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flakeloaf posted:existence of notch causes dip in appeal for microsoft product
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notch looks dumb
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Oct 12, 2017 18:41
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akadajet posted:notch looks dumb don't care for it on the phone either
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Oct 12, 2017 18:46
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flakeloaf posted:existence of notch causes dip in appeal for microsoft product ayyy
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Oct 12, 2017 18:52
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flakeloaf posted:existence of notch causes dip in appeal for microsoft product
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Oct 13, 2017 02:48
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Bobby Digital posted:
I hate the word 'restarted' every time i ever type it it just feels wrong
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Oct 13, 2017 03:28
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Rex-Goliath posted:I hate the word 'restarted' microsoft resharted yr jorts
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Oct 13, 2017 03:32
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Rex-Goliath posted:I hate the word 'restarted' the "wrong" feeling has more to do with what your right hand is doing
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Oct 13, 2017 13:13
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Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana has finally arrived in Skype. Announced at last year’s Microsoft Build 2016 event, the assistant’s integration was also previewed when the company released an overhauled, Snapchat-inspired version of its mobile messaging app this summer. But Cortana for Skype wasn’t ready at that time. Now, the feature is live, offering users in-context assistance during their chats, as well as the option to message Cortana directly to ask questions or get help with a number of other tasks. It’s unclear why Cortana’s arrival in Skype took as long as it did, but the big Skype makeover could have contributed to the delay. However, the idea to bring an A.I.-like helper to mobile messaging isn’t unique to Microsoft. Google’s Allo app is aided by Google Assistant, while Facebook Messenger has its own assistant, “M,” for example. Similarly, Cortana will pop into conversations to offer suggestions based on the context of your chats. This includes “smart replies,” which are quick responses like “Yes!,” “Sure!”, and others, which you can select with a tap to save you from typing. Cortana can also offer other input, like restaurant options, movie reviews, a good place to meet, a fact it knows the answer to, and more. Plus, the assistant can help with scheduling events and setting up reminders, which are then synced to your other devices where Cortana is enabled, like your Windows 10 PC. In addition, Cortana is being added to your Skype as a contact you can message directly, if you choose. In this case, you can chat with Cortana to ask it things like fact-based questions, the current weather, your flight status, stock quotes, restaurant ideas, directions, and more – very much like Google Assistant can already do. While it seems like it’s now becoming table stakes to include an A.I.-powered assistant in mobile messaging apps, the real-world benefits of these integrations for end users are still a bit unproven. Too often, the suggestions interrupt and slow down conversations instead of adding value. And on multiple occasions, I’ve had to explain what those “dumb little icons” are that are getting in the way during a Facebook Messenger-based chat session. (“M” is suggesting stickers – and yes, that’s an exact quote from an annoyed friend.) Smart replies on their own are a useful enough feature, as they feel more like an upgraded version of a keyboard app’s phrase suggestion, but many of the other A.I.-powered inputs are less than welcome. The problem is that these bots are butting in automatically, instead of being asked to contribute. Ideally, the user interface for these in-app assistants would be one where you press a button to ask for their help, rather than having them automatically add their 2 cents at every turn. Microsoft says that Cortana began its rollout on Monday to iOS and Android users in the U.S. But this is not a switch that’s being flipped, so to speak – the rollout is gradual, meaning you may not yet see Cortana yet.
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Oct 13, 2017 21:31
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can i imessage a mac if it has no iphone associated?
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Oct 13, 2017 21:32
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cinci zoo sniper posted:can i imessage a mac if it has no iphone associated? Yes, but you have to message the e-mail address associated with the account.
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Oct 13, 2017 21:35
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cinci zoo sniper posted:can i imessage a mac if it has no iphone associated? i think using the apple id would work
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Oct 13, 2017 21:36
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Grassy Knowles posted:Yes, but you have to message the e-mail address associated with the account. maybe i can get off skype then finally, and teach my parents to use facetime/imessage when i get an iphone
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Oct 13, 2017 21:37
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cinci zoo sniper posted:maybe i can get off skype then finally, and teach my parents to use facetime/imessage when i get an iphone It's incredibly good for the parental tech support 
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Oct 13, 2017 21:38
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siri more your thing then  (yeah, no, gently caress all the things so very non-literally)
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Oct 13, 2017 21:40
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Grassy Knowles posted:It's incredibly good for the parental tech support they seem to have decent hang of skype, to be fair, even though my mother does often need a reminder on how to open chat during a call
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Oct 13, 2017 21:40
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Cybernetic Vermin posted:siri more your thing then skype is just getting consistently worse. after the major redesign, it literally stopped being usable on my phone
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Oct 13, 2017 21:41
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skype used to be a proud baltic sea product at that, before microsoft bought it and promptly did the internal politics dance to it
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Oct 13, 2017 21:42
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Cybernetic Vermin posted:skype used to be a proud baltic sea product at that, before microsoft bought it and promptly did the internal politics dance to it that's a really subtle use of "sea" there
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Oct 13, 2017 21:48
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drunk, but the baltic sea i think is the term, and skype used to be a swedish/estonian/danish/polish/latvian thing as far as dev went, which encircles an area of water i tried to refer to
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Oct 13, 2017 21:58
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Cybernetic Vermin posted:drunk, but the baltic sea i think is the term, and skype used to be a swedish/estonian/danish/polish/latvian thing as far as dev went, which encircles an area of water i tried to refer to
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Oct 13, 2017 22:01
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where partially was something 70%+ afaik
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Oct 13, 2017 22:03
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Cybernetic Vermin posted:where partially was something 70%+ afaik 3 out of 5 yea. im saying partially b/c i dont remember if the scandos did code themselves then, or if they already made decent bank with kazaa (although they both where execs before joining the tech boom so idk if they did care much)
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Oct 13, 2017 22:05
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i think the ios app was mostly stockholm area though, so anyone who liked that can feel comfortable with it being the pointlessly more expensive bit of skype
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Oct 13, 2017 22:07
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were their
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Oct 13, 2017 22:40
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Smart replies on their own are a useful enough feature  2017 status: there are still no good instant messengers (no change)
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Oct 13, 2017 22:59
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the skype redesign is weird cause the initial betas were good and then all of a sudden they did really stupid poo poo like weird settings dialog and the useless 50/50 split view of contact list + chat. its like some rear end in a top hat who really liked the terrible, terrible old skype chat UI wanted to try to bring that poo poo back instead of fully moving to a regular chat layout.
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Oct 13, 2017 23:18
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Cybernetic Vermin posted:i think the ios app was mostly stockholm area though, so anyone who liked that can feel comfortable with it being the pointlessly more expensive bit of skype who did you piss off?
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Oct 14, 2017 00:25
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Rex-Goliath posted:I hate the word 'restarted' let's get restarted in here let's get restarted let's get restarted in here
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Oct 14, 2017 00:28
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cinci zoo sniper posted:yeah thats what im saying, everyone usually just says baltics or just estonia whereas in reality it swedish-danish partially outsourced to estonian programmers it’s all really just Denmark anyway…
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Oct 14, 2017 05:29
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Rex-Goliath posted:I hate the word 'restarted' Login Setup Dumb computer words
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Oct 14, 2017 06:05
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eschaton posted:it’s all really just Denmark anyway… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlTukY9fV9Y
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Oct 14, 2017 07:35
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Oct 14, 2017 13:47
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ive been rewatching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx3TAt8oDok today
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Oct 14, 2017 13:51
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Shaggar posted:the skype redesign is weird cause the initial betas were good and then all of a sudden they did really stupid poo poo like weird settings dialog and the useless 50/50 split view of contact list + chat. its like some rear end in a top hat who really liked the terrible, terrible old skype chat UI wanted to try to bring that poo poo back instead of fully moving to a regular chat layout. oh and half the time your contacts can't see you online and you only receive messages hours later, so basically they managed to bring the s4b experience to skype 
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Oct 14, 2017 13:52
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SupSuper posted:out of curiosity i tried skype uwp, wondering if that was where all their effort is going,
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Oct 14, 2017 19:31
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anthonypants posted:lmao a coworker of mine loaded uwp skype at work since apparently he hadnt used skype before or some poo poo and his experience was so miserable even non-technicals laughed
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Oct 14, 2017 19:37
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remember "the phone to save us from our phones" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Wb-9tgd0M
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Oct 15, 2017 01:11
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accomplished by having no apps. with this strategy they should have targeted the Amish, Hasids, &c
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cinci zoo sniper posted:ive been rewatching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx3TAt8oDok today amazing, hadn't seen that time for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8E07NEZMAs
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