twovests

twovests wrote

Reply to Coercion and Windows Recall (CW: vague references to domestic abuse) by Seirdy

(CW: More explicit references to domestic abuse)

I think security folks tend to think of security against a genius hacker with endless resources, which is a good mindset to have when you're building software and cryptography. But this mindset also makes a lot of security folks obstinately oblivious to reality.

I can't imagine what level of collective delusion the people at Microsoft must be under that they would advertise Windows Recall as a good feature. They must be aware of the blood that will be on their hands, right?

It feels almost like that's the point? "Windows with CoPilot + will help you keep tabs on you and yours, every step of the way."

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twovests wrote

Reply to i'm so glad i switched to linux at this point this windows recall stuff is fucking busted by hollyhoppet

I hope this doesn't come off as patronizing, but welcome to feeling this way every year. I constantly feel something like a guilty mixture of pity and relief every time I see the Windows that so many people put up with.

Windows Recall takes the cake though. I can not believe all the things I hear about it, it sounds like the wildest imaginations of some 2023-era luddite.

FWIW, I think I can remember five big Linux controversies over the past 15 years (privacy-preserving Amazon integrated into Ubuntu lenses, shellshock, systemd, snaps in ubuntu, xz recently)?

i luv linux so much. it makes computer SO much less bad

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twovests wrote (edited )

Reply to who originated the line "one thing about which you'll seldom find boasting/is how most of my posts are posts about posting"? by Dogmantra

I found a post by FacebookAunt on SomethingAwful dated November 22nd, 2020: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3863200&pagenumber=907

I can also find a reference from January 2015 in the r/meta_me_irl descriptioon: https://web.archive.org/web/20150312162214/https://www.reddit.com/r/meta_me_irl/

Note that it's "mosts". That is, "mosts of my posts are posts about posting". I'm suspecting this is from SomethingAwful...

But even further back... I find an AdviceAnimals from 2013 by.... u/SUPERCUB?? Named after the mid-00s aviation enthusiasts webforum??

This might run deep. I'll report back with the deets if I can find them.

EDIT: it doesn't run any deeper. 2013 babey

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twovests wrote

Reply to happy juicero trademark filing anniversary, xbox by emma

Kitchen appliances, namely, electric juice extractors, grinders, electric food processors, electric dispensers and fillers for dispensing ground produce or juice into bottles or pouches or cartridges

Providing downloadable computer software that enables consumers to track and monitor their nutritional intake and overall health and to share related information via social media

fresh fruits and vegetables

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