pacoboyd

pacoboyd , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to Mildly Infuriating in Windows 10 is the last version of Windows

Recommended space isn't for ads, it's for newly installed programs. It might show some icons there like Spotify when the OS is installed, but once you remove them they are gone. New "ads" don't show up later.

If you want less space dedicated to recently installed (recommendations) change the start menu density to "More Pins"

It's just a different way of doing / labeling. Old start menu had "recently installed" this is the same as "recommend"

Edit: I'll make an admission here, it looks like I had the "Show recommendations for tips, shortcuts, new apps, and more" turned off. But as a point of fact, I did that inadvertently as part of my normal debloat process.

Edit 2: Seems there is a local / group policy setting to remove the recommendation section completely if that's your jam. I personally prefer to see my new apps there for a bit.

Edit 3: I feel like your comment about working against the system is even more comical considers you are talking about Linux. Ever tried to get nvidia drivers working on Linux? Ever tried updating once they were working? Linux is litterally the poster child of working against the system. If you don't like how it's setup out of the box, sure it's changeable, but how long did you work on the changes to get it flawless. I would wager there is jank you have just decided to put up with because after a week you said "good enough". There is a reason 90% of my Linux systems don't even run a GUI.

pacoboyd , 3 months ago to linuxmemes in Why don't banks like root on Android?

Let's be real here. Folks running Linux as thier desktop have a high chance of knowing what they are actually doing. Folks with rooted android phones have a high chance of having watched a 12 year old tell them how to root thier phone on TicTok. Which of these groups is participating in the more risky activity?

pacoboyd , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Windows 10 is the last version of Windows

Ah yes, the "not easily done" crowd saying "just move to Linux". Lot easier to remove those items than for most folks to learn a whole new platform.

pacoboyd , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Windows 10 is the last version of Windows

Me thinks Lemmy isn't great at representing the larger world. Lots of tech folks here.

pacoboyd , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Windows 10 is the last version of Windows

All removable.

pacoboyd , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Windows 10 is the last version of Windows

Classic right click menu is a regkey away.

Classic control panel is still there too.

I have 4 monitors, task bar on all of them, not sure why yours doesn't. Apps even go to the appropriate task bar per monitor when minimized.

Suggested apps size can be minimized.

They only show you "ad" apps on first boot, otherwise gone once you remove them.

Me thinks you just like to complain lol

pacoboyd , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Windows 10 is the last version of Windows

I'll probably get down voted to oblivion, but I remember EVERYONE had the same "I'll never move" rhetoric with Windows 7, and before that Windows XP. Ya'll eventually move.

I've moved 3 of my 6 windows boxes from 10 to 11 and it's not that much different. I just debloat the stuff I don't want and move on. Even that isn't different, ya'll remember nlite? We've been ripping crap we didn't want out of the OS for as long as I can remember.

Hell, I even remeber getting doublespace.exe off my old dos 5 disks so I could use it on my dos 6 and Windows 3.1.1 install. People who use Windows are just more used to tearing down what they don't want rather than building up what they do (*nix). Is it harder these days...marginally...is there more to remove...yup. But it's still the same crap we've always done.

pacoboyd , 4 months ago to Privacy in Self hosted security cameras?

Second for Reolink. I'm just using local SDcard storage atm, but might consider something like Frigate, just hasn't been needed yet. Got 3 cameras and 2 doorbells, all hooked into Home Assistant.

pacoboyd , 4 months ago to Technology in Want to watch porn in Britain? Get your passport ready

They misspelled VPN

pacoboyd , 5 months ago to Technology in AMD’s new CPU hits 132fps in Fortnite without a graphics card

I mean they make the chips in PS5 and xbox too.

pacoboyd , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to Technology in IBM to Managers: Move Near an Office or Leave Company

Deleted comment: "Tech people already get well into the six figures starting out of college… if anything, they fucked everything up for the rest of us, then ducked out to live in a cottage in Montana somewhere during COVID. Honestly I’m tired of hearing of their “struggles”."

Hahahahahahahahaha. When I started with IBM in 2010 (NOT fresh out of college, about 5 years experience) I made less than 40k with them.

pacoboyd , 5 months ago to Socialism in The EPA Is Backing Down From Environmental Justice Cases Nationwide

I wasn't going to respond, but then I read the article and not just the headline and your goading appears to actually be the crux of the issue. The whole thing is a about how the EPA is worried the cases will make it to the Trump appointed conservative Supreme Court who will likely limit and undercut them further.