31 ms·

https://xkcd.com/1807/ https://xkcd.com/1807/

by ar-jan 8y ago

HankB99 8y ago
That's good but I think I prefer http://dilbert.com/strip/1994-04-24 http://dilbert.com/strip/1994-04-24
- flukus 8y ago
  This is even better because of the date, we had voice operated computers 24 years ago that ran on machines that wouldn't even be called a potato these days and they didn't need to send the voice off for cloud processing. And voice control didn't fail way back then because it wasn't good, it failed because it was a terrible input mechanism and that is why it will fail again.
  - vidarh 8y ago
    It's a terrible input mechanism for general usage. It's a fantastic input mechanism when you don't have another one handy, open and ready to use. E.g. I use Alexa to trigger my Harmony hub to turn on the TV and switch to the right input with one command, instead of figuring where the hell someone left the remote or digging my phone out and open and app. It's faster, and easier. If a phone call comes in, I don't need to find the remote or the app to mute or pause what's on TV, I just ask for it and it happens. If my hands are full I can still turn the light that I forgot about off on my way to bed. The "failure" the first time around was that people wanted it to be the main interface, instead of accepting that where it works is as an ubiquitous auxiliary interface that's available everywhere in the house, rather than trying to compete with a keyboard when you're right in front of said keyboard. Voice competes by working at a distance, even when your hands are not free. It will never replace a keyboard, as there are so many instances where speaking commands is impractical, but it doesn't need to replace a keyboard to be useful.
  - deleted 8y ago
    [deleted]
- eksemplar 8y ago
  Heh, from back when Scott Adams wasn’t a crazy alt-right, moon-landing conspiracy, Alex Jones loving, jerk. Or perhaps hid it better. Sorry to derail it, but I’m a millennial who grew up with Dilbert, and it just feels so wrong now. :(
  - hokeyStrussle 8y ago
    Can you show me anything other then the parts where Scott Adams simply debunked Trump's tactics for conversational interference as related to business negotiation?
    - komali2 8y ago
      Just browse his Twitter, he regularly retweets Trump's ad hominems.
      - bmarquez 8y ago
        Retweets don't necessarily mean endorsement. Adams frequently pitches his book "Win Bigly"...marketing himself as one of the few people to predict Trump's rise, due to his rhetoric. Showing examples would just be marketing for Adams.
  - enriquto 8y ago
    > I’m a millennial who grew up with Dilbert, and it just feels so wrong now. There's nothing wrong in enjoying the writings of people whose political ideas you disagree with. I'd rather say that if you cannot do that, there's something wickedly wrong in you.
    - misnome 8y ago
      Hell, that’d exclude a whole load of decent sci-fi also.
    - michaelt 8y ago
      Different types of comedy are impacted very differently if you discover the author believes what they're saying. "A Modest Proposal" [1] would be seen in a very different light if we learned Jonathan Swift was serious. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal
fencepost 8y ago
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/dear-god-3 https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/dear-god-3 And really, why not make it a 55 gallon drum of personal lubricant instead?

https://xkcd.com/1807/ https://xkcd.com/1807/

by ar-jan 8y ago

https://xkcd.com/1807/ https://xkcd.com/1807/

HankB99 8y ago

That's good but I think I prefer http://dilbert.com/strip/1994-04-24 http://dilbert.com/strip/1994-04-24

flukus 8y ago
This is even better because of the date, we had voice operated computers 24 years ago that ran on machines that wouldn't even be called a potato these days and they didn't need to send the voice off for cloud processing. And voice control didn't fail way back then because it wasn't good, it failed because it was a terrible input mechanism and that is why it will fail again.
- vidarh 8y ago
  It's a terrible input mechanism for general usage. It's a fantastic input mechanism when you don't have another one handy, open and ready to use. E.g. I use Alexa to trigger my Harmony hub to turn on the TV and switch to the right input with one command, instead of figuring where the hell someone left the remote or digging my phone out and open and app. It's faster, and easier. If a phone call comes in, I don't need to find the remote or the app to mute or pause what's on TV, I just ask for it and it happens. If my hands are full I can still turn the light that I forgot about off on my way to bed. The "failure" the first time around was that people wanted it to be the main interface, instead of accepting that where it works is as an ubiquitous auxiliary interface that's available everywhere in the house, rather than trying to compete with a keyboard when you're right in front of said keyboard. Voice competes by working at a distance, even when your hands are not free. It will never replace a keyboard, as there are so many instances where speaking commands is impractical, but it doesn't need to replace a keyboard to be useful.
- deleted 8y ago
  [deleted]
eksemplar 8y ago
Heh, from back when Scott Adams wasn’t a crazy alt-right, moon-landing conspiracy, Alex Jones loving, jerk. Or perhaps hid it better. Sorry to derail it, but I’m a millennial who grew up with Dilbert, and it just feels so wrong now. :(
- hokeyStrussle 8y ago
  Can you show me anything other then the parts where Scott Adams simply debunked Trump's tactics for conversational interference as related to business negotiation?
  - komali2 8y ago
    Just browse his Twitter, he regularly retweets Trump's ad hominems.
    - bmarquez 8y ago
      Retweets don't necessarily mean endorsement. Adams frequently pitches his book "Win Bigly"...marketing himself as one of the few people to predict Trump's rise, due to his rhetoric. Showing examples would just be marketing for Adams.
- enriquto 8y ago
  > I’m a millennial who grew up with Dilbert, and it just feels so wrong now. There's nothing wrong in enjoying the writings of people whose political ideas you disagree with. I'd rather say that if you cannot do that, there's something wickedly wrong in you.
  - misnome 8y ago
    Hell, that’d exclude a whole load of decent sci-fi also.
  - michaelt 8y ago
    Different types of comedy are impacted very differently if you discover the author believes what they're saying. "A Modest Proposal" [1] would be seen in a very different light if we learned Jonathan Swift was serious. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal

fencepost 8y ago

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/dear-god-3 https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/dear-god-3 And really, why not make it a 55 gallon drum of personal lubricant instead?