> I was going to be all "yeah, but I don't run a Linux desktop because I'm not a masochist, so my only use for a terminal is over SSH from Windows." I purchase

> I was going to be all "yeah, but I don't run a Linux desktop because I'm not a masochist, so my only use for a terminal is over SSH from Windows." I purchased a Windows laptop a couple of years ago as an additional machine (my main platform is Linux), and honestly it’s using Windows which feels masochistic: ads, system prompts which pop up beneath windows[0], ads, the login screen swallowing my first few characters, ads, massive over-use of the trackpad (but this could be my fault, ads, very poor update experience (compared to Debian), ads, sluggishness, IE, Edge, ads, lack of free software and — oh yes, lest I forget — ads. Did I mention that an OS I paid for shows me ads all the time? ’Cause it does. By comparison, my Debian machines are a joy to use. Every time I have to use my Windows laptop I physically deflate; every time I return to one of my GNU/Linux machines I sit up straight & smile. 0: When I'm using a site which requires a smart card login, Windows pops the smart card certificate & PIN prompt up beneath the current browser window — so it appears that nothing is happening, unless I move the mouse down to the taskbar & hover, revealing the waiting prompt. This is … odd … behaviour.