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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lewis_Prothero: Quote:
Download from here Looks booooooring. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: May 16, 2010 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 516 |
| | Posted: | | | | Hmm.... why Windows 10? Actually we have Windows 8.x, right? Where is Windows 9?
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Skipped.
Microsoft decided that 10 sounds better than 9. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,217 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lewis_Prothero: Quote:
Microsoft decided that 10 sounds better than 9. Also no confusion between " windows 9" and " windows 95" or " windows 98" ... sub-string matching is a bitch  | | | | Mithi's little XSLT tinkering - the power of XML --- DVD-Profiler Mini-Wiki |
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| Registered: December 13, 2008 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 334 |
| | Posted: | | | | And didn't want to give anti microsoft german people an easy "Windows: NEIN!" |
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| Registered: June 6, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 950 |
| | Posted: | | | | It's Windows 7 fault... 7 ate 9. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | On a sidenote:
DVDProfiler runs just fine (so far). | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 |  Posts: 823 |
| | Posted: | | | | | | | | 99.9% of all cat plans consist only of "Step 1." |
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| Registered: March 21, 2007 |  Posts: 160 |
| | Posted: | | | | Pretty standard stuff for Tech Reviews (betas). It allows the developer to see what is going on when trouble strikes. And no-one should be installing the Win 10 Tech review on anything other than a spare machine. Stuff will happen. |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Posts: 823 |
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"Microsoft collects information about you, your devices, applications and networks, and your use of those devices, applications and networks. Examples of data we collect include your name, email address, preferences and interests; browsing, search and file history; phone call and SMS data; device configuration and sensor data; and application usage." Quote:
"We may collect information about your device and applications and use it for purposes such as determining or improving compatibility” and “use voice input features like speech-to-text, we may collect voice information and use it for purposes such as improving speech processing." Quote:
"If you open a file, we may collect information about the file, the application used to open the file, and how long it takes any use [of]it for purposes such as improving performance, or [if you]enter text, we may collect typed characters, we may collect typed characters and use them for purposes such as improving autocomplete and spell check features." | | | | 99.9% of all cat plans consist only of "Step 1." |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Is this supposed to be scary?
For sure.
On the other hand I'm not quite sure that it will scare off people that participate in just about any social network, use What'sApp or any other messaging service, use Google services on a regular basis and own a Smart-Phone (any OS).
If you want to be on the safe side:
- Buy a machine that is run with DOS ... and keep the plug pulled.
- Avoid all kinds of electronic communication devices (this includes, but is not limited to: telephone, mobiles, TV)
- Abolish all traceable payment systems (PayPal, Credit/Debit Cards, Bank accounts ...)
- Abolish all In-Home delivery services (Mail, Parcel, Food, Water, Electricity, ...)
- Reduce external contact to the absolute minimum
- Grow your own food
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Get a time-machine and move back to the 1950's (better 1850's, even though your time machine may cause quite an uproar then) | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 | | | | Last edited: by Lewis_Prothero |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Posts: 823 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lewis_Prothero: Quote:
Is this supposed to be scary?
For sure.
On the other hand I'm not quite sure that it will scare off people that participate in just about any social network, use What'sApp or any other messaging service, use Google services on a regular basis and own a Smart-Phone (any OS).
If you want to be on the safe side:
- Buy a machine that is run with DOS ... and keep the plug pulled.
- Avoid all kinds of electronic communication devices (this includes, but is not limited to: telephone, mobiles, TV)
- Abolish all traceable payment systems (PayPal, Credit/Debit Cards, Bank accounts ...)
- Abolish all In-Home delivery services (Mail, Parcel, Food, Water, Electricity, ...)
- Reduce external contact to the absolute minimum
- Grow your own food
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Get a time-machine and move back to the 1950's (better 1850's, even though your time machine may cause quite an uproar then) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man | | | | 99.9% of all cat plans consist only of "Step 1." |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
??? Don't quite understand ... If I understood your point correctly it boiled down to "Do not use Microsoft Windows (any version) since Microsoft collects your data and uses it for purposes that are beyond your control" I just tried to show up that Microsoft is not alone with this behaviour (Just as an example: For becoming part of the Facebook and/or What'sApp databases I don't even have to register, it completely suffices to be in the adress-book of a registrant) and what you'd have to do to regain full control of your personal data. Having control over personal data nowadays is an illusion as long as you don't undergo some severe restrictions within your personal life. In fact your "Straw-Man"-link is by far the better example for a "Straw-Man". | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 | | | | Last edited: by Lewis_Prothero |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,380 |
| | Posted: | | | | So those who have tried it, is it going to be better then Windows 7? |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Better than 8.1? Yes Better than 7? Depends on what you want to do. 10 is a step back from many of the "news" 8 brought us and is a bit like "7" with modernized optics. The start-menu is back, the "Metro"-surface is gone, the tile-apps now open in windows and can be minimized. (More info). My impression is that if "10" would have been released as "8" the features brought to us by "8" would have been much better perceived. Sadly Microsoft tried to force too many news in one go. I still think that the concept of 8 (one surface for all devices) was a great idea, they just were too fast for their customers and entirely forgot that many users still have classic PC-hardware so that Touch-Screen optimization isn't necessarily a pro on a Desktop-PC. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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