you can safely use Windows 10 PCs connected to the internet for the next decade.

Do not, absolutely do not, hook an OS that is no longer receiving security updates to the internet. Out-of-date machines can get pwned simply by being on a network or loading a website’s ad, no user interaction required. Vulnerabilities are discovered, never patched, and thereafter every script kiddy can get into the old machines with little effort.

According to Steam: in the last 3 years there has been 150% growth in Linux users

And according to Pornhub, in 2024 there was a 41% growth in Linux users.

I don’t think there is a Steam entry for the game, but you can install it with Lutris, which does the setup for you. I don’t actually play the game, so I can’t speak much more about it.

The steam hardware survey shows consistent growth in linux users. As does the Pornhub hardware survey.

And the most “bloatware” are just windows apps

The Windows 11 Pro edition at my work had an entry for Whatsapp in the start menu after a fresh install…

This “Pro” edition had a popup ad for one of Microsoft’s games pushed as a notification. Literally a popup ad for a game coming from the Professional edition of Windows. Something my company paid extra for.

I have 0 “ai integration” on my PC.

I’m constantly playing wack-a-mole with Copilot. It’s even in Notepad by default…

Yeah, there is a reason my home PCs are all Linux Mint.

Looking to buy a new home right now, and every time I see one of those I see a multi-month project in my future to remove all that crap. Because I know they aren’t going to do it themselves…

I know a bunch of places do it with plasma. Not sure with whole blood though.

It was discovered in pre-history, and almost certainly independently by many, many individuals. You aren’t going to get a name on it.

If you live in the EU or UK, sign it.

These aren’t just a petition that can be ignored, these actually have a legal process tied to them.

That was a lot of damage!

Hit something good!

I’m guessing fuel/oil storage based on the massive, yet steady, inferno.

Edit: I’m guessing this is the same location as the other post with the oil depot?

Claims moral superiority for never buying the game and instead buying Factorio

Never played that game, what is the context?

It always pisses me off when someone defending their life, or the lives of others, in a show is somehow a monster for stopping the threat. (Or it is somehow ‘honorable’ to not kill someone actively murdering others.)

Fuck no. Stop the murderer, rapist, or terrorist using as much force as is necessary. Little Timmy will be so much better off with parents who are still alive, Susan will be happy her husband wasn’t murdered, etc etc.

Thank you. :)

Two US Democratic senators were just assassinated

Which Senators?

Edit: Looked it up, appears to be State Rep. Hortman (was confused as ‘US Senator’ means Senator to the federal Senate, not state-level House representative). Can’t find a second assassination though.

Fun fact in all party consent states consent is obtained merely by notifying the other party that the call is being recorded

And almost all calls with a company will start with a line about ‘recording the call for quality purposes’. Well, both parties consented after that point, record away!

Poor customer support is the #1 thing that will get me to stop using a service/buying future products. Everybody fucks up, what matters most is what happens next. If they make the problem right with little hassle, why bother switching?

sigh

Seems their economy ain’t doin’ too hot!