Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London?
by saagarjha on Friday May 22, 2020 @03:58PM
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> If I'm physically in a city named London,
But Gruber is not in London. If he was, perhaps we'd have a discussion about what the right answer might have been, maybe we need some more clarity, that kind of stuff. If I ask a stranger outside (well, if I did before everyone isolated themselves) they would immediately give me the time in London, England, and if I actually wanted the time in Ohio I would have to clarify myself.
> I don't hire people to make "educated guesses" on my behalf.
Of course you do. Do you really want people asking you questions all day when there could be any ambiguity?
But Gruber is not in London. If he was, perhaps we'd have a discussion about what the right answer might have been, maybe we need some more clarity, that kind of stuff. If I ask a stranger outside (well, if I did before everyone isolated themselves) they would immediately give me the time in London, England, and if I actually wanted the time in Ohio I would have to clarify myself.
> I don't hire people to make "educated guesses" on my behalf.
Of course you do. Do you really want people asking you questions all day when there could be any ambiguity?