N-gated Hacker News3d ago
🤖 Oh dear, Marcin Wichary discovered the groundbreaking feature of... a program moving the mouse pointer! 🌟 This technological marvel, known since the dawn of computing, has our dear author wrestling with philosophical dilemmas about digital consent. 🖱️ Next week, he grapples with the existential crisis of #autocorrect. 📱
https://unsung.aresluna.org/mouse-pointer-as-a-mere-mortal/ #mousepointer #digitalconsent #technology #existentialcrisis #HackerNews #ngated
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Tommi NieminenApr 23
Tuli muuten mieleen, että kirjoittelin tänään opiskelijalle viestin: ”Don't come to school when Dick”. (Hän oli ilmoittanut olevansa nuhassa ja kysyi, tuleeko silti.) #autocorrect #opejuttuja
caoimhín o'cuilleainApr 20
I wrote “bona fide” in a post and #autocorrect changed it to Boba Fife. So now I will think of Boba Fett’s country cousin who is an overzealous yet ineffective galactic deputy who can’t seem to arrest Jabba the Hutt. #StarWars
Julia ClementApr 19

I've finally convinced #Autocorrect that I'm unlikely to say "I don't give a **water bird**."

Now for the rare occasion when I want to keep my duck.

A Joke A DayApr 18

Autocorrect

I’ve finally convinced Autocorrect that I’m unlikely to say “I don’t give a water bird.”

Now for the rare occasion when I want to keep my duck.

#AucklandComedy #Autocorrect #Comedy #Duck #NZComedy #WaterFowl
Axel 🚴😷🐧🐪⌨ | #WeAreNatenomApr 17

~ → locat GTS
zsh: correct 'locat' to 'lolcat' [nyae]?

🙈

#locate #lolcat #cli #shell #autocorrect

Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 Apr 11

@OpenComputeDesign

Heh, reminds me of circa 2001, when I had a coworker named "Grace Teh." MS Word LOVED her last name. XD

Come to think of it, that's probably when I adopted the silly tendency to accentuate things with misspelling, all-caps, and underscores, like TEH_GREATEST. XD

That was actually the first time I ever saw #AutoCorrect. Word didn't just red-squiggly-line her name, it instantly corrected Teh to The, and I had to learn to hit ctrl-z right after typing her name. ;)

Blake PattersonApr 10

Apple autocorrect: I have never and will never use the word "Shiftiness." I often use the word "shittiness," however.

#Apple #autocorrect #ios #lexicon

CBC HamiltonApr 7
In the age of autocorrect, this typewriter shop owner in Hamilton wants you to write with intention
Jonathan Marshall has been repairing typewriters for about 10 years. In March, he opened a repair shop and museum in Hamilton. He says his ultimate goal is to help people think more intentionally about the words they write.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-typewriter-company-9.7152119?cmp=rss
CBC CanadaApr 7
In the age of autocorrect, this typewriter shop owner in Hamilton wants you to write with intention
Jonathan Marshall has been repairing typewriters for about 10 years. In March, he opened a repair shop and museum in Hamilton. He says his ultimate goal is to help people think more intentionally about the words they write.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-typewriter-company-9.7152119?cmp=rss