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Nonsense Time => FFA => Topic started by: DYM on November 09, 2017, 11:55:08 am
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This is a simple question. Which of the following are your top 3 picks for worst software ever made from the enlisted choices?
To make voting for your choice a bit easier, I've briefly explained (some of) the problems with all of them.
LiveSplit: LiveSplit? More like LiveShit. You're bombarded with about 50+ different .DLLs and config files when you download this software (to compare, WSplit only has the .exe and a readme on how to use it), because the developers thought the idea of the best timer software meant adding as many features as possible, even if they're completely irrelevant. Also the atrocious default font and color schemes have permeated within the speedrunning community. Can't wait for the day when they add in more useless features, such as Facebook integration. NSU: I think you can add sound-effects in this program, so you could make your viewers listen to a random "MARCUS STRYKER" clip every time you split. I know Glover does this with his SM64 splits.
uTorrent: 5-10 years ago this used to be a tier 1, simple-to-use software but over time the developers thought it was a good idea to toss in an overwhelming number of unwanted features into the app, including but not limited to: flash exploits, unauthorized bitcoin mining using your computer's CPU power and shoehorning ads everywhere. It's also a memory hog. NSU: At least it's still easy to torrent with it?
Skype: This dysfunctional program has gone downhill ever since Microsoft acquired it - constantly crashing, hogging memory, breaking with every update, being more obtrusive with ads and just being super slow and unstable in general. They still also have the same awful interface they designed in 2003. In a desperate attempt to become relevant they are trying to incorporate Snapchat/Instagram-like features, not realizing that this ironically would make the program even worse. NSU: They still have a userbase of old people who use their bloatware.
iTunes: Holy crap, where do I start? This software was fine as a simple music player, but instead of streamlining this service Apple decided it would be an excellent idea to morph it into an all-encompassing app for social networking, selling movies/music/audiobooks/ringtones/etc, making massive libraries and adding all other sorts of needless features. They literally turned a music player into an OS. It's now super sluggish (good luck if you're using it on Windows), difficult to navigate with, occasionally freezes and has countless other performance problems. NSU: It's probably easy to uninstall if you ever feel the need to do that.
Norton Antivirus: This antivirus program is so bad you could ironically call it a virus. It's a massive resource hog, costs money, doesn't do a good job at removing viruses and nags you to try other products even if you pay for the software. The worst part is the sofware itself isn't very easy to get rid of if you dislike it. It's basically the Windows 10 of antivirus programs. NSU: I couldn't think of one.
OBS (Studio): I personally have no problems with this program, but a lot of Eliters claim it's counterintuitive, INTJ, "completely useless" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ezjrhPh3s) and would rather spend money on XSplit licenses. NSU: It's actually really good.
AmaRecTV: Glover puts it nicely when he claims this was a Japanese middle schooler's final year programming project 20 years ago, and some English runners found it on some obscure Japanese website and forced it upon every speedrunner in the early days of SRL. I'm not sure how many Eliters haven't had any issues with this program, but I'm guessing it's fewer than 5. The interface is terrible, it occasionally freezes and AmaRec live doesn't even work half of the time. AmaRec also almost fucked me out an Egypt 0:44 untied (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puuavetZ3pU). NSU: If you're a good software-engineer, this is your opportunity to make a billion dollars.
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iTunes and Norton of the ones I've used. iTunes used to be decent but now it's :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
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Skype refuses to send ~5% of my messages and then send them 1 minute later or so, it's pretty annoying specially because I use it to talk with my co workers (and that happens to them too so fucks up in both ways), so it'd be my #1 :nesquik:. But Amarec is indeed surprisingly bad, gave up on it ages ago. OBS works perfectly fine.
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without a doubt Skype.
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NSU? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialist_Underground) srsly what does it mean mate?
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skype is literally a virus
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NSU means non-shitty upside.
Setrack: But so is iTunes, Norton & uTorrent.
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Man how the hell is Snapchat not on here, absolutely garbage software even if mobile only.
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If Snapchat was on here it'd be a really tough pick between it and Itunes.
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I don't think Snapchat is that bad, although most of the complaints I've read have been related to their Android version which I haven't used in months. Sure their profits have dwindled and they actually have competition now, but the app itself is simple to use and bug-free (aside from the snap streak count which shouldn't be a turnoff). Based customer service restored my streak when I asked as well. They literally responded within 2 minutes.
What are your problems with it?
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- app layout is convoluted and not simple to use.
- app takes advantage of "timed" / "limited" snap filters which you may want to use for a snap, but cannot because it was only available for an arbitrary limited time.
- app takes advantage of low iq users by adding an insignificant snap streak counter to get them addicted to using the app every day, even if they have nothing relevant to send a photo of.
- app often crashes on launch, or drops the phone battery 50% or more on startup.
- whole philosophy of the app is destroyed when you can send stories / save stories / memories instead of the original concept of sending still pictures or short video clips which only play once on the receivers phone before disappearing forever.
- and with the constant addition of new memories, stories etc, the app become massively over-complicated, bloated, more akin to a facebook or instagram hybrid instead of just focusing on making the snap -> edit -> post part really really solid and fun.
- app takes forever to launch (no matter the phone) so twitch reacting to a real life moment and getting a snap of it is almost impossible.
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Snapchat is indeed a very low IQ app. I'd say the average IQ of Snapchat users is probably in the 87-93 range. Maybe lower. The fact they were willing to reinstate Ace's streak with Qweczol just with a simple email goes to show how much they know the only reason people use the app is because they are addicted. Once you break the streaks, there is no need to go back.
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In reality though, almost all anti-virus softwares are viruses themselves. I've had my computer for almost 7 years without a single virus and no anti-virus software. They are a waste of money
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To be fair, MSE is built into Windows for their last couple OS's and it's seamless enough that you might not realize it's there. No real reason nowadays to install something else on top of that.
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To be fair, MSE is built into Windows for their last couple OS's and it's seamless enough that you might not realize it's there. No real reason nowadays to install something else on top of that.
This is true, and also why Windows 7 is the best thing Microsoft ever made
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This is true, and also why Windows 7 is the best thing Microsoft ever made
I agree. I had to switch back to Windows 7 from windows 10 because it was so unnecessary with all the updates and whatnot.