<![CDATA[I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted.]]>I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/3f672726-503d-46ab-a9da-86b3328d2704/i-m-old-enough-to-remember-when-features-were-things-users-wanted.RSS for NodeThu, 20 Aug 2026 15:54:54 GMTTue, 11 Aug 2026 13:25:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:09:42 GMT]]>@aoeBerlin @bewitchedmind It's real, I suffer from software update anxiety.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/einarwh/statuses/117087651920962790https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/einarwh/statuses/117087651920962790Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:09:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:08:48 GMT]]>@einarwh @bewitchedmind Feature Fear!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/aoeBerlin/statuses/117087648395169809https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/aoeBerlin/statuses/117087648395169809Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:08:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:54:15 GMT]]>@einarwh The mouse wheel. USB. Media keys on the keyboard. Spell check.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://writing.exchange/users/wordsmith/statuses/117087355259932640https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://writing.exchange/users/wordsmith/statuses/117087355259932640Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:54:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:21:58 GMT]]>@einarwh Back then they also didn't just say "bug fixes and performance improvements". But if they had, you'd have known what bugs they were talking about and you would have noticed the performance improvements.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/confuseacat/statuses/117086520481084157https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/confuseacat/statuses/117086520481084157Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:21:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:48:52 GMT]]>@einarwh "We KNOW you will want AI!!!! "

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bsd.network/users/DianeBruce/statuses/117084502905099345https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bsd.network/users/DianeBruce/statuses/117084502905099345Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:48:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:16:03 GMT]]>@cryptobeast @einarwh

I remember waiting impatiently for version 1.0 of the OS Rom.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.space/users/CppGuy/statuses/117082250539059810https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.space/users/CppGuy/statuses/117082250539059810Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:16:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:52:17 GMT]]>@einarwh abuser stories

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snabel.party/users/arnemart/statuses/117082157087693149https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snabel.party/users/arnemart/statuses/117082157087693149Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:52:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:49:33 GMT]]>At some point, use cases were replaced by abuse cases.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/einarwh/statuses/117082146293263986https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/einarwh/statuses/117082146293263986Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:49:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:11:22 GMT]]>@einarwh @ShaulaEvans One could argue, given the sequence in which my career went, that I was a gamekeeper turned poacher… 😂🤣

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/arcadiagt5/statuses/117081996181973158https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/arcadiagt5/statuses/117081996181973158Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:11:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:10:04 GMT]]>@einarwh @ShaulaEvans I’ve lived that joke on BOTH sides of it - as the public service arguing that, no, that’s in scope and here’s my evidence AND as the contractor arguing that, yes, that’s out of scope and here’s my evidence….

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/arcadiagt5/statuses/117081991029063147https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/arcadiagt5/statuses/117081991029063147Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:10:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:05:43 GMT]]>@einarwh @ShaulaEvans True that.

Meanwhile, I’m old enough to have spent enough time on Fixed Price contracts that I’ve LIVED this joke:

Q: What’s the difference between a bug and a feature?

A: Features cost extra.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/arcadiagt5/statuses/117081973945058246https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/arcadiagt5/statuses/117081973945058246Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:05:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:05:26 GMT]]>@cryptobeast I remember believing that Napster could never be taken down.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/einarwh/statuses/117081265026025631https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/einarwh/statuses/117081265026025631Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:05:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:57:53 GMT]]>@einarwh
I remember being interested and excited for the new versions of Napster.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cryptobeast/statuses/117081235347576437https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cryptobeast/statuses/117081235347576437Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:57:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:40:40 GMT]]>@einarwh Bloody Sumerians

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/ap/users/116620205121171649/statuses/117080459878957117https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/ap/users/116620205121171649/statuses/117080459878957117Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:40:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm old enough to remember when features were things users wanted. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:51:50 GMT]]>@einarwh Was that when features were features ?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/ojonnysilva/statuses/117080267837202922https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/ojonnysilva/statuses/117080267837202922Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:51:50 GMT