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Topics => The Police State => Topic started by: Libertas on January 17, 2022, 12:03:52 PM

Title: Woke Microsoft goes Orwellian on Word spell checker
Post by: Libertas on January 17, 2022, 12:03:52 PM

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10396809/Microsoft-introduces-new-woke-feature-Word-tries-suggest-PC-alternatives.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10396809/Microsoft-introduces-new-woke-feature-Word-tries-suggest-PC-alternatives.html)

Gonna be doing a lot of eff-that-noise...

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Title: Re: Woke Microsoft goes Orwellian on Word spell checker
Post by: patentlymn on January 17, 2022, 02:31:06 PM

Quote from: Libertas on January 17, 2022, 12:03:52 PM

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10396809/Microsoft-introduces-new-woke-feature-Word-tries-suggest-PC-alternatives.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10396809/Microsoft-introduces-new-woke-feature-Word-tries-suggest-PC-alternatives.html)

Gonna be doing a lot of eff-that-noise...

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A long time ago I worked at a place that used UNIX a lot. Some guy inserted an obscenity filter into the outgoing email from one person. At appropriate places it would insert obscenities into their email.

Title: Re: Woke Microsoft goes Orwellian on Word spell checker
Post by: Libertas on January 17, 2022, 02:56:26 PM

 ::laughonfloor::

Wonder if it changes f-bomb to golf?  Hear it on courses and driving ranges all the time...