Becca Royal-Gordon1d ago
Hot take: The Artemis livestream is a damning indictment of modern computing devices. It seems like half the radio chatter is troubleshooting email delivery problems, confusing user interfaces, or devices not booting or connecting. Literal astronauts with years of training can’t make our stuff work.
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OMFG… I just heard Mission Control tell Artemis II literally, “Everything but email is go” LOLSOBBING MY ASS OFF NOW

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Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 1d ago

@beccadax

My heart sank when I learned they are running outlook.

Taking the most bloody cursed piece of software imaginable to the Moon.

What a time to be alive.

Show threadRossMadness

@rl_dane @beccadax Outlook: a program that crashes if you sneeze, struggles to keep the offline library properly in sync on a decent connection, and they said "send it into space".

I can't think of anything closer to Hell than being stuck in space with Outlook.

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Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 1d ago

@rossmadness @beccadax

Same. That's low-key a crime against humanity.

I'd rather send email with an actual Apollo [DSKY] than use Outlook in space. Or on earth. Or anywhere else.

Actually, if forced to use Outlook, I might just see what the cold vacuum of space has to offer instead 🤣

I hated Outlook and called it pretty much the worst software ever written all the way back in 2000.

I can't imagine what flaming nonsense it is today. XD

Apollo Guidance Computer - Wikipedia

Show threadgoedelchen1d ago
@rl_dane @rossmadness @beccadax You'd soften your opinion on MS Outlook once you had to use MS Teams...
Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 21h ago

@goedelchen @rossmadness @beccadax

lol I hope I never have to XD

Show threadGrumble 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇬🇱1d ago

@rossmadness @rl_dane @beccadax Using Lotus Notes.

Anywhere.

Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 1d ago

@grumble209 @rossmadness @beccadax

Brofam, I still remember the day I got laid off, realizing that I'd never have to use Notes again was a definite silverlining.

I'd use rather Notes every waking minute of the rest of my life rather than futz with Snoutlook.

Edit: typo, typing on a glass screen with half-century-old eyes. ;)

Show threadGourd1d ago

@rossmadness @rl_dane @beccadax could be worse

Could be Teams.

Show threadLunar 🛸 ♾22h ago
@rossmadness @rl_dane @beccadax Being stuck in space with New Outlook?
Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 21h ago

@lunarloony @rossmadness @beccadax

INTEGRITY: Houston, we're having some problems with the RCS...
HOUSTON: We read that, Integrity, we're estimating you've got about a minute before you black out from the centripetal force.
INTEGRITY: We've got the stick all the way to the left, but she's still rolling to the right, and accelerating.
HOUSTON: Integrity, we're recommending you switch on the Copilot mode.
INTEGRITY: Copilot mode? This was not in our training!!
HOUSTON: It's in beta, but our engineers are recommending it, as it can respond to inputs faster than a human.
INTEGRITY: (Flips on Copilot switch)
COPILOT: It looks like you're trying to not die. Would you like some help with that?
INTEGRITY: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!