To be fair to the complaints, Windows 10 is the second flop in a row. That IS a first for Microsoft.
it's still unbearably bad/slow at even simple file handling.
File handling itself is fine. The way information about files is aggregated and displayed to users is what is frustrating. e.g. File save dialogues which have custom sorting for a folder and have thumbnails enabled load the thumbnail cache before sorting. That is truly frigging dumb. It's not that file handling is slow, it's that Windows does stuff not relevant for the user at odd times.
Would it kill Microsoft to look for 3rd-party drivers before stomping all over shit with their own versions?
That's not the issue. The third party drivers published to Windows Update should be the same as the vendor actually ships. Windows won't automatically overwrite a driver unless there's a new version or a WHQL version of the existing driver... and you can disable the touching of drivers in windows (it's under System, not under the Update Settings).
Normally I would say the manufacturer fouled something up, but in this specific update there were a LOT of problems relating to drivers even before the file deletion bug came up. They really fouled up this update bigtime.
This IS a service pack. Simply changing the name back won't solve these problems. The problem is they change so much shit with each Service Pack and then force it down user's throats without testing with the hope of sticking to some arbitrary timeline for releasing them.
Sensationalist FUD much? Microsoft has never updated Windows 10 with such a jarring UI change. The Windows 10 steering wheel is where it has always been, as is every other fundamental control you need to use the OS.
A more accurate description would be owning a car and waking up to find the air-conditioning controls now have a few different control options, oh and as part of that it set itself back from Celsius to Fahrenheit, also additional prompts now come up with different alarms while driving. Maybe the dashboard speed indicators have changed colours.
They aren't scams. They literally make water out of thin air. Whether or not they are feasible is an entirely different question. It's amazing the number of scams which cease to be scams when you feed in assumptions like limitless energy and limitless time.
So we've gone full circle. Let me repeat and we'll see if we come with a different more sane outcome:
How elitist of you. That's a fast track way to get yourself killed by anti-vaxxers, or by a superbug thanks to the thinking that the uneducated are not worth speaking to.
The masses are too stupid to understand what is happening and keep feeding all these companies money.
No, they just never cared for the freedom to screw with your OS in the first place. There's a lot of very smart people out there happy to give up a freedom which they don't see any point in exercising.
At what point does the extra time required for exercise, including preparation, travel, showering, laundry, etc. take up more of a person's life than it is likely to extend it by?
You're implying that the benefit of exercise is only to extend life. If your exercise is such a druge and you're only trying to get a few years extra then you're doing it wrong on the most fundamental level.
You should find something that is fun, find something to relax your mind, if you're a social person find something to do with other people. Exercise right and your body releases loads of endorphins. You won't care about how much time you get at the end of the life, you'll be happier living in the now improving the "quality" of your time.
My girlfriend and I both jog, but for different reasons. She jogs to forget the world, I jog to see it. She will do laps around a track by herself with headphones in, I go with a running club where we constantly change our route and meeting up indifferent places, often ending at a pub somewhere for extra bonus.
is THE major indicator for improving health vitals in all studies.
You know the problems with claims like this, you make an absolute declaration without understanding any of the variables involved. There is no "THE major". There is only a balance and finding out what it is that people are missing.
You can be a super healthy low calorie eater, and if all you do is waste away watching Netflix you will have health problems. You can be a sporty person cycling to work on a daily basis, and if all you eat is cheeseburgers for every meal you will have health problems.
Arid regions have, wait-for-it, not enough water in the air.
Not all regions where water is required are arid. There are many reasons people could be in need of water, not the least of which being a contaminated local supply.
Someone can always claim you didn't get "woke" enough.
That's not a problem with public appeasement. You can't please everyone. The correct response is to say "right fuck it it was a waste of time", and proceed to go old school on them. That gives them a healthy dose of perspective.
Not really. Consider it like any war (or in this case a war of words) because ultimate foreign diplomacy works just like that. It's quite consistent to complain about the actions of your enemy while doing the same actions against them.
There's nothing uniquely American about this. In fact the same stories are coming out of every western country, you're just getting only the American side of the story. At the same time Russia was complaining about US meddling in the last election too.
where one thing is surely not missing: decent audio player options.
Please give us some recommendations as well. I have personally found the media players in Linux to be lacking in various departments. Mind you I don't like Winamp's interface otherwise XMMS may be suitable but what do you actually use that you consider decent?
Foobar2000: 15.6MB of RAM, 0% CPU playing an MP3. - Plugin ecosystem bigger than Winamp's VLC: 18.2MB of RAM, 0% CPU playing an MP3. - Haven't installed any customisations, plays everything I've ever thrown at it.
Now to insult your requirements a bit: Windows Media Player: 19.5MB of RAM, 0% CPU playing an MP3. - Plays anything for which a DS filter exists, which is pretty much everything.
But since we're measurbating: Media Player Classic - Home Cinema: 9MB of RAM, 0% CPU playing an MP3.
I don't have iTunes installed, and I'm sure it would horribly lose, but the point is Winamp's success in your criteria is mediocre in the literal sense of the word. Compared to 4 other media players it is very middle of the rung.
Also since I don't have a Pentium 100 anymore I can't really get excited about RAM usage of any of the media players on my computer.
Why would anyone dishonest enough to deny climate change be considered honest enough to honor a wager?
He didn't deny climate change. Quite the opposite his, side of the wager was that there many things influencing climate change and he wagered that the climate would cool based on the weighting he applied to those influences.
Not everyone is a "climate change denier". Some people are legitimately wrong.
Does the position of Intel Shill come with any responsibility?
Shill? Who is shilling for Intel? We are simply discussing security. Shills exist to promote products in which case let me help you: Buy AMD, the price performance offer is far better in every way.
Signed: An apparent Intel Shill and happy Ryzen 2700X user.
Why does all that need to be installed by default?
Because people expect "functional out of the box". Personally I don't mind lots of things being installed by default. I do however hate the lack of ability to remove things.
That said a nice middle ground would be lots of stuff installed by default, and a "clean" image available online for powerusers. Kind of like downloading the Ubuntu console version and then installing only what you need from there.
I mean, no one would dream of spreading misinformation on the Remain side
And yet they didn't. The remain side was characterised entirely by: "World isn't as bad as Leavers make out. We don't know what will happen if we vote Leave." There was no disinformation to spread.
Unfortunately the truth was both a boring and weak argument. The Remain side's biggest fault was they didn't play a dirty game in the dirty world of politics.
Nothing odd about it. Opinions are formed and spread locally in your own favour.
Russians meddling in our elections? NO! America is too great for that! Americans meddling in world affairs? Of course America is great and we should do that!
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and if not then Windows 10... and so it goes one.
To be fair to the complaints, Windows 10 is the second flop in a row. That IS a first for Microsoft.
it's still unbearably bad/slow at even simple file handling.
File handling itself is fine. The way information about files is aggregated and displayed to users is what is frustrating. e.g. File save dialogues which have custom sorting for a folder and have thumbnails enabled load the thumbnail cache before sorting. That is truly frigging dumb. It's not that file handling is slow, it's that Windows does stuff not relevant for the user at odd times.
Would it kill Microsoft to look for 3rd-party drivers before stomping all over shit with their own versions?
That's not the issue. The third party drivers published to Windows Update should be the same as the vendor actually ships. Windows won't automatically overwrite a driver unless there's a new version or a WHQL version of the existing driver... and you can disable the touching of drivers in windows (it's under System, not under the Update Settings).
Normally I would say the manufacturer fouled something up, but in this specific update there were a LOT of problems relating to drivers even before the file deletion bug came up. They really fouled up this update bigtime.
This IS a service pack. Simply changing the name back won't solve these problems. The problem is they change so much shit with each Service Pack and then force it down user's throats without testing with the hope of sticking to some arbitrary timeline for releasing them.
Sensationalist FUD much? Microsoft has never updated Windows 10 with such a jarring UI change. The Windows 10 steering wheel is where it has always been, as is every other fundamental control you need to use the OS.
A more accurate description would be owning a car and waking up to find the air-conditioning controls now have a few different control options, oh and as part of that it set itself back from Celsius to Fahrenheit, also additional prompts now come up with different alarms while driving. Maybe the dashboard speed indicators have changed colours.
Sounds horrible doesn't it?
Personally it's a feature of exactly the car I want to buy: https://electrek.co/2018/09/03...
They aren't scams. They literally make water out of thin air. Whether or not they are feasible is an entirely different question. It's amazing the number of scams which cease to be scams when you feed in assumptions like limitless energy and limitless time.
So we've gone full circle. Let me repeat and we'll see if we come with a different more sane outcome:
How elitist of you. That's a fast track way to get yourself killed by anti-vaxxers, or by a superbug thanks to the thinking that the uneducated are not worth speaking to.
No Windows Store, no Edge, no Cortana, no platform updates,
You left out the most important bit: No option to legally obtain it.
The masses are too stupid to understand what is happening and keep feeding all these companies money.
No, they just never cared for the freedom to screw with your OS in the first place. There's a lot of very smart people out there happy to give up a freedom which they don't see any point in exercising.
At what point does the extra time required for exercise, including preparation, travel, showering, laundry, etc. take up more of a person's life than it is likely to extend it by?
You're implying that the benefit of exercise is only to extend life. If your exercise is such a druge and you're only trying to get a few years extra then you're doing it wrong on the most fundamental level.
You should find something that is fun, find something to relax your mind, if you're a social person find something to do with other people. Exercise right and your body releases loads of endorphins. You won't care about how much time you get at the end of the life, you'll be happier living in the now improving the "quality" of your time.
My girlfriend and I both jog, but for different reasons. She jogs to forget the world, I jog to see it. She will do laps around a track by herself with headphones in, I go with a running club where we constantly change our route and meeting up indifferent places, often ending at a pub somewhere for extra bonus.
Seriously ... what if I don't *want* to have a long life?
Can you off yourself by inhaling your tailpipe without becoming a long and drawn out burden on the medical and social security systems?
Okay that was a joke but there's a hint of actual seriousness in there, dying slowly from medical issues would be a shitty way to go.
is THE major indicator for improving health vitals in all studies.
You know the problems with claims like this, you make an absolute declaration without understanding any of the variables involved. There is no "THE major". There is only a balance and finding out what it is that people are missing.
You can be a super healthy low calorie eater, and if all you do is waste away watching Netflix you will have health problems.
You can be a sporty person cycling to work on a daily basis, and if all you eat is cheeseburgers for every meal you will have health problems.
Arid regions have, wait-for-it, not enough water in the air.
Not all regions where water is required are arid. There are many reasons people could be in need of water, not the least of which being a contaminated local supply.
Someone can always claim you didn't get "woke" enough.
That's not a problem with public appeasement. You can't please everyone. The correct response is to say "right fuck it it was a waste of time", and proceed to go old school on them. That gives them a healthy dose of perspective.
Not really. Consider it like any war (or in this case a war of words) because ultimate foreign diplomacy works just like that. It's quite consistent to complain about the actions of your enemy while doing the same actions against them.
There's nothing uniquely American about this. In fact the same stories are coming out of every western country, you're just getting only the American side of the story. At the same time Russia was complaining about US meddling in the last election too.
Thanks I'll give it a go. I dismissed it early for looking quite ugly.
I remember the Slashdot of old where trolling drivel wouldn't be voted Insightful.
If you're 12 maybe give it a Funny vote. But seriously, people here should grow up a bit. (not the ACs, but rather the moderators).
where one thing is surely not missing: decent audio player options.
Please give us some recommendations as well. I have personally found the media players in Linux to be lacking in various departments. Mind you I don't like Winamp's interface otherwise XMMS may be suitable but what do you actually use that you consider decent?
So a few quick comparisons:
Foobar2000: 15.6MB of RAM, 0% CPU playing an MP3. - Plugin ecosystem bigger than Winamp's
VLC: 18.2MB of RAM, 0% CPU playing an MP3. - Haven't installed any customisations, plays everything I've ever thrown at it.
Now to insult your requirements a bit:
Windows Media Player: 19.5MB of RAM, 0% CPU playing an MP3. - Plays anything for which a DS filter exists, which is pretty much everything.
But since we're measurbating:
Media Player Classic - Home Cinema: 9MB of RAM, 0% CPU playing an MP3.
I don't have iTunes installed, and I'm sure it would horribly lose, but the point is Winamp's success in your criteria is mediocre in the literal sense of the word. Compared to 4 other media players it is very middle of the rung.
Also since I don't have a Pentium 100 anymore I can't really get excited about RAM usage of any of the media players on my computer.
Why would anyone dishonest enough to deny climate change be considered honest enough to honor a wager?
He didn't deny climate change. Quite the opposite his, side of the wager was that there many things influencing climate change and he wagered that the climate would cool based on the weighting he applied to those influences.
Not everyone is a "climate change denier". Some people are legitimately wrong.
Does the position of Intel Shill come with any responsibility?
Shill? Who is shilling for Intel? We are simply discussing security. Shills exist to promote products in which case let me help you: Buy AMD, the price performance offer is far better in every way.
Signed: An apparent Intel Shill and happy Ryzen 2700X user.
I do. I work in a position so responsible that I conduct actual risk assessments rather than freaking out about news articles.
Why does all that need to be installed by default?
Because people expect "functional out of the box". Personally I don't mind lots of things being installed by default. I do however hate the lack of ability to remove things.
That said a nice middle ground would be lots of stuff installed by default, and a "clean" image available online for powerusers. Kind of like downloading the Ubuntu console version and then installing only what you need from there.
There is a HUGE difference between soft tissue
I thought turbines are tested against frozen tissue, not soft tissue.
I mean, no one would dream of spreading misinformation on the Remain side
And yet they didn't. The remain side was characterised entirely by: "World isn't as bad as Leavers make out. We don't know what will happen if we vote Leave." There was no disinformation to spread.
Unfortunately the truth was both a boring and weak argument. The Remain side's biggest fault was they didn't play a dirty game in the dirty world of politics.
Nothing odd about it. Opinions are formed and spread locally in your own favour.
Russians meddling in our elections? NO! America is too great for that!
Americans meddling in world affairs? Of course America is great and we should do that!