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    1. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017

      I have been thinking about the paradigm of "commands" in programming, and whether softer/more 'polite' language could improve the machine UI

      5 replies 2 retweets 16 likes
    2. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      Bear with me. Do you see computers as intimidating, did people you know see them this way? Or are they dumb machines, tools, automata?

      10 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    3. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      Separately but relatedly, how frustrating are error messages to beginners? Wouldn't you feel better w "sorry, please ask again differently?"

      7 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
    4. Mattia Landoni‏ @LandoniMattia 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      I never had an issue with commands and errors. I would probably find it more frustrating if the computer were "polite"

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    5. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @LandoniMattia

      Aha yes. And you are a programmer?

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    6. Mattia Landoni‏ @LandoniMattia 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      I'm a finance prof. But I write code for research. Sometimes I'd like an empowering error message like "There's probably a way to do that."

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    7. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @LandoniMattia

      That'd be great!

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      Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 13 May 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots @LandoniMattia

      But saying you had no problem with commands personally doesn't mean that this wouldn't be worthwhile for someone else

      6:12 PM - 13 May 2017
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        2. Mattia Landoni‏ @LandoniMattia 13 May 2017
          Replying to @starsandrobots

          Of course not! In fact many of my students have a fear of being told they are mistaken that I can scarcely understand.

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        3. Mattia Landoni‏ @LandoniMattia 13 May 2017
          Replying to @LandoniMattia @starsandrobots

          As for "commands" though, there's no way around it - the computer really has no choice but to comply with the requests it understands. No?

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