Hint: Microsoft has a tendancy to put out GARBAGE..

Except, come to find out, UNLIKE the rest of the web browser "market", DDG doesn't have a Linux version of their browser. Thanks a LOT, DDG..

I had one breakthrough DMT experience where I saw 'the machine elves' (I just saw what I describe as fast-moving fractals that I 'felt' were beckoning to me); but, we have matching experiences w/the other primary psychedelics: I only had relatively minor on-top visual distortions with even the largest doses of LSD (1500+ mcg) or mushrooms.

That said, everyone is different. I know that some of my friends absolutely lost their fucking minds on a few tabs of LSD and, purportedly, experienced wild hallucinations that I have to trust were real to them but haven't ever experienced myself.

OR.. Hallucinates your one widget order and orders one MILLION widgets.... You KNOW its just a matter of time before it happens..

No kidding.. LibreOffice is the cats-meow!! I frequently interchange docs written with MSOffice and I have NEVER had a problem with LibreOffice handling the file correctly AND I've never had someone I exchange files with who STILL uses MSOffice tell me that the file was now screwed AND the last version of MSOffice I've ever used was the 2010 version. That was back when I still used MS products.. Since then I've been Linux and LibreOffice...

FORCING people to run unsigned, unvalidated, turing complete code on your browser is the source of MANY MANY problems..

And before the apologists chime in with "You're not being forced to run this code.." TRY viewing most any modern website with javascript turned off.. It aint pretty... So as far as I'm concerned, we ARE being forced to run potentially bogus code on the browser..

THIS is why anybody with any brains would NEVER EVER buy a new car with this bullshit in it. I'm 76 and my car is a 13 year old 2013 and I'll keep it running till I shuffle off mortality. Even if I had Musk's wealth, I'd STILL never buy one of these rolling tattle-tales...

Not that it would/could ever happen... But what if 90-95% of Meta's employees said F--K THIS and quit... I'd pay good money and grabbed a tub of popcorn to see the companies reaction if this were to happen. I'm so glad I'm retired and don't have to worry about finding a job in today's f-ed up world.

Having escaped from the Microsoft ecosystem some 15 years ago, after a 20+ year career of supporting MS products, I'm constantly astounded at how much abuse people who still use MS products will tolerate. Although, I have a funny feeling that the line has been crossed, with the current Windows 11 abuse of its users. I really feel sorry for those who, despite the abuse by MS, still use MS products, for whatever reason.

Actually I still have a couple of those, both the ISA and the later PCI versions. Hate to throw them out..

..Remove the amateur radio stuff. Believe me its still being used - A LOT.. I got off the Windows bandwagon nearly 15 years ago and have run various Linux distros since. Currently on KUbuntu 24.04, just waiting for the new 26.04 LTS to release and I'll upgrade my machines.

I suspect there's not too many still on an ISDN connection, what with cable and fiber connections everywhere.

73 Dave K7DGF

I had VERY SPECIFIC requirements and I wanted the extended warranty. I would have paid 2x at a dealer. I know what I was doing.

I bought a used 2020 XC90 from CarMax last week. I did everything online from shipping it from Texas to Minnesota to financing the extended warranty. I walked in the door, gave them a cashier's check, and drove away within 10 minutes.

That's how it should be.

Best Damn Description of Windows I've EVER HEARD!!!!!