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Re: Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader

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Post by jandrese » Mon, Dec 19, 2016, 7:52 PM UTC

KirinDave wrote: post #274

jandrese wrote: post #238

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IIRC the wording wasn't "let us display ads", it was cloaked in some deceptive language.

I don't remember the exact wording, but it was something akin to, "Show Microsoft's images on my lockscreen" or somesuch similar. It wasn't clear there might be ads there.

I actually have that option turned on, and it's exactly what it says on the tin. Pictures of landscapes/buildings/etc... that you might see in some mid tier gallery and a link to a short description. It's bland, but marginally more interesting than the basic lock screen.

Re: Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader

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Post by bitcrazed » Mon, Dec 19, 2016, 9:27 PM UTC

chmln wrote: post #163

yummyfajitas wrote: post #144

I recently bought a Lenovo sporting Windows 10 and decided to give it a fair try. I've been using Windows exclusively on my personal laptop for about 2 months and so far it's a good experience. This is after 16 years of running linux (or briefly a mac) on the desktop. The window manager is tolerable (not as good as Xmonad, but equivalent to Unity). Windows subsystem for linux is letting me get my work done with no pr…

My experience has been the complete opposite. I've got a Lenovo Y50 running Win10. With a HiDPI display, it is pretty much unusable. While OS elements scale rather well, most of the software doesn't, even using the "DPI fix." [1] There are also ads on lock screen. [2] The "terminal", PowerShell, is slow to launch, path completions are crawling. The subsystem for linux is great, and certainly a move in the right direc…

Hi. PM for Bash & Windows Console here:

Glad you're digging Bash & WSL :D

May I ask which Win10 build you're running. If you're on Win10 AU (build 14393.x), you're not yet seeing the huge raft of changes that we've been releasing weekly to those on the Windows Insider program.

Key among the improvements that will be released broadly when Windows 10 Creator Updated ships (ETA spring 2017) include: * MANY improvements to Bash/WSL enabling MANY more dev tools, platforms, an tech to work even more smoothly, plus fixes for networking features inc. ifconfig & ping, traceroute (incoming). Also adds ability to invoke Windows exe's from Bash and vice-versa. * Lots of DPI fixes including many fixes to correctly scale desktop apps and pop-up dialogs (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/12/07/annou...)

HTH.

Re: Microsoft, Rebooted, Emerges as a Tech Leader

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Post by kijiki » Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 6:59 PM UTC

shmerl wrote: post #286

kijiki wrote: post #228

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I've been completely unable to find a Debian sticker that: a) is big enough to see from more than 3 feet away b) that works on a black laptop. Do you know of a good supplier?

Here is one: https://www.unixstickers.com Examples: * https://www.unixstickers.com/stickers/linux_os_distribution_... * https://www.unixstickers.com/stickers/linux_os_distribution_... * https://www.unixstickers.com/stickers/linux_os_distribution_... * https://www.unixstickers.com/stickers/linux_os_distribution_...

Thanks for the pointers!

Your 3rd example is the one I bought, but it is clear, so doesn't show up on a black laptop. They don't seem to have a non-clear version of that one.

The non-clear ones they do have are just the spiral, without the word "debian", which seems a little vague for evangelical purposes.

One of these days, I may have to learn how to get stickers made.