[Annoy] What's something small that really annoys you?

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#2884089 10-Mar-2022 08:12

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Argh. Software bugs again. The "find in files" feature in Visual Studio 2022 refuses to work in a specific project (it just happily tells me that it's searched 0 files). Other projects work fine, and the 'bad' project works fine in Visual Studio 2019. No idea what's going wrong here...

This has been going on for years as Microsoft focuses on adding bling at the expense of maintenance. I've had bugs, as in regressions, "worked in VS 201x but stopped working in 201y", in VS open for years that never get fixed. I'm lucky enough that I can keep using very old versions for development and only do release builds in the latest version. Which also keeps showing me how much of an improvement older versions are on their successors.

One of my 'favourites' was when I logged a bug in VS Mac (although the issue I mentioned yesterday was Windows). The Close button only hid the app and didn't actually close the file/project.

For those not familiar with MacOS, normally closing a window will retain the app's menu bar and will obviously close the document, whereas hiding an app will switch the menu bar back to the previous app you were working in, and clicking/tabbing back to the original app will restore the document without any changes.

So, Visual Studio was performing the wrong action when you clicked the Close button. I logged a bug and Microsoft came back with something to the effect of "this has been broken for so long that we don't want to fix it because it'll confuse anyone who relies on the broken behaviour".

Probably still better than Apple Xcode though, which, when closing a file, automatically saves it then asks whether you want to save. Whether you click Save, Don't Save or Cancel at this point is irrelevant because it's already been saved. Bug reported to Apple nine months ago and not fixed yet.

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#2884105 10-Mar-2022 09:04

And the worst thing about crap software is that the vendors are never held contractually accountable because corporate IT departments don't care about the stress that it causes for end users.

Apparently if you fight the computer for long enough and it eventually complies then that's an acceptable level of service.

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#2884228 10-Mar-2022 10:32

Deamo:
Lawyers asking for me to send them drivers licence, passport and/or birth certificate & proof of ird number just as an unprotected pdf, via email... ya know, because email is so secure :/

More secure than the snail mail that gem visa insist on sending out because their systems are crap and can't email things.

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#2884348 10-Mar-2022 12:33

JaseNZ:

I am sick and tired of the name suppression laws and how they are applied in our justice system.

Oh I am a sport's person or entertainer (in this case) or a high profile business man I deserve name suppression.

What was actually said...

The damage to the reputation of an entertainer charged in a global sting targeting organised crime would be permanent even if he was named and then found not guilty, a lawyer has said.

So it's not just because they are an entertainer, but because of irreparable harm done to them, and therefore severe hardship, even if not guilty.

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#2884411 10-Mar-2022 14:17

frankv:

So it's not just because they are an entertainer, but because of irreparable harm done to them, and therefore severe hardship, even if not guilty.

And why doesn't that apply to the bro from the hood? He may also experience hardship if his mates start thinking he is a meth dealer. Name suppression is and always has been class justice at its worst. Treat everyone the same and stuff their celebrity hardship! As in Europe, everyone should always have permanent name suppression. In the interests of open justice, let anyone drop in on any trial but prohibit publication of names.

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#2884416 10-Mar-2022 14:23

Rikkitic:

frankv:

So it's not just because they are an entertainer, but because of irreparable harm done to them, and therefore severe hardship, even if not guilty.

And why doesn't that apply to the bro from the hood? He may also experience hardship if his mates start thinking he is a meth dealer. Name suppression is and always has been class justice at its worst. Treat everyone the same and stuff their celebrity hardship! As in Europe, everyone should always have permanent name suppression. In the interests of open justice, let anyone drop in on any trial but prohibit publication of names.

I didn't say it shouldn't apply to everybody. Just saying that the justification was not just "because they are an entertainer".

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#2884430 10-Mar-2022 14:46

Rikkitic:

And why doesn't that apply to the bro from the hood? He may also experience hardship if his mates start thinking he is a meth dealer. Name suppression is and always has been class justice at its worst. Treat everyone the same and stuff their celebrity hardship! As in Europe, everyone should always have permanent name suppression. In the interests of open justice, let anyone drop in on any trial but prohibit publication of names.

It is not a "class justice" issue. Unless one is in the court or privy to the court records the full reasons behind the suppression may not be self evident. Also, name suppression of the accused can be applied to protect the identity of the victim or minors.

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#2884437 10-Mar-2022 14:58

MikeB4:

It is not a "class justice" issue. Unless one is in the court or privy to the court records the full reasons behind the suppression may not be self evident. Also, name suppression of the accused can be applied to protect the identity of the victim or minors.

My argument is that it should apply to everyone, equally, all the time. There is no need to name names at all.

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#2884507 10-Mar-2022 17:31

The increasing number of retailers in NZ who do not stock shoes in half sizes.

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#2884509 10-Mar-2022 17:45

networkn:

The increasing number of retailers in NZ who do not stock shoes in half sizes.

or worse dont list, if buying online, the width measurements .

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#2884510 10-Mar-2022 17:56

That these Russians seem to need to attack a maternity hospital and other civilian targets in Ukraine from the air. I would have expected more discriminating precision, but that has never been their strength. Everything is being flattened - something will do the trick.

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#2884543 10-Mar-2022 19:36

After wondering why NZ post hadn't notified me about a parcel, that I have been waiting for, after turning on delivery updates in their tracking tool, then trying to contact them to say something was wrong. Then after wading through the maze of FAQ's and help articles trying to find an email address or inquiry form to complete, then finally finding a general inquiry form and got this!

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#2884544 10-Mar-2022 19:40

richms:
Deamo:

Lawyers asking for me to send them drivers licence, passport and/or birth certificate & proof of ird number just as an unprotected pdf, via email... ya know, because email is so secure :/

More secure than the snail mail that gem visa insist on sending out because their systems are crap and can't email things.

GEM visa and their rubbish systems make things difficult so you don't receive timely information and hopefully miss a payment so they can make some more money.

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#2884607 10-Mar-2022 23:31

vexxxboy:
networkn:

The increasing number of retailers in NZ who do not stock shoes in half sizes.

or worse dont list, if buying online, the width measurements .

Or stock shoes in Chinese size 10 instead of NZ size 10. Not a big deal if you're shopping in person, but a pain when you mail order and something around a size 8 (marked as a 10) turns up.

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#2884620 11-Mar-2022 04:24

Handle9: Being told a survey report was done and would be sent by COB. Nothing sent through.

Fortunately it was through first thing this morning and the result was exactly what I wanted. My annoyance is long gone.

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