They intentionally choose to handle errors poorly.

Just like they intentionally choose to handle updates poorly, DON’T YOU WANT TO REBOOT FOR THE FIFTHEENTH FUCKING TIME AND LOSE YOUR SESSION WITH 29 PROGRAMS OPEN ACROSS 8 DESKTOPS WHILE RUNNING A RENDERING PROCESS?

Meanwhile, Linux: why yes, I’ll update the kernel in-place without rebooting and keep your 784 day uptime.

To be more fair, it should be way easier to use root on Android than it currently is, and it could be done without compromising security.

Like, I shouldn’t have to dig through mountains of unofficial documentation from weird sources, only to the find that, whoopsie, this method doesn’t work for your particular submodel of phone, you have to take this ultra-specific path that’s prone to issues and may not work. Oh, and make sure you backup your entire device, because rooting will wipe it and now you have to spend your entire fucking day restoring everything.

Like, just give me the option to enable root access somewhere in the developer settings. It can even be an obscure (but simple) process like it is to enable developer settings in the first place by tapping “about” a dozen times or something. Put up a half dozen warnings explaining why it’s “dangerous” for mortals to enable root for all I care, just make it work.

Microsoft errors be all like

Contact your administrator

Motherfucker, I am the admin.

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You can just press CTRL+SHIFT+T and CTRL+SHIFT+N continually to reopen closed tabs and windows, respectively, in the order they were closed.

Oh for fucks sake. It’s getting to the point where this needs legislative intervention to put an end to this tomfuckery.

Every day, I’m inching closer and closer to pulling the trigger on moving to Linux once and for all.

What happens if you spoof the user agent?

No shit, really? That’s a pretty shitty thing for Microsoft to do.

I’m in Canada.

Not sure what you mean by AD.

Active Directory?

Maybe it only affects non enterprise editions? I assure you, I looked everywhere for an “offline account” option, it did not exist.

Honestly … they’ve pulled a lot of dumb shit that makes me think it’s within the realm of possibility.

Just look at how things happened with “Microsoft accounts” since Windows 7…i refuse to use a Microsoft account because there’s no way in hell I’m giving them my contact info, but also, it’s a total clusterfuck actually managing the damn thing.

Windows 8 suggested using a Microsoft account.

Windows 10 setup a Microsoft account by default. In later subversions, you can only get around it by cutting the internet connection.

Windows 11 refuses to setup at all without an internet connection; instead , it requires you to perform a hidden hacky workaround by opening cmd accessible only by keyboard shortcut, running a specific command to enable offline setup, then rebooting to finally complete it.

You really don’t think they’re stupid enough to push ahead with this cloud dogshit?

Because FrEe MaRkEt

I’m still salty that they implemented video DRM (for Netflix, Amazon, etc.), but at least they’re standing against this bullshit.

I thought cops already had a system for that called “driving while black.”

BuT mACs ArE s0 pReTtY

The leading Democratic mischief-maker is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who advocates some left-wing views I consider simplistic and impractical and, in some cases, poll badly. The top example of a conservative mischief-maker, presented in perfect symmetry, is Marjorie Taylor Greene.

This author is like Shrodinger’s dumbass: I can’t tell whether he’s being facetious or if he’s actually pulling the BoTh SiDEs card, as if these two reps are even remotely comparable.

lmao damn Jewish space lasers!

Fair point. Many such places are just committing atrocities in a different configuration.

Someone fill me in here, what did RedHat do?