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As a long time Linux user; do you know how bad you have to fuck up your operating system to make people WANT to use Linux?

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  • VladimirC Vladimir

    @rgegriff
    >what the fuck is Microsoft doing over there?
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    Anthony DavidA This user is from outside of this forum
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    Anthony David
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    #16

    @contaminase @rgegriff

    \documentclass[13pt,portrait]{report}

    \begin{document}

    ...
    🙂

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    • Matt CrawfordT Matt Crawford

      @T045T @rgegriff are they vibe coding updates?

      Kevin RussellK This user is from outside of this forum
      Kevin RussellK This user is from outside of this forum
      Kevin Russell
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      #17

      @thecrawford @T045T @rgegriff

      The President of Microsoft says 30% of their code is AI -- and its taking down their OS.

      Vibe Coded Bankruptcy.

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      Satya Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI

      Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday said that as much as 30% of the company's code is now written by artificial intelligence.

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      • Kevin RussellK Kevin Russell

        @thecrawford @T045T @rgegriff

        The President of Microsoft says 30% of their code is AI -- and its taking down their OS.

        Vibe Coded Bankruptcy.

        Link Preview Image
        Satya Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI

        Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday said that as much as 30% of the company's code is now written by artificial intelligence.

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        CNBC (www.cnbc.com)

        Matt CrawfordT This user is from outside of this forum
        Matt CrawfordT This user is from outside of this forum
        Matt Crawford
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        #18

        @kevinrns @T045T @rgegriff Ironically I guess I'm very naive to this, considering I couldn't update off windows 10 due to old hardware so migrated fully to Linux anyway last year.

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        • rgegriff (On a new server)R rgegriff (On a new server)

          As a long time Linux user; do you know how bad you have to fuck up your operating system to make people WANT to use Linux?

          Regular people in my life keep asking me for advice and... I mean, cool. But, like, what the fuck is Microsoft doing over there?

          Moses IzumiM This user is from outside of this forum
          Moses IzumiM This user is from outside of this forum
          Moses Izumi
          wrote on last edited by
          #19
          @rgegriff The window managers (I've mainly used XFCE and KDE) have a lot of nifty features: stuff that could've been implemented during Windows 8 if it was designed by the Powertoys and Sysinternals people instead of a coked-up touchscreen salesman.

          The Metro environment worked kinda well on tablets, but I'm still shocked that Microsoft completely ignored the ramifications of forcing a half-baked parallel ecosystem of fullscreen-only applications onto every desktop, and replacing the startmenu with a fullscreen version.

          My dad still gets fired up when reminded of the Windows RT situation: MS ported the entire OS to energy efficient ARM systems only to ban them from running any desktop software beyond Office and the mediocre pack-in stuff (because they didn't allow desktop apps on the Windows Store).

          The Copilot push is arguably less agressive, in the sense that it seems to be sequestered to action buttons in applications, along with the telemetry/spyware/adware that's been active by default since 10.
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          • Matt CrawfordT Matt Crawford

            @kevinrns @T045T @rgegriff Ironically I guess I'm very naive to this, considering I couldn't update off windows 10 due to old hardware so migrated fully to Linux anyway last year.

            Andrew DeaconA This user is from outside of this forum
            Andrew DeaconA This user is from outside of this forum
            Andrew Deacon
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            #20

            @thecrawford @kevinrns @T045T @rgegriff I migrated to Linux (linuxmint) when Windows 7 died, I looked at Win8 and said no way.I have not used Windows since then.(and I don’t miss it)

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            • fabiosantoscodeF fabiosantoscode

              @sungo @rgegriff if corporations are people, why aren't hundreds of them in jail?

              Jordan BiserkovJ This user is from outside of this forum
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              Jordan Biserkov
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              #21

              @fabiosantoscode @sungo @rgegriff
              Because they use their money as “free speech“ to bribe politicians.
              if that sounds like the incoherent ramblings of a conspiracy theorist check out this Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC

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              • Andrew DeaconA Andrew Deacon

                @thecrawford @kevinrns @T045T @rgegriff I migrated to Linux (linuxmint) when Windows 7 died, I looked at Win8 and said no way.I have not used Windows since then.(and I don’t miss it)

                Matt CrawfordT This user is from outside of this forum
                Matt CrawfordT This user is from outside of this forum
                Matt Crawford
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                #22

                @aadeacon @kevinrns @T045T @rgegriff I skipped 8, but still mostly use my pc for gaming which, until recently, could only be done on windows.

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                • Andrew DeaconA Andrew Deacon

                  @thecrawford @kevinrns @T045T @rgegriff I migrated to Linux (linuxmint) when Windows 7 died, I looked at Win8 and said no way.I have not used Windows since then.(and I don’t miss it)

                  Kevin RussellK This user is from outside of this forum
                  Kevin RussellK This user is from outside of this forum
                  Kevin Russell
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #23

                  @aadeacon @thecrawford @T045T @rgegriff

                  #Linux loves immigrants.

                  🐧 ❤️ 🫵

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                  • Kevin RussellK Kevin Russell

                    @aadeacon @thecrawford @T045T @rgegriff

                    #Linux loves immigrants.

                    🐧 ❤️ 🫵

                    Matt CrawfordT This user is from outside of this forum
                    Matt CrawfordT This user is from outside of this forum
                    Matt Crawford
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                    #24

                    @kevinrns @aadeacon @T045T @rgegriff I've been using it on and off for work for a decade, just never on my personal devices.

                    I've recently migrated a second hand intel MacBook to fedora as it was cheap now they've announced the drop of support for them!

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                    • rgegriff (On a new server)R rgegriff (On a new server)

                      As a long time Linux user; do you know how bad you have to fuck up your operating system to make people WANT to use Linux?

                      Regular people in my life keep asking me for advice and... I mean, cool. But, like, what the fuck is Microsoft doing over there?

                      Mandrake 🐎M This user is from outside of this forum
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                      Mandrake 🐎
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #25

                      @rgegriff Microsoft is literally telling their users that they need to throw their computers in the trash and buy a brand new one during the middle of a RAM price hike so that they can continue watching YouTube and playing Balatro

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                      • Kevin RussellK Kevin Russell

                        @aadeacon @thecrawford @T045T @rgegriff

                        #Linux loves immigrants.

                        🐧 ❤️ 🫵

                        Andrew DeaconA This user is from outside of this forum
                        Andrew DeaconA This user is from outside of this forum
                        Andrew Deacon
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                        #26

                        @kevinrns @thecrawford @T045T @rgegriff I love immigrants, which is a good thing as I live in Leicester

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                        • rgegriff (On a new server)R rgegriff (On a new server)

                          As a long time Linux user; do you know how bad you have to fuck up your operating system to make people WANT to use Linux?

                          Regular people in my life keep asking me for advice and... I mean, cool. But, like, what the fuck is Microsoft doing over there?

                          David GerardD This user is from outside of this forum
                          David GerardD This user is from outside of this forum
                          David Gerard
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                          #27

                          @rgegriff look, the whole *point* of running linux is so i know none of my shit works but also *why*

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                          • Andrew DeaconA Andrew Deacon

                            @kevinrns @thecrawford @T045T @rgegriff I love immigrants, which is a good thing as I live in Leicester

                            Kevin RussellK This user is from outside of this forum
                            Kevin RussellK This user is from outside of this forum
                            Kevin Russell
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                            #28

                            @aadeacon @thecrawford @T045T @rgegriff

                            The Irish and Scots welcomed Celtic immigrants when they came.

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                            • David GerardD David Gerard

                              @rgegriff look, the whole *point* of running linux is so i know none of my shit works but also *why*

                              d@nny disc@ mc²H This user is from outside of this forum
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                              d@nny disc@ mc²
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #29

                              @davidgerard @rgegriff the people responsible for my sorrow have names and email addresses

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                              • rgegriff (On a new server)R rgegriff (On a new server)

                                As a long time Linux user; do you know how bad you have to fuck up your operating system to make people WANT to use Linux?

                                Regular people in my life keep asking me for advice and... I mean, cool. But, like, what the fuck is Microsoft doing over there?

                                CrowsingerC This user is from outside of this forum
                                CrowsingerC This user is from outside of this forum
                                Crowsinger
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                                #30

                                @rgegriff Evil. They’re doing evil in evil ways.

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                                • Matt CrawfordT Matt Crawford

                                  @T045T @rgegriff are they vibe coding updates?

                                  The Tattooed Nonna 👑T This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  The Tattooed Nonna 👑
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                                  #31

                                  @thecrawford @T045T @rgegriff slop coding.

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                                  • rgegriff (On a new server)R rgegriff (On a new server)

                                    As a long time Linux user; do you know how bad you have to fuck up your operating system to make people WANT to use Linux?

                                    Regular people in my life keep asking me for advice and... I mean, cool. But, like, what the fuck is Microsoft doing over there?

                                    Rupert ReynoldsR This user is from outside of this forum
                                    Rupert ReynoldsR This user is from outside of this forum
                                    Rupert Reynolds
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                                    #32

                                    @rgegriff Power corrupts. MS acts as though it owns our hardware and data, and has the right to open a tap on our bank accounts, when and as often as it likes, witholding access if we don't do what we're told.

                                    Echoing Doctorow's words, the 1990s Internet connected us *directly* with things we wanted to access. MS, Amazon, Google, Facebook and so on try to insert themselves between us and the things we want, free of charge at first until there is a cost of leaving, then they slowly turn the thumbscrews, charging us for what we once had freely.

                                    We don't need them. But they are good at confusing us.

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                                    • rgegriff (On a new server)R rgegriff (On a new server)

                                      As a long time Linux user; do you know how bad you have to fuck up your operating system to make people WANT to use Linux?

                                      Regular people in my life keep asking me for advice and... I mean, cool. But, like, what the fuck is Microsoft doing over there?

                                      abbiistabbii :nya:A This user is from outside of this forum
                                      abbiistabbii :nya:A This user is from outside of this forum
                                      abbiistabbii :nya:
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                                      #33

                                      @rgegriff@masto.hackers.town Point them to Linux Mint.

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                                      • clewC clew

                                        Don’t know enough to guess but I’m curious. What?

                                        (BeOS. An unsecured login to a FORTRAN server somewhere in Mountain Time. Your Lenovo refrigerator, overclocked. ??)

                                        @SoftwareTheron
                                        @rgegriff

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                                        DeterioratedStucco
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                                        #34

                                        @clew
                                        Ubuntu... sorry to be so boring.

                                        The Lenovo box would at least have the advantage of good cooling systems, I suppose.

                                        @rgegriff

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                                        • S DeterioratedStucco

                                          @clew
                                          Ubuntu... sorry to be so boring.

                                          The Lenovo box would at least have the advantage of good cooling systems, I suppose.

                                          @rgegriff

                                          clewC This user is from outside of this forum
                                          clewC This user is from outside of this forum
                                          clew
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #35

                                          And some of them have big screens and the snacks are _right there_.

                                          @SoftwareTheron @rgegriff

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