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Never tried these aids. It would never occur to me to turn a paperclip on, to be honest; they shit me enough as it is, popping up when I thought I'd pressed the 'go away' button.
What can they actually do that could help me write?
I did it the old-fashioned way and typed my questions into Go...
The old fashioned way would be to pull out some maps and/or an encyclopedia.
Hey, I'm not THAT old!
Do you get automated help? That is, do you use a synthesized Personal Assistant like Alexa, Cortana, Siri, whatever? And as authors, do you ever talk out your stories with such warez?
Years ago, I refused to go to Jack in the Box because of that idiotic clown in the drive-thru. I'll be damned if I'm talking to an inanimate clown.
That carried over into the computer era. My kids talk to their phone, their GPS, even their fucking cars. Worse, they expect them to answer. So the last thing I'm going to do is talk to some computer program. I can look up my own stuff.
Years ago, I refused to go to Jack in the Box because of that idiotic clown in the drive-thru. I'll be damned if I'm talking to an inanimate clown.
That carried over into the computer era. My kids talk to their phone, their GPS, even their fucking cars. Worse, they expect them to answer. So the last thing I'm going to do is talk to some computer program. I can look up my own stuff.
rj
When they opened the self checkout at one of our local stores, I asked the manager if I got a discount for checking myself out.
He replied, "No."
"Then why should I do it?" I asked.
"You'll save time waiting in line."
There were three registers open and one customer so my reply was, "Uh huh," as I headed for the nearest register.
I've never used the self checkout and don't plan to.
One of our local supermarkets has a large bank of self-scan checkouts. They need three employees and a security guard to monitor them. It would be quicker for the customers if they opened three traditional check outs with the three staff.
When they opened the self checkout at one of our local stores, I asked the manager if I got a discount for checking myself out.
They don't save you time, because there is always someone in the line who screws up and has to call for help.
I passed the self checkout area ... and the two clerks standing there waiting on ... no one. Not a single customer using any of the four units.
You're a dinosaur and you know it.
Wow. That hasn't been my experience at all. Here in my corner of the world, self-checkout has been a godsend. Lines at the human registers are usually 5-6 deep and the cashiers are always chatty and slow. The lines at self-checkout are almost always shorter, the people doing it themselves are quick about it, and one trained cashier can oversee and provide assistance at five registers.
They even have self-ordering kiosks at my local McDonalds (don't hate me for eating at McD's; it's medicinal). I have never had my order screwed up once since I started using them.
I get the social implications of self-service, but I gotta say, I like doing it myself.
Yeah,
I think that post was automated because NOBODY uses that many fucking words to answer a simple question.
Yeah, with you on that one. I mostly use the self-checkouts at one where I shop. There's 8 of them in the closest one and they're faster. The other place is 24/7 so I mostly shop there in the early morning if I've worked a night shift. 6 There's maybe one or two other people and no kiosks, but at 6am, there's no queues, believe me.
My only automated help is an old-fashioned alarm clock.
It is even clockwork!