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derbis , 5 days ago to Technology in Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

You can disable so-called essential components and I believe it ships without almost any of the bloat. So essentially you could just take one drive out, or not have it in the first place. Or at least that's my hope

derbis , 6 days ago to Technology in Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

It's ltsc an option for 11 like it was for 10?

derbis , 6 days ago to Technology in Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app

That's funny but I think Son is easily the dumbest billionaire. He's also the bag-holder for the whole WeWork grift. Got more dollars than brain cells.

derbis , 11 days ago to Technology in Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit in the U.S. by giving plaintiffs a share of the company’s potential value, rather than a traditional payout, over lack of liqudity

More like, "they will be offered part of the proceeds of any further watches we steal."

I don't know if I'm personally part of the class, but if I am, as relief I would want an injunction for them to fucking leave me alone, not shares in their operation.

derbis , 12 days ago to Socialism in Columbia Task Force Finally Weighs In: Yes, Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism

Bye bye any pretext of legitimacy.

derbis , 1 month ago to Free and Open Source Software in Windows 11 is now an ad platform--this is why we're here

I stuck with 7 for an extremely long time under similar reasoning. Like I missed win 8 completely and only got 10 in maybe 2018. And only because I needed a version of directX for work that was unsupported on 7.

And it was the same shit back then. 10 was pulling a lot of the same tricks. Ads, reinstalling candy crush without permission, more bloat and antifeatures.

Eventually a combination of third party tools and understanding of how to keep the garbage at bay made 10 tolerable. And, I guess, now 10 is the semi-reliable legacy alternative to the current shitfest.

Is there a Shutup10 analogue for Windows 11? Or an LTSC? Not looking forward to having to go through that dance again. But I assume the day will come.

derbis , 2 months ago to Technology in Steam is a ticking time bomb

I think it's fair to acknowledge that everything is a trade-off, and without downvotes, we have to accept the downsides.

derbis , 3 months ago to Technology in Your Computer Isn't Yours: Apple stores every program Mac users run, and when and where they ran it

No. How about you, are you anti-abortion?

derbis , 3 months ago to Technology in Your Computer Isn't Yours: Apple stores every program Mac users run, and when and where they ran it

I'm not sure I follow the last "or" clause, but you can bring the criminal liability to Microsoft if you think it should attach for this reason

derbis , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to Technology in Your Computer Isn't Yours: Apple stores every program Mac users run, and when and where they ran it

Lol.

As long as security updates are bundled with antifeature updates, this amounts to "install candy crush or go to jail!"

derbis , 3 months ago to Technology in Your Computer Isn't Yours: Apple stores every program Mac users run, and when and where they ran it

I'd be fine with what you describe in the second paragraph, but that's not what's meant by "forced." That's opt-out. Forced is what's really objectionable, especially when it's abused, as discussed in the article and elsewhere in these comments.

derbis , 3 months ago to Technology in Your Computer Isn't Yours: Apple stores every program Mac users run, and when and where they ran it

Even at the risk of Microsoft adding more spyware to my machine, reinstalling apps I deliberately uninstalled, reverting privacy settings I set, strongarming me into using their browser, etc? All of which has been reported.

My hardware, my choice.

derbis , 3 months ago to Technology in Your Computer Isn't Yours: Apple stores every program Mac users run, and when and where they ran it

Meh. You're not just talking about just making it automatic or easy or recommended, but actually forcing everyone to have to go along with it and taking away the option to not do it.

derbis , 3 months ago to Technology in Your Computer Isn't Yours: Apple stores every program Mac users run, and when and where they ran it

Let's have the authorities force us to eat salad and exercise while we're at it, it's better for us

derbis , 3 months ago to Technology in Once Again, Ron Wyden Had To Stop Bad “Protect The Children” Internet Bills From Moving Forward

Yes thank you. I'm pretty worried about what happens without this guy. We still have Ed Markey but he's up there too.

Much as a lot of the worst people in government are relics from another time, age discrimination doesn't behoove us, IMO. Some of the best are also the most venerable. I'd take Bernie in a heartbeat.