No Adobe! I don't need you to cryptographically verify all the signatures contained in this PDF before you load it. Just show me the bloody document. Arghhhh!

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People say #SoftwareBloat is not a thing and I present to you a 4.2GB difference in installation size depending on the existence of #.NETframework or not... That's ridiculous... 4.2GB... why?

The Power Macintosh 6500’s software bundle sure loaded a lot of extensions 😬

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'Memory is Running Out, and So Are Excuses For Software Bloat' #Technology #SoftwareEngineering #Other #SoftwareBloat #Efficiency #TechIndustry

Handy's 120MB memory footprint for basic speech-to-text sparked a big debate on HN. Is this the new normal for "lightweight" apps? It highlights growing concerns about software bloat in modern desktop tools. 💻 #SoftwareBloat 2/6

HN discussion on software bloat: security risks & maintenance challenges. Debates using dependencies vs. writing code from scratch. Explores how package managers, dev speed, & culture contribute to complexity. #SoftwareBloat 1/6

My first PC at home had an 80 Mb hard drive

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