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For that situation, wouldn't you use voice control? I can say "OK Google mute" in less time than it takes to reach for a remote.

hnlmorg 6y ago
Sure. Assuming your voice assistant works first time. Otherwise the dialog would go a little more like this: Me OK Google mute Me> OK...Google....mute Me> OKGOOGLE mute G> Sorry, I don't understand Me> mute... Me> MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE Me> OKGOOGLE MUTE G> What would you like to mute? Me> The TV Me> Mute the fucking TV Google Me> OKGOOGLE MUTE THE FUCKING TV G> Sorry, I don't understand Me> Fuck it. I should have just looked for the controller to begin with.
- BrandoElFollito 6y ago
  This comedy piece usually sends my family into laughter when I try to ask Google Auto to play a song or to call someone. I end up with some vulgarities and ask my children to do it the old fashioned way (that is to tap the name on their phones, not to use smoke signals)
  - hef19898 6y ago
    I stopped wondering where kids pick up vulgarities after I caught myself years ago yelling at a guy in another car. And we usually end up insulting Alexa as well.
- aconsult1 6y ago
  I got into a very similar conversation with Chase's robo call the other day. Went like this: C: bla bla bla, if you want to speak to a representative say "representative". Me: representative C: sorry i couldn't understand, please chose an option or say representative to speak with one Me: re-pre-sen-ta-tive C: (same answer as before) Me: REPRESENTATIVE C: (same answer as before) Me: GO FUCK YOURSELF C: Ok, I'll call a representative I want to believe that their system either sensed the tension in my voice or saw the expletive and decided to call for adult supervision. I'm not an native English speaker so I have an accent (which isn't too heavy, but still). Using any form of speech recognition is an instant fuck-show.
  - gowld 6y ago
    The standard polite way to request an agent is: "operator operator fuck fuck fuck"
  - bitwize 6y ago
    If I roar "I WANT TO SPEAK TO A HUMAN" into the phone, this works about 66% of the time.

hnlmorg 6y ago

Sure. Assuming your voice assistant works first time. Otherwise the dialog would go a little more like this: Me OK Google mute Me> OK...Google....mute Me> OKGOOGLE mute G> Sorry, I don't understand Me> mute... Me> MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE Me> OKGOOGLE MUTE G> What would you like to mute? Me> The TV Me> Mute the fucking TV Google Me> OKGOOGLE MUTE THE FUCKING TV G> Sorry, I don't understand Me> Fuck it. I should have just looked for the controller to begin with.

BrandoElFollito 6y ago
This comedy piece usually sends my family into laughter when I try to ask Google Auto to play a song or to call someone. I end up with some vulgarities and ask my children to do it the old fashioned way (that is to tap the name on their phones, not to use smoke signals)
- hef19898 6y ago
  I stopped wondering where kids pick up vulgarities after I caught myself years ago yelling at a guy in another car. And we usually end up insulting Alexa as well.
aconsult1 6y ago
I got into a very similar conversation with Chase's robo call the other day. Went like this: C: bla bla bla, if you want to speak to a representative say "representative". Me: representative C: sorry i couldn't understand, please chose an option or say representative to speak with one Me: re-pre-sen-ta-tive C: (same answer as before) Me: REPRESENTATIVE C: (same answer as before) Me: GO FUCK YOURSELF C: Ok, I'll call a representative I want to believe that their system either sensed the tension in my voice or saw the expletive and decided to call for adult supervision. I'm not an native English speaker so I have an accent (which isn't too heavy, but still). Using any form of speech recognition is an instant fuck-show.
- gowld 6y ago
  The standard polite way to request an agent is: "operator operator fuck fuck fuck"
- bitwize 6y ago
  If I roar "I WANT TO SPEAK TO A HUMAN" into the phone, this works about 66% of the time.