@piglet I don't use #Microslop any more than necessary. Any writing I do is done on open source office programs
Microsoft: we are going to fix the Copilot button in Excel
How Microsoft fixed it:

#microsoft #microslop #ai #copilot

Hab nen gebrauchtes #thinkpad X1 Carbon bekommen und es war ne MS #windows lizenz dabei. Holy hell ist der Installationsprozess elendig lang und wie viel Werbung und Telemetrie Anfragen man weg klicken muss. Glaube mehr als ne Stunde alles gedauert. Kurz probiert und direkt wieder #linux vom Stick installiert.

15 Minuten später nen nutzbares System am Laufen gehabt. Unglaublich was Windows geworden ist. #microslop

Also this is a "You" [or rather your Games' Publisher's] problem when your #Games need #Malware that run only on #WinShit11!

Good Games just run on #Linux!
- The only games that don't run are those where the #Publisher / #Developer *explicitly works against #Gamers on Linux!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k--tLRZLeNs&t=2036s

#PC #Gaming #PCgaming #LinuxGaming #Windows #Windows11 #MicroSlop #Microsoft #AntiCheat #ClientSideAnticheat

Cooling my Gaming PC with No Fans

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Pausing updates on Windows 11 apparently takes time. You click the button and a throbber starts while Windows "pauses updates". It took about a minute on my machine.

I don't even know anymore. In a week I'll finally be able to `rm -rf` (or even better, `shred`) this VM from my PC.

#Windows11 #Windows #Microslop

#microslop is at it again: This time, in their Windows 11 "New Media Player", they paywall the HEVC (h.265) video codec.

In other words: Some movies you bought and paid for can now not be played anymore unless you $pay$

Dont give these bullies what they want! At the very least, if you need it, switch to VLC or anything which still has it for free. Or better, if you can: Cancel all your #microslop subscriptions and uninstall windows (linux is better anyway)

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/windows-11s-new-media-player-uses-35x-more-ram-charges-for-popular-video

Windows 11's New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs

It replaces Groove Music and the classic Windows Media Player.

ExtremeTech

One thing I've read a couple of times on here is that AI is expensive, but that doesn't seem to match what I see at work. Building a chatbot using genAI is apparently so cheap a hobbyist could make money on it? Or am I missing some info here?

#microslop #enshittification

Microsoft is killing Office 2021 in October to push you onto Microsoft 365, how to fight back

Microsoft is once again ringing the death knell of Office 2021, this time with an End of Support for Office 2021 reminder.

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Windows 11's New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs

It replaces Groove Music and the classic Windows Media Player.

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/windows-11s-new-media-player-uses-35x-more-ram-charges-for-popular-video

#Microslop #Microsoft #Windows11 #enshittification #software #vibecoding #technology

Windows 11's New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs

It replaces Groove Music and the classic Windows Media Player.

ExtremeTech

A new report suggests Xbox layoffs will likely result in a "bloodbath" of job losses and studio closures, leaving developers "punished" simply for following Microslop's orders.

https://www.ign.com/articles/amid-concern-over-xbox-studio-bloodbath-new-report-says-developers-are-being-punished-today-for-following-orders

#Microslop #Microsoft #Xbox #gaming #layoffs #technology

Amid Concern Over Xbox Studio 'Bloodbath,' New Report Says Developers Are Being 'Punished Today for Following Orders'

A new report suggests Xbox layoffs will likely result in a "bloodbath" of job losses and studio closures, leaving developers "punished" simply for following Microsoft's orders.

IGN