Post Akf7Fa77gKFaG9xeoC by njsg@social.sdf.org
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(DIR) Post #AkckhtpFIjokEzDIdU by vkc@linuxmom.net
2024-08-04T02:08:15Z
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There should be a law against this.Your average user is going to think something is terribly wrong with their computer just because they didn't sign over their rights to Microsoft.
(DIR) Post #Akckhv98OHJwKxWhH6 by vkc@linuxmom.net
2024-08-04T02:08:46Z
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(please don't tell me to try Linux)
(DIR) Post #AkckhwNLouHq9LBZ4a by vkc@linuxmom.net
2024-08-04T02:11:12Z
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I'm trying to imagine how this would work with other machines."Let's finish setting up your bike" as soon as you try to unlock it, and the pedals freeze up every three days until you agree to Schwinn's demands.
(DIR) Post #Akd0l0ZYGtXdIjNRMe by anonicus@shitposter.world
2024-08-04T16:01:39.653904Z
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@vkc have you tried Windows 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC?
(DIR) Post #Akd8SQnrJymumlipAu by bruce@darkmoon.social
2024-08-04T04:23:33Z
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@vkc If your username is anything to go by, you don't need help choosing a Linux distro. Cue suggestions anyway in 3... 2... 1...
(DIR) Post #Akdbp2UaltVaiaqIXQ by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2024-08-04T22:56:06Z
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@vkc> There should be a law against thisIt's an extremely dark pattern, for sure. How would you scope such a law to target this, while avoiding unintended consequences?Serious question. BorgSoft have every incentive to keep up this predatory design, unless and until there's enforcement to prevent it.Perhaps it's already illegal? A repeat of the Internet Exploiter antitrust suit might be in order.
(DIR) Post #Ake9JLy2E3leIFg1Gy by nitpicking@mstdn.party
2024-08-04T02:17:21Z
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@vkc I agree with you entirely. And I know you already use Linux. (Me, too.) Everyone who isn't a Microsoft executive or stockholder, I think (e. g. @geerlingguy) agrees with you.
(DIR) Post #Ake9JMjBOlTueTjflI by geerlingguy@mastodon.social
2024-08-04T12:50:06Z
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@nitpicking @vkc Microsoft has taken dark patterns to a whole new level: black hole patterns!
(DIR) Post #Ake9JNPMrvE2lJTMW0 by scott@mastodon.kangaroopunch.com
2024-08-05T00:42:52Z
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@geerlingguy @nitpicking @vkc My personal favorite is needing to hit some magic key combo during setup to open a command prompt so I can execute some weirdly named script that will eventually allow me to continue installation without creating a Microsoft account.
(DIR) Post #Akf7FCpGGZIS26QZH6 by lopta@mastodon.social
2024-08-04T02:27:33Z
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@vkc Have you considered CP/M-86? ;-)
(DIR) Post #Akf7FGKvDJP8vAGOXY by batvin3211@fosstodon.org
2024-08-04T02:13:12Z
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@vkc why don't u try #reactos. 🤣
(DIR) Post #Akf7FGwqwHkIoo0gfA by dannycolin@floss.social
2024-08-04T02:11:09Z
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@vkc I'd like to interject for a... I'm kidding XD. I absolutely agree with you! This is another great example of dark patterns used by MS to grab more data from their user and also vendor lock them. :(
(DIR) Post #Akf7FL7zOp1xmVFdZo by mattdm@hachyderm.io
2024-08-04T02:13:32Z
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@vkcMost cars these days do pretty much exactly this.
(DIR) Post #Akf7FMzuRpkva1UDGC by canleaf@mastodon.social
2024-08-04T07:03:07Z
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@mattdm @vkc I had a kia in Canada recently which had no speedo-and tachometre, just two numbers for speed and RPM. The manual was like « Only the 1.9l model has the menu option for the speedometre and tachometre. Use this settings to change the frame colour. ». The trip function and unit settings were hidden also. This was worse than the digital displays for the Urquatro and the Golf II. Older cars had the option to see both metric and imperial units on the dial. Now: Pay up for proper dials.
(DIR) Post #Akf7FOtxMwBNU8iUG8 by vkc@linuxmom.net
2024-08-04T02:13:55Z
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@mattdm yuck!
(DIR) Post #Akf7FPa8q5vVaySB0q by vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de
2024-08-04T14:23:37Z
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@vkc @mattdm some e-bikes are also appearing with various forms of DRM in their embedded controllers, and even for normal pushbikes there are a lot of proprietary components with planned obsolescence (particularly for the faster/higher end racing bicycles)
(DIR) Post #Akf7FQceyDXEp4dhZo by njsg@social.sdf.org
2024-08-04T13:08:32Z
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@mattdm @vkc Some trains do it too!"Do you want to service this train with the manufacturer's maintenance service? [Yes] [Remind me later]"https://social.hackerspace.pl/@selfisekai/111539961891472661(The only joke here is there being some interface for this, the bricking down of trains is not a joke, see #NewagGate, #Trainsomware.)
(DIR) Post #Akf7FQtfwx97fqbI6C by thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2024-08-04T02:27:35Z
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@vkc Lol have you bought any new appliance lately
(DIR) Post #Akf7FRcLGssJuNUxii by vkc@linuxmom.net
2024-08-04T02:28:05Z
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@thomasfuchs Nope, but from the comments it's looking increasingly like I'm better off!
(DIR) Post #Akf7FUaKEq2p6zZtUe by thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2024-08-04T02:28:54Z
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@vkc We should never have left the oceans
(DIR) Post #Akf7FVCxvAx92pekim by Jamie@friendsofdesoto.social
2024-08-04T02:34:49Z
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@thomasfuchs @vkc “The story so far:In the beginning the Universe was created.This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”- Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
(DIR) Post #Akf7FVNbHdSZZodFIW by th@social.v.st
2024-08-04T07:26:01Z
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@vkc we've let the nerds go to far
(DIR) Post #Akf7FWnW0lmdyTlSKW by acdingman@sandiegourbanists.com
2024-08-04T04:37:38Z
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@vkc but, you're on a server called "Linuxmom.net". Surely I should infer that "trying" Linux would be a revelation to you?
(DIR) Post #Akf7FY6h8wig2FkHrc by vkc@linuxmom.net
2024-08-04T02:15:33Z
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@mike Those signage programs can be a nightmare. I once managed to get something replaced using Linux and a bunch of API hacking but only because the customer was *insistent* that we ditch Windows. I was happy to do so but for a lot of folks that'd be well outside of scope!
(DIR) Post #Akf7FYe193NHhbKtns by njsg@social.sdf.org
2024-08-04T12:57:36Z
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@th I have to concur with @w that your comment sounds a bit off. Why "the nerds"? This kind of stupidity is most often pushed by business people in suits. See Logitech mice and HP inkjet printers.This is a kind of abuse and stupidity people who have a passion for technology (which I'd term more geek than nerd but I digress) probably don't have much patience for.(1/2)Cc: @vkc
(DIR) Post #Akf7FYyvtI6YkT7bP6 by mathias@pawb.fun
2024-08-05T16:09:16Z
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@th @vkc The nerds (mostly) didn't do this voluntarily, the owner class forced the nerds to do this. There will always be weird techbros hopped up on anarcholibertarian bath salts, but most of the nerds haaaaate this stuff.
(DIR) Post #Akf7FZhFEXYAxtqzTM by njsg@social.sdf.org
2024-08-04T12:58:26Z
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(2/2)Why does a dishwasher needs mandatory wireless firmware upgrades? (Also raises interesting questions about the failure modes, of course...)
(DIR) Post #Akf7Fa77gKFaG9xeoC by njsg@social.sdf.org
2024-08-04T13:01:10Z
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@vkc Is there already a name for this UI design paradigm where the choice is between "Yes" and "Later", with no "Never"?
(DIR) Post #Akf7FaX086wzYQ4K92 by clacke@libranet.de
2024-08-05T16:20:04Z
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@njsg @vkc Yes, it's one of the "dark patterns" that pretend to ask for your consent, but try to wear you down, mislead you and/or plain bait-and-switch you.
(DIR) Post #Akf7Faenf7BlwbiYIi by isaackuo@spacey.space
2024-08-04T03:08:24Z
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@vkc I still haven't tried out Windows 11, but I still have leftover Windows 10 Pro licenses (thanks to an MSDN account) so I install Windows 10 Pro when I need Windows.Am I missing something? I mean, Windows compatible software seems to run just fine on Windows 10, and the install/setup process for Win10 Pro seems ... I dunno, I'm okay with it (I don't install Windows very often).Am I just being a backwards old fogey, like those of us who stuck with Win98SE way past its prime?
(DIR) Post #Akf7FbPEsSKsGdRdgW by defrisselle@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-08-04T09:12:54Z
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(DIR) Post #Akf7FdnPzWrhgClyeO by MrMozz@social.linux.pizza
2024-08-04T03:51:49Z
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@vkc My favorite is the red dot on Windows Defender if you don't consent to back up your files to Onedrive. It's under "security" like you need to take action immediately lest the viruses GET YOU.