@Dev_J

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Windows 11 got a pretty brutal analysis! "Windows has long been suffering from auto-malware-ification, and we need a cure."

Time to seriously consider alternatives πŸͺŸβž‘️🐧

Great coverage from The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/windows_11_is_a_minefield/
Find a Linux Distro: https://distrochooser.de/

Windows 11 is a minefield of micro-aggressions in the shipping lane of progress

: A better minesweeper is needed. Time for an intervention to save Microsoft from itself

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Liquid Glass? Nah. Give me artisan hand-stitched, leather bound macOS! #WWDC25

One of the most insane things about GDPR today are the banners that split cookies by purpose and then allow you to toggle consent and legitimate interest for each.

This makes zero sense! A toggle is literally consent. A company's legitimate interest is something they have, not something I can consent to! This is just a ridiculous way to add way too many toggles to be practical to untick

Tech shower thought: Using dark mode on an LCD screen might actually make my battery life worse. I notice that in dark mode I almost always have all screens on 100% while in light mode I dim regularly πŸ€”
TechAltar β€” Why the most expensive phones sell the best

There is a huge increase in the sales of flagship phones, premium models and ultra premium smartphones. This trend is called premiumization and in many countries, ultra premium devices completely dominate the market. What's driving this trend?

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Rate my setup: Early 2000s edition
The Friday Checkout β€” Microsoft Recall is back from the dead!

This week Microsoft announced it is resurrecting Windows Recall in October, Xiaomi's EV is a surprise success and a new MEMS base solid state cooling chip similar to Frore is announced by xMEMS. Episode 211

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Give me your question the next few Friday checkout Q&As below πŸ‘‡
Who else remembers Apple's App Pick of the Week collab with Starbucks in the early 2010s?