As an older (55+) man, this has indeed been my life experience
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Worstdriver@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Lots of PCs are poised to fall off the Windows 10 update cliff one year from todayEnglish
11·1 year agoI’m 58, and the only “code” I’ve ever written is hexadecimal for the Apple ][+ we had back in high school. Which isn’t even remotely close to what actual code is. Thanks for the attempt at insult, but it’s my reality, so fuck you too.
Worstdriver@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Lots of PCs are poised to fall off the Windows 10 update cliff one year from todayEnglish
64·1 year agoSome questions:
What version of Linux does Fedora install? Is it directly compatible with Windows software such as games and OBS, or does it require modifications/compatibility installations such as WINE? Does it have documented support online or is it a matter of haunting forums and such for when problems occur? And no matter how solid an OS is, I will tend to break it, generally by doing stupid shit, but I will break it. Before putting it back together. Which is generally how I tend to learn software.
Worstdriver@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Lots of PCs are poised to fall off the Windows 10 update cliff one year from todayEnglish
383·1 year agoFrankly, I don’t care.
I’m going to keep using Windows 10, updates or not, until I absolutely have no other choice, hoping against hope that the cracks in the Recall/AI monolith with have spread wide enough that a future Win 12 or 13 won’t have them in it. I don’t run a business. I don’t keep sensitive information on any internet capable devices and my work uses the AS400 system.
I know Linux is a thing, and about a dozen years ago I spent a year using Ubuntu exclusively. While appreciating the OS, I got tired of chanting magic spells at computer every time I wanted to use software I liked on it, and so went back to Windows.
These days, despite being a reasonably tech savvy person approaching 60, I’m getting to the point where I’m just not up to learning/relearning an OS unless there is a critical need, and using Windows 10 there just isn’t. At least not for me.
Worstdriver@lemmy.worldto
Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's the most polarizing thing you've ever done or said?
1·1 year agoDoesn’t the DPRK operate under the Juche political concept?
Worstdriver@lemmy.worldto
Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's the most polarizing thing you've ever done or said?
2·1 year agoSerious question, are there any true communist/Marxist nations today that would be examples of your statement?
Sorry about terribad formatting, old phone is old
Worstdriver@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.ml•Klitschko says Ukraine is turning authoritarian as conflict with Zelensky persists
12·2 years agoMy guess, to be perfectly honest.
Worstdriver@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.ml•Klitschko says Ukraine is turning authoritarian as conflict with Zelensky persists
1411·2 years agoRussian Propaganda/disinformation most likely. Trying to sow internal dissent in their opponents has become a signature Russian move.
Used Ubuntu Linux for a year back around '08-'09. Didn’t have a great experience and went back to Windows. Since then I’ve never had a reason to try it again. That said, I’ve nothing but respect for those that use a flavour of Linux or Mac OS. At the end of the day doing the things you need done is what matters and if a different OS than mine gets you there, that’s awesome.
Worstdriver@lemmy.worldto
Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How many Lemmy users are non-technical background?
2·2 years agoCanada’s Worst Driver. All of Season 2 and half of the Worst Ever season
Worstdriver@lemmy.worldto
Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How many Lemmy users are non-technical background?
5·2 years agoVery mixed background. Retail, customer service, warehouser, some technical support (HP laser printers in the 00s), a season and a half of a TV show, single-dad, commissioned fanfiction writer…


Me, as a Gen X, just keeping under the radar…