It’s pretty easy for a sysadmin to disable autocorrect by default in the master boot image they put on these MacBooks.
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Assumes there’s a sysadmin with a master boot image. SPOILER it’s someone’s nephew who is “good with computers”.
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Any clinic worth a damn would have one I’d imagine
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Running Mac OS X Server and deploying said boot image across a company’s computers is pretty easy stuff, any script kiddie could do it
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Please stop telling people how easy it is to change how computers work. It’s easy for you. It’s easy for me too. The most basic things are not easy and defaults are EVERYTHING.
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I used to work in healthcare tech. It is completely expected for someone in healthcare to think “sysadmin” means “person who gets mad when I ask questions, please don’t hire one”
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Many of them aren’t doing it out of choice, news laws require them to use computers, even though they barely know how to do it, let alone safely.
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In case anyone wants to see it with their own eyespic.twitter.com/OHIvTwAo8s
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Try this: Type "duloxetine". Highlight the word. Right-click/control-click/tap with two fingers to bring up the contextual menu, and select "learn spelling". It should now no longer suggest a different word when you type "duloxetine".
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This tweet is not a call to fix the problem on an individual basis. It is a call to action because that it happens at all in a high volume work unicorn Jenny is a high risk for miscommunication.
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This tweet is an example of autocorrection without notifying user in action! (I swear!)
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Suuuuuuuuuuuure, Mary Rose :-)
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Nobody who writes on any scientific subject should be using autocorrect! For that matter, they should consider installing a specialist dictionary or adding needed terms to their user dictionary.
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We all fully agree with you. No operating system should change drug names BY DEFAULT. Do you agree?
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Thing is, it would be nice if autocorrect were not the default, or if users were warned to turn it off if they write anything other than conversational vocabulary. Anyway, it shouldn't be up to the OS but set in the relevant program(s) and easy to adjust.
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The OS should have sane defaults (don't silently make corrections). Corrections should be limited in vocab. Corrections should remain marked. Apps should be able to "amend" corrections, but there is danger if there are unexpected behaviors between apps.
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Maybe because I'm an editor, I'm extra wary of mistakes caused by autocorrect. As far as I'm concerned, it shouldn't even be an option: presumed errors should be highlighted for the user's attention, with the option of a spellcheck and choice of dictionaries.
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