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... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?
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On 4/14/2025 3:10 AM, JAB wrote:

... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?

Because you are an old fogie who remembers what a walkie talkie is.
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On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:10:44 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:

... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?

Nope, it's just you.... boomer ;-)

I've no real appreciation of voice-commands. I usually find it --and
the resultant output-- too low-information for my preference. I'm much
happier going to a proper screen and finding my info using a keyboard
or mouse; it's not much slower, and the results are more to my liking.
But when I do use them, I just shout them into the air, like Captain
Picard, and expect the robot slave to serve me at my whims. ;-)

Except I still need to go press the button first. I may accept
voice-commands in my life, but I'll be damned if I allow an
always-listening (always feeding corporate data-gobblers) to have full
access to my life. Even Picard knew to double-tap his comm-badge first
;-)



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On 14/04/2025 15:18, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

Because you are an old fogie who remembers what a walkie talkie is.

Good point!
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On 14/04/2025 15:19, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:10:44 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:

... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?

Nope, it's just you.... boomer ;-)

I've no real appreciation of voice-commands. I usually find it --and
the resultant output-- too low-information for my preference. I'm much happier going to a proper screen and finding my info using a keyboard
or mouse; it's not much slower, and the results are more to my liking.
But when I do use them, I just shout them into the air, like Captain
Picard, and expect the robot slave to serve me at my whims. ;-)

I generally don't use them as most of the time I find it easier to just
do it manually - if I want to change the volume on the TV I'll just use
the volume button on the remote.

I do use it for a few things though so finding a specific programme/film/channel on the TV and over on the mobile, location
services and setting an alarm.

That reminds me I must change the setting on my phone so it goes back to
using Google Assistant and not AI.

Except I still need to go press the button first. I may accept
voice-commands in my life, but I'll be damned if I allow an
always-listening (always feeding corporate data-gobblers) to have full
access to my life. Even Picard knew to double-tap his comm-badge first
;-)

I don't trust them not to misuse the audio either, indeed Amazon have
already been found to be keeping parts of it for 'training' purposes in
breach of our data protection laws.

The one I think is frankly rubbish (it's even been tested as such) is
that it secretly listens to your conversations so it can spoon-fed you adverts. Of course that's not say that they wouldn't do it if they
thought they could get away with it. Oh no, we were talking about
holidays and now we are seeing adverts from holidays companies - well
yeh, as you've probably been searching for them online as well.

I also assume that most national security authorities have already
developed technology to do just that, well not the adverts part*, as our
one in the UK did, and tested out on a large scale, for activating webcams.

*Our economy isn't doing that well at the moment so maybe an idea for an additional revenue stream!
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On 4/14/2025 3:10 AM, JAB wrote:

... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?

I've never used them. I have enough problems losing my voice. Also I
don't want to be embarrassing myself in front of the family shouting "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw
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On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:10:44 +0100, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, JAB
wrote:

... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?

Now I'm picturing you in a Starfleet uniform with grey hair, a moustache,
and a Scottish accent.

Only it's not the mouse.
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On 15/04/2025 17:54, Justisaur wrote:

On 4/14/2025 3:10 AM, JAB wrote:

... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?

I've never used them.  I have enough problems losing my voice.  Also I don't want to be embarrassing myself in front of the family shouting "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw

I'm all for enjoy what you want but LARPing is one I really don't
understand.

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On 15/04/2025 23:41, Zaghadka wrote:

On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:10:44 +0100, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, JAB wrote:

... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?

Now I'm picturing you in a Starfleet uniform with grey hair, a moustache,
and a Scottish accent.

Only it's not the mouse.

One of the best films in the series!
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On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:02:50 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:

On 15/04/2025 17:54, Justisaur wrote:

On 4/14/2025 3:10 AM, JAB wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw

I'm all for enjoy what you want but LARPing is one I really don't >understand.

The idea of LARPing I totally jive with, but not that casual kind you
most often see/hear about. Something like the SCA was always a bit
more my cup of tea; it aimed for more accuracy and less running around screaming. Hell, for many the ultimate video-gamer's dream is a Star
Trek holodeck, and that's just LARP taken to a high-tech extreme. The
problem isn't the LARP, it's that we haven't the ability yet to do it convincingly. ;-)

But those kids seem to be having fun, so who am I to judge?


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JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 10:10 this Monday (GMT):

... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?

I personally avoid voice commands (my alexa is unplugged and i would get
rid of it if i could), but when i use PTT I do.
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On 16/04/2025 15:40, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:02:50 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:

On 15/04/2025 17:54, Justisaur wrote:

On 4/14/2025 3:10 AM, JAB wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw

I'm all for enjoy what you want but LARPing is one I really don't
understand.

The idea of LARPing I totally jive with, but not that casual kind you
most often see/hear about. Something like the SCA was always a bit
more my cup of tea; it aimed for more accuracy and less running around screaming. Hell, for many the ultimate video-gamer's dream is a Star
Trek holodeck, and that's just LARP taken to a high-tech extreme. The
problem isn't the LARP, it's that we haven't the ability yet to do it convincingly. ;-)

That's pretty much the problem I find with it. The idea is fine but the implementation seems somewhat flawed as things like combat just don't,
IMHO, translate well to live action. An exception I do see is murder
mystery style games where I think the idea of investigating something
does translate.

SCA I did have to look up as to me it means software communications architecture! I can see the appeal in that even though it's not my cup
of tea. I used to go to a week long military vehicles show and one of
the groups that would turn up would dig a WWI style trench and live in
it for a week.

But those kids seem to be having fun, so who am I to judge?

Oh yeh, people can do want they want and who am I to judge how they have
fun. It's more I put it into the category of I find it difficult to
really understand why they find it fun.


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On 16/04/2025 16:10, candycanearter07 wrote:

JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 10:10 this Monday (GMT):

... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?

I personally avoid voice commands (my alexa is unplugged and i would get
rid of it if i could), but when i use PTT I do.

Why can't you get rid of it as you're not using it?
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On Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:54:53 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:

On 16/04/2025 15:40, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:02:50 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:

On 15/04/2025 17:54, Justisaur wrote:

On 4/14/2025 3:10 AM, JAB wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw

I'm all for enjoy what you want but LARPing is one I really don't
understand.

The idea of LARPing I totally jive with, but not that casual kind you
most often see/hear about. Something like the SCA was always a bit
more my cup of tea; it aimed for more accuracy and less running around
screaming. Hell, for many the ultimate video-gamer's dream is a Star
Trek holodeck, and that's just LARP taken to a high-tech extreme. The
problem isn't the LARP, it's that we haven't the ability yet to do it
convincingly. ;-)

That's pretty much the problem I find with it. The idea is fine but the >implementation seems somewhat flawed as things like combat just don't,
IMHO, translate well to live action. An exception I do see is murder
mystery style games where I think the idea of investigating something
does translate.

It's also that particular style of LARP, which is designed to be
fast-paced and somewhat competitive. Because of these two constraints,
they've had to adjust the game to make it more safe; combat has had to
become extremely stylized, and unrealistic (or even more unrealistic
than 'regular' pretending to be a wizard smiting an orc ;-). I have
seen LARPs that are less ridiculous looking -their combats are slower
and more graceful, almost dancelike- but that sort of thing requires
more cooperation with your opponent and demands more skill. Which
means it's less accessible to the masses, who just want to run in
screaming "lightning bolt!" and wildly waving a foam bat.

(American litigiousness has a lot to do with the modern state of
LARPing too. God forbid anybody get hurt in their chosen activity and
NOT sue all other involved parties. So a lot of modern LARP is
designed to avoid that possibility)


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On Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:55:19 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

(American litigiousness has a lot to do with the modern state of
LARPing too. God forbid anybody get hurt in their chosen activity and
NOT sue all other involved parties. So a lot of modern LARP is
designed to avoid that possibility)

Easily fixed with a boilerplate waiver. Then you can wail away
consensually.
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JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 09:55 this Thursday (GMT):

On 16/04/2025 16:10, candycanearter07 wrote:

JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 10:10 this Monday (GMT):

... who when I use voice commands holds it to my face like a walkie
talkie for no reason at all. Why do I do that?

I personally avoid voice commands (my alexa is unplugged and i would get
rid of it if i could), but when i use PTT I do.

Why can't you get rid of it as you're not using it?

havto keep it
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