"Woke" is not the insult they think it is because the antonyms are: lulled, hypnotized, mesmerized, et al. The racist right would have me believe that stupor is better? It is to laugh, because in their efforts to cast themselves as morally superior, they demonstrate their fragile world-view. They cannot handle change and are brittle and bitter because of that.
Here's my take on the Microsoft Co-Pilot AI issue.
1) Is it possible Microsoft is so disinterested in the consumer PC space it's willing to cannibalize those sales, so Windows evolves even more into an Enterprise product
2) Consumer focus is on the XBOX. If the future plans for releasing COD for the next Nintendo Switch 2 is any indication, other platforms too.
3) It's all about Azure (and virtual Office) for Microsoft now - that's where it makes its money - the enterprise.
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| An R2-D2 mug in my hand, which is currently holding a collection of pens and pencils. |
R2-D2 is probably my favourite #StarWars character. Before R2 showed up, robots & Androids in films and TV shows were typically subservient, low or no vocabulary enabled machines built to perform single tasks. Star Wars Droids had personalities & attitudes, and boy did R2 ever have a 'tude.
I wanted to talk about how lately I've been signing more often while at home with my partner. I'm encouraging her to take her time and respond back to the best of her ability (which isn't terrible, I must say). Taught myself to verbalize English while signing (what is known as 'Contact signing') for the benefit of people who couldn't sign around me; now I mostly sign "voice-off". I'll break the rule at home, obviously.
A downside happens when I'm talking and a response is required: if it's an off-the-cuff thing, I tend to sign them without verbalizing. Additionally, while typing text, I'll use ASL shorthand for things that people who aren't part of a signing community wouldn't know anything about. Whoops?
