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That's a lot of jumping to conclusions. A simple "Hey guys, the server seems to be down, not sure if you're aware. Can you let me know when it's back up so I can submit my request, as intended?"

Shows understanding, shows willingness to reach out and solve problems, shows ability to delegate responsibility.

What am I missing? I have Windows 10 Pro on 2 computers I use daily, I have no crap games auto installing, I have no restarts other than when I select to, my computer never slows down "because windows things".

What are you guys experiencing that I am not?

> If the formatting of a docx looks wrong in LibreOffice that's not really a big deal if you can still read the content, which is usually the case.

You sound like someone who never collaborated on an Office file with someone from another company.

If a company wants to be taken seriously, and some of their work involves exchanging and collaborating on presentations, text documents or tabular files, you cannot not use MS Office.

To be fair, isn't FED a private, non-federal company? :)
Re:Google closes its $1.1B deal with HTC Corp on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @07:11AM (#16273236)
Do yourself a favour and try out Note 8 in a store.
Re:The MacBook Air: A Decade’s Worth of Legacy on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @05:00AM (#16166764)
Which type of software you work with that exists solely on Mac and no other platform?
Re:Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:15AM (#14839106)
Well, for anything serious, paint is not good enough. You can't rotate your arrows, for example.

If i need to do something well, then I use Paint.net (which is best parts of Paint and Photoshop combined in a free and super fast package).

If I need something quick, then I can use the snipping tool.

I literally have not turned on paint ever since I discovered windows snipping tool and paint.net (which is couple of years now).

Re:Ask HN: What's the best business for a tinkerer? on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:12AM (#14839071)
Please do so. Logging in with username (which has to be different than email) is sooooo 10 years ago. I can't remember all the usernames on all the hundreds of pages I visit. But I know which email I used to create every one of them!
Re:Using the 2016 MacBook Pro as a development machine on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @12:04PM (#13116173)
You do realise that you could've just printed out the shortcuts and have them nearby for a week? It's enough to pick them up.

The problem with the touchbar is that it's not haptic, it moves your eyes from the screen and fingers from the keyboard.

Re:Using the 2016 MacBook Pro as a development machine on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @12:02PM (#13116154)
In most people's opinion.
Re:Designing a timeless smartwatch on Friday March 07, 2014 @11:12AM (#7361001)
I am dying to see something like this go to production. I absolutely love the functionality my pebble gives me, but I also would very much prefer to wear it as a proper watch, without it looking like a 10€ plastic toy :(
Re:The best todo list app for any developer on Wednesday February 05, 2014 @06:59PM (#7187746)
You mean "any developer that uses Unixoid"

It's funny how developers who work under Windows (not even necessarily developing for Windows) are often not even considered real developers by the "pure" devs :)

Re:Shortcat - Keyboard productivity app for Mac OS X on Saturday June 08, 2013 @06:21AM (#5844497)
Any chance of this being made/ported for Windows platform?
Re:How to Negotiate a Job Offer on Thursday May 30, 2013 @10:50AM (#5792848)
How common is this in Europe? For example, is relocating to another country something that might be a good reason for asking a signing bonus? How do companies see this?

Note I'm interested in experiences from Europe, I think that there's lots of hiring "cultural" differences between the continents...

Re:The house I was born in sold for $4000 on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @08:31AM (#5779536)
You don't understand the concept of somewhat longer units of length than those you are used to?
Often it's not the problem of it not working well, it's the issue of UX. Mouse and keyboard are miles away from controller.

And these days they mostly don't even bother to do anything...

Re:Breaking down Amazon's mega dropdown on Friday March 08, 2013 @08:44AM (#5343361)
You can rename the search engine abbreviations as you like.

I have "w" for wikipedia, "y" for youtube, "gm" for google maps, etc...

This is THE feature of Chrome that I use constantly every day. It saves 5-10 seconds on each search you do every day. It adds up.

Long time reader here.

I created an account just to be able to comment and try to downvote your comment.

What an exquisite example of fanboyism! Calling slimmer (but larger!) phone and a faster processor an innovation...