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Its actually happened, after a lifetime of chaotic dysfunction I've lost something important, a pair of glasses - in one of three pubs or maybe on a bus.

Ah well, so many things have resurfaced serendipitously it was bound to happen.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2025-11-13 01:19:48)

Do I want Win 11? No
Do I have much of a choice? No

Extended security updates still seem like the least stupid solution, latest updates seem to be pushing Onedrive even harder, to the point of making that the only save option - recently used folders no longer being called up etc.
This part is the most sinister really, why do they want our files? I think its a bit more than wanting people to pay for capacity when they max out.

Dilbert_X wrote:

Do I want Win 11? No
Do I have much of a choice? No

Extended security updates still seem like the least stupid solution, latest updates seem to be pushing Onedrive even harder, to the point of making that the only save option - recently used folders no longer being called up etc.
This part is the most sinister really, why do they want our files? I think its a bit more than wanting people to pay for capacity when they max out.

i feel the same way about the latest mac OSX - the first time i've ever felt such a way, i should say. it sucks.

the return to Y2K zillennial 'windows aero' aesthetics is most unwelcome, even on my phone's latest iOS.

i'm dreading being punted onto the corresponding laptop version when the security updates go dark. i have awell looked after machine that is physically as beautiful and well-made as the day i bought it, and yet some chain gang of H1B lackeys have pushed out a new OS that is singularly horrendous to look at it.

a rare L for apple, whose attention to detail is normally top notch.

unfortunately it seems two articles of faith are determining everything in the tech world at present: (1) everything is heading towards the AI singularity, (2) everything is heading towards platform singularity. thus we get crappy, invasive, data-stealing AI thrust upon us and our platforms are all merging to look like ipads with optional keyboards and trackpads/mice.

i don't drive but even to me the insanity of contemporary car design is apparent.

we've spent 15 years trying to legislate against texting or even using hands-free kits while driving (as, of course it's dangerous) ... only to replace every single physical button, knob and greeble in a car with an ipad+++? make it make senz. i am sure trying to dim your headlights or whatever when it's hidden behind 3 drop-down menus is a lot safer than whatever analogue method it replaced

re: apple, steve jobs is spinning in his grave

weird decisions made here could not have come at a worse time for people leaving the windows platform.

uziq wrote:

i don't drive but even to me the insanity of contemporary car design is apparent.

we've spent 15 years trying to legislate against texting or even using hands-free kits while driving (as, of course it's dangerous) ... only to replace every single physical button, knob and greeble in a car with an ipad+++? make it make senz. i am sure trying to dim your headlights or whatever when it's hidden behind 3 drop-down menus is a lot safer than whatever analogue method it replaced

automakers did some navel gazing, and this is thankfully something that is being addressed: https://www.kbb.com/car-news/buttons-ar … -take-time

i guess people were too annoyed about this for savings in manufacturing costs to be justifiable? the stars align and deshittification is coming our way.

i couldn't believe it when i started seeing those. i was like yeah ok this has to just be for a navigator feature or some "dial mom" function, right? wrong.



remember buttons? the replacement of my blackberry with an android was a blow. people having to stare down at a screen to dial a number made distracted driving worse, i'd guess? i stopped trying. people i rode passenger with didn't. scary stuff.

(and suuuure, you could still get buttons phones. like a peasant.)

why something like touchscreens-for-everything pushed by penny-pinching automakers would pass under the nose of legislation is beyond me.

dilbert wrote:

win11

m$ has been spending all year nixing and tsking at stuff people were doing to either avoid windows 11 or its tpm requirement. can't even rely on their requirements. "you need to replace your two year old motherboard to install windows 11, but wait, ok now you don't have to have tpm now (but actually nevermind, yes, you do)." imagine how infuriated people will be if they replace their perfectly functional computers for windows 11 only for microsoft to drop the requirement again.

i don't really trust that some extended windows 10 update later won't be specifically for finding shenanigans and bricking your pc when you've got company files to get emailed.

i've talked about how they were weird and inconsistent they were with the minecraft migration as well. microsoft: "here's the deadline." me: "well, i haven't played in years and wasn't following news, that sucks *goes back to paying zero attention to minecraft*" microsoft: "oh hey, out of nowhere here's a short extension for account transfer." me, catching wind of it past the deadline again: *…*

do i really want to trust my stuff in microsoft's possession? no thanks, i'll use a third party cloud or a thumb drive. i don't even like the microsoft store.

it seems obvious to me that pushing extensive electronics/software options, including in-car operating systems, internet of things, etc. is purely about data. almost all of the car manufacturers are now handily gathering 120 data points about their drivers which they can monetise and sell onto data merchants and marketers.

to say nothing of the potential of software-unlocked subscription features, 'bonus' tier content, etc.

electric door handles that only release the door latch via a touch button or electric fob, too.

wouldn't fancy being in a burning electric car with one of those explosive batteries while the fire department can't even locate a door handle.

being trapped in any burning car, really. don't internal combustion engines have more fires per miles?



depending on the video for this particular fire, you'll find comments blaming mamdami.

If libraries didn't already exist Americans would be angry at the suggestion that people get to borrow books for free.

it will be interesting to see what happens with the slop bubble. annoying knowing that it bursting will also affect other tied-in financials.

slop build slop. how long can we really sustain slop listening to and rating slop on music sites, anyway? let ai cannibalize its own slop and things start to spiral like some sort of digital prion disease.

i was against purely digital 'ownership' (lol) of stuff to begin with, despite the convenience and security vs. physical theft, because i knew enshittification and stuff like amazon altering terms was around the corner. and i was right.

doesn't gabe have a fleet of yachts? yachts for yachts? submarine bays like a bond villain? yet somehow valve isn't universally reviled. they've held on for awhile now. could even be a shelter from windows 11 for some. if they started becoming a major distributor for ebooks, music, movies, i could see a lot of people jumping ship from other services.

they should've hired the best TC modders years ago to streamline the vanilla stuff. mods are so much better sometimes. the fetid squirt they've been pushing out past their constipated development blockage for years now is kind of sad. "here buy this $10 low poly italian airplane or something" among 99 others, smh. sims dlc has more substance.

total conversion. hoi4 dlc very much feels half-baked, conceptually. broken implementation that breaks balance or break the game. it's fun going into observer mode and watching just how much the ai can mess up.

i'm of the opinion that it's difficult to get as low as even "mixed" reviews on steam for reasons other than retaliatory review bombing. and there's some stinkers and abandonware out there rated as "very positive."