Yes there was, it was called Lotus (and later IBM) Notes, which, if set up correctly, was miles better than Outlook. It also had a lot of functionality from Teams built in (except video calling/conferencing which was not an end user thing at the time). For me Teams feels like an awkward Notes implementation that is not yet ready for production. And my experience with the Notes setup I recall is from about 2 decades ago so that's progress in IT productivity tools for ya.

Keep in mind that for governmental/municipal services they are usually legally bound to accept most (if not all) data formats the end user may present to them so as not to exclude anyone. So not accepting .docx or .xlsx (which are the de facto standard whether you like it or not) is not an option. They may impose some restrictions (such as no macros or vba) though.

With their AI bot Tay, more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

According to your Head of State there are no outbreaks and he has everything under control. So there. /sarcasm off

Reading all the comments I'm surprised that no-one mentions PGP. They have the infrastructure in place. It may be too cumbersome for the layman but I don't think it can't be built in in the current batch of mail clients (or in online infrastructure like gmail).

Why is it not believable? Your "better" medical system (which most western countries have the same access to) is only better for those that can afford it. 44 million people have no health insurance and 38 million have inadequate health insurance. That's 25% of the population of the US ( total 383 million) that potentially has no access to proper medical care. If you are wealthy enough not to have to worry about that, count your blessings but please don't close your eyes for the economic divide.

The population of the US is relatively unhealthy, you spend more on healthcare than most other wealthy countries yet you have the lowest life expectancy and the highest chronic disease burden. Also the obesity rate is twice that of the OECD average. Again, if you belong to the part of the population that has enough money for fresh produce and enough free time to work on your health I'm happy for you, but for a lot of people there are real issues because they are not able to afford all that.

You cannot sustain hardships better than most just because you (as a country) have more money (and printing more doesn't automagically make more money). Your budget deficit is over 100% and growing. Your economy is indeed able to absorb a lot but it has dropped significantly. Your GDP has dropped, unemployment rates are soaring (they were only higher during the Wall Street crash in the 1920s). People need money for rent and food so they go out to work even if they are sick if they have no reserves. If you live paycheck to paycheck and suddenly your income halts, what are you supposed to do? From the food banks site: Due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, more than 54 million people may experience food insecurity in 2020. Yep. Awesome that you live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world where more than 50% of the capital is in the hands of 20% of the population. As long as you are part of the higher income groups at least.

CowboyNeal!

from https://support.google.com/cus...

Exclude sites from your search engine:

1. From the control panel, select the search engine you want to edit.
2. Click Setup from the menu on the left.
3. In the Basics tab, click Advanced under Sites to Search to expand the Sites to exclude section.
4. Click Add under Sites to exclude.
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This is why I still come to /. from time to time. Thank you for an excellent explanation.

Brilliant. Could be part of a Dr. Seuss story.

In their minds, the customer doesn't order food from "Delivery Company Inc." but a poke bowl from Akamu's Luau. If the food isn't tasty, they blame the restaurant (probably reasonable). But if the order is scrambled, mixed up, crushed, late, incomplete, (too) expensive or whatever they'll also blame the restaurant. Which might not even be aware it's being advertised as a delivery address (with inflated price due to markup and delivery fee) since they only do dine in and takeaway with a friendly smile from the owner thanking you for your business. While I do understand there is a market for these kinds of delivery businesses I think they should cooperate with restaurant owners instead of competing with them. It's better business in the long term.

I'm missing the obligatory CowboyNeal option. I miss him. He would definately do a better job than init, upstart and systemd combined. /lurking /. before you could register your username. Yeah I'm that old, so what. Here's a nickel kid. Go buy yourself a real computer.

order extra seats when you buy a new car?

Yes, there is (at least) one recipe for a deep fried burger. The "best" are from Dyers in Tennessee, apparently. Most are cooked in a skillet or on a grill/griddle.

Usually I like to call the HR contact after I've submitted my resume. Ask them a few questions about the job that are not answered in the ad or on the website. Good HR is able to answer my questions, a few put me through to the hiring manager. The problem with HR is that they look for the people that have polished their resume to reflect the position perfectly. It doesn't matter that you're a 24 year old with 8+ years of experience in - buzz word that exists for only 5 years -, they'll bite. But it is accepted to tailor your resume with your knowledge and skillset and how they best complement the position you're after.