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Actually, I’d love to hear from anybody younger than 30. Does this article make sense to you at all?

That’s not what this post is about.

I understand, and agree, with the sentiment that more people should switch to Linux, but please don’t pretend the answer to every topic regarding Microsoft or Windows is “just switch to Linux”. It is for some, but it derails and invalidates a necessary conversation about shitty behaviour by Microsoft.

I have a machine running linux at home, I’m not afraid of a package manager, but Linux is not the answer to everything. Not yet at lesst.

I can’t refuse to use windows at work, and much as i would sometimes like to, I can’t just go and quit over what OS our computers run. That would end poorly for my livelihood and family.

The purpose of this article is to highlight unfair behaviour by Microsoft, especially towards businesses, which is a topic that needs more attention. Microsoft is in every level of infrastructure in almost every big corporation, and no matter how attractive linux is, that doesn’t make the dangers of centralised IT belonging to one company any less relevant.

We should all do more to lobby for more companies and corporations switching to Linux, but replying with “just switch to Linux smh” is not pushing that agenda.

It is, frustratingly.

Be that as it may, not mentioning which nation the topic applies to enforces the notion that the US is the default if no other context is given.

Tsk.

Back when I was a kid, we watched hand crafted brain melting videos… On liveleak!

Using Diodes and their ilk as LEDs is the EE equivalent of “all mushrooms are edible, some only once”

Did you read the article at all?

I might be mistaken, but I think this style was pioneered by Welcome to my Meme Page.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/welcome-to-my-meme-page

which might or might not be a separate unit from the keyboard.

Funny that you mention it. Synthesizers are very much a product of university research programs. Back in the 60’s and 70’s, when synthesizers as a concept was still new, there was heated debate between the pioneers of the field (Robert Moog in New York and Donald Buchla in Berkley, California) over whether or not synthesizers should even have a keyboard.

The origin of the word “synthesizer” isn’t actually “synthetic”, as many believe, but rather synthesis, as in the academic sense of the word, from the idea of breaking a sound down into it’s individual parts and reassembling them.

I bought a Cooler Master Stacker 810 back in 07 almost exclusively because it could fit two PSUs. All the cool kids over at XtremeSystems were doing so teenage me thought I should as well.

I never got around to needing another PSU, but I did learn to jump start an ATX PSU, and I still have the case.

No, not it’s not. And not even just for the lulz of having access to porn.

You wanna know why? For the same reasons that decriminalisation of drugs is has potential upsides, and for the same reasons why repression breeds kinks.

People are going to try to get porn anyway. If you force young people (or people who can’t provide ID) to resort viewing porn illegally, then it is infinitely easier for them to go browsing for porn in places that will let them find really illegal porn.

In other words, would you rather have your kids watching main stream porn, or would you like them to potentially end up on the dark web?

I wonder if one could make a renderer that translates ascii characters into squares of solid colours. Colour depends on the character.

Zoom out far enough and you have a bitmap.

There are three battles wise men know not to fight:

• A land war in Asia
• The Finns in winter
• Swedish Unions

“The European Commission went on to point out that Safari’s functionality and underlying technologies are near-identical across platforms. The Commission even highlights Apple’s own marketing materials for its Continuity feature, which appear to contradict the company’s claims, touting the tag line “Same Safari. Different device.” As a result, the Commission rejected Apple’s claim and insists that “Safari qualifies as a single web browser, irrespective of the device through which that service is accessed.””

Chef’s Kiss

Governments and stately instances so rarely have a proper grasp of technology. This is beautiful.

Metal Gear?!

Compared to YouTube, how much do you actually use Facebook?

It doesn’t matter, they’ve shown their hand.

If not now, then when?

Citation marks around Infamous Chisel

They are usually placed a bit closer, so the move from the toilet to the bidet is just a scooch over.