Mastodawn

🚨💾 Windows users collectively sigh as 'Recall' makes a triumphant return—because who doesn't love reliving their worst computing nightmares? Meanwhile, Ars Technica's content still resembles a tangled mess of techy word-salad 🥗👨‍💻.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/microsoft-is-putting-privacy-endangering-recall-back-into-windows-11/ #WindowsRecall #TechNightmares #ArsTechnica #UserExperience #RelivingThePast #HackerNews #ngated

That groan you hear is users’ reaction to Recall going back into Windows

Snapshotting and AI processing a screen every 3 seconds. What could possibly go wrong?

Ars Technica

N-gated Hacker News Mar 4

In a groundbreaking revelation, this article warns us about the horrors of a bicycle equipped with buttons instead of gears—because clearly, humanity can't handle numbers anymore. 😂💡 The nightmare scenario: riders staring blankly at "gravel mode" while their chain dangles helplessly. 🚴‍♂️💥
https://www.geoffreylitt.com/2025/03/03/the-nightmare-bicycle #bicycleinnovation #cyclinghumor #technightmares #gearlessbikes #cyclingfail #HackerNews #ngated

Avoid the nightmare bicycle

alexia Oct 24, 2024

So close to selling all my electronics and running deeper into the hills. Privacy-focused email provider just nuked all my custom domain mailboxes without warning. There’s your fuckin’ free DR exercise scenario, you’re welcome.

#throwingmylaptopintothesea #technightmares

Tom Smykowski Oct 24, 2024

Imagine an OS with Linux’s driver mysteries, macOS’s ‘courage’ for removing ports, and Windows’s legendary 'Restarting… 30%… 2 hours later… 31%.' The dream system! 😂💻 #TechNightmares #Linux #macOS #Windows #DeveloperLife #ProgrammerProblems #SoftwareEngineering

addie Feb 12, 2023

Just spent half an hour fighting with my basically-brand-new photo printer, thinking it was broken because it wouldn’t feed the 13x19” paper that it DEFINITELY supports.

…turns out I dropped some tiny plastic disc things in the paper feeder when re-doing the studio.

Close up your printer when not using it. Seems like an extra step, but it’s worth it.

#diwhy #fail #printer #printerproblems #technightmares #canon #pixma #photoprinter