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Comment Cursive for data entry (Score 1) 243

I recently got a Chromebook that's a tablet with a detachable keyboard and a stylus. I figured the stylus would be great for text entry when there isn't a surface for the keyboard, and it works, but it's only worth using if you write in legible cursive. Legible because the system won't recognize what you're writing otherwise, and cursive because printing means constantly slowing down to raise and lower the stylus to tap, tap, tap, and you may as well just use the onscreen keyboard at that point.

So, yeah, even if you're only interested in practical uses, cursive still has some.

Comment ...according to adults in the UK (Score 1) 35

It's mentioned in the BMJ article, but not the Guardian article that this is "a large panel study of over 73,000 adults (aged 18+ years) in the UK" and "This analysis focused on participants living in England". This could very well be a cultural phenomenon and/or have significant geographical factors rather than being something universal to humans.

Comment Re:I think they work... (Score 1) 128

This is absolutely right. The point of phishing tests is not to catch people so you can say 'gotcha!' and scold them. This results in surly, annoyed staff who feel bad. Give training, let people know when they make mistakes but be encouraging, praise them for spotting suspicious emails (even give them small gift cards for scoring well on tests), and you'll better secure your systems, and ideally, have staff who are happier and more confident.

Comment Re:WTF? (Score 1) 108

It's more like the proper interpretation of a terribly written law. The law literally specified using a device that stores or produces telephone numbers using a random or sequential number generator. While the Supreme Court should clarify confusing language in laws, completely disregarding the text and saying it means something different is not their job.

Comment A milestone (Score 1) 56

The result is far from William Shakespeare. After a few sentences, the program starts to write things that sometimes don't follow a logical storyline, or statements that contradict other passages of the text. For example, the AI sometimes forgot the main character was a robot, not a human. "Sometimes it would change a male to female in the middle of a dialogue,"

Amazing! We now have AI that can create a work indistinguishable from the average piece of fan fiction!

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