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Re:Writing - Human Interface Guidelines by Karunamon on Monday March 06, 2023 @02:04PM (#35045970)
As befits a nonhuman, mechanical device like a watch.
Re:Writing - Human Interface Guidelines by airstrike on Monday March 06, 2023 @02:31PM (#35046387)
Which makes it sound like the watch fell, not me
Re:Writing - Human Interface Guidelines by Karunamon on Monday March 06, 2023 @02:46PM (#35046608)
Given the consensus understanding of physics and gravity, it did. It just so happened that it was attached to a larger thing that also fell, and the larger thing likely either knows it and can comprehend this message trivially, or does not and summoning help is the proper action to take.

Reminder that the screen is a false positive protection mechanism and will only ever be seen in a specific context.

Re:Writing - Human Interface Guidelines by airstrike on Monday March 06, 2023 @03:48PM (#35047355)
Sorry, but that's just a pedantic take when we're discussing what is the best UI /UX for wearers to know how to instinctively react in a possibly stressful moment.

You have to solve for the lowest common denominator, not the hacker's technically correct preference.

This ain't about the watch falling, it's about someone possibly needing to call emergency services and contacts when they're hurt. "I'm OK" is a great prompt in that context, even if it's not an explicitly accurate response to whether the watch or wearer fell (which in turn is why the focus is not on the fall but on their need for help).

Re:Writing - Human Interface Guidelines by Hackbraten on Monday March 06, 2023 @03:49PM (#35047375)
There also must be some joke about special relativity hidden in that wearer-and-their-watch-falling incident.
Re:Writing - Human Interface Guidelines by hunter2_ on Monday March 06, 2023 @04:19PM (#35047764)
> the larger thing likely either knows [about the fall] and can comprehend this message trivially, or does not and summoning help is the proper action to take.

You did say "likely" but to provide an example: skiers who know they fell cannot comprehend the message trivially (not having noticed it's existence) and summoning help is often not the proper action to take. Call centers serving ski towns are swamped with false positives due to this issue.

Re:Writing - Human Interface Guidelines by nkrisc on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @08:48AM (#35055259)
Are you imagining someone who, having just fallen while wearing their Apple Watch, wondering whether they or their watch fell when their watch says, “fall detected” While they lay on the floor?
Re:Writing - Human Interface Guidelines by airstrike on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @04:14PM (#35061329)
I'm imagining a scenario in which someone who, having just fallen while wearing their Apple Watch, concludes the watch is talking about itself when it says "fall detected" and they will have to have it repaired
Re:Writing - Human Interface Guidelines by nkrisc on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @11:20PM (#35065209)
"Fall detected. Call 911?"

“Why is my watching asking me to call 911 to get it repaired? My hip is broken!”

I can’t tell if you’re trolling me or not but I’ll assume you’re not.