TheProtagonist
@TheProtagonist@lemmy.world
- Comment on 3 days ago:
Why should I?
- Comment on Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public 3 days ago:
I think all of these platfroms live from the engagement of the users there. I like Lemmy, but I’m also still on Reddit, because in some communities, there’s just so much more activity on Reddit than in the same community here.
Technology, UI and everything is fine and important. But if the place seems rather dead it will also struggle to attract new users.
- Comment on 'Microslop' is heading for Edge – major browser redesign is inspired by Copilot, and it's already seriously unpopular 1 week ago:
I actually have Firefox also installed on that machine, but some (internal) sites work better in Edge, so I mostly use Edge on that PC.
- Comment on 'Microslop' is heading for Edge – major browser redesign is inspired by Copilot, and it's already seriously unpopular 1 week ago:
I use it on my work PC and I have to admit that it’s not that bad…
- Comment on I paint houses 4 weeks ago:
Now, that’s true shitposting!
- Comment on Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure 1 month ago:
No one ever claimed, that “artificial intelligence” would indeed be intelligent.
- Comment on Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me" 1 month ago:
I don’t need to talk to a computer (nor do I want to). I’m fine using a keyboard. All I need is a machine that performs my tasks fluently and flawlessly.
- Comment on Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk 1 month ago:
The tech industry puts bazillions of dollars into AI development and now it has to put AI literally everywhere to make it look somehow useful. Whether the customer / user wants this or not. I guess they are hoping that people will eventually like it.
- Comment on Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk 1 month ago:
Meanwhile I am rather happy that my older (gaming) PC is not suitable for Win11 anymore, due to TPM (first I was rather disappointed). For my daily stuff I use a MacBook Pro and the old Windows PC will eventually become a Linux PC.
The only problem is my work PC/Laptop, which runs on Win11 (my company wenn “all in” MS-Cloud and stuff), and which I occasionally also use to access some private files (which rest in an encrypted cryptomator vault, when not used).
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 2 months ago:
Since security patches are not being deployed on a daily or weekly basis, you should be fine for even more than a month. Eventually using Windows 10 for security or privacy relevant activities, like banking, e-mail or such will become dangerous as more and more unpatched weaknesses might evolve.
- Comment on Hundreds of Instagram accounts push graphic real-life violence to millions, CBS News finds 2 months ago:
As long as there are no nipples to be seen…
- Comment on Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it 2 months ago:
They don’t listen all the time, only when you say “Hey Cortana / Hey Siri”. But in order to hear that command, they probably have to listen all the time…
ehm.
- Comment on Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it 2 months ago:
CILF = China (Shenzhen) International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair?
- Comment on On January 1st of 2026, Texas will be required to give ID to download apps from the app stores. It doesn't matter if it's NSFW or not. 2 months ago:
Orwellian surveillance dystopia.
- Comment on Is anyone NOT steaming their Music? 3 months ago:
Well, cooking your music leads to some nice results, too.
- Comment on hyperbaric oxygen chamber 3 months ago:
Yea, looks like fun…
- Comment on Samsung brings ads to US fridges 3 months ago:
You could add a printed ad with adhesive tape to the front door of your fridge to have a similar experience like all those “smart” things…
In the past, the typical example for a “smart device” was a refrigerator, that would automatically buy milk online once it’s empty, but I’m not sure if that really works (or makes any sense). But at least you can now see ads together with weather and news on your refrigerator door.
- Comment on So THAT'S where I parked my car! 4 months ago:
///keener.unjust.radiators
- Comment on That's an impressive drop. Any ideas why? 4 months ago:
Although I feel sorry for you and your situation, I honestly wonder, how someone can jerk off in the office…
- Comment on Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward 4 months ago:
Depending on your setup, you will always have an offline copy, too.
- Comment on Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward 4 months ago:
If you mind that Word documents are stored in the cloud by default, you need to modify the default setting
…or just use some other app for your private documents and Word only for work-related stuff or such.
- Comment on Bring out the trumpets and pour out the beer 4 months ago:
Can someone please think of the shareholders…?
- Comment on UK Official Calls for Age Verification on VPNs to Prevent Porn Loophole 4 months ago:
Maybe not if you are thirteen years old…
- Comment on European Commission launching #Wifi4EU initative, 93k high-speed private access points across the EU, free of charge. 5 months ago:
Recently mobile phone operators introduced a “fair use policy”, so it’s not really a”roam like at home” anymore, but data volumes can be limited to a fraction of what you are entitled to in your home country.
This is a point where WiFi might get more important again when traveling.
- Comment on Sounds funny but THIS is how it actually is 5 months ago:
Before or after putting it into his arse?
- Comment on Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps 6 months ago:
Hey Folks, we have “AI” for you and you will use it, whether you want it or not…
- Comment on Forced E-Waste PCs And The Case Of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform 7 months ago:
Which Distro would you recommend for a relative newcomer? My PC was once “high-end” but is already a bit older (2016/17?). Still quite powerful, I guess.
- Comment on Forced E-Waste PCs And The Case Of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform 7 months ago:
OK, thanks for the information, that sounds really interesting. I was playing Doom Eternal and Metro Exodus some time ago, but I made a bread and didn‘t pick it up anymore due to a lack of time. Many years ago I was also trying a bit of Linux on a Netbook (small notebook). By then it was really a different world than Windows.
However, I am not sure how easy that is to manage with getting the right Linux distribution, then Wine, then Proton and then getting all tricks and tweaks right… - I am not a tech expert, so leaving a system that works out of the box is a bit of a hurdle for me.
What would be the best Linux „Distro“ (I guess that‘s how it is called) to start with? I would prefer if I would not have to deal with command line stuff… ;-)
- Comment on Forced E-Waste PCs And The Case Of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform 7 months ago:
What is “Proton” in this context?
- Comment on Forced E-Waste PCs And The Case Of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform 7 months ago:
I have a custom built PC running on Windows 10, which has no TPM and therefore cannot update to Win11. I might consider Linux as an alternative on some regular laptop, but I’m afraid that my games might no longer be running if I switch the OS from Windows to Linux.