Like herpes, it just keeps coming back

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JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 56 pts · 3d (1 reply)

He's always there. Lurking in the comments.

deft@lemmy.wtf · 2 pts · 1d

Got me recently. Destroyed all the windows in my house. Even took my copilot. Evil monster

wilt@sh.itjust.works · 30 pts · 3d (8 replies)

https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil

This powershell script is such a lifesaver for people who constantly reimage windows.

It has a few scripts in it to rip out AI and telemetry as well as many windows features, without having to even open edge.

(I use Fedora btw)

yesman@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3d (4 replies)

unfortunately, Windows is integrating AI into core apps by using AI to code. Microslop has promised that the next version of Windows will be agenic first, which means Windows will be a feature of Copilot, not the other way round.

At that point the only script that'll strip the AI out will be: shutdown /s /f /t 000

TheBloodFarts@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 3d (2 replies)

Where have they promised this? Genuinely interested in seeing the source

atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 3d (1 reply)

They have said this a bunch, here is just one example from before their recent developers conference even.

TheBloodFarts@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 3d

The age of Linux is upon us

UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3d

Windows will be a feature of Copilot, not the other way round.

Jensen Huang: Why the Keyboard is Killing Your Potential

atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 3d (1 reply)
winget install Mozilla.Firefox

Now you never have to use Edge.

wilt@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 3d

winget install -e --id LibreWolf.LibreWolf

JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3d

Fully endorsed. That said, if you have to use Windows, try the IOT versions.

marcos@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3d

Let me present to you our Lord and Savior, the Penguin...

binarytobis@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3d (1 reply)

People always tell me I need to keep my phone up to date, but every time I update I regret it. Did so yesterday and they turned a bunch of AI bullshit back on. I’m so tired.

They also changed the way everything looks and I can’t revert it. Took me 40 minutes to change the clock on my lock screen from dark grey back to white.

HuePony@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3d

You can use clean android is without bloat, if only loader is open

BladeFederation@piefed.social · 12 pts · 3d

Have you ever heard about our Lord and Savior Linus Torvalds?

grue@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3d

It boggles my mind that so many people have so little self-respect that they put up with having an abusive relationship with their computer.

aesthelete@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3d

Pro tip: to banish Gemini to the shadow realm on an android phone and fix your android auto experience, set your default app for "assistant" to none.

Gnugit@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3d

Jokes on you, I don't update anymore unless it's Linux.

UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3d

Crazy how my computer wants to install updates five times a fucking week.

tasket@infosec.exchange · 2 pts · 1d

@cannedtuna This is why opt-out doesn't work. If you reset/reinstall your system, you have to remember to opt-out again.

Same thing anytime you switch to a different system.

The vendor can also create 'snazzy new feature' that has a similar-but-different behavior embedded in it... and the new feature is opt-out.
#darkpattern

wronglang@bayes.club · 1 pts · 1d

@cannedtuna that's what you get from people who don't understand consent: herpes

erosion@universeodon.com · 1 pts · 1d

@cannedtuna Just use Kagi AI & you won't have to turn any defaults off. I'm happy with their way of doing things because it's done right out of the gate.

Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d

yeah, unfortunately, ai is baked into the friggin os of samsung phones, and maybe some others.

TheMNWolf@furry.engineer · 1 pts · 1d

@cannedtuna My war with Samsung default phone software prepared me for this day.

antdude@mastodon.social · 1 pts · 21h

@cannedtuna not just AI