CataclysmZA

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[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

South Africa has been the exception.

Well yes, it's really difficult to switch when government only just managed to migrate to Windows 10 on most machines, and still uses Microsoft's document formats for everything aside from PDF.

Up until a few years ago, UNISA was still using public-facing IIS servers and SARS was paying up the wazoo to maintain old Flash applets that people used to file their taxes.

One government department managed to waste R5 million on a WordPress website that used a $15 theme.

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

"He's out of line, but he's right."

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I would be down for some cajun-spiced KFC right now.

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Microsoft's implementation of the feature is called Windows Update Delivery Optimization.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-update-delivery-optimization-and-privacy-bf86a244-8f26-a3c7-a137-a43bfbe688e8

Here's a short optimisation guide: https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/windows-delivery-optimization.html

Fundamentally it's not like the Bittorrent protocol, even though there are similar behaviours and the result is the same. Microsoft retains the ability to stop the network from seeding updates and has ways of only targeting specific supported configurations to receive new updates.

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ah, Russian boot-licking.

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Google's Pixel Fold is pretty much what I'd like to see in a folding phone, whereas Samsung's extremely tall aspect ratio is a bit too thin for one-handed use.

Other competitors have figured out the formula for something that works well open and closed, so for the Fold type devices I'd like to see Samsung improve on the design and squish it a little, especially because it is so thick when folded.

Flip-style devices on the other hand, those are immediately cool. If the Z Flip had similar cameras to the S23, I would have considered holding out for one. The battery life on the S23 is what won me over.

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

This is the basis of the ASUS warranty issues recently when they had exploding AM5 motherboards and vague text about EXPO support voiding warranty, painting themselves into a corner when they only had unsupported firmware that would technically void warranty.

It doesn't matter that the company says "Oh we won't enforce that rule" but they still keep the rule in place.

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

macOS? You gotta be kidding. Windows and Office is huge.

Just the entrenchment of Sharepoint and Outlook alone is enough to make switching to anything else a difficult prospect.

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

The launcher isn't really the problem, it's the fact that Overwatch 2 isn't making them any money!

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 116 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Spez has almost never had the gift of foresight.

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's probably why digital displays still have analog speedometer options. At a glance it's easier to tell what's happening with your speed, rev count, and other levels like fuel.

But much of that utility is useful for manuals and ICE-powered cars.

[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

FTC really screwed themselves over building their arguments in the courtroom.

Right at the beginning of the announcement, Spencer appeared in an interview talking about it and started listing old ActiBlizz IP that the company owned, but did nothing with, saying that it would be cool to bring some of those franchises back.

There's no way you can argue against that. Bringing more games to consumers was always Microsoft's argument for the deal going through.

 

Title.

This still makes no sense to me.

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