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[–] 37 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Nowadays I often wonder if more than 5% of people go multi-user

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  • [–] 41 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    I think they meant separate accounts for different humans.

    My Linux machines may have multiple users, but each only has one that you can log into from the lock screen.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago

    Who even names someone Administrator? Poor kid.

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  • [–] 27 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    No worries.
    Soon, millions will be sharing a mainframe subscription cloud system, with just shell terminals priced at around half a year's salary and requiring an "upgrade" every 2-3 years.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago

    My PC automatically logs in and the entire family uses that one account. I don't need no security on top of that. You're already in my house

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago*

    Not since DOS v 6(?). Once Windows 3.11 came out my father had had to upgrade his machine enough times that we had 1 computer for each family member. We literally had hand-me-down computers instead of clothing.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I actually work with people who still have a "family computer".

    One guys doesn't even have a computer at home, they have phones and iPads.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    No, because the rest of my family had no interest in using it.

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