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ryandrake
53 days ago
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Cursed Excel: "1/2"+1=45660
It's probably the most pervasive and irritating recent (last two decades) trend in all of computing. "Did you mean?" NO IF I MEANT THAT I WOULD HAVE TYPED IT. "It looks like you are..." NO. "Are you sure?" YES.
Computers need to stop second guessing users.
FeteCommuniste
53 days ago
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I don't mind hints as much but what really sours me on a program is when it simply makes automatic edits to what I typed.
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Computers need to stop second guessing users.