What is an Ohnosecond?
An ohnosecond is a surprisingly brief period of time between executing an action and realizing how incredibly stupid or unfortunate that action truly was. It only takes an ohnosecond to hit a “delete” or “send” button and then exclaim, in an indoor or outdoor voice, “Oh no, what have I done?” Almost every computer user has experienced at least one ohnosecond in his or her lifetime. Many ohnoseconds only cause temporary setbacks or minor inconveniences, but a few can have serious repercussions. One common ohnosecond occurs when sending emails, especially when the subject of the email is derogatory towards an employer or contains other objectionable material. Instead of sending a reply to a specific name on the email chain, a user might hit “reply all,” which automatically sends copies of his or her response to every single name associated with the original email. This could include the very last people who need to read the user’s strongly worded response. Hitting the wrong button when d
