Kistaro Windrider, Reptillian Situation Assessor (kistaro) wrote,
Kistaro Windrider, Reptillian Situation Assessor
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The problem with the PQRS key

wyrdryn has a cell phone with T9 predictive text entry; it gets some exercise in our tendency to sling text messages back and forth across the day. This one was noting a problem with something purchased in the recent Safeway Online order:

"One of the packages of rear was open."

I didn't know I ordered that.

Did you know that a T9 system on a phone with PQRS on the same key cannot tell the difference between your rear and your peas?
Tags: geek, oops
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