John Scalzi shares a story of an encounter with Automated Customer Service in the not too distant future: Thank you for calling the customer service line of Vacuubot, purveyors of America’s finest automated vacuum cleaners! In order to more efficiently handle call volume, we rely on automated responses. To continue in English, press one. Para… Continue reading “What do you mean you’re not willing to electrocute your cat? It’s a cat! It would do the same to you in an instant!”
Month: November 2018
Professionalism
Note to self: if you’re going into business with David Heinemeier Hansson have all your ducks lined up and know what you’re doing. Because otherwise, he’ll end up calling you out for your failings online: […] Now I’ve ended up writing a long tirade, and I completely accept that some people might gag with summary… Continue reading Professionalism
The First
I suspect that Channel 4 might be a little disappointed that their screening of The First doesn’t seem to have captured the public’s imagination. I’d seen a couple of reviews after the first episode that tended to lean heavily on the “Sean Penn’s show fails to lift off” line, which is about the angle you’d… Continue reading The First