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Microsoft Edge nags users with a 3D banner to change Windows 11's default browser ( www.windowslatest.com )

Would you use Edge as your default browser on Windows 11 if Microsoft nags you with a 3D banner? Microsoft thinks you would. In a new experiment, which appears to be rolling out to Edge stable on Windows 11, Microsoft has turned on a banner that uses 3D graphics to promote the browser....

InFerNo ,

Does it break with normal use or are you a tinkerer?

InFerNo ,

Surely The Algorithm will not know of the ads inserted, so that won't influence the results.

InFerNo ,

Belgium is replacing its F16s with F35s, that's why the F16s are given to Ukraine. They are essentially written off and already in the process of being replaced.

InFerNo ,

I don't understand why people can't simply believe that someone could actually have very little issues with performance or settings after switching.

What About™ people who have issues when installing windows, as if that never happens.

I put both kinds of operating systems on a myriad of computers and sometimes it's smooth sailing and sometimes it's like stepping on rake after rake.

InFerNo ,

I don't really have a problem with "selling" Linux. You gotta take all things with a dose of skepticism.

Has anyone ever recommended a product of any complexity as an OS and then also listed all of the common issues people might encounter? When people talk about a product they like, of course it will highlight the positive things, but anyone who has ever touched a computer, hobbyist or not, knows these things might sometimes shit the bed in unexpected ways. I think that's common sense.

Windows is said to have less problems, but the cryptic errors and non descriptive "wait while we do something" message without any other output actually makes solving problems harder. It has more users, so luckily that means someone out there probably has the issue documented so solutions are easier to find.

I use both, at home primarily Linux, at work primarily Windows. I had troubles in both that caused serious headaches, but generally they both work without too much problems.

This might have been a bit rambling 😅

InFerNo ,

My kids use odroid c4 devices. Great for browsing and videos, absolutely no gaming unless it's old and native (quake 2, half life, ...) or browser games like blockpost. They play the bejeezus out of that. All in all pretty good choice. It being both Linux and arm reduces the attack surface a bit considering these are kids with internet access.

If you like the form factor but prefer x86_64 then you could look into UP board series.

InFerNo ,

The officers who did this won't change because the leader of the country changed.

InFerNo ,

Back to 90s internet you say?

InFerNo ,

When you didn't make the bookmark, you were basically trying to backtrack which links you followed and what sites you visited to get back to that one website.

InFerNo ,

I still have those on one of the forums I occasionally still visit, but it might disappear soon after nearly 2 and a half decades.

InFerNo ,

We got 2 rescues, brothers. One acting tough, meowing for attention, but when there's some noise he's scared shitless. Stranger danger in cat form. The other is a lazy skeptical fatass, just hanging around always giving the side eye when you're coming near.

1000+ Firefox for Android extensions now available – Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog ( blog.mozilla.org )

The new open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android launched in December with just over 400 extensions. Less than five months later we’ve surpassed 1,000 Firefox for Android extensions. That’s an impressive achievement by this developer community! It’s exciting to see so many developers embrace the opportunity to...

InFerNo ,

DeArrow, Consent-O-Matic and uBlock are ESSENTIAL.

InFerNo ,

People forgot or are too young to remember, but XP needed several "service packs" before it was good.

InFerNo ,

You will simply have an OS that is no longer supported and will be vulnerable against attacks that hackers withheld until then.

It's your choice to stay with Microsoft either by accepting an insecure OS or upgrading your hardware, or jump ship to something that isn't Microsoft (Apple, Linux, ChromeOS, ...) depending on your needs and expectations.

InFerNo ,

To comment on the first paragraph, that is just a skill issue. Before I switched to Linux I was pretty adept at Windows, but some things are hard to figure out because it's hidden behind layers of bullshit. Running commands that obscure what exactly they're doing, just because some guy on some forum said it worked for him, is how you get around on Windows and that knowledge is something you build over many years. Knowing where specific settings are or what values to use takes time. The same counts for Linux. If you stick to it, that knowledge will come with experience.

Just remember the dism and sfc scannows, registry hacks etc the average Joe doesn't know about. Your learnt it, you didn't start using Windows with that knowledge. The same will happen with Linux.

InFerNo ,

My friend, have you checked out the arch user repository? What do you mean with less supported btw?

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