I've owned speech recognition software of one sort or another for 10 years. I mostly don't use it because of the frustration. Plus dictation is a lot different than writing out of your head. It kinda messes with my writing style. Also you really need to learn to speak a certain way or you thrash your voice. However, since my workplace (or future workplace) is unlikely to allow me to use speech recognition software that makes it all the more important that I use it to give my hands a rest at home. I cannot keep having massively painful RSI flareups like this. Not only does it hurt like hell and cost me money (any money I have on-hand goes to triage), but it really endangers my ability to make a living. (And I typed all this myself so I could make this post somewhere before post #2645.)

Yes, speech recognition software can make some pretty hilarious mistakes.

waves at Mama Cass. giggles.

Here they've got a McGreek (which is the McDonald's version of souvlaki and to be avoided), espresso, an interesting seafood menu for Lent, and of course, the Artery Buster Parfait.

We have a McArabia and a McKofta.

We have a McArabia and a McKofta

Heh - awesome. Do they call the hamburgers "beefburgers" there? They did in Malaysia, with prominent signs that they were halal.

Also, I think we're going to Cairo in October...but you are going to be gone by then, aren't you?

Hi everybody, and joint-ma for Mom of Laura, and general Happy Tuesday-ness!

Also, I think we're going to Cairo in October

Ooh! You should try and make it to Luxor too. And go hot air ballooning over the Valley of the Kings! So very cool.

My boss uses speech software a lot of the time. Occasionally, this leads to hilarious mistranslations.

Has he ever promised a client that his support staff will be assfisting him to any extent required?

Hey, mom of Cass! So fun to have you stop by!

Can you tell her you can't make a decision right now?

That's what we did, but she sure laid on the guilt. Ugh.

Laura (who's no doubt asleep), is it Ehlers-Danlos that your family's got? Not that I have any recommendations, anyway, just curious. I know someone on lj who posts about it sometimes. I hope you find something that helps her!

I don't know Fay; we never called it anything but double-jointed. See my goofy niece: [link] Probably mild from my googling Ehlers-Danlos, but certainly over flexible joints and we all easily bruise. Helps with the yoga, but not so great for grasping things.

They only recommend Vitamin C for Ehlers-Danlos and she takes that. Hopefully the Chiro-guy has some good suggestion. A good proper brace is the main thing she needs right now to keep her thumb joints together.

{{Spidra}} Ouch. We mostly use the Dragon Medical 8 and it works wonderfully on the voice recognition. The technology has come a long way since just a few years back. Still, funny errors.

Crunchy Pecans:

Interview~ma today Spidra!

Do they call the hamburgers "beefburgers" there?

...good question. Can't recall, off the cuff - maybe not, because one quite often sees 'bacon' on menus, but 9 times out of 10 it's beef bacon. Everything pretty much is Halal as a default setting, so if something is made out of pig THEN they make a song and dance about it.

I don't know Fay

...I am thrilled to be mistaken for Emily. Thrilled. I feel slimmer and cleverer already. Go me!