Define “done”.

On mobile, when everyone was releasing their new voice assistant technologies, Cortana outperformed them all. On desktop I agree that Cortana was a waste of space.

I’ve been a MS products fan since Windows Phone, Cortana, and OneNote stole my heart. I loved the great features that Windows 10 and Edge provided out-of-the box. Bing provided better results than Google for some time.

But Phone was never accepted by the market, and with it, Cortana faded away. OneNote hasn’t kept up with the market, and they somehow broke the cursor on mobile. Sticky Notes lost compatibility with Dark Mode. They started pushing ads to Windows start menu, and embedded ads in Edge Collections.

Microsoft makes great software, then fuck it all up. Oh well, back to Linux.

Swipe typo. “War”

The Israeli government is murdering children and committing war crimes, and they’re upset about what The Onion has to say about it.

I’m not in a position to affect change in a powerful way. So I try to stay educated and informed, I vote at the ballot box, I vote with my wallet, I donate what I reasonably can to places where I think it will help, and I speak out when it’s appropriate to do so.

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Shm. Smh. The fucking people who call all sodas “coke”.

Them: What kind of Ford do you drive? Me: a Chevy.

You lost me with all the ads baked into the OS. You’re not gonna win me back with… checks notes Notepad.

I’ve dipped my toes in Linux a few times over the years, but after Windows started pushing ads to the start menu, the lock screen, and the Edge Collections pane, they pushed pushed me off the cliff.

Purina had a good one that was pellets made from recycled paper. Think it was called yesterday’s news. I haven’t seen it in my local stores in a while though.

The parking lot at work is filled huge pickup trucks, while the inside of the building is filled with tiny penises.

Kevin Kline, playing Dave Kovic, playing President Bill Mitchell.

Thanks. I really needed that today.

Grays. Sports. Almanac.

I hate 3d movies. They don’t add to the story or the experience. Moreover, I find it distracting.

Dark mode and live widgets.

Edit to add: https://www.howtogeek.com/809114/5-ways-windows-phone-was-ahead-of-its-time/

Windows phone was the best phone OS I ever experienced. Features were years ahead of iOS and Android.

I love the little “bad” things about this: the cop wearing shorts, the electric car, … and people looking happy.

No. I would stay here to work toward improving social programs in the U.S.