Piece of shit software - Crappy software/apps/programs that make you MATI

[snowdunes]

Several people have said Discord before and I'm inclined to agree. Their platform used to be blazingly fast and just work OOTB seven or eight years ago. It was a hail mary moment for Skype users like me who were tired of Microsoft's bullshit making the platform unusable. Fast forward to today and I constantly have issues with my audio device suddenly being disconnected and either having to physically replug it or restart my entire PC. Every time they update the client they add some new bullshit thing I have to figure out how to hide or disable.

On top of all of that, in the seven years the platform has existed they still haven't figured out an elegant way to do DM permissions. There are a million tiny little toggles and settings that all interact in completely mysterious ways. Does turning on DM privacy in a server override the account setting? When do message requests happen versus outright blocking the message? Who knows? Not Discord!

> microphone doesn't work in Discord through browser (always worked on all my PC's)
> mic. VOIP in game works, audacity works perfectly
> mic. only works with their client now

They must on purpose ruin the web version of their site so people download their spyware, and it's so bloaty now too!

 

[innocent jogger]

I dislike dealing with HP's proprietary printer software and setup CDs that come with the current models. No, I don't want bloated apps I'll never use that would let me print cute t-shirts and other items of disinterest with your printer. Just give me a print driver that works.

I haven't worked with Windows in ages but you used to be able to use device manager to pull just the needed drivers off the HP cds. If you followed their instructions though and used the cd autorun program you would get your PC Goatsed with tons of useless crapware and good luck removing it all.

That seemed to be pretty standard with any new hardware back then. Anybody remember all the shitware that got bundled with cd/DVD burners?