“its TVs do not continuously record or transmit users’ conversations”

Because we all know voice activation isn’t a thing…

It’s not continuous if certain things have to happen for it to start…

Waiting on a firmware update… I definitely got a buggy release!

My left side doesn’t respond, but test the right and the left jerks. Confuses every doctor who tests it, and a couple have called in colleagues to witness.

The kicker (ha!) There is a trigger near my neck, and another in my lower back that causes the left leg to kick. I’ve warned physiotherapists and doctors about it, and kicked a couple when they find the trigger point.

Yup. Steady decline in accuracy when swiping, words/names I use everyday (and have added to a custom dictionary) aren’t chosen from the swipe, and even on actual touchtype it corrects to words I never/rarely use.

Windows 11 was stress. I was spending far too much time keeping it the way I want it - stable, no cloud, no AI. A four hour call with MS tech support (that went in the most idiotic circles) kinda sealed the fate of my new desktop build (old one had a failing MB, no choice but to finally upgrade hardware) and switched both it and another desktop the next day.

Much less stressed now, even when things go weird and wonky.

Absolutely this. I was spending 2-3 hours a week making my Win11 box stable.

Once a month I had to redo all the sound drivers, as with each reboot sound would get quieter and quieter until I was running a lottery of which program wouldn’t be affected any given day and suddenly have it’s volume loud enough to shake the house.

I upgraded CPU/MB after the MB failed, MS cancelled my Win11 licence. I realized I still was spending stupid amounts of time keeping things working, and I am very against all the AI being shoved into every Windows book and cranny.

The first week of ditching Win11, I was tinkering everything because New Shiny, but now things were working I’m not even sure I’ve spent 3 hours in the last two months tinkering.

That was adorably fun.

Narrowed down to the one I chose, and now I have my next choice if to test run.

I’d wager it’s due to the user’s catalogue of knowledge being effectively reset, even the deepest of users of windows has years of working around the (many) issues. Swap to a new OS, the knowledge doesn’t always transfer.

It’s not hard, it’s just different.

Used to buy succulent seeds online, and sadly there were a fair number of scammers selling seeds for what appeared to be gorgeous, but non-existent photoshopped succulents.

Scammers gotta scam, and AI makes it easy.

Very effective for cold climate/weather, not so mach for heat.

I did this for the windows on an old 1920’s cabin in BC, the walls and roof cavity had been retrofitted with insulation, leaving the windows as the big heat loss spot during winter. Didn’t fix how cold it go inside during winter completely, but it did bring the unheated temp up a degree or two, which made heating and keeping a temp easier.

Summer, OTOH, it created a heat pocket that radiated more heat inside, so I did a covering for outside with light coloured heavy fabric (curtain fabric) for the outside.

Maybe you and I can go splits. You can have my share of the stone if I can have the pain relief part.

For real. Everyone already has their friend group, their clique, whatever. They often say they are open and welcoming, and sometimes are for a while. They don’t try to get to know the newcomer, regale then with stories of their already set in stone group, and make promises they have no intention of keeping. Newcomer leaves, and they don’t even notice or care to reach out, and if they do, it’s purely performative and there’s no follow through because they already have their group.

Australia: I don’t get it either.

So far, so good. Thanks much for this!

Mint. I’ve gotten the popping/crackling to a minimum, but it’s still happening occasionally. (Oddly it happens most often with games that have sound disabled both by OS and via in game)

I put off the switch for ages due to similar reasons, tried once that failed horribly. Later had a motherboard failure and Microsoft showed their whole arse. Reactivated the dual boot, channeled my inner old woman energy, solved the video issue and have been happily tinkering with the smaller issues as they come up. Still playing whack a mole, but now I’m getting things the way I want them, instead of disabling things I’m being told I want by some corporate nutcase.

And hilariously, I am spending less time maintaining Linux than I did for Windows.

Thanks! Still having some problems with sound popping, but had that under Windows. >.<

Not surprised in the least. It’s all about maintaining incoming cash flow.

They cancelled my Win11 (from purchased Win10 eligible upgrade) key earlier this year when I replaced a failed motherboard.

Happy to be free of their ecosystem. Should have jumped free long ago.

Asha was absolutely put in place to be glass cliffed.

Not sure Xbox will be gone any time soon, but once Asha has taken all the blame they’ll get back to the same old BS.

How much of the drop can be attributed to people who were trying different distros before settling on one?