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Any power users should avoid Windows entirely.

by whalesalad 9mo ago

bigyabai 9mo ago
If by "power user" you mean "enemy of the state", there's a lot of software you'd be better-off avoiding.
- phanimahesh 9mo ago
  That is a strange viewpoint. Are we calling everyone who wants some control over their computers enemies of the state?
  - bigyabai 9mo ago
    It's holistic philosophy. You're not going to save yourself from FBI surveillance by avoiding Windows, I guarantee that to you.
    - thewebguyd 9mo ago
      You're not going to avoid any state surveillance if the state is really interested in you specifically. But you can still help prevent abuses of mass surveillance without probable cause by making such surveillance as expensive and difficult as possible for the state
  - WarOnPrivacy 9mo ago
    > Are we calling everyone who wants some control over their computers enemies of the state? As of today at 00:00 UTC, no. But there's an increasingly possible future where authoritarian governments will brand users who practice 'non-prescribed use' as enemies of the state. And when we have a government who's leader openly gifts deep, direct access to federal power to unethical tech leaders who've funded elections (ex:Thiel), that branding would be a powerful perk to have access to (even if indirectly).
- wolvoleo 9mo ago
  "enemy of the state" depends a lot on the current state of the state. Eg in England you're already an enemy of the state when you protest against Israel's actions in Gaza. In America if you don't like civilians being executed by ICE. This is really a bad time to throw "enemy of the state" around as if this only applies to the worst people. Current developments are the ideal time to show that these powers can be abused.
  - deleted 9mo ago
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  - blipvert 9mo ago
    Very much hyperbolic about the UK. You’re fine protesting against Israel, but Palestine Action is a proscribed group (not that I agree with that!) and that will land you in trouble.
  - RandomNickname 9mo ago
    No you aren't,why are you lying. You can protest all you want,the only time people got in trouble was because of the Nazi flags the protestors were using and extreme Islamists trying to recruit terrorists.
- pawelduda 9mo ago
  Maybe he's just trying to avoid Candy Crush Saga
  - amitav1 9mo ago
    I can't think of anybody apart from Osama bin Laden who wouldn't want to play Candy Crush. \s
- anonym29 9mo ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46700219 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46700219 Criticizing the current administration? That sounds like something an enemy of the state would do! Prepare yourself for the 3am FBI raid, evildoer! You're an enemy of the state, after all, that means you deserve it! /s
drnick1 9mo ago
This. Real "power users" (as opposed to people who aren't completely computer-illiterate) use the likes of Arch Linux and Gentoo and self-host whatever "cloud" services they need, they aren't running Windows and paying for Copilot 365 subscriptions.

Any power users should avoid Windows entirely.

bigyabai 9mo ago

If by "power user" you mean "enemy of the state", there's a lot of software you'd be better-off avoiding.

phanimahesh 9mo ago
That is a strange viewpoint. Are we calling everyone who wants some control over their computers enemies of the state?
- bigyabai 9mo ago
  It's holistic philosophy. You're not going to save yourself from FBI surveillance by avoiding Windows, I guarantee that to you.
  - thewebguyd 9mo ago
    You're not going to avoid any state surveillance if the state is really interested in you specifically. But you can still help prevent abuses of mass surveillance without probable cause by making such surveillance as expensive and difficult as possible for the state
- WarOnPrivacy 9mo ago
  > Are we calling everyone who wants some control over their computers enemies of the state? As of today at 00:00 UTC, no. But there's an increasingly possible future where authoritarian governments will brand users who practice 'non-prescribed use' as enemies of the state. And when we have a government who's leader openly gifts deep, direct access to federal power to unethical tech leaders who've funded elections (ex:Thiel), that branding would be a powerful perk to have access to (even if indirectly).
wolvoleo 9mo ago
"enemy of the state" depends a lot on the current state of the state. Eg in England you're already an enemy of the state when you protest against Israel's actions in Gaza. In America if you don't like civilians being executed by ICE. This is really a bad time to throw "enemy of the state" around as if this only applies to the worst people. Current developments are the ideal time to show that these powers can be abused.
- deleted 9mo ago
  [deleted]
- blipvert 9mo ago
  Very much hyperbolic about the UK. You’re fine protesting against Israel, but Palestine Action is a proscribed group (not that I agree with that!) and that will land you in trouble.
- RandomNickname 9mo ago
  No you aren't,why are you lying. You can protest all you want,the only time people got in trouble was because of the Nazi flags the protestors were using and extreme Islamists trying to recruit terrorists.
pawelduda 9mo ago
Maybe he's just trying to avoid Candy Crush Saga
- amitav1 9mo ago
  I can't think of anybody apart from Osama bin Laden who wouldn't want to play Candy Crush. \s
anonym29 9mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46700219 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46700219 Criticizing the current administration? That sounds like something an enemy of the state would do! Prepare yourself for the 3am FBI raid, evildoer! You're an enemy of the state, after all, that means you deserve it! /s

drnick1 9mo ago

This. Real "power users" (as opposed to people who aren't completely computer-illiterate) use the likes of Arch Linux and Gentoo and self-host whatever "cloud" services they need, they aren't running Windows and paying for Copilot 365 subscriptions.