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> Why not just be explicit that it's automated? Because people don't like that. So we automate anyway and pretend. It's just sad. i dunno, if i got one of thes
by a-dub 5y ago
> Why not just be explicit that it's automated? Because people don't like that. So we automate anyway and pretend. It's just sad.
i dunno, if i got one of these spams and it included a photo and description of the homemade robot that handwrote my name on the envelope that tricked me into opening it, i'd probably think it was so cool that i'd consider buying a house in texas just so i could hire the diy robot pen envelope people to represent me in a theoretical property value adjustment case with the local authorities.
- camtarn 5y agoHa! This exactly. I really hate the 'pretending to be something it's not' angle of faking handwriting. But the tech and the effort that went into making it work is indeed fascinating.