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abadidea

@h0m54r I don’t want the error to be uselessly terse. I just don’t want it yapping on like it’s a sentient being with ethical standing

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Tachibana Kanade

@0xabad1dea Oh, I don’t disagree—sorry for derailing your point with a tangential hypothetical musing


@0xabad1dea @h0m54r Yeah Absolutely correct!

Any developers should automatically gravitate towards this kind of minimalist output. If they are not, bring them to their senses.

Not to say it's always easy: infosec.exchange/@gnyman/11033

Anecdote: I was very surprised to learn that *actual* babbling-at-customers behavior is a big issue in self-checkout machines in English speaking countries. Why the heck? Because I can confirm that there is absolutely zero need for any robot talking in that situation.

@0xabad1dea @h0m54r Yeah Absolutely correct!

Any developers should automatically gravitate towards this kind of minimalist output. If they are not, bring them to their senses.

Not to say it's always easy: infosec.exchange/@gnyman/11033

Anecdote: I was very surprised to learn that *actual* babbling-at-customers behavior is a big issue in self-checkout machines in English speaking countries. Why the heck? Because I can confirm that there is absolutely zero need for any robot talking...

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