Post 9hCluhEKvTaTxGpXDE by lordbowlich@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #9hCl87bE66DfY2NHii by Wolf480pl@niu.moe
2019-03-27T18:37:25Z
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I'd like to thank Microsoft for making Windows 7 an annoying piece of software that pretends to be smarter than you.If it wasn't for this, I wouldn't have switched to Linux in high school, and switching later on would probably be harder.
(DIR) Post #9hClUmpfTVb7ngw9nE by lordbowlich@mastodon.social
2019-03-27T18:41:31Z
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@Wolf480pl ...and Windows 7 was the good one. 😜
(DIR) Post #9hClgAlqoS2NEIa4rQ by Wolf480pl@niu.moe
2019-03-27T18:43:35Z
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@lordbowlich yeah, compared to Vista and 8, it was good.But I skipped vista. I upgraded from WinXP straight to Win7, and then one day I wanted to set up authenticated network shares. On WinXP it'd be no problem - make sure accounts on both PCs have the same password, right click directory, share, change one option done.On Win7, it was advanced -> unrecommended -> yes I really want to -> no I don't want your recommended settings -> yes I know what I'm doing.And then it didn't work IIRC.
(DIR) Post #9hCluhEKvTaTxGpXDE by lordbowlich@mastodon.social
2019-03-27T18:46:13Z
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@Wolf480pl Now I'm having flashbacks.I remember Microsoft transitioning more and more settings behind automagical wizards that never actually did what they purported and were a pain when you actually knew the settings (particularly for networking) that you wanted to set up.
(DIR) Post #9hCmRJepacDYOymFEW by pfm@edolas.world
2019-03-27T18:52:09.055504Z
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@Wolf480plnah... you'd be just fine doing it later. I've started using Linux when studying biotechnology. good times!
(DIR) Post #9hCnMv2jGQ9wrCQFlI by Normandy@niu.moe
2019-03-27T19:02:31Z
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@Wolf480pl Windows 7 was tolerable for me. Windows 8 and 10 on the other hand, I had the same feeling as you did with Windows 7.
(DIR) Post #9hCncyKsmytNhdZIhM by Normandy@niu.moe
2019-03-27T19:05:25Z
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@Wolf480pl I should clarify: Windows 7 before the whole "free windows 10" bullshit came along.
(DIR) Post #9hCnvn7mhEpGQxPono by Wolf480pl@niu.moe
2019-03-27T19:08:48Z
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@Normandy well, I didn't have that feeling most of the time. Only when I tried to configure something slightly advanced in windows itself, like network shares and stuff.For most of my everyday stuff, (that is: coding in Eclipse or Visual C++, making maps in in Valve Hammer Editor, testing stuff in Minecraft or HL2, browsing websites related to Minecraft and HL2 modding) Windows 7 was just fine.But it wouldn't let you dive deep into its settings.
(DIR) Post #9hCo9w12R5Wm400JXs by Normandy@niu.moe
2019-03-27T19:11:21Z
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@Wolf480pl I suppose I wasn't that much of a power user back when I still used it. Only really went all out on customising everything post-Windows 10.
(DIR) Post #9hCspuamWCKdcyziEK by duponin@niu.moe
2019-03-27T19:59:36Z
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@pfm @Wolf480pl I did install party to help people install Linux on their laptopThey was in biotechnologies too
(DIR) Post #9hCt0RtpXOZPp9ve52 by pfm@edolas.world
2019-03-27T20:05:44.212786Z
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@duponincool! :blobwizard: how many people were there? do they still use it? @Wolf480pl
(DIR) Post #9hDCPzSbnIh4HR5YVE by nemessica@bsd.network
2019-03-27T23:43:08Z
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@Wolf480pl The last Windows I used, was Vista. Before OpenBSD, I was a Linux-only user. No regrets here :)
(DIR) Post #9hDCWpvJePaejFmT7A by nemessica@bsd.network
2019-03-27T23:44:09Z
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@Wolf480pl@niu.moel The last Windows I used, was Vista. Before OpenBSD, I was Linux-only user. No regrets here :)
(DIR) Post #9hDq4P65nDATaSonsu by Wolf480pl@niu.moe
2019-03-28T07:07:31Z
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@nemessica wasn't Vista worse than Win7 tho?Btw. your mention didn't quite work.