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I have a place where I say complicated things about philosophy and science. That place is my blog. This is where I make terrible puns.

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    Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 23 Dec 2017

    Dear @apple - your OS has a global spellcheck that autocorrects names of medications to names of different medications, eg "duloxetine" to "fluoxetine", without telling the user. Some clinics inexplicably continue to use MacBooks. Please fix this before someone gets hurt.

    5:19 PM - 23 Dec 2017
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      2. Robert Belmont, Vampire Hunter‏ @polyh3dron 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @slatestarcodex @Apple

        It’s pretty easy for a sysadmin to disable autocorrect by default in the master boot image they put on these MacBooks.

        5 replies 2 retweets 52 likes
      3. James Gifford‏ @jrgifford 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @polyh3dron @slatestarcodex @Apple

        Assumes there’s a sysadmin with a master boot image. SPOILER it’s someone’s nephew who is “good with computers”.

        2 replies 6 retweets 404 likes
      4. Robert Belmont, Vampire Hunter‏ @polyh3dron 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @jrgifford @slatestarcodex @Apple

        Any clinic worth a damn would have one I’d imagine

        9 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
      5. James Gifford‏ @jrgifford 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @polyh3dron @slatestarcodex @Apple

        😂🤣you’re funny. independent practices aren’t likely to have anything serious like that.

        4 replies 0 retweets 239 likes
      6. Robert Belmont, Vampire Hunter‏ @polyh3dron 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @jrgifford @slatestarcodex @Apple

        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

        23 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7.  🇺🇸‏ @tilmonedwards 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @polyh3dron @jrgifford and

        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.

        3 replies 9 retweets 245 likes
      8.  🇺🇸‏ @tilmonedwards 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @tilmonedwards @polyh3dron and

        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”

        2 replies 9 retweets 125 likes
      9. One person who tweets‏ @vsungor 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @tilmonedwards @egyp7 and

        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.

        2 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
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      2. Brendan Dolan-Gavitt‏ @moyix 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @slatestarcodex @Apple

        In case anyone wants to see it with their own eyespic.twitter.com/OHIvTwAo8s

        11 replies 259 retweets 475 likes
      3. Refugee, asylum-seeker, immigrant, & citizen‏ @scribandotcom 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @moyix @slatestarcodex @Apple

        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".

        10 replies 4 retweets 32 likes
      4. Mary Rose Devine‏ @amaryrose 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @scribandotcom @moyix and

        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.

        2 replies 5 retweets 485 likes
      5. Mary Rose Devine‏ @amaryrose 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @amaryrose @scribandotcom and

        This tweet is an example of autocorrection without notifying user in action! (I swear!)

        2 replies 1 retweet 131 likes
      6. Refugee, asylum-seeker, immigrant, & citizen‏ @scribandotcom 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @amaryrose @moyix and

        Suuuuuuuuuuuure, Mary Rose :-)

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
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      2. Judyth Mermelstein‏ @GadflyQuebec 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @slatestarcodex @Apple

        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.

        2 replies 0 retweets 25 likes
      3. Bruno Bronosky‏ @RichardBronosky 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @GadflyQuebec @slatestarcodex @Apple

        We all fully agree with you. No operating system should change drug names BY DEFAULT. Do you agree?

        1 reply 4 retweets 108 likes
      4. Judyth Mermelstein‏ @GadflyQuebec 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @RichardBronosky @slatestarcodex @Apple

        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.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      5. Bruno Bronosky‏ @RichardBronosky 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @GadflyQuebec @slatestarcodex @Apple

        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.

        4 replies 3 retweets 51 likes
      6. Judyth Mermelstein‏ @GadflyQuebec 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @RichardBronosky @slatestarcodex @Apple

        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.

        0 replies 1 retweet 14 likes
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