AllOutOfBubbleGum

u/AllOutOfBubbleGum@lemmy.world
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on The worst timeline · c/steamdeck · 145 pts · 175d

You don't even need to "pirate" Windows anymore. You can download an ISO from Microsoft's website, install it, and when it asks for your license key, you click "I don't have one", and that's the end of it. If you look in the activation settings, it'll say "not activated", but nothing will ever become of it. This even works if you install it as Pro. It's not like the Windows XP/7 days where you'd get a 60 day scare timer. They just don't seem to care anymore, or maybe all that telemetry they siphon up from you is just that much more valuable.

It doesn't say the quantity, though. It might be a very small amount every so often. But, if that's not the case, and if we also get to choose where the gravel appears, then I'm using it to construct a man made island out in international waters.

on Respect fire guy · c/memes · 8 pts · 1y

Is that a jab about all the forest fires CA keeps experiencing? If so, well done. I chuckled.

on Dear Kevin · c/science_memes · 4 pts · 1y

The new thing seems to be "clades". I'm not sure if it's a complete replacement of the traditional taxonomy, though.

on windows update · c/linuxmemes · 18 pts · 1y

Just stop dual booting. This is self-inflicted harm. Setup a VM or find a native workaround.

on obnoxious virus · c/microblogmemes · 7 pts · 1y

I used to do the same thing to a few people back in the day. Linux distros used to ship with the X listening port just conveniently wide open and the config set to allow input from any other device on the LAN. I'd start with only one xeyes, and then they'd close it. I'd do it a few more times until they got irritated with me, and then I'd push it further by putting xeyes into a bash loop to open dozens at a time.

on obnoxious virus · c/microblogmemes · 54 pts · 1y

I wrote a simple script once that ran in the background and all it did was toggle the state of the caps lock key every 30 minutes. I set it up on a co-worker's computer as a scheduled task for an April Fools prank one year. I thought for sure he'd figure it out pretty quickly, but by mid-day, he had completely disassembled his keyboard, convinced the button was getting stuck due to gunk buildup. Eventually I ended up just disabling the task so he thought he had managed to fix it himself.

on Anon uses Windows · c/greentext · 10 pts · 1y

I'm at the point now that I don't even bother checking ProtonDB unless it's a really expensive purchase. Most things work out of the box for me. With some games that have a native Linux client, the Windows version will actually run better for me.