o1bigtenor wrote on 2023-07-27 15:33:
Nope IT removed almost all options from users because they think that
they're the only ones that understand how to use a computer.
Anyone who's worked IT knows the average user does not understand how to
use a computer:
* typing "google" into the search bar instead of the URL bar (when those
were separate)
* moving their hand to the mouse to click "google.com" in the search
results (painful to watch)
* storing documents all across the file system instead of on the network
share (see previous example)
* etc. ad nauseam - the stories are legion and it's indisputable that
"the average" computer user does not understand how the things work
And what's with - - - - the - - - - writing - - - - "style" - - - - ? Is
there - - - - a - - - - reason?
Yes there is - - - have you ever noticed how in speech there is a rhythm
to it? Or perhaps you interact seldom with mouth breathers? Its an attempt
at massaging written language into a shape closer to that of speech.
Reads like the writings of someone experiencing a stroke or Tourettes,
probably not the effect you're looking for.
Also, one usually tries to avoid "mouth breathers". That's considered a
Bad Thing™ (unsophisticated).
> it is fascinating to me that the first computer that I used was
> easiest to use along with the widest capabilities - - - - some
> almost 40 years ago.
Weird. I have a computer that I can speak to and it mostly understands
me and speaks back. Harder to get "more human" than that (not that I
use it often, but a modern phone has remarkable capabilities).
How did that 40 year old computer connect to a network?
Could it display images?
Support a comprehensive GUI?
Contain sensors for acceleration, radio communications, GPS?
Was it *really* more capable than today's computers? Hard to believe.
> Supposedly I can use special characters
Ï dö nót hâvé ïßūës - trÿ lóökĩñg īńțô "Compose Keys".
Alternately, I sometimes speak to my phone to get special characters,
then share the clipboard to my computer to paste into documents:
> 我唔知
> 唔係難
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