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Anon goes back to Windows 10 (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 128 points 6 months ago (24 children)

This is a frustration of mine with software. We make all these gains with hardware just to occupy the new capacity with cruft. I just want the same interface from Y2K that runs so fucking fast my eyes can’t keep up with my fingers.

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  • [–] 30 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Well on the dim side, AI companies are buying up all of the new hardware. So we either get software that is somewhat efficient or we eventually move to "computers" that are just streaming sticks we use to access a Microsoft® Copilot® 365® Windows® 12® Azure® Cloud Desktop Experience Subscription Service computer.

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  • [–] 38 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

    I just want the same interface from Y2K that runs so fucking fast my eyes can’t keep up with my fingers.

    This is literally what Linux is always like and it never slows down even after decades. It boots and shuts down in about 3 seconds each. Join us; I spent a lot of time typing a foolproof guide recently. Let me see it actually get used lol!

    I just played a game on Steam earlier tonight with friends; it launched WINE under the hood so invisibly that I couldn't believe I wasn't playing it on Windows. Nearly everything is cross-compatible these years with WINE, Bottles, Proton, Lutron, etc. There is basically no fear. If anything, the software typically performs even better.

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    No adobe so no photoshop, no 3dStudio, no MSVC.

    So I have one "windows box" for that.

    The added bonus is it's such a fresh experience to go back to linux every time 😁.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    There are worthy alternatives to photoshop and 3dstudio max. Even if you /really/ need it, they can be run in wine or a vm.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Well not really, I'm "relearning" Krita but there is still some stuff lacking, making it a drudgery to use (fine software though!).

    And there is no real replacement for 3dstudio and it won't run in wine/vm.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I'm sure I'm probably wrong, but what about Blender?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Blender is fantastic software and a good place to start learning non-parametric modeling, but if you're already used to 3DSMax it's a massive learning curve because of how different the interface is. Like you have to unlearn stuff.

    It's worth the effort IMO but not everyone has the discipline to do it.

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  • [–] 78 points 6 months ago (10 children)

    Try Linux.

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  • [–] 24 points 6 months ago

    I switched when the windows context menu had to ask washington for permission to open. Some days it took 10-20 seconds. Repeatedly.

    Well, it was one of the reasons, now it's all snappy and predictable on my 6 gen intel mint linux.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (8 children)

    I have, but unfortunately have to run Windows.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Sounds like a work computer. Doesn't really count.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (4 children)

    butwhy.gif

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah, it is a case with proprietary shit thats only available on microslop. Its an endless cycle where we are being forced to consume slop on top of slop. This lock-in is strategic so that users of specialised software have no other choice.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    What are the odds it’s employer mandated spyware to make sure they aren’t automating their mundane tasks. Or finishing their work in the first 2 hours of the morning and running errands/ chores the rest of the day.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    This is actually quite possible. There where cases where this occurred. I would say that this is more so true within the age of AI. Work smart not hard is essentially an oxymoron in some of these companies, as exploitation is what they crave.

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