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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