The difference is that each Windows upgrade is objectively worse.

Also, even if it wasn’t, a large number of the people who use Windows don’t continue to do so because they really loved Windows, it’s because they’ve always used Windows and don’t want anything to ever change.

So each EoL kicks their asses off their ledge and they have to make the biggest fuss about it, because that is just what using a computer is for them.

It’s just a mentality thing, and not something they’ll readily put into words because it’s clearly futile and churlish.

ni

or

neeeeeeee

is the sound my new kitten makes in most circumstances.

Example: When trying to climb a pile of pillows that instead falls over,

“Neeeeeeeeeeee”

“Conspiracy” assumes the government is functioning in a fundamentally honest manner.

In the 70s, the public was frankly shocked to learn about the Watergate Scandal, because they assumed America operated in a fundamentally honest manner.

After Watergate, the “conspiracy theorist” developed. Because if Watergate is true, what else is going on?

Around that time, AM radio was looking for new programming after the public’s music listening transitioned to FM and we got a steady diet of extremist religious programming and Conspiracy-laden talk radio. Shortly after the Fairness Doctrine ended and things really took.off. One of the biggest TV series of the 90s was the X-files.

Anyways, if you have a conspiratorial government (e.g.China), you’re not a “conspiracy theorist” to believe in conspiracy. There are very obvious conspiracies at work.

The corruption epidemic the US is now facing (post Citizens United) means we no longer assume we have a fundamentally honest government.

“Conspiracy theorist” is dead. Our government is fundamentally conspiring.

To your point, Ukraine lacks resources for both Ice cream and bbbrrrrrtttt.

They are fighting for their freedom.

If the USAF doesn’t want to deal with the A-10s supply chain, there’s a good chance Ukraine doesn’t either.

The only thing that keeps the A-10 flying is Congressional mandates from a few jobs-oriented congressmen.

To be fair, Kamala is our third Presidential candidate this year. 😂

I don’t understand why everyone assumes using a VPN means paying for a third party.

It’s because that is what is advertised to them.

The switch from PC usage to locked down devices has made things worse and more expensive and less creative.

Remember, Apple invented the PC but IBM democratized it.

We didn’t get the same thing again.

Apple invented the Smartphone and Google also contributed locked down devices.

Its worse. He’s a Mormon.

Also, push notifications. Most things could be done from a browser, but corpos have to have their push notifications.

It doesn’t matter if you’re the guy who turns every notification off and manages all those… 9/10 people won’t.

Pair of Thieves long legged boxer briefs their “superfit” material. Available at Target.

Uniqueness is not a thing people generally desire.

cf. Waiting for the Revolutionary Vanguard to usher in Utopia or for Jesus or the Mahdi to come back and establish the Millennium.

At least with liberalism, someone is milking the cows in the meantime.

We still have monuments donated by Fascist Italy standing in Chicago.

Neurotypical people do not.

I’ve gotten into quite a lot of systemd-related flame wars so far, and what strikes me is that I haven’t heard a single reason why systemd is good and should be used in favor of openrc/sysvinit/whatever.

“Hi I’m new to Linux, I switched from Windows to Alpine Linux and my laptop’s battery life has gone from 6 hours to 30 minutes before needing a charge.”

Steelcut oats are just a vehicle for fruit and berries

I still have my OG gameboy w/ Tetris near the toilet

Pink crap or blue crap, it’s all crap.

High quality stuff is marketed based on quality, it’s not sexed for no fucking reason.

Fire Procter and Gamble into the sun, they do nothing of value for the world.

Why isn’t anyone even trying to guillotine our billionare megalomaniacs? 🤔