Tasks / 1,001 Things We Can't Live Without
Don't press any buttons today.
1 to 2 players
50 points
Level 3
Created by Myrna Minx
4 completed :: 15 in progress
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Ah, wow, the freedom! I'll survey pressable buttons today.
Open a small door? That seems weirdly specific.
Unlike this great task, which is whimsically specific.
I love this - especially the fact that to take photographic documentation is impossible.
Unless you had somebody else take the photos, but then you might have to push buttons to get them to help you...
Imagine the kinds of documentation that are possible.
Even ballpens have buttons.
DON`T PUSH IT!
I have to confess: I just love buttons.♥
you cant push people's buttons to take the picture!
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press
/prɛs/
verb (used with object)
1. to act upon with steadily applied weight or force.
an⋅y
/ˈɛni/
–adjective
1. one, a, an, or some; one or more without specification or identification.
but⋅ton
/ˈbʌtn/
–noun
1. any small knob or disk pressed to activate an electric circuit, release a spring, or otherwise operate or open a machine, small door, toy, etc.
so wait... what if the applied weight or force was irregular... is that NOT pressing a button?
Ennk, this is more or less impossible for me.
Computer Science majors regularly need to press buttons.
Of course, that's my human side talking. My Amoeba half says "CRY HAVOK AND LET LOOSE THE DOGS OF NOT-PRESSING-BUTTONS!"
It's not that big a deal. All you need to do is learn to chirp in hexadecimal.
Real programmers write to the hard drive by hand with a sharpened quill.
(this the first time I've tried to embed a comic here, fingers crossed that I've done it right!)
I suppose I could dictate to someone what I wanted them to type.
The Shakespeare freak inside me wants to say "let SLIP the dogs of..."
Does turning a key in the ignition count?
I don't think so. A key is not a button, turning is not pushing. I think light switches that aren't the pressy sort are okay, too. Buttonfly jeans, not okay.
Agreed Inky. That was precisely the reasoning I used.
Why are all the really cool tasks level 3 this era‽ Why‽‽‽‽‽‽
(Also, should one take into consideration that "to press someone's buttons" is an expression meaning to manipulate or anger someone, this task suddenly becomes even harder)
Didn't think of that. This task is now officially impossible for me.
Dear task approver people, whoever you may be at any given time - please remember us players in the freezing cold parts of the world. We like these indoor tasks. Thank you!
...I need to press in a combination to get into my house.
I did this task for about half a day, had an epiphany, and then decided I learned my lesson and went back to my button-pressing.
Sometimes the task serves the player until it is done instead of the player serving the task until it is done.
well, I decided that one thing I could do without buttons was sort through some of the still-unpacked mess that has been haunting our bedroom for months.
In that mess, I somehow ended up going through old memories and eventually finding my way to the journals my wife wrote, but instructed me not to read. Well, I read them anyways and ended up learning quite a bit about her and our relationship. I discussed this with her when she got home and I think we are closer because of it.
Some practical things with buttons needed to be done, and so instead of tip-toeing around the logistics of them, I just decided that my biggest lesson was learned already and it was time to move ahead with life.
How can you even document if you can't press any buttons - oh wait
I think it would be food, water and COMPUTERS!!!! rofl
I dare you to use a computer. Without pressing buttons.
See?
This tasks begs the question: In order to complete it, one cannot press buttons, but can they push buttons?
Or, for that matter, jab, stab, or punch buttons?
Praxis
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So. Don't push any buttons. OK. What's a button? but⋅ton /ˈbʌtn/ –noun 1. any small knob or disk pressed to activate an electric circuit, release a spring, or otherwise operate or open a machine, small door, toy, etc. I decided to use th...
I would agree with Lincoln that doing this task on a day off from work would mostly result in a fairly boring praxis, mostly just laying around reading and playing with my cats - not a bad day, but nothing you guys would want to necessarily read abo...
Ok so a couple of days ago i decided I needed to do another task seeing as how it's been a bit. I ran across this one and thought "ooooo this will be hard" I am a total WoW and facebook addict and Sun is normally spent half on WoW, so here is how my ...
I started yesterday when it was school time and I thought this task was a huge mistake. So when I went to school there was a down fall on not pressing buttons. I couldn't go to the drinking fountain yesterday in the morning, and I always get thirsty ...
This task scares me.