Very helpful thank you.

That’s more of a you problem.

give up gaming

What? Most games run better on Linux

I just want Microsoft gone.

Yeah was standard pro I saw it on.

Good, it’s been my experience, at least on fully updated 10.

So all that effort to spare 1 watt of “suspend” power? Running home assistant all day long probably burns 500x that power.

I have to be missing some detail because that sounds absolutely insane in my head.

How do you know

Hate to be “that guy”, and maybe OP’s no updates since 2019 exempt them from this, but modern 10/11 both immediately auto-restart the Windows update service when it’s manually stopped.

I wonder what life is like with an IQ that low. I thought dumb people were supposed to be cheery but I guess not.

I haven’t had anything beyond a hug from my mother in 10 years.

A boss of mine some time ago would sneak up and pat me on the back, scaring me most of the time. Back then I hated it.

These days something like that would make my whole week.

As much as people agree with it, they won’t do a single damn thing to change their choices. I’ve been in IT for about a decade and absolutely nobody has changed no matter how much they hate what these terrible companies have done.

Or a handful of other, open source applications

Wait until millions realize they have Windows home and don’t have group policy editor

Doesn’t happen in other, unrelated fairy tales either.

Huh. I don’t actually think I said any of that. Sorry I made you feel that way.

I take it back- I guess I did.

Sure! I didn’t know when I bought it that I’d come to this conclusion, but I learned over time. Been about 4 years or so since I bought it.

I agree. That was why I originally bought the damned thing. Once I saw what it was doing on my network I decided “nope, that’s enough from you” and reset it. I’m not saying people who also bought it and continue to use it as intended are dumb, I’m suggesting the device itself and what it does is evil.

My Roku TV’s been reset to factory and not allowed on the internet for a few years now. It’s a TV. It displays shit that I give it over HDMI. If you desire more than that you’re part of the problem. I work in IT and that’s why my home has physical locks, a 30 year old thermostat, and cameras I own with recordings on a DVR I own.

So calling someone a “tankie” is suggesting they’re a communist according to the internet as I’m seeing- so uh

WHAT