Posts by sipke

Microsoft will upgrade Windows 10 21H2 users whether they like it or not

Re: @AC - If Microsoft wants better Win 11 acceptance

This past week I set up 2 win 11 pro surface laptops with a local login. As per usual with Microsoft, making local user accounts was a ridiculously complicated process. It could simply be a choice during setup. But that would just ruin Microsoft's current efforts to make the OS a subscription based product.

Microsoft switches Edge’s PDF reader to pay-to-play Adobe Acrobat

Ugh. There goes the only thing I like about Edge. Typical Microsoft. Break what works, and buddy up with pushy, overpriced, invasive bloatware purveyors like Adobe.

Twitch bans AI-generated Seinfeld show for making transphobic jokes

Re: Feature suggestion

I'm not able to watch the offending segment. It was removed by yt.

Did the characters at least say "not that there's anything wrong with that" after their offensive quips?

Native Americans urge Apache Software Foundation to ditch name

Re: Bit ridiculous

Jod. I'm stealing this!

Janet Jackson music video declared a cybersecurity exploit

Brown note

It's basically the Brown Note for old hard drives. Imagine a music video that contains both the Human Brown Note and the 5400 Hard Drive Brown Note. Talk about a sudden, unexpected mess.

Russian ChessBot breaks child opponent's finger

What would Macready do?

If I ever play against this robot, I'll keep a glass of scotch ready to pour on it if it tries any funny business.

Near-undetectable malware linked to Russia's Cozy Bear

Re: Click at your peril

It sounds like you work at a disfunctional company. If the self-described VIPs refuse to participate in security, it's probably just a matter of time before a breach... and blame being heaped on IT.

EU countries want to pool photos in massive facial recog database

In other words, EU wants to have Facebookish powers, Googlish powers. Hehe.

Leaked Guntrader firearms data file shared. Worst case scenario? Criminals plot UK gun owners' home addresses in Google Earth

Re: No surprises here

I went vegan for a couple of years in the early 2000s, in response to my doctor advising me that I had high cholesterol. Alas, I got tired of haranguing people 24 hours a day about how great veganism is for the entire galaxy. So, it was back to bacon, beef and other delicacies for me. JK, I didn't harangue anybody. I kept it to myself.

Start or Please Stop? Power users mourn features lost in Windows 11 'simplification'

As long as the UI designers (who probably use Macs) are pleased...

Microsoft has been getting some terrible advice, since back when they were planning the ruination of the Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 UI. Do the people who come up with these "improvements" actually use Windows for anything beyond launching a browser?

Windows 11: What we like and don't like about Microsoft's operating system so far

I fired up a Server 2008 R2 machine the other day. I was thrilled when I saw the old Start menu. Simple, fast, easy to use. And not one single "live tile" anywhere to be found. Question: Does anybody, even the casual home user, like live tiles? They're one of the most annoying GUI items ever foisted on an OS, IMHO.

Re: Meh

Not only removing features... but also "hiding" features behind convoluted procedures which previously were launched by couple of clicks. Most graphic designers I've worked with have no conception of how power users and IT pros work, nor do they care... as long as their new GUI appears fashionable and cool to other designers.