My kid used this all the time because I would give him timelimits on his Minecraft time. When it disappeared, he was in complete disarray but started to rely on Siri. I think he'll be happy to see it back up and running!
Google Timer is back
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#62Probably put it back so someone can put it on their promotion packet.
El low hanging fruit.
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#63Here's a timer for when they'll shut it down again https://www.google.com/search?q=timer+2+weeks
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#64Looks like this was an actual bug, not deliberately removing a feature:
https://twitter.com/dannysullivan/status/1560010093294489602
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#65For timing a meeting, try http://timeit.lol/ — it shows you an estimate of when your meeting will end, which will creep forward if you exceed the time allotted for the current agenda item. It was designed for standups, where each person gets 5 minutes to speak, but you can also add agenda items of varying length. You can also use it in count-up mode ( http://timeit.lol/?0 ) to count how much time each person has spok…
Another good way to time certain meetings is using dollars: https://www.mcgurrin.info/mcc/meetingclock.htm
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#66How are people supposed to use features like this if they get dropped and re-added from time to time? If I want a convenient timer, googling "set 5 minute timer" has no advantage if I don't know whether it will work or not. Inconsistency is an enemy of convenience.
Still bitter about reader over here, friend.
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#67How are people supposed to use features like this if they get dropped and re-added from time to time? If I want a convenient timer, googling "set 5 minute timer" has no advantage if I don't know whether it will work or not. Inconsistency is an enemy of convenience.
Is it inconsistent? Even if it isn't google's timer, you still get results for timers provided by other websites, if you google search for "set 5 minute timer".
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#68Holding out for Reader ;)
It will only come back if the universe runs in a loop.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your software never has bugs? We definitely had to turn something off before because something didn't line up/someone messed up planning during a bigger tech transition. This stuff happens in big orgs ran by humans, I'm happy that it's back and it's a lot better than the first result in any case.
I know that software is fiendishly difficult, but if you think a parent is ever going to put their child in a software driven car, then the industry had probably better get a bit more serious.
I already put my kids in a software driven car every day. It has automatic cruise control, automatic lane keeping, and automatic emergency braking. I don't trust Tesla's Autopilot yet but as soon as there is a self-driving car which I believe is safer than a car driven by me, I will switch to that.
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
A bug is a bug. "Why would anyone ever do XYZ" is a separate discussion. And if you write software for a living you know that there is always that one user who will do exactly XYZ.
Nope. Undefined behavior on obviously incorrect input isn't a bug in my world. ( might be in other circumstances )
It's not incorrect input. It's incorrect handling of accepted input.