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A little bit irrelevant to the article: Unpopular opinion but, is opt-outtable telemetry that bad? Of course using tracked behaviors for add targeting is bad (which is why my opinion is irrelevant to the article) but using telemetry to do AB-tests, UX-tests, finding bugs, etc... what’s really bad about it? Every comment about telemetry in HN reads something like ‘Telemetry with opt-out is bad, so GitLab is bad, VSCod…
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Honestly can’t tell if this is sarcasm. This is probably sarcasm. If it’s not, you’re welcome to actually point out the configuration files I need to edit. I tried many “solutions”, even edited boot parameters to no avail. According to sources I read, someone without an Nvidia graphics card might have an easier time.
xrandr --output HDMI-1 --scale 0.75x0.75 --mode 4096x2160 Play with the scale numbers and the resolution until you get the desired effect. Can't give a full tutorial here but "xrandr hdpi" should yield helpful search results. I'm not denying it's a pain and Windows/MacOS are miles ahead, but this is how you can get by on Linux with X. I use it daily for work and media, on a variety of monitors.
Edit: Maybe you meant using a native 2x scale paired with downscaling. Interesting, sounds promising.
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While I'm glad these efforts exist, it's wrong to have to fight my operating system in this way. In my experience, it's a losing battle. Microsoft seem intent on having full control of your system, and they are in a position to take that control as and when they like. The occasional nods towards the technical crowd, for example WSL & VSCode are distracting us from the very large elephant in the room.
VSCode is a pure marketing effort, trying to convince people that Microsoft isn't all that evil. WSL is more sinister - it's a counter to "I want to run Linux on my desktop / laptop". It is a carrot to the stick of Secure Boot that's trying to make anything else than Windows impossible on PC.
Additionally, Microsoft cooperates with the Linux community to sign their keys. Most Linux distros these days can install with Secure Boot enabled, and still offer ways for users who need to do things like compile kernel modules to do that without having to disable Secure Boot.
The situation is different for some devices like (I think) Windows RT devices based on ARM, and maybe cheaper x86/x64 netbooks now that the Secure Boot certification requirements have changed. In these cases they often do restrict you to only what MS is willing to sign, with no opt-out. I won't defend that in the slightest, but it's not true for much of and probably most of the PC market.
Microsoft had the dominant consumer operating system since the 1980s. Using that advantage (and not innovation and quality !) they were able to grab substantial chunks of other markets: Word processing, commercial compilers, cloud computing etc. Next up is digital assistants and advertising. What is the alternative for average consumers ? Chrome books ?
A little bit irrelevant to the article: Unpopular opinion but, is opt-outtable telemetry that bad? Of course using tracked behaviors for add targeting is bad (which is why my opinion is irrelevant to the article) but using telemetry to do AB-tests, UX-tests, finding bugs, etc... what’s really bad about it? Every comment about telemetry in HN reads something like ‘Telemetry with opt-out is bad, so GitLab is bad, VSCod…
My business partner's kid runs a cracked Windows 10 LTSC when he plays games because "he doesn't like Microsoft spying on him" as if he's some valuable target. Because it's hacked, it's crashy (and also his "rig" is overclocked and badly integrated.) And of course, he blames "Windows" for being so crashy.
Everyone has a right to privacy, not just the people you think are being watched.
Microsoft isn't selling your PC usage data to advertisers. If you doubt me, go ahead and show me how you can buy this data. I'll gladly give you my next month's salary if you can.
Correct. It is selling use of PC usage data.
In other words the stuff is compiled together and offered to specific businesses with specific needs, if and when they come up with it. It won't be publicly available at first. I will be customized to each industry. Once they figure out how to scale it, everyone will have access to streamlined telemetry.
My business partner's kid runs a cracked Windows 10 LTSC when he plays games because "he doesn't like Microsoft spying on him" as if he's some valuable target. Because it's hacked, it's crashy (and also his "rig" is overclocked and badly integrated.) And of course, he blames "Windows" for being so crashy.
> "he doesn't like Microsoft spying on him" as if he's some valuable target Everyone has a right to privacy, not just the people you think are being watched.
We've been using this tool to strip out unwanted Microsoft 'features' such as Cortana. Its a powershell script you simply give it your Windows ISO and it lets you remove applications and services you don't wanted installed. It creates a really awesome Windows OS. I highly recommend it. https://github.com/DrEmpiricism/Optimize-Offline
While I'm glad these efforts exist, it's wrong to have to fight my operating system in this way. In my experience, it's a losing battle. Microsoft seem intent on having full control of your system, and they are in a position to take that control as and when they like. The occasional nods towards the technical crowd, for example WSL & VSCode are distracting us from the very large elephant in the room.
Your operating system? This isn't Linux, this isn't a free and open system.
> Microsoft seem intent on having full control of your system, and they are in a position to take that control as and when they like.
This isn't your system any more than buying a CD makes the music yours. You're renting their system.
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While I'm glad these efforts exist, it's wrong to have to fight my operating system in this way. In my experience, it's a losing battle. Microsoft seem intent on having full control of your system, and they are in a position to take that control as and when they like. The occasional nods towards the technical crowd, for example WSL & VSCode are distracting us from the very large elephant in the room.
> it's wrong to have to fight my operating system in this way. Your operating system? This isn't Linux, this isn't a free and open system. > Microsoft seem intent on having full control of your system, and they are in a position to take that control as and when they like. This isn't your system any more than buying a CD makes the music yours. You're renting their system.