To cause to become distended.
“Nice 510(k) for LoFric Elle Pro. QMS heads: post-clearance is all about and-driven risk assessment, use a connected workflow, tie automated CAPAs to training triggers, and use Update Element (not Recreate) to avoid task bloat. #CAPA #Traceability #MedDevice”
“Desperately need to move on from by S22 with a dying battery, but have zero real interest in the S26 with all the AI bloat they put on it. Could see getting one of the cheaper models as a bridge till some real AI free devices arrive.”
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Spot on. "Tooling bloat" is a real trap—if the automation adds more process than the task itself, we've missed the point. Focusing on workflow agility is key.
“will your video conference software work in Brave browser or Vivaldi browser ? You can also try Chromium. It’s built on google chrome code , but with a lot of corporate bloat removed.”
“essa rede social ja me mostrou umas 50x o quanto as pessoas são passivas e mansas sobre as coisas que incomodam elas no pc um trilhão de post de gente reclamando de AD e AI bloat, mas não se movem um musculo pra trocar de navegador por exemplo se ajudem também né”
“This is going to be the game that destroys the games industry. I keep getting the feeling that it is a garbage game and all of this press is to push the narrative that this is the AAA game quality and bloat we get now.”
(intransitive, veterinary medicine) To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
: Encourage him, and bloat him up with Praise
“Excellent @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminder: Bait & switch to bloat the rich started with Reagan, and Republicans have only gotten more obvious & crueler. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-5-2026”
“Game bloat has even affected the icon.”
“Spot on. "Tooling bloat" is a real trap—if the automation adds more process than the task itself, we've missed the point. Focusing on workflow agility is key.”
“Chrome silently installing a 4GB AI model (per HN) is the canary in the coal mine for local AI bloat. This won't stay optional – soon every app will ship default local models for "privacy", ballooning install sizes and RAM usage. The post-PC era is eating itself.”
“The compilers these days are just as much to blame as coding practices. Bloat everywhere you look.”