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.

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.

Jesus Christ.

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

Commodore 64 joystick.

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.

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

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.

Heiankyo Alien. It was the cheapest game in the store, so that’s the one my parents let me buy. For a long time it was one of only a couple games I owned–that one and whatever it shipped with… Tetris?

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

https://gorillafund.org/

Perhaps some people would stop punishing their own bodies for the benefit of their employer.