Simon Ritter

Why is Windows and Windows applications so shockingly bad at cleaning up after itself? I can find upwards of 50GB of cache files, patches, log files, none of which are necessary. Do developers really think that disk space is unlimited?

I have to say the AI assistant on the @WesternDigiCare website is missing the "I" in AI. I just typed, "How do I get a receipt or invoice", and its response was, "I think you want warranty, is that correct?" How does that possibly make any sense?

I can only begin to imagine what the late Steve Jobs would have said if a designer had come to him and said: "We've decided that the best place to put the power switch for the Mac Mini is underneath, at the back. We want it to be different!" Genuinely incomprehensible idea.

Sometimes I just shake my head in wonder at some of the ridiculous decisions companies make. Why? Why, for crying out loud, does Gmail call a folder a label? 100% of the world's population understands "folder". What purpose (or advantage) does renaming it to a label serve?

Why does Apple think "natural scrolling" is the opposite direction to that which 99.9% of the world's population thinks is natural?

I've been listening to the @virginmedia on-hold Jazz music for over 20 minutes (so far), and it's really starting to grate. Also, it's *really* unnecessary to tell me every 10 seconds that the lines are busy; I already deduced that!

I'll hold my hands up and say I'm no Python expert. So, can someone explain this? I type quit, and Python understands I want to quit, but tells me to type quit() rather than exiting. Explain to me why this is not the dumbest response possible.

Please, please @ubuntu, either make snap work so I can access files in the current directory or do away with it completely. It is utterly useless as provided.

Genuine question: What is the point of the Snap package manager on Ubuntu? I installed an app that is so sandboxed that it can't access files in the current directory, which is essential for it to work. Genini suggests I run it via a trusted Docker image. WTAF?

I'm rapidly discovering that the only way to use artificial intelligence effectively is if you have real intelligence...

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Outstanding customer service from @porterairlines. I fly from Ottawa to New York tomorrow and have checked in. To access my boarding pass, I need your mobile app. This isn't available to someone from the U.K. Why not?

How can a 27-slide PowerPoint presentation be 11.8MB? I deleted every slide with a picture (not many), and it's still 6.8MB. While I'm at it, what moron in the Microsoft UI group decided to relocate the compress picture option? 😡

Hi @aixenergy. Can you tell me how I can unsubscribe from your spam emails that I never signed up for? I have used the link that claims to unsubscribe me, but it doesn't. I even tried sending a direct email to spam@aixenergy.com, but that also failed. JUST STOP SENDING ME SPAM!

This is a complete lie

Elon Musk has become the first trillionaire in history.

I'll be presenting #Java #JVM #OpenJDK #JDK on Friday in Singapore. Feel free to come and join me!

I was yesterday years old when I discovered that it's a *really* bad idea to remove the Python package from your Ubuntu installation. An awful lot of stuff suddenly stops working.

Great job @uber! Arrived at Heathrow Terminal 4 and none of your instructions for pickup are correct. App is wrong, website is wrong. Amazed if you get any business from here.

This quote is from an article in @computing_news ( How can anyone look at that and see any sense in it? AI bubble? What AI bubble?

RT @lunwi75: Remember when Musk challenged the World Food Program to explain how he could solve world hunger with just $6 billion, they did, and he just completely ignored them?