Jen Sorensenjensorensen@mastodon.social
Sep 12, 2026, 4:31 PMThis week's comic: Mangled Messaging Mayhem
#technology #phones #texting #communication #tech #cartoon #comic #humor
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disorderlyfdisorderlyf@todon.euSep 12, 2026, 5:11 PM@jensorensen The last time I used voice transcription, I was midway through a text to my mother when it transcribed, "[family dog's name] I swear to god if you just pissed on the floor..." and it kind of opened my eyes to just how easily shit like this could happen.
Carlos Solíscsolisr@hub.azkware.netSep 12, 2026, 6:25 PMMy mom, who relies on TTS to type nowadays, often does this one. She finishes talking, forgets to pause recording, then tells me to do something, and finally she finds out that bit got added so she needs to manually delete it. At least she always double-checks before pressing Send.
Jonoddhack@mstdn.socialSep 12, 2026, 6:13 PM@jensorensen we have sometimes seen Cats posting stuff by walking on keyboards, but it's clear that LLM-mediated Cat to Hoomin translation will soon introduce a whole new attack vector.
TwotiredTwotired@universeodon.comSep 12, 2026, 6:29 PM@jensorensen I saw in your newsletter that you had considered the title Typo Negative, which is brilliant!
- Jen Sorensenjensorensen@mastodon.socialSep 12, 2026, 11:31 PM
@Twotired I'm glad to hear someone appreciated that!
Sassinake! ᑐ ∪ ∩ ⊂Sassinake@mastodon.socialSep 12, 2026, 6:31 PM
RetroHorseRetroSleipnir@mastodon.socialSep 12, 2026, 6:53 PM@jensorensen Gee, maybe their should actual ways to set your phone not to text at certain times.
argv[-1]argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.orgSep 12, 2026, 10:53 PMAm I the only one who habitually locks his phone *before* putting it in his pocket??
Like, seriously, it's one button press, and one of your fingers is right next to the button the whole time you're holding the phone. It ain't complicated.
muddle 🥣muddle@infosec.exchangeSep 13, 2026, 12:48 AM@jensorensen alt.risks
Sep 13, 2026, 5:50 AM@jensorensen pre-smartphone era my phone would sometimes butt-call my first contact so I added a "Aaron Aal" with a number that can't be called 😆