Fuck AI and all. I’m on board with that, sure. Divine being though? Nope, we’re animals and divinity isnt a thing.
I wish fucking supermarkets would understand this. I don’t have to be told in a super loud fucking annoying voice that I need to place the object in the bagging area, or switch to the other machine to use my card. I’ve already hit the fucking button to use the cc machine, you fucking nonces! I’ve already placed the goddamn stupid fucking bananas in the stupid fucking bagging area, shut the fuck up! AAAAAH!
It’s even worse now because you used to be able to mute the mother fucker, but now they’ve disabled that option.
I just wear noise cancelling earbuds when shopping and listen to my podcasts
Imagine going to a supermarket with a real cashier instead.
I usually say, “You’re welcome, creepy disembodied voice.” Sometimes the people around me chuckle. Other times they look at me like I’m crazy. Both are valid.
I think you should update it to “You’re welcome, creepy disembodied voice that stole someones job.”
You may not but many people do need to be told what to do.
Sure, but that doesn’t mean they have to remove the mute button or make it so damn loud.
Granma Mabel who is 94 but still insists on buying her own groceries needs it to be that damn loud and it’s easier for the supermarkets to just make that the default option. I only defend it because it makes practical sense, I don’t like it that loud either.
But, agreed, for the love of fuck, give me the mute button. Please.
Bonus pro tip: all the annoying gas station screens that blare ads and tiktoks at you can also usually be muted. All the ones in my area have 8 unmarked soft buttons around the screen and the second one from the top on the right side is the mute button. It seems consistent across all brands of gas station with ad screens.
This makes me sad
I have to agree at least when I hear: “place your item in the tray area”. Just shut up!!
I guess I’m going to stop saying “You’re welcome” to the self checkout when it thanks me 🥲 I just didn’t want to be the first to go when the robot uprising happens.
No, do it :) its friendly
I don’t know… I guess I’m not as holy as I once believed? I talk… well I suppose it’s at my computer all the time. I’d be annoyed if it responded though. Maybe even annoyed enough to smack it…
They used to have a mute button on the self checkout but they took it off. Bastards
Too many (more than zero) people were using it.
Same with gas pumps that blast commercials. Used to be able to disable it by pressing certain buttons. Not anymore.
Still works on some pumps near me, second button down on the right. Just as many pumps have quit with the videos.
Speaking as someone who works in retail, that’s probably because of fucking idiots who don’t know how to turn up the volume and then complained that it wasn’t making any sound.
Fair, but they also could just make it re-enable the sound when a new checkout starts.
Sovereign Citizen does computers
Removed by mod
Found the Tleilaxu.
Op has strong anti-Ix vibes. Op is racist…
Butlerian jihad in 3… 2…
Then don’t go to Japan. Everything speaks to you! All the time. In some cutesy way.
uWu
walks into the bathroom
Toilet: Konnichiwa! Please, allow me to accept your waste!
Slowly backs out of the bathroom
Niisan, don’t go, please!
I am a Divine being. You are an object.
I am a Divine being. You are an object.
I am a Divine being. You are an object.
(I liked that so much, it bears repeating.)
Starting to sound like Gabriel over here
PSA: Users didn’t ask the “algorithm” to do any of this stuff
I miss when my computer used to scream at the top of its lungs every time I dialed into the ISP to get online. It’s like the death wails of a robot.
You can either subscribe to silence or have intermittent silence supported by ads. You have the freedom to choose.
