Was having some technical internet issues with my phone carrier. I think they confused my plans or rather they confused me or maybe they changed a plan or two in the dead of night who knows. Never really did read all the fine print. So you go to Tech or Support. Sometimes you get a name of a human to greet you but that human keeps repeating generic responses. Maybe that's the way they're trained or maybe the ai thing has a nickname dunno. The automated system or self-service that comes first is a kind of fortress or buffer designed to weed out those users with problems or issues that could presumably be solved rather easily without bothering a real live human agent who maybe is due for a break or lunch or maybe somebody called out. Some of the fixes never seem to work but the system keeps repeating them anyway. If it does reach the point where you are forced to chat with an actual human agent some have more knowledge than others. What you need at that point is a real techno-nerd who enjoys this kind of stuff. You have enough stress in your life let's add some new levels of stress. Actually you don't have time for this you have other things on your plate and it's all so mind-numbing you feel like a zombie at the end.
Makes ya wanna go off the grid and live in a cave no?
After a few days of unscrambling wires behind the computer, it was back to normal, except when I typed anywhere no letters showed up on the screen. Computer lady figured my keypad had got disconnected. Sure enough, after tracing the skinny black wire from the multi plug in device, I stuck it into a USB and it worked. But the computer told me to reset my main modem. There I found the router wire had come off. Now back to normal. Appt with cardiologist today.
ReplyDeleteShe declared me great for my age and condition and not see her for a full year. My old typewriter didn't have a single wire and never declared war on me.
When my pipes froze last winter my sister made an appointment for me with a plumber. Actually more like a plumbers network and you had to go through an ai robot every time you called. A woman robot forget the name. She messed up the appointments all the time. Actually she wasn't supposed to even make appointments. Plumbers eventually put a new smart water meter in but didn't insulate it wnd it froze up again just like the one they replaced.
ReplyDeleteThis ai thing isn't working out. Maybe good for memes and that's it.
Any plans to add a ballroom and underground bunker to your house?
ReplyDeleteOr just a huge golden arch?
Can't afford the vanity projects right now.
ReplyDeleteWas gonna do a madman at the UN post but why bother? We're used to this by now.