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Re: Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by ads

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Post by snazz »

AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #41
freehunter wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is the correct answer. Even Ubuntu's famous bug #1 (Microsoft has a majority marketshare) was closed many years ago [1] as PC operating systems have declined in importance. Steve Jobs's comment about PCs being "trucks" has also come true. Almost all leisure computing has moved either to mobile devices (phones and tablets) and/or to the web (which overlaps mobile devices), making the OS less and less important. G…

And yet, Linux Desktop still is not dominant, even only counting desktop computers. Hmm...

As people use desktops less and less, they care less and less about what runs on them.

Re: Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by ads

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Post by parliament32 »

dzink wrote: post #16
jtdev wrote: post #6

A related observation: I have between 4-8 *nix, MacOS, iOS, machines running on my home network at any given time. I’m using piHole (with base config) to block ad traffic. My blocked percentage hovers around ~10%... until I boot up my one Windows 10 machine, which spikes the blocked ad traffic to ~25% and remains that high -with zero applications running mind you - until I shutdown the machine, after which it quickly…

I’ve seen less on the Windows 10 Pro version (switched off all datasending features on install).

Enjoy having them silently re-enabled on the next update. Enterprise is the only version where you can actually disable and it'll stay disabled, because most regulated corps would consider "telemetry" a data breach.

Re: Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by ads

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Post by [deleted] »

emsy wrote: post #46
ctrl-j wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love the idea of Apple being more privacy focused, and helping us keep our data more secure. I have a touchbar macbook pro, and a headphone-jackless iphone. I just wish they wouldn't beat me with their opinionated hardware and software choices. Deprecating open gl. Eliminating 32-bit support. Forcing me to use dongle after dongle (ethernet, usb-A, HDMI, and SD card) Magic mouse has such a terrible sensor, not to me…

I agree that the lack of hardware choice (or different "opinions" like a matte screen or smaller phones) is probably Apple's biggest flaw. But they're on a different level. One is an inconvenience, the other is utter disrespect of your privacy.

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Re: Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by ads

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Post by [deleted] »

ctrl-j wrote: post #37
Razengan wrote: post #12

Things like these is why most Mac converts never want to return to Windows. Not just the issue in TFA/post, which may seem trivial, but the overall “telemetry” debacle and experiences like jtdev’s comment. For all their claims of having reformed, Microsoft will always be that ex you don’t want to do anything with ever again. There are worse horrors than the lack of a physical Escape key, waiting on the other side of…

I love the idea of Apple being more privacy focused, and helping us keep our data more secure. I have a touchbar macbook pro, and a headphone-jackless iphone. I just wish they wouldn't beat me with their opinionated hardware and software choices. Deprecating open gl. Eliminating 32-bit support. Forcing me to use dongle after dongle (ethernet, usb-A, HDMI, and SD card) Magic mouse has such a terrible sensor, not to me…

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Re: Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by ads

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Post by FluffyKitty »

jimbobimbo wrote: post #18

I sympathize with the pickle, but this sounds more like a case of misconfigured build node. Why Internet Explorer is even on it? If OP RDP'd to the machine and saw IE window open, wouldn't this mean that build processes are running under whatever account interactively ? Why?

Yeah, I have to agree here. If this is a build server, I'd argue that they should be running Windows Server and just disable the UI all together.

Re: Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by ads

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Post by joeblubaugh »

jchw wrote: post #42
freehunter wrote: post #25

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Honest question and I am absolutely not starting an argument, but what have they done for Github? All I'm aware of is making private repos free, but I haven't seen anything beyond that. I must be out of the loop.

I have no idea how much they had to do with Github’s recent developments, but: - Github Sponsors with donation matching for some limited time period - Github Pro which based on browsing user profiles a surprising amount of folks have bought into - Github Package Repositories. - Github Pipelines. Generally I have been waiting for Github to start sucking but it has only gotten better imo. I have been a pretty big Gitla…

Their PR UIs have recently gotten some much-needed improvements too.

Re: Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by ads

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Post by skrebbel »

la_barba wrote: post #44
skrebbel wrote: post #23

So the objection is that Internet Explorer has msn.com as its default homepage. This is fair, it's ridiculous and a relic from a long gone age. But so is Internet Explorer. What kind of super old Windows version were these people running? What caused IE to open out of the blue? Windows has plenty flaws but randomly open browsers is not one I'm familiar with.

I've seen IE launch itself at times after a reboot. When the OS updates & reboots, a lot of apps take this opportunity to update themselves, or maybe its the default behavior on system boot, who knows. After the update they decide to send you to their website - but they fuck up the API call and so IE just shows the default homepage.

But why IE? Why not Edge? IE hasn't been the default browser for years.

And iirc Edge shows some shitty news feed "new tab" screen (without ads). It's still crap, but less crap than msn.com :-)

Re: Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by ads

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Post by belltaco »

fit2rule wrote: post #49
skrebbel wrote: post #23

So the objection is that Internet Explorer has msn.com as its default homepage. This is fair, it's ridiculous and a relic from a long gone age. But so is Internet Explorer. What kind of super old Windows version were these people running? What caused IE to open out of the blue? Windows has plenty flaws but randomly open browsers is not one I'm familiar with.

>What kind of super old Windows version were these people running? Build-servers.

Why aren't they running Windows Server if it's a server?

MSN does not load on IE in Windows Server.

Re: Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by ads

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Post by specktr »

simplyinfinity wrote: post #31
specktr wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you used windows 10 recently? I didn't realize how bad it was until I installed a fresh copy of windows 10. My backup windows machine has so many registry patches to disable the crapware that I didn't recall how bad it truly is by default.

every day on my laptop and my desktop pc. all runing without disabling the telemetry. laptop has 5hrs of battery daily, pc is runing fine. Except when i open chrome... chrome eats my ram

I meant no disrespect, I'm/was curious to know about your experience with windows. Personally I use linux distros 95% of the time and notice a significant increase in battery life and decrease in ram/cpu utilization compared to when using windows on the same system. ~8Gb (or more) vs 2.4Gb for the ram and 80% cpu utilization vs 10-15%. I'm curious how much of that difference is the background processes installing candy crush etc. But good on you if your system meets your use case and what not.

edit: clarify utilization I've experienced is cpu

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