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Editor’s note:
We are led to believe

that this idea was
originally proposed by

Brian Eno. However it
does not seem to

have been taken up
and we are fairly sure

that Lorna Bateson

133hadnoprior
Install a second horn in cars. The original horn would be
used for hazard warnings or to communicate anger or
outrage and would maintain a typically harsh sound.
The second horn would be for thanking people, or saying
goodbye when pulling away from friends. This horn
would have a happier, more comic tone and be visually
represented on the dashboard accordingly.

knowledge of Eno’s Lorna Bateson
earlier thought – so 7 February 2001

here it is, again.

Create a ‘Not the Boss’ alert function for individuals
involved with handling sensitive data in the workplace.
If the individual felt that the data on their monitor was in
jeopardy of being compromised, a simple click of the
button would replace it with the home page of an
irreverent site such as amihotornot.com, theonion.com

134orthelike.
Justin Cooke
8 February 2001