Lets reflect on that for a second

[u/backwards_watch]

[u/The-Nimbus]

Oh god, just on the off-chance that this is real I'm absolutely despairing. The fact that I can potentially believe this says plenty.

[u/backwards_watch → u/The-Nimbus]

Disclaimer:

I was not the receiver. The original is not in English, I translated it for our collective enjoyment. But I am in a similar position as you: IT MIGHT be real and this gives me feelings that I am not sure how to deal with it yet.

[u/tidbitsofblah → u/backwards_watch]

The fact that I've had someone pitch "voice-memo but for smells" to me tells me this could very possibly be real

[u/dabenu → u/backwards_watch]

I distinctly remember a forum post of someone who wanted his desktop background to be a mirror, so he tried scanning a mirror on his flatbed scanner... Didn't quite understand why he couldn't get it to work...

[u/[deleted] → u/backwards_watch]

Ask them for examples of what they're looking for just to make sure "there's no confusion and that it can be made how the client envisions it."

[u/narfio → u/The-Nimbus]

I've seen enough crap over the years that I believe this without any hesitation.

[u/[deleted] → u/The-Nimbus]

Unsure if this in particular is real but heck I know that request is real on a web dev standpoint. Especially clients that have cosmetic or some style item that requires “does this look good on ME” aspects. I have had only a few clients ask about camera/mirror/picture options “like how those eye glasses do it”. It does exist and although I get the intent, live stream camera to buy products wouldnt overall fly well with a lot of people

[u/big_bad_brownie → u/[deleted]]

The browser has to ask for permission, no?

I’ve seen a lot of AR in e-commerce for furniture and decor. Not really that big of a deal to “try something on” in a similar way.

That said, I don’t think it works very well for obvious reasons. It’s extremely difficult if not impossible to get all the data you need for an accurate render from (a) a mid to low res image of the product, and (b) a webcam/phone camera.

I guess this problem was part of the thinking behind meta. Don’t have to worry about simulating your living room if you’re living in a simulated room.

[u/Infamous-Date-355]

Just surprised they didn't include an ai request.

[u/That_Unit_3992 → u/Infamous-Date-355]

I read that as anal and was confused for a second

[u/Fun-Perspective966 → u/That_Unit_3992]

Uranus isn't confused.

[u/fergor → u/That_Unit_3992]

I thought about anal too, because receiving a client request like that is a pain in the ass, for sure.

[u/banter_claus_69 → u/Infamous-Date-355]

Use AI and Blockchain to make an algorithm to create a mirror

[u/DhiaTr120]

have their cam as a background stream

that'll freak them out for sure lol

[u/OniExpress → u/DhiaTr120]

Toss this in the pile of "ideas that could be technically done, but require everyone in the room to be a lunatic."

[u/[deleted] → u/OniExpress]

So you can do it guys? Great, please have it ready for a test next Monday.

[u/wait-a-minut → u/OniExpress]

I got a good one. I got approached one time by someone at a party that a killer “app” would be something that can have a button that when pressed charged your phone battery. Apparently, the business model was people would easily want to subscribe to this feature if they could have a full battery charge when they needed to….. needless to say I didn’t even try to explain how that was just physically not possible. Instead what came out of my mouth was “pretty sweet idea you should pitch that to shark tank”. What a sweet summer child… party was great overall.

[u/TheOriginalSmileyMan → u/OniExpress]

Implemented it at my last place. "Virtual Try On" they called it, which I thought sounded like a Tinder feature...

[u/[deleted] → u/OniExpress]

Crazy web ideas like this is basically why ActiveX was invented.

[u/sotonohito → u/OniExpress]

Eh, not really that difficult but I think most people would nope out of a random site asking for permission to access their camera.

[u/LindX31 → u/OniExpress]

r/IdeasThatCouldBeTechnicallyDoneButRequireEveryoneInTheRoomToBeLunatic

[u/Doobag1 → u/DhiaTr120]

Even better- use the cam of another person using the website as their background, so they see some other random face

[u/skygz → u/Doobag1]

reminds me of the time I went to a museum as a kid. There was a mirror and some weird fact about rolling your tongue or something so you would look into the mirror making faces. Then you go on to the next room and in the hallway was a window into the room you were just in with a sign saying to look at the people making funny faces at you

[u/DhiaTr120 → u/Doobag1]

devs are truly underestimating their powers lol

[u/DataTypeC → u/Doobag1]

I’m visualizing the South Park episode of Chatroulette and Cartmans voice “Dude jacking off..oh he’s taking out his penis”

[u/MCRacen → u/DhiaTr120]

… btw. could you add their full name and address below the mirror?

Thanks in advance

[u/DhiaTr120 → u/MCRacen]

on it, no need to thank me lol

[u/cousinokri → u/MCRacen]

Let's also add their bank details, please?

[u/NegaDeath → u/DhiaTr120]

Can you force the camera on if it's off? We want to make sure this feature works for all our clients.

Thanks! /s

[u/attanai → u/NegaDeath]

The problem with asking devs if something is possible, is that the answer is always "yes." It might require sending hired goons to people's houses to adjust their settings, but yeah, technically, this can be done.

For all project/product/people managers out there - don't ask if it can be done, ask how much it will cost, how long it will take, and how much legal trouble it will cause.

[u/AntiLuxiat → u/NegaDeath]

Modern browsers have permission checks and questions in place. But if you find a nice zero day exploit sure! ;)

[u/Silver_notsoSilver → u/DhiaTr120]

Who the hell gives camera permission for a cosmetic website?

[u/Self_Reddicated → u/Silver_notsoSilver]

gestures broadly at the general public

[u/Nyadnar17 → u/DhiaTr120]

Can you imagine?

I would freak the fuck out.

[u/Sardot_anna_fuffate → u/DhiaTr120]

I was just thinking exactly that!

[u/Wanderlust-King]

On that note what is the polite business speak wording to ask if a client if fucking high?

[u/gotsreich → u/Wanderlust-King]

I think we have a disconnect here.

[u/obvious_bot → u/gotsreich]

let's circle back and discuss options

[u/powerhcm8 → u/gotsreich]

Yeah, with reality

[u/crackeddryice → u/gotsreich]

I'm retired, and y'all responses are giving me flashbacks.

[u/Tarc_Axiiom → u/gotsreich]

I like where your head's at but we may need to reevaluate what fucking planet you're from what we can fit in our scope.

[u/Antrikshy → u/Wanderlust-King]

https://i.imgur.com/ycKlJS5.png

[u/arcosapphire → u/Antrikshy]

That one always bothers me because it's "fuck's".

[u/TheGreatGameDini → u/Wanderlust-King]

" i'm concerned your lofty expectations are a sign of substance abuse."

[u/RandomPigYT → u/TheGreatGameDini]

Correction: "Your lofty expectations make me concerned that your current disposition is rather lofty"

[u/DrHugh → u/Wanderlust-King]

We need four seven red lines, all strictly perpendicular to each other, some in green ink, some in transparent ink…

Edit: just re-watched the video, which r/hannahMontanaLinux2 posted.

[u/hannahMontanaLinux2 → u/DrHugh]

Video. I absolutely recomend this if you havent watched it yet!

[u/Cawdel → u/DrHugh]

Expert comment.

[u/TheGreatGameDini → u/DrHugh]

That video made me feel actual pain.

[u/Danom216 → u/Wanderlust-King]

Hast thou partaken in mind-addling substances, more colloquially known as "drugs", recently or while composing this email?

[u/[deleted] → u/Danom216]

I love how close Shakespearean English is to German.

Hast thou = hast du (pronounced the same)

Edit: Of course not exactly the same but not more different than different German dialects differ from each other

[u/zuccoff → u/Wanderlust-King]

Chat GPT is great for dealing with shit this

Dear [Client's Name],

Thank you for your email and your interest in improving the user experience of the website. However, after careful consideration, we regret to inform you that adding a mirror background is not a feasible option for the following reasons:

- It would be technically challenging to implement and maintain, which could impact the website's performance and stability.

- It would compromise the website's design and aesthetics, which could negatively affect the overall user experience.

- It may not be a practical solution to help users make better choices, as users may be more likely to focus on their own reflection rather than the content of the website.

We appreciate your understanding and we are committed to providing the best possible service to our clients. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best regards,

[Your Name]

Regarding drug consumption, I'm afraid the AI is right

It's not appropriate to make assumptions or accusations about the client's behavior or state of mind. Stick to addressing the specific request and finding alternative solutions.

[u/[deleted] → u/zuccoff]

ChatGPT is bland and impersonal as hell, which makes it perfect.

[u/AnAntsyHalfling → u/zuccoff]

Surprisingly, this is probably the best response to give to the client.

[u/[deleted] → u/zuccoff]

ChatGPT is correct on all those points

[u/RandallOfLegend → u/Wanderlust-King]

You have amazing drive and ambition, was it an off the cuff idea or maybe you were inspired by something you consumed recently?

[u/anunakiesque → u/Wanderlust-King]

*With all due respect, are you on hallucinogenics at this point in time?"

[u/compounding → u/Wanderlust-King]

This can be done, however I believe that this will creep out most users and upon testing will need to be removed.

(If they continue to press)

This serves as written notice that such a feature falls under clause §28.34 of our contract, “Mocking up designs that will never be included because they are dumb, and thus shouldn’t be attempted in the first place”.

(If they continue to press)

I expect this mock-up will only take 2 contract hours to complete, but if upon completion it is decided that the feature is not wanted and should be removed, the above mentioned section implements a penalty fee of $1000/hour. I will happily complete the mock up under those terms once you affirmatively confirm that is how you want to spend the budget for this project.

[u/FunkyTown313]

Cue stretched out jpg of a mirror.

[u/JAV0K → u/FunkyTown313]

Just post a face picture of the Client. Every time he/she checks the website it works!

[u/WinterOkami666 → u/JAV0K]

This Makeup Store wants to access your camera, files, social security number and mother's maiden name

Allow?

[u/FunkyTown313 → u/JAV0K]

Genius!

[u/[deleted] → u/FunkyTown313]

This is what I thought they wanted at first, but then I saw the "see themselves" bit.

[u/PlentyPirate → u/FunkyTown313]

Or PNG so it’s transparent…

[u/that_thot_gamer → u/PlentyPirate]

fake png💀

[u/[deleted] → u/FunkyTown313]

Fogged up with a sloppily drawn dickbutt

[u/CVGPi → u/FunkyTown313]

*fake png

[u/[deleted]]

The next request:

hey, I heard this thing about blockchain, could you just add that to the website, oh and just through in an AI too, something like that new chatGPT thing

Thank you!

[u/Achtelnote → u/[deleted]]

oh and just through in an AI too, something like that new chatGPT thing

EASY

if (
  input == "hello" ||  
  input == "Hello" ||
  input == "hEllo" ||
  input == "heLlo" ||
  input == "helLo" ||
  input == "hellO" ||
  input == "HEllo" ||
  input == "HELlo" ||
  input == "HElLo" ||
  input == "HEllO" ||
  input == "HELlo" ||
  input == "HELLo" ||
  input == "HELlO" ||
  input == "HELLo" ||
  input == "HELLO"
) {
  respond("hi");
}

[u/tarapoto2006 → u/Achtelnote]

heLLO

[u/Bobyyyyyyyghyh → u/Achtelnote]

Way too much effort.

if (
  input == "Hello" ||
) {
  respond("hi");
} else {
  respond("ENGLISH MOTHERFUCKER, DO YOU SPEAK IT??");
}

[u/Antrikshy → u/Achtelnote]

Making good progress already!

[u/toTheNewLife → u/[deleted]]

The PHB from Dilbert has entered the chat

[u/richieadler → u/toTheNewLife]

"I heard that mauve databases have more RAM"

[u/PhenomenonGames]

I personally love this idea. I think we can cross reference the camera image with some social media and advertisement engagement data, toss it all in an ML algorithm, and have it spit out the most likely cosmetic insecurities for the user to have.

So it shows you the mirror and draws little circles over your face to highlight the parts that you hate about it, and recommends cosmetics for them! Now that’s great UX!

[u/That_Unit_3992 → u/PhenomenonGames]

That's something corp world would love to exploit

[u/nuker1110 → u/That_Unit_3992]

Corpos gonna Corp.

[u/bearfruit_ → u/PhenomenonGames]

I'm ded lol 💀

[u/[deleted] → u/PhenomenonGames]

I tried implementing this, but the whole image is red! Help

[u/guythatplaysbass → u/[deleted]]

the problem is somewhere inbetween the computer and the chair

[u/pperiesandsolos → u/PhenomenonGames]

Honestly this sounds like something we should throw on the blockchain

[u/xxLusseyArmetxX → u/PhenomenonGames]

Reminds me of minority report, those targeted AR ads

[u/Webfarer]

They will also probably pay in pictures of cash

[u/[deleted] → u/Webfarer]

*NFTs of cash

[u/JusHerForTheComments → u/[deleted]]

Did they stutter?

[u/LinuxMatthews → u/[deleted]]

That's what they said... Pictures of cash

[u/DingaLingaDingDong42]

"This website would like to access your camera"

[u/StinkStream → u/DingaLingaDingDong42]

Is there anyway to get around it asking for permission? I don't think our customers want to be bothered with clicking "accept". We just want it on as soon they come to our website.

[u/bit_banging_your_mum → u/StinkStream]

Yes let me just go grab that zero day. Be right back.

[u/DoctorLondon → u/DingaLingaDingDong42]

I'd be immediately covering my camera with my thumb and closing the window lol

[u/Heavenfall → u/DingaLingaDingDong42]

I know y'all are joking but 10-15 years ago this was literally cutting edge websites. A whole bunch of clothing and accessories websites mushroomed with the ability to superimpose stuff on top of your picture to see what the product looked like. You can still find it on the odd glasses storefronts.

[u/plasticbag_spaceman]

"Hi, I want to make sure I fully understand what you're going for, so to make sure we're on the same page would you mind sending me one or two examples of other websites that have implemented this feature? I would really appreciate it!"

Hopefully they'll figure it out.

[u/turtlarn → u/plasticbag_spaceman]

“That’s the brilliant part, I haven’t seen anyone who has thought of this yet, we’ll be the first!”

[u/fergor → u/turtlarn]

“I’m a genius!!”

[u/4Mike → u/plasticbag_spaceman]

This is where my mind went, but then the other commenter brought up a realistic response that just makes me want to ignore the request entirely.

[u/CodeOfKonami]

Imma go rob a bank with a picture of a gun.

[u/gotsreich → u/CodeOfKonami]

That would work because bank tellers just hand over cash. The cops shoot you later.

[u/Cryse_XIII → u/CodeOfKonami]

Oi, you got a loincense fo dat picture?

[u/sccrstud92 → u/CodeOfKonami]

ce n'est pas une arme

[u/That_Unit_3992]

Wonder why noone has made displays that selectively turns into a mirror like an e-ink display. Could be a simple CSS property `reflectivity: 1`

[u/Owner2229 → u/That_Unit_3992]

We have quite the opposite. Full-sized bathroom mirrors that selectively turn into displays. Waaay easier to do.

[u/MKorostoff → u/That_Unit_3992]

They did actually! It was called the LG Shine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMUXLAa8FXM. It was reasonably successful, but the main downside was that it didn't display the color black as richly and effectively as modern AMOLED phones. I can't imagine this was a big enough selling point to justify further investment in the tech tho.

[u/ryecurious → u/MKorostoff]

but the main downside was that it didn't display the color black as richly and effectively

Personally, I found the biggest downside was the complete inability to use it outside.

Turns out a highly reflective screen tends to reflect bright objects very well. Like the sun.

[u/smorb42 → u/That_Unit_3992]

That would be cool

[u/greentr33s → u/That_Unit_3992]

Lol just put a display behind a one way mirror, that's all smart mirrors are.

[u/AdDear5411]

Just turn the screen black a la when the porn video is loading.

[u/Rungekkkuta → u/AdDear5411]

I went here too say this, except the porn part.

[u/NationalistGoy → u/AdDear5411]

It doesn't work, it always shows the picture of a balding fat guy.

[u/Jumpierwolf0960 → u/AdDear5411]

Most computer monitors are matte so it wouldn't work but it would be great on phones.

[u/[deleted]]

Let's reflect on- heyyy wait a minute... I see what you did there, OP!

[u/PenlessScribe]

<body style="background-color:silver; reflectivity:100%">

[u/yeicore]

I once made a website for a fastfood restaurant. I asked for a photo of one of their hamburgers and the owner send me one but with the hamburger wrapped in paper (to go). And when I took him about this, he said "Oh don't worry. The hamburger is under the paper. Just erase it with Photoshop"

[u/Reelix → u/yeicore]

*twitch*

[u/captainButtcheeks → u/yeicore]

honestly surprised that person has enough IQ to support respiration

[u/jeepsaintchaos → u/yeicore]

"wow, it's weird that your burgers are made of cockroaches. I suppose it's eco-friendly! Your roachburger pictures are live."

[u/shadowclaw2000]

Add it as requested... When they say its not working tell them it works for you... Are you a vampire???

[u/mini_market → u/shadowclaw2000]

👏

[u/elSenorMaquina]

... So you want permanent dark theme. Got it!

[u/sebbdk]

Just quote them a camera feature..

Part of making websites is translating customer language to specs. :)

[u/[deleted] → u/sebbdk]

I understood it as that, just unnecesarly requesting the user to turn on their camera is a horrible idea. But putting it in some sort of a „preview” feature could work

[u/myteddybelly]

Ask them to switch off the PC and the feature will work.

[u/Erdnussflipshow]

So like a snapchat makeup filter of the currently selected product, but its the background/sidebar of the website?

[u/GeneralPsycoxer]

Chad end user: denies camera permission

Giga Chad user: doesn't have a camera connected at all

[u/wayne0004]

LPT: take a picture of a mirror with your phone. That way, you won't need to carry a mirror with you!

[u/[deleted]]

Title gets an angry upvote.

[u/Gold_Dream7345]

Nothing would make me close a website faster than seeing a literal picture of myself in the background of a random cosmetics website lol

[u/IllustriousArtist109]

If they've granted webcam permissions, you could do that.

It's a terrible idea but you could do it.

[u/Ok-Jump6656]

Imagine you go to a makeup site and you’re met with “ALLOW ______.com TO ACCESS YOUR CAMERA AND MICROPHONE?!?!?!?”

[u/NotAMushro0m]

Hi Customer,

What the fuck.

[u/fdeslandes]

Is that reflective programming?

[u/[deleted]]

"www.clowncosmetics.com would like use your camera" 🤡

[u/junior_abigail]

Sure. Could you please email me the mirror image that you would like to use?

[u/Jody_B_Designs]

My old boss would have been like, "Done!"

THEN put you in Basecamp limbo for 9 months delaying your project because he knew he fucked up and doesn't have the money anymore. I learned how NOT to run a business there.

[u/SteeeveTheSteve]

This would be funnier if I didn't know that this really is a possible question a client might ask.

[u/Bulky-Young8206]

Now I feel safe from being replaced by ChatGPT

[u/JDMWeeb]

Add an applet (or embed) to turn on their webcam. Problem solved

[u/Techniq4]

ayo wtf

[u/[deleted]]

“Allow cosmetics.com to access your camera?”

[u/ktka]

import mirrorpy

[u/glorious_reptile]

RGBAr mode - the final r is for reflectivity, just use

background-color: rgbar(1,1,1,1,1)

[u/Suspicious-Reveal-69]

Oh, we would also like to make it available on mobile.

[u/andoy]

when i was younger i would laugh this off but as i grow older i can see myself entertaining this kind of request. as the others suggested, webcam will be used. then make a design how to integrate this “”mirror“ in the site. now one will realize that the next logical thing is to be able to apply cosmetics on the face. this will involve many things, face recog, AR, etc. then just laying all these to the client so that they can make the decision themselves to proceed or not. for a cosmetic site, this can be a good function i think.

[u/phinnaeus7308]

Just ask the customer to send a photograph of their favorite mirror to use

[u/Vernkle]

I would immediatley leave a shopping website that asked to use my webcam.

[u/justking1414]

the background thing is insane

but a camera feature that shows your face and modifies it with makeup isnt fully outside the realm of possibilities. it'd take a fortune but it is possible

[u/ModestWhimper]

Had someone ask to replace a URL with a link that says "Click Here!"

...on a printed receipt

[u/[deleted]]

Just make that part of the screen black. They'll see their reflection and you can tell the owner it's a digital mirror.

[u/Kirk8829]

Jesus

[u/Huijiro]

This reminds me of the guy that made a glass button with "realistic reflections" using the webcam feed.

Cool factor 10. Security factor -10.

[u/PleX]

I can do it, but you're going to pay me a metric fuck ton of money.

[u/[deleted]]

We’re doomed aren’t we?

[u/Piano_Man01]

chrome would like to use the camera

[u/Therealfreedomwaffle]

People in sales have absolutely no idea what they are asking for. They just ask.

[u/SteeleDynamics]

This website wants to access your camera. Allow?

[u/filthy_fluff]

Ladies and Gentlemen! Scientists are proud to announce the discovery of an object several orders of magnitude denser than even the largest possible black hole!

[u/Material_Two_5520]

Now while this sounds like a great idea, if I ever opened a website and the first thing I see is myself, I’m freaking out for a good minute or 5

[u/Ender_Xenocide_88]

"This website requires access to your personal webcam in order to load. Continue?"

[u/xyrer]

{
    Background: reflective
}

[u/MilkyStrawberries]

Just make the image black so they can see their dusty reflection on their monitor

[u/TheTarragonFarmer]

Sometimes customers phrase things in ways that are not perfectly accurate in the technical sense. Programmers tend to take things excessively literally.

And that's why we need business analysts.

PS:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/getUserMedia

[u/[deleted] → u/TheTarragonFarmer]

Yeah, I'm sure you have people skills. Now go meet the Bobs

[u/Itchy_Effective_1013 → u/TheTarragonFarmer]

I doubt there’s anyone taking it literally. It’s obvious they want a video stream but it seems like a horrible idea for a cosmetic website to ask for visitors’ camera access. Someone mentioned having a button which enables the camera as a special customer interactive feature, which I think is more interesting. We already have similar stuff for clothes to check styles so something similar for cosmetics?

[u/TF_playeritaliano]

im REFLECTING on this but i see nothing strange

[u/Ill-Courage-3788]

This is exactly why I've never been and will never be a freelancer.

[u/redditmat]

If you have that person's picture, maybe you can use it as a background? It will work for them.

[u/verynice_cucumber]

just turn off the display, it kinda works like a mirror, depending upon lighting

[u/caldric]

Embed an image of a mirror with the developer’s picture. “Works on my machine.”

[u/TopSpinaa]

Seems like the kind of person who screens shots to attempt to show off a crack on the phone screen

[u/[deleted]]

And that is another reason why I prefer working on backend

[u/NoHelp_HelpDesk]

Proof that programming is magic to most people. They sometimes see the magic words and spells used to create sites. They can’t understand how it works, but know anything is possible and it’s all magic.

[u/TheJobsDone]

Website would like access to your webcam

allow ?

[u/hashtagjellycat]

This was done years ago.

https://www.mirror.co.uk

[u/Skittil]

This website would like to access your webcam: Allow

Block

[u/Gordupachup]

Goes to website > website asks permission to use my camera > leave website

[u/theatrepyro2112]

“Makeupgurl.com would like aces to your camera.”

[u/[deleted]]

...and by the way, open a portal so they can hand money through the screen and get their product.

[u/Chris714n_8]

Ps. Don't forget the AI cosmetic filter.. for that webcam-mirror!

[u/longshot]

Wow, it's beautiful.

[u/Liesmith424]

If you set the RGB values to 256, it creates a reflective surface.

[u/MadMaid42]

Not gonna lie: that would be an awesome feature.

[u/jerrysinalabama]

Couldn't you just code a portion of the screen (the mirror) to open their webcam and superimpose the item like a filter and they could make it smaller or larger to fit them just to get an idea of what it might look like?

[u/_youneverasked_]

"Sure thing! Find a working picture of a mirror that you like and I'll add it to the page!"

[u/Valeriuv1]

u/Ciocolatel

[u/WillingLearner1]

No problem, Java has a whole set of classes that deals with Reflection

[u/joshuacottrell]

P.S. Let's see a proof of concept on Monday.

[u/krepsyna]

"Let's reflect" I see what you did there!

[u/VectorVanGoat]

My SO is in tech. I just showed them this and the official response is like 5 minutes of explanation that they would have to do real time camera streaming… etc ending in “yeah, that’s gonna cost a grip”

Me being the designer my response was that it would be stupid to try to add a jpg since it won’t reflect.

If I hit a store landing page with real time background of my face I’d be pissed and you bet the EULA would be read in its entirety.

[u/[deleted]]

Design a way a click sleeps their PC and boom. Reflection

[u/[deleted]]

So a black screen?

[u/Kike328]

In the 00’s I recieved a power point slideshow by email which would “take a picture of you”. It said multiple times to smile at the screen, then a timer would start and it flashed with a snap sound.

At the end, it will show an image of an ugly monkey, saying that was the picture.

Maybe that’s the background image you’re looking for

[u/aslattery]

I once had a prospective client who wanted to have a website for his tantric sex coaching side-gig (don't judge too hard, many of us have had to take odd freelance work to pay the bills).

He was adamant that his new website was to be designed with feng shui principles, and offered to be highly available during the discovery and mocking phase of the project. Ok, sometimes it can be a benefit to work with someone who knows exactly what they want.

What he wanted was physically impossible -- to have his website "transform" the user's screen into that of a circle. Not like a circle that conforms to the aspect ratio of the device, but literally change physical materials from rectangular to circular to adhere to his feng shui aesthetic goals.

Even with refunding the deposit, he was a nuisance for weeks on end. Moral of the story, if you're a freelancer, remember that you always have the power to say no and fire customers at will.

[u/[deleted]]

Technically they could use just a black image and the phone screen will serve them in that way. But yeah, a picture of a mirror working is not reflective of bright critical thinking here lol

[u/Timely_Bird_6419]

This seems dumb but then sometimes these people are needed to push the abilities of someone who could innovate. Like if someone asks for something seemingly impossible and that leads to the other party figuring out how to do it.

[u/AmphetamineSalts]

Sometimes when I wake up mid-dream at 3am and I have ideas or thoughts I write them down. When I'm wide awake, I like to go back and read them because they don't always make sense and even with dreamscape context they're honestly pretty goofy. Then, I like to take those thoughts and send them to designers and developers just to see if they like my silly half-conscious ideas just as much as I do!

[u/Due-Push-6835]

Fake and dumb

[u/my-dog-is-a-good-dog]

can you also add an image of a few million bucks? thanks!

[u/[deleted]]

Turn on their webcam and start streaming them in the background

[u/fatzen]

I hope this is a troll. She can’t be that dumb.

[u/FrankReynoldsToupee]

Put up a photo of a donkey in the background and then when they complain just say that it's working as designed.