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MineralMan

(151,532 posts)
4. I was supposed to have a virtual visit with my doctor yesterday.
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:46 PM
Thursday

My system is working fine. there was my picture on my phone screen. I tested my mic and it was working. So, time came for the appointment, and the assistant called to establish the call. Trouble was that her mic wasn't working. I could just hear her as a whisper. I maxed the volume. She cut away three times, but couldn't get the meeting working.

I know the doctor very well, so I said, "Can you just have Dr.S. Call me directly, I can talk to him now or any time." "Oh," she said. "I'll try that."

30 seconds later and my doctor was on the line. We did our visit. He could view the test results, etc. from my recent hospital time, so we got done with the thing just fine. I've arranged to go see him in the office soon>

Why do we forget the old ways of talking to each other? Many old people can't handle technology much at all. Keep the old methods going!

Artificial Intelligence and tech interfaces just keep getting more and more stupid, I think.

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