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One of the reasons I no longer work on windows 1. Log onto a server 2. Need a browser to run some stupid tool, everything besides edge is removed 3. Edge sho

by lousken 6mo ago

One of the reasons I no longer work on windows 1. Log onto a server 2. Need a browser to run some stupid tool, everything besides edge is removed 3. Edge shows "setting up profile" with multiple steps (cant be skipped ofc) and after setup it goes to new tab showing shit ton of ads and stuff lagging the RDP session explain that, macroslop

burnte 6mo ago
My favorite part of that dance is, "Do you want to import from Chrome? [no] Should we import your data from chrome? [no] Ok, time to import your data from Chrome. [skip]" It asks you three times right in a row. Really weird.
- lousken 6mo ago
  My favourite part is saying "Reject all" to the cookies and sh*t on my new tab before I even open any website.
- deleted 6mo ago
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shevy-java 6mo ago
I like the word macroslop. But I think we give Microsoft too much credit with that word. To me it is just miniscule in thinking - so the name I use is microslop, the spam-AI company. Showing ads is what these microslop companies do - by abusing the end user.
- lousken 6mo ago
  They are entshittifying their products at scale
jayd16 6mo ago
Can you still curl the chrome installer and run it as a user without elevated permissions? Seems a lot faster.
- noisem4ker 6mo ago
  Invoke-WebRequest 'https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest' -OutFile firefox_setup.exe
- lousken 6mo ago
  Technically yes, but then you wait for the download + install + you have to select your ad preferences, also non-skipable
  - tempodox 6mo ago
    Of course, did you think fleeing from Microslop to Google would spare you the ads?
MisterTea 6mo ago
> One of the reasons I no longer work on windows Amen. I can't take the abuse anymore so I run Linux at home and if I have to interact with Windows I try through Wine before firing up a VM or breaking out the Surface that mostly collects dust. I'd rather run ReactOS in production than use Windows 11.

by lousken 6mo ago

burnte 6mo ago

My favorite part of that dance is, "Do you want to import from Chrome? [no] Should we import your data from chrome? [no] Ok, time to import your data from Chrome. [skip]" It asks you three times right in a row. Really weird.

lousken 6mo ago
My favourite part is saying "Reject all" to the cookies and sh*t on my new tab before I even open any website.
deleted 6mo ago
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shevy-java 6mo ago

I like the word macroslop. But I think we give Microsoft too much credit with that word. To me it is just miniscule in thinking - so the name I use is microslop, the spam-AI company. Showing ads is what these microslop companies do - by abusing the end user.

lousken 6mo ago
They are entshittifying their products at scale

jayd16 6mo ago

Can you still curl the chrome installer and run it as a user without elevated permissions? Seems a lot faster.

noisem4ker 6mo ago
Invoke-WebRequest 'https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest' -OutFile firefox_setup.exe
lousken 6mo ago
Technically yes, but then you wait for the download + install + you have to select your ad preferences, also non-skipable
- tempodox 6mo ago
  Of course, did you think fleeing from Microslop to Google would spare you the ads?

MisterTea 6mo ago

> One of the reasons I no longer work on windows Amen. I can't take the abuse anymore so I run Linux at home and if I have to interact with Windows I try through Wine before firing up a VM or breaking out the Surface that mostly collects dust. I'd rather run ReactOS in production than use Windows 11.