The Planner App With Strange Advice

Farah uses a study planner app to organize her homework. The app sends her reminders and tips every day.

Farah memakai aplikasi perencana belajar untuk mengatur pekerjaan rumahnya. Aplikasi itu mengirim pengingat dan tips kepadanya setiap hari.

This week, the tips start to sound strange. One reminder says, "Take a three-hour break before your math test."

Minggu ini, tips-tipsnya mulai terdengar aneh. Satu pengingat berbunyi, "Istirahatlah tiga jam sebelum ujian matematikamu."

Another one says, "Study at midnight for great results." Farah frowns at her phone.

Pengingat lain berbunyi, "Belajarlah tengah malam untuk hasil yang hebat." Farah mengernyit menatap ponselnya.

"This doesn't sound right," she says to her brother. "The app never gave advice like this before."

"Ini kedengarannya tidak benar," katanya kepada kakaknya. "Aplikasi ini belum pernah memberi saran seperti ini."

Her brother, Nico, looks at the app too. "Did you let anyone borrow your phone?" he asks.

Kakaknya, Nico, ikut melihat aplikasi itu. "Kamu pernah meminjamkan ponselmu ke orang lain?" tanyanya.

Farah thinks for a moment. "My friend used it yesterday, for a few minutes," she says.

Farah berpikir sejenak. "Temanku memakainya kemarin, beberapa menit," katanya.

They check the app's settings together. There is a new setting. It's called "Joke Mode," and it's turned on.

Mereka memeriksa pengaturan aplikasi itu bersama. Ada pengaturan baru. Namanya "Mode Lelucon", dan pengaturan itu menyala.

"There it is," Nico says. "Someone turned on Joke Mode as a joke."

"Nah, ini dia," kata Nico. "Seseorang menyalakan Mode Lelucon untuk bercanda."

Farah laughs and turns the setting off. The next reminder is normal again: "Review chapter four for twenty minutes."

Farah tertawa dan mematikan pengaturan itu. Pengingat berikutnya normal lagi: "Ulas bab empat selama dua puluh menit."

She texts her friend. "Very funny," she writes. "Joke Mode is officially off now."

Ia mengirim pesan kepada temannya. "Lucu sekali," tulisnya. "Mode Lelucon sekarang resmi dimatikan."