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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:08:55 PM EDT
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Linux needs to get it's act together and get gaming going identical to Microsoft so I can finally ditch Windows I want to be able to play Tarkov or AAA games day 1 on Linux with no issues. Publisher cooperation, however, is somewhat lacking (even with Proton). |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:42:56 PM EDT
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Combining these two posts, we get: Sr. software engineer in an agile environment.... Writing shit code all day. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Indian designers and execs have destroyed Microsoft and their products Both of these comments are beyond absurdly uninformed. Stay in your swimlane. Sr. software engineer in an agile environment.... Writing shit code all day. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:43:11 PM EDT
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I cannot speak to his coding ability but he definitely defends microsoft and windows 10 like he is being paid to do it.  Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Combining these two posts, we get: Sr. software engineer in an agile environment.... Writing shit code all day. I barely even run Windows. I live in OS X with specialized Linux build VMs almost 99% of the time. I will generally argue with uninformed people who think Windows is the devil. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:45:03 PM EDT
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I just setup a new laptop. I used my ms account during setup and switched to the local account after all of the updates completed. It was pretty simple. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:46:10 PM EDT
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You mean Microsoft wants to to be more like Apple? |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:46:28 PM EDT
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It certainly eschews documentation so even if the software "works" the end user often has to fiddle around to discover "features". Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: No, you have literally no idea what you're talking about. This is my profession, I'm a senior software engineer. I write software all day every day, in an "agile" environment, and most people who talk about "agile" have no fucking clue what it is. You are an example. "Agile" doesn't make anyone release bad software. There are quirks that I have discovered over the years, but they’re mostly doing really esoteric things like multi booting hyper-v machines on a single machine with a single boot loader and no actual host OS or something like that. Yes, you can do that with Windows 10 pro. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:46:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's correct, it doesn't require it but it's pretty crippled without it. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:47:40 PM EDT
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MS lost me with Office 365. When Office could be purchased for a reasonable one time price, I bought it. When my choices were a subscription or a free alternative from a third party, I chose the free alternative despite it being a lower quality offering. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Quoted: Probably...  As a result a lot of HUP participants have elected to not buy the latest version office. I am still running the 2016 version with no intention of upgrading at the cost of a subscription and FWIW the HUP version isn't all that much cheaper than the version you can get without being a HUP participant. When Office could be purchased for a reasonable one time price, I bought it. When my choices were a subscription or a free alternative from a third party, I chose the free alternative despite it being a lower quality offering. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:48:48 PM EDT
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Agile makes total sense for what most paying customers want this day in age. By that I mean, frequent updates with small changes. I get it, it keeps contracts going. But as an individual, that mentality drives me nuts. I don't want something to be updated frequently, I want it done right the first time. Gradle is a perfect example of a circle-jerk project that can't stop making breaking changes. Rust is an example of a different kind of circle-jerk that has to release major updates multiple times each year. Now the API space is riddled with deprecated members for fundamental shit, like error handling (or the lack thereof). Quote HistoryQuoted:
But as an individual, that mentality drives me nuts. I don't want something to be updated frequently, I want it done right the first time. Gradle is a perfect example of a circle-jerk project that can't stop making breaking changes. Rust is an example of a different kind of circle-jerk that has to release major updates multiple times each year. Now the API space is riddled with deprecated members for fundamental shit, like error handling (or the lack thereof). You are arguing for waterfall, which has never even existed. It was created as an anti pattern. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:49:51 PM EDT
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Laughs at all those who do not understand why they are doing this! The biggest vulnerability on a workstation is not the OS, software, or hardware glitch it is the END USER! I bet 99% of you all are logged into your computer with full admin rights as well and a great portion of you all would click yes on anything that popped up like the UAC. But what do I know I only deal with dumb users everyday who click links in their email or yes on anything that pops up. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:50:24 PM EDT
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"Linux" is doing fine with gaming. And by Linux, I mean XWayland, Steam, and Proton. Publisher cooperation, however, is somewhat lacking (even with Proton). Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Linux needs to get it's act together and get gaming going identical to Microsoft so I can finally ditch Windows I want to be able to play Tarkov or AAA games day 1 on Linux with no issues. Publisher cooperation, however, is somewhat lacking (even with Proton). |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:50:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Laughs in version 9.5 
(Until that gets shitcanned... ) |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:53:58 PM EDT
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No, they don't. For those not technically competent enough to know the difference, they've made it easier for it to default to ms online accounts. That's not really a bad thing, it makes life easier for them, and it's very easy to make it go the other way if you need it to. Or just don't run Windows 10 Home. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:56:33 PM EDT
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Precisely. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Laughs at all those who do not understand why they are doing this! The biggest vulnerability on a workstation is not the OS, software, or hardware glitch it is the END USER! I bet 99% of you all are logged into your computer with full admin rights as well and a great portion of you all would click yes on anything that popped up like the UAC. But what do I know I only deal with dumb users everyday who click links in their email or yes on anything that pops up. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 5:57:29 PM EDT
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I've avoided that with my last couple of installations, and I'm really not a fan of the trend. We'll see how far this goes and how fast. I'm very skeptical of the idea that any open source flavor of Linux will ever be a good choice for the masses. When it comes to gamers, they can run some stuff natively, but that's the biggest sticking point in needing directx. I dabble with Linux here and there, they just need to make file management a little more clear for the average user. \root or \etc is not a good way to do it. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 6:04:32 PM EDT
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I've upgraded the GPU several times without issue. Your point ? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Wait until you decide to upgrade your GPU. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 6:08:34 PM EDT
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"As time goes on, it is becoming increasingly clear that Microsoft is trying to make local accounts a thing of the past and push all new Windows 10 users to a Microsoft account." "Since Windows 10 1903, Microsoft quietly changed the Windows Out-of-box Experience (OOBE) or setup experience so that many users are no longer able to create a local account during set up as they could previously." https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-wants-to-do-away-with-windows-10-local-accounts/ Local Account Pros: Secure. ->>>>>>>> Is more private.<<<<<<- Always works, regardless of Internet connectivity. Can have any name/screen name you wish, instead of sharing your email address to everyone who walks by your locked computer. Can have any password you wish, and it is totally separate from your (hopefully) secure email password. Cons: Can't use some apps. Apps that do work require manual sign-in one by one. The app sign-in dialog tries to trick you into converting your Standard Account into a Microsoft Account. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 6:12:30 PM EDT
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There is no such thing as “done right the first time”, because requirements change. That’s what Agile is. You are arguing for waterfall, which has never even existed. It was created as an anti pattern. I'm talking about software not created to fulfill contracts, I'm talking about general tools. Compare Gradle and Maven, for example. Maven releases infrequently but each release is going to be substantial. I can have a pretty good idea of what kind of pain I'm in for when I upgrade Maven. But each Maven release has long-term support, so I don't have to deal with this very often. Gradle, on the other hand, breaks something (on purpose) every damn release. Releases (major ones) are frequent and not supported for more than a couple of years, or maybe a few. This makes my build scripts a maintenance item in and of themselves. Agile has its place. If you're building something for a client, it definitely has its place. But an operating system is the last place I'd ever want to see it. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 6:13:32 PM EDT
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Gaaagh. EDIT: Also, the game never takes control of the display. If it's rendering at a lower resolution, it scales to the native resolution. Tabbing out of the game is immediate and no modesetting needs to take place. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 6:23:36 PM EDT
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Seems right in line with where they've been going the last few years. Make everything a subscription. Basic login with updates? $100/year. Want Office? Another $100/year. Want "enhanced" security protection (Bitlocker, MS Managed Applocker, AV)? $100/year. I'm on the open source side in my shop, but the Windows guys tell me MS is trying to get them to As-a-service everything (Azure AD and SCCM, Office 365 subs, etc), so it's not surprising they bring the pay-all-the-time model to consumers as well. $50 a year for five computers. It beats all the 'blacklist' style software every time. The only thing it adds to loading new software is a box "Do you want this program to make system changes to this computer." |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 6:27:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Use PCMatic. $50 a year for five computers. It beats all the 'blacklist' style software every time. The only thing it adds to loading new software is a box "Do you want this program to make system changes to this computer." |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 6:33:58 PM EDT
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I use Windows Pro. There's a shortcut on the bottom of the page when setting up that says, join a domain instead. Select that, create a local account and viola. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 6:40:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: nVidia doesn't develop drivers for older versions of Windows 10. Also older versions of Windows 10 doesn't support newer Intel chips. Basically LTSC isn't a great option if you tend to upgrade hardware to keep up with the Jones'. 
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Posted: 2/26/2020 8:09:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They still want you to pay for a server OS and run your own Active Directory. You're just not going to own it anymore. |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 8:13:22 PM EDT
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They have been trying to get me to pay for home, but my card expired and I realize I don't need them anymore.
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Posted: 2/26/2020 8:23:05 PM EDT
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... People don't want to pay big price tags up front. They want it free or low monthly payments.... . |
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Posted: 2/26/2020 8:26:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is my experience as well. Also at my shop I'd buy for example Office xx and use the shit out of it for a long as possible. Only when it gets to be a pain due to compatibility would I upgrade everyone. So the move to subscription everything will significantly increase my IT budget. |
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Posted: 2/28/2020 11:44:13 PM EDT
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True.... When Adobe did it I heard predictions of the sky is falling and they will be out of business very soon. Didn't happen IT Services( software, platform and desktop) is the business model of the future and everyone knows it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: It's not just Microsoft. Everyone is shifting towards a subscription model. It is everywhere. The world is changing. People don't want to pay big price tags up front. They want it free or low monthly payments. Ad-supported or subscription is where it's at. IT Services( software, platform and desktop) is the business model of the future and everyone knows it. The drug pushers had it figured out way before business did, but the lessons have obviously been learned. |
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