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Death by Computer ???

  • 12-04-2001 10:02am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭


    An Australian doctor who's been campaigning to allow people the means to commit suicide recently invented a "suicide machine". It's a piece of apparatus controlled by a lap top computer. The idea is that if you press the appropriate keys on the computer, the apparatus will give you a lethal injection thereby ending your miserable life.

    This machine can now be used legally in Holland. Of course, the medical profession has been up in arms about this, not to mention the rest of civilised society!

    I have no opinion one way or the other about the morality but would have severe doubts about trusting my last moments to the Windows operating system on the ****ing lap top! Imagine the scenario:

    COMPUTER: "To die press ctrl+alt+D"
    ME: Hmm, I think I wanna die [presses ctrl+alt+D]
    COMP: "You have selected death. Are you sure you want to continue?'
    ME: Thinks - no I don't want to continue. I want to ****ing die! [presses 'N' for no]
    COMP: "You have selected 'No'. The action was cancelled"
    ME: ****, I can't do anything right. I'll try again [presses ctrl+alt+D]
    COMP: "You have selected death. Are you sure you want to continue?'
    ME: Thinks - I'll click YES this time [presses YES]
    COMP: "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be closed down"
    ME: *sigh* [press ctrl+alt+delete]



Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 764 ✭✭✭linkin


    Scary Man smile.gif


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭azezil


    lol ya could ya imagine it, hav urself all built up to kill urself then the good old windows message "this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down"...LOL i'v a twisted sence of humour hee hee hee biggrin.gif

    "just because ur not paraniod, doesn't mean they're not after u!"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Megatron


    I can see it now ...
    you press y for yes then on the screen

    subject a: format subtect a: \q


    it's all fun and games till someone loses an eye !!!

    No !!!!! I will crush you with my Bare hands


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    Here is a moral dilemma, what if you were working on phone support and they rang you up to fix a problem with the laptop connected to the machine so some person could kill themselves. Would you do it?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭azezil


    of course i'd help, hell just sorry i didn't come up with it first! LOL biggrin.gif


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,004 ✭✭✭Lord Khan


    that's an old story though he invented that like 2 years ago afaik?

    stupid looking thing too there was this white box you'd stick you arm in and it would stick in two needles ( two BIG needles )


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Kali


    "Thank you for using Stop n Drop, Americas #1 suicide booth since 2008."

    Bender: "I couldnt go on living once i found out what the girders are from.. suicide booths" hehe


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