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KellyCriterionlast Monday at 8:08 PM2 repliesview on HN

LOL

Since DECADES Outlook is _not_ capable of putting the first(!) just(!) useful datetime-stamp found in an email which says "calendar" or something in the text when pressing CTRL+R: This function creates a calendar entry from the current email with current receiver list, but default-date/time is alwsys set to the current even if recipients last ansewer was simply "lets do: 11am" - why does even this simple shit not work today? You dont need AI for this simple idea even, a robus / probability parser will do fine in 99% cases


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mlrtimeyesterday at 3:25 AM

I would just be happy to never have a ICS file every saved to my drive again. Whoever created the concept of a calendar invite saving a ICS file has created me hours of frustration.

jll29last Monday at 8:23 PM

Agree 100%. Don't train a 100-billion parameter neural transformer if you can solve it with a bash one-liner.

Use your human intelligence and save our planet!