Maybe? I just said in another comment that I am pretty much exclusively Linux. I only occasionally use a W10 VM at work, and it’s enterprise/LTSB so I don’t get a lot of that junk.

Probably is. I use Linux for everything and only use Win10 at work on a VM with enterprise/LTSB version, so I’ve been shielded from most of its enshittification.

I wish.

There might be a small uptick of new Linux installs, but MS will just power on and the vast majority of Windows users will remain in that abusive relationship. :sigh:

I mean, they could solve it by not making the mandatory successor an ad-laden, AI-infested, personal data harvesting, privacy-nightmare shit show. That would be a start. And also relax whatever the artificial requirement is that makes a lot of Win10 machines incompatible with 11.

Yep, exactly.

When I notice that ahead, I always slow down a bit to put some good distance between it and myself.

I think the safety guidelines are 3 seconds of reaction time which comes out to about 1 car length per 10 MPH of speed.

But yeah, good luck with that because other drivers just see that as space they can merge.

Me: (Leaves the appropriate number of car-lengths for the present speed between me and the vehicle in front of me)

Some jerk who should have their license revoked: [No turn signal] I merge here now!

I get most of the stills for my Star Trek memes from trekcore.com which has a pretty old-web feel to it.

I left Twatter in 2020 and haven’t missed it even slightly. (FB in 2009 and same lack of missing it).

“Balance a checkbook” doesn’t have to mean a physical transaction log. It just means keeping track of expenditures and deposits so that you know the money in your account is sufficient to cover your purchases. You’d be surprised how many people my age can’t manage that. Also, at first, I read that as “Who owns a Chromebook?” lol.

Outside of using cursive for my signature, yeah, I’ve never used it in real life.

If you want to learn something you will.

True, but we learned computing because we had to.

I think it’s more a generational gap in basic computer skills.

Millennials grew up alongside modern computing (meaning the two matured together). We dealt with everything from BASIC on a C64 to DOS and then through Windows 3 through current. We also grew up alongside Linux. We understand computers (mostly) and the (various) paradigms they use.

Gen Z is what I refer to as the iPad generation (give or take a few years). Everything’s dumbed down and they never had to learn what a folder is or why you should organize documents into them instead of throwing them all in “Documents” library and just using search. (i.e. throw everything in a junk drawer and rummage through it as needed).

As with millennials who can’t balance a checkbook or do basic household tasks, I don’t blame Gen Z for not learning; I blame those who didn’t teach them. In this case, tech companies who keep dumbing everything down.

Edit: “Balance a checkbook” doesn’t have to mean a physical transaction log for old school checks. It just means keeping track of expenditures and deposits so that you know the money in your account is sufficient to cover your purchases. You’d be surprised how many people my age can’t manage that.

I run that, but somehow the web database got borked when I setup the Kobo Sync. DB works fine in Calibre desktop but web UI only shows new books unless I search for them. Haven’t messed with it much, but on my to-do list to figure out why.🤦‍♂️

Not cowabunga at all.

Don’t let the ugly UI scare you off. Once you get past that awful first impression, Calibre turns out to be a pretty great app.

Couldn’t have said it better myself. The UI looks ancient and cartoonish, but once you actually start using it, you don’t even notice because of what it can actually do.

Most recommendations I get for TV’s like this are to buy a display meant for digital signage or conference rooms. They’re usually a little more expensive but also made to last. They’re also mostly just dumb monitors.

I haven’t gone that route yet, but it’s on my roadmap. My current “TV"s are just a projector connected to my HTPC and a 32” PC monitor in a similar configuration upstairs.

I’m just a person who works there and hates AI bullshit.”

Me, too, National Archives employee who chose to remain anonymous. Me, too.

That also looks like me in college when my friends would complain that we didn’t have anything to smoke out of.

Fair enough. I suppose my point is at some point, people are going to have to start making sacrifices and say “enough is enough” or nothing is going to change. There’s no incentive for companies to de-enshittify or support new platforms as long as people keep accepting the ever-worsening status quo. Change is hard, I’ll agree.

“I really would like to switch to Linux, bUT muH gaMEz!”

Like, just get a console or a Steam deck and tell MS to piss off. Until their market share plummets noticeably, they’re going to continue this crap.