Even when they are functioning for a bit, that fold is a real distraction. I looked at one once, and it was a big nope. You can't unsee the fold. I can't be the only person who wants to look at a nice, flat screen.

Conjecture - as the Millennials are reaching the age of presbyopia, I wonder if that is driving some of this foldable technology?

I'e noted this many times. If almost no one has the resources to purchase what you are selling, you aren't going to be very wealthy. It's a smaller and smaller source of money.

In other words, A Bananna Republic, writ large, with what ends up with the shrinking pool of the wealthy starting to feed on each other.

And that is a seriously unstable situation.

Yup, I have to approve all scripts, every time. Yup, it can be a pain in the backside.

If you want a little "fun", look up who is running the scripts. Google doesn't hide themselves very much, but some others? Regardless, I have a fundamental issue with having mostly unknown people/groups installing stuff on my computer.

You're still embarrassing yourself. I'm embarrassed for you at this point.

You are just embarrassing yourself now - serving more as entertainment than anything else.

To answer your question - Why don't we talk about how badly Windows One sucked. Or that I've done everything you claim iin Windows machines.

But seriously - I know you are getting pissed that people don't understand, and are willing to go down in flames in your support for Windows, but this is getting a little cringy at this point.

Just a simple question - A simple yes or no will suffice.

D you believe that Windows is just as secure as Mac??

Newest question - Why am I wrong in saying it is not? Having extensive experience in Mac and Windows, and a goodly amount of Experience in Linux. My thesis is that any OS can be exploited. There are approximately 100.4 million people using Macs in 2024.

Many like myself have multiple Macs

In addition, many MacOS users use no AntiVirus software.

Mac users are considered less tech savvy than Windows users.

This would indicate that MacOS computers are seriously low hanging fruit, so easy to hack that it would be foolish for the bad guys to exploit.

I am really excited for you to educate me. I'll pass your answer along to the other people who like me, aer wrong and stupidly believe that Mac and Linux are more secure.

In full disclosure, I have a VPN, 2 forms of AV, Block scripts and ads. I'm not foolish enough to believe that Macs are some sort of impermeable fortress. Scan daily and remove the computers from the internet when not in use.

But please, I'm always willing to be edumacated.

I just got the encl nastygram from our corporate IT
"We have recently noticed your use of unapproved AI tools, which creates a risk of data leakage. You must not use any AI tools that have not been officially approved when working with business-related information. This includes data such as profits, order quantities, and similar metrics, as well as MS Office files, emails, or any other content containing business information.
We want you to use MS 365 Copilot. ....Microsoft Copilot MS 365 protects our intellectual property."

(I'd asked grok for some lunar orbital data and calculations for fun...so not business-related in any case...)

What are the odds that pointing out in writing to my corporate IT that MS's own terms say "for entertainment purposes only" to say nothing of "We donâ(TM)t own Your Content, but we may use Your Content to operate Copilot and improve it. By using Copilot, you grant us permission to use Your Content, which means we can copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, edit, translate, and reformat it, and we can give those same rights to others who work on our behalf." is just going to get me more nastygrams and probably on someone's shitlist?

I would guess 100%, and didn't even need Copilot or grok or gemini to figure it out!

I remember XP days when our Conference rooms had a moratorium on the day after Patch Tuesday. Something was always broken. If someone really really needed to have a meeting on "Dead computer Wednesday" , I had a special computer that was isolated from Patch Tuesday. IT didn't want to do that, but I told them they had a choice. Let me have that computer, or I'd have them come up and fix the one in the conference room. They were deathly afraid of Mahogany Row.

Hold on a second Tony. You used a security flaw in Linux as proof it was as insecure as Windows. Now you say it isn't a large enough share to care about.

Which is it - dnd why haven't this equally insecure OS been exploited with Apache servers, or Chrome, or Android, or Mac.

Once you have all of the Unix and Unix variants, the bad guys would be fools not to exploit that - especially since the meme is that Mac Users are stupid. I know a little bit about Linux and Unix, and they strike me as more secure in general. What is it in the OS that makes them equally vulnerable? Keeping in mind that there is no such thing as a totally secure OS.

I love how people defend Windows by pointing out a flaw in Linux as proof.

Sir, there is no such thing as a completely secure Operating system. But Is the plethora of Windows exploits because it is more secure?

Finally, I don't care - I prefer to use an OS with less exploits because I'm ore about fewer exploits, not the most "popular" OS. I want to get work done.

I agree in principle, but there are other issues at play, at least in my personal approach. Some are a personal issue, some are an organizational. issue.

I attempted to mentor people, Accounting said it didn't have the overhead. My supervisor didn't fight that. Even after I was called back as an emergency hire - seems the idea was just for me to carry on and magic would happen.

I'm considered a perfectionist - being considered perfectionist has become a negative trait in the mid 2020's. Frankly, I find that not impressive. I get an endorphin buzz when doing excellent work and on time. But let's just assume it is a personality flaw.

I'm competitive and driven. Also considered a flaw in the mid 2020's.

What is worse, my analysis of those who believe it is a flaw may be correct, but I know a lot of people who hide behind that as a covert expression of their inadequacies. But whatever let's just say a lot of people believe that success is doing as little as possible

Another thing is that I will not lower my standards. So I retired from there. All isn't bad though - My new position pays a lot more, I'm highly respected, and the perks are great. A lotta swag, an office with floor to ceiling glass and a million dollar view, all high quality meals, all part of the compensation package.

Sure. I was offered a position around DC, as a "Beltway Bandit". Would have made a significant increase in pay. But doing the research showed CoL was way higher, and fighting with traffic, horrifying, less access to the natural world, and in the end, I would be making less money after all expenses. Plus my wife was a VP at her place of work. So it really wasn't all that hard a decision to say "No thanks" - turned out to be the right decision in the end as well.

When I was invited to sign up, They actually asked for my email password. That was some years ago, but that only violated every ToS I ever heard of.

I was never asked about how much I used to make. It was always pretty simple. I'd ask them to make an offer, if interested in me, then respond as needed. If someone mad an insulting offer, I'd just say no thank you. If it was in the ballpark I'd then ask for what I believe would be acceptable. Places would usually accommodate to what I wanted.

Know your worth, people. And if someone tries to lowball you, just thank them for their time, and scoot.