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    What annoys me most about Windows is the deletion mechanism when process else has a file; I can’t delete it no matter how many times I try, and I have to reset the computer, lol.

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    They… they broke the recycle bin, eh?

    So you’re just not allowed to delete files anymore?

    … I guess that would give them more AI training data and also make people need even more storage so… sure, fuck it, why not.

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    This issue causes internal file names to appear instead of real names in Recycle Bin confirmation dialogs.

    TOTALLY BROKEN

    ABSOLUTELY UNUSABLE

    I suppose headline hyperbole is appropriate for a shitpost, lol

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      If there’s internal file names why the fuck can’t I rename a file while it’s open in a program?

      This operating system is garbage from a design perspective let alone its implementation

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    Meanwhile, I’ve seen zero of these issues on windows 11.

    Windows sucks, fuck Microsoft, but stories like this are insanely overblown. It remains the most compatible way to play games without hassle.

    I’m rooting for Linux, though. Can’t wait to switch once it’s more widely accepted. Right now I just use it for a few specialized machines and purposes.

    Inb4 downvotes and judgements from obnoxious Linux fans.

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      I didn’t downvote you (for a couple of reasons¹), but I just wanted to share my experience: I’ve been playing games exclusively on Linux for a couple of years now, and it generally works well. Of course it depends on what games you play, and so your mileage might vary, but in some cases I even had a better experience on Linux than on Windows. Mostly due to not having to deal with windows shenanigans. (drivers, reboots, the usual).

      But I agree with you that these stories are indeed overblown. Current Windows, with all its problems and everything, is still much better than any previous Windows. I’d still avoid it if I could, and you need to do things to make it behave sanely…


      [1] The reasons: the downvote is not meant to be a “I don’t like this”, nor “I don’t agree with this”, but should be used to signal bad comments: spam, trolls, noise… Plus, I don’t think what you said is wrong.

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      Windows update managed to get a system I only use for gaming into an unrecoverable state a few months ago. I know a bunch of windows sysadmins, trust me, you’ve been lucky, stability this year specifically is dogshit.

      Also bitlocked has multiple backdoors which is a problem for corporate that I really cannot overstate

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    9 hours ago

    I haven’t written code in 8 months.

    My family member who works at Microsoft

    But your family member hasn’t written code in 8 months!

    Mom on trying to understand why I don’t like AI

    This shit

    The obvious outcome of forcing devs to not use their brain

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      I think it’s less that they’re not allowed to use their brains, it’s more that AI is letting them “write” so much code they can’t possibly review or test it all properly.

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    It happens to everything. I updated my stock rpi’s last night and now rpi connect only works for cli.

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      That’s true to a point, but I feel like Microsoft should have the budget and infrastructure to properly test their releases. A bug every once in a while? Sure. Multiple serious bugs that break major features every year? Pretty embarrassing.

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        Didn’t they go through a lot of effort to not have to have many testers?
        They have rolling releases and preview channels for regular users to bugtest for them.
        All this money can now be spent where it matters - on a new yacht

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      Many people are weirdly helpless about computers. If you’ve ever tried to help someone with tech, you’ve probably encountered the

      • “it didn’t work”
      • what did it say?
      • I don’t know it just didn’t work
      • but what did the error message say specifically
      • I didn’t read it

      Kind of user.

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          Or the “pc handyman”.

          Me: “Why does your motherboard have a …uh… sheen and smell like WD40?”

          PC Handyman: “Well it was running slow so I greased it.”

          I wish that were not a true story.

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            I once had a caller claim he was one of the dudes that invented the internet. I was like … well you certainly haven’t kept up with things since then…

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            I usually see the reverse. People who work with computers making every effort NOT to need to help.

            My favorite is a friend who does techsupport for a datacenter. He always asks “wait, this computer you’re having trouble with, can you lift it? Would you say it’s smaller than your fridge? Oh, sorry, then I can’t help you”