing the ability to say anything else until mid-morning (already got a start on that). |
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