If it’s a new Teams feature I’m going to hate it regardless of what it does. MS doesn’t make software for human beings any more.

I forget the guys name,

Werner von Braun. He wasn’t a nazi, but he worked for them because execution by firing squad is a sucky way to go.

why not design a space craft, which more resembles the take-off of an airplane?

Scientists and engineers are working on exactly that, but the tech isn’t ready yet. There would still need to be a rocket stage, but getting to the top of the atmosphere would be safer.

So I guess New Zealand also like charging all over the place at speeds more likely to kill pedestrians?

Well yeah, but the reason I said it is that my city is on an isthmus and the easiest way to get from one side to the other is by highway.

Hello from New Zealand.

‘Appeal’ isn’t exactly the word. We just don’t dislike him enough to kick him out.

50 kmh isn’t much, even for city driving.

the hard Sci-Fi

The what, now?

We may need pics of the snake.

I worked on an ISP helpdesk in 1999 (including New Year, to my disgust), and we had dozens of people call in during the next few days because systems they relied on to run their businesses had failed.

The fact they were calling an ISP about their accounting software is probably an indicator of the type of thinking that caused their problem.

Is it useful to be that reductive?

Seems to me you prefer texts that have a fact-presenting or conversational tone rather than a narrative. Nothing wrong with that.

I have been judged and found wanting.

Is that a good idea?

It’s better if you limit your feed to subscribed communities. Not perfect, but without that it’s like a hundred negativities per minute.

Seems to me that hobby = skill + opinions.

I have a friend with a PhD in computer science. He doesn’t go by ‘doctor’ because people ask him for medical advice. 😂

Former ISP helpdesk monkey. Had it several times. Didn’t recognise any of them.

My theory was that no-one important enough to take that tone needs to make their own helpdesk calls.

“I was gonna cast an AoE spell but then the paladin ended his turn in an affected square! Cut me some slack!”

I’ve just met a dumb person.

But surely if we add another eight women to the team they can deliver the baby in one month…