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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by achandra03 on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:11PM (#50341000)
> talking things out tends to flow more naturally,

I've found the opposite. Typing feels much more "deliberate", and of course you can hit backspace but you can't un-speak a word. With prompting, I've found that, in general, speaking leads to lower-quality results than typing.

Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by gavinray on Monday November 02, 2026 @03:17PM (#50343064)
My spouse and I have a rule that if we think a discussion is going to be emotionally charged, we have it over text in different rooms.

It sounds autistic, but writing and reading allow you to be much more precise, careful, and deliberate with your words and helps reduce impulsive outbursts.

This has worked really well for us, as crazy as it sounds.

Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by esseph on Monday November 02, 2026 @04:25PM (#50343995)
> My spouse and I have a rule that if we think a discussion is going to be emotionally charged, we have it over text in different rooms.

I've done this myself with my wife and I.

> It sounds autistic

Well, I'm autistic, and she has a very high traumatic intelligence. She reads my body language, expressions, movements more than what I say. And she says things... but it's not actually what she means. By us writing/typing things out, we're able to communicate without stray signals creating noise.

Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by gwd on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @06:09AM (#50350503)
Letters play a big part in the plots of Jane Austen's novels for a good reason.
Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by walthamstow on Monday November 02, 2026 @02:03PM (#50341885)
I was surprised to find after using dictation heavily all year that I actually talk a load of rubbish when I'm speaking, using all kinds of cliches and fillers and saying way more than was needed.
Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by achandra03 on Monday November 02, 2026 @02:54PM (#50342711)
Yes, I feel very similar. Maybe it's just that my verbal intelligence is lower than average but it feels that the signal to noise ratio is much lower when I speak off the cuff vs when I type.
Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by dr_hooo on Monday November 02, 2026 @02:24PM (#50342239)
Same experience. Faster, but also much more filler.
Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by cogythea on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:13PM (#50341049)
The bit before your quote was

> with many people

Not everyone. I, at least, definitely overthink what I type, and while I end up with nice-ish sentences in my prompts it takes a lot longer than a train of thought that the AI parses correctly most of the time anyway.

Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by achandra03 on Monday November 02, 2026 @02:54PM (#50342718)
Yes, of course I wasn't trying to speak for everyone. Just my personal experience :)
Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by genxy on Monday November 02, 2026 @03:53PM (#50343573)
You can prompt your way out of this.