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PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry by Default

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Re: PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry by Default

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Post by iraqmtpizza »

pdntspa wrote: post #381
iraqmtpizza wrote: post #373

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I believe Ubuntu came out 18 years ago. Almost as old as Netbeans. Much of the user-facing commands date back to 1973. >can't you just `echo $JDK_HOME` and paste that output into your config? Yes, but every time I download a new version of Netbeans this has to be done again. I only use Netbeans to make sure my project works there, so a significant percentage of my experience is the annoying 30 seconds of telling it w…

All I can really say then is, be the change you want to see in the world. We're all just writing code to scratch our own or others' itches, everyone has differing opinions on what is good or not.

I would call deferring to the API design of the 1970s pathological humility. Like, humans and code are literally forced to use the same API. LOL.

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Post by navjack27 »

faeriechangling wrote: post #336
mtlmtlmtlmtl wrote: post #216

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It takes me days to make Windows usable for myself by hosing all the garbage off it. And it's still a miserable experience. On the other hand, if I just install a batteries included Linux distro I get something I'm not necessarily thrilled about, but I can go pretty much straight to work. And if I spend a few days, I can set up a system that's exactly tailored the way I want it to be, eats an order of magnitude less…

Sure, attempting to make Windows into Linux by “decrapifying” it is harder, but if you use Windows as intended and upload all your documents to Microsoft’s cloud it is easier for the vast vast majority of users. Windows breaking itself with updates is less a symptom of Windows and more of a side-effect of “decrapification”. I’ve seen a pretty damn large sample size of windows users undergoing windows updates and Wind…

You're absolutely correct

Re: PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry by Default

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Post by wwtrv »

pdntspa wrote: post #337
wwtrv wrote: post #302

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> forgive me for thinking that people need to meet the computer halfway Seems like a very defeatist attitude to have..

Defeatist? How? We don't just put anyone in a vehicle, they have to have a license. That's a bit much for a computer but what is wrong with having to learn?

> what is wrong with having to learn?

Often that just seems like an argument used to justify poor UX. There is nothing wrong with learning but many people have other interests and/or prefer/have to spend their effort on learning other things.

Outright dismissing them as "too stupid" seems a bit elitist especially if you want them to user your software.

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