√𝛂𝛋𝛆@piefed.world to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agofeels foolish that I never remember itmedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1521arrow-down16
arrow-up1515arrow-down1imagefeels foolish that I never remember itmedia.piefed.world√𝛂𝛋𝛆@piefed.world to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square136fedilink
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoI practice this by reading off license plates while I’m driving. It’s not a useful skill at all because the only time I use it is calling somewhere, and nobody else knows them.
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoYou have to say it anyway, make them the weird one for not putting two and two together. This shit was created for a reason.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI have found it really useful for confusing AI phone support agents too. Reading a postcode as “Alpha bravo 1 2 3 charlie delta” and it had no idea what to do so put me through to a person.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’ve found that anyone on the other end of a service call understands it clearly. About half use it correctly, which is how I learned back in the day.
I practice this by reading off license plates while I’m driving.
It’s not a useful skill at all because the only time I use it is calling somewhere, and nobody else knows them.
You have to say it anyway, make them the weird one for not putting two and two together. This shit was created for a reason.
I have found it really useful for confusing AI phone support agents too. Reading a postcode as “Alpha bravo 1 2 3 charlie delta” and it had no idea what to do so put me through to a person.
😂😂
I’ve found that anyone on the other end of a service call understands it clearly. About half use it correctly, which is how I learned back in the day.