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That is kind of the issue - sure, there's janky workarounds, using an outdated version of proprietary software to try to block parts of the system from working when you don't want them to... But in the end, that's just one problem of many, so I kinda just never came back to windows after the incident. I just responsibly regularly update my system, and probably have a better experience and lose less time just updating manually.

I most certainly don't write faster than I type, and sending an email or a chat message certainly doesn't take longer than finding something to write with and something to write on. There is a big factor of habit and lifestyle - I don't usually write stuff down, so I don't have prepared/assigned tools for that, but I use my computer a lot, so I do have software installed and tools/commands memorised.

And, frankly, out of many possible options, plain text is something computers are really good at - there's basically no risk of running out of space, it's indexable and searchable, it's editable, and it's very universal.

Things do get a bit more complex when you include formatting, and a lot more complicated when you start adding annotations or illustrations, or even just more freeform writing styles, but there's still a major factor of habit - I don't know what my note taking would look like if I had a habit of pen and paper, but I know I'm very comfortable with using tech for that, and it works great for me!

I do mind that it forces updates, in the sense that it decides when it's going to start downloading them, even if I'm in the middle of things, and also it takes too long while blocking any ability to use the machine while installing. Let me pause the download without waiting an actual minute for the update screen to load, and figure out a way to install them without completely blocking my computer, dammit!

Not the same person, but it looks very much like Firefox reader mode.

I don't think it's a joke, though it's not universal, but many services probably either don't process the image, or use libraries that support webp, and naively limit formats before feeding them in - in those cases, renaming the file can bypass those crappy filters, and other software will probably figure out the filetype based on the actual data.

I think they decided not to, with some (IMO fairly) snarky comment on how that was just a proposal and people were getting needlesely outraged.

Wouldn't foregone conclusion mean that people do that?

Calling somebody a racist or sexist hurts their feelings, should that be allowed?

Calling somebody out publicly can hurt their livelihood and thus ability to get things like medical care, should that be allowed?

All information on the manufacturer’s servers has been destroyed, including 10 terabytes of backup materials.

The numbers might not add up, but it's possible the hackers had access to the (insufficient, and badly secured) backups to delete them too.

What? It shows up as a footer under the description, and inside is the game developer's description of how they used AI. Look at Stellaris for example, I remember they claim to use it minimally (in very vague words), but they certainly get to say their piece.

Obligatory Tom Cardy

But that's not logarithmic, that sounds like some kind of inverse scale with the asymptote at 10, meaning 10 can never be reached because that would mean actual infinite speed.

With a logarithmic scale, the speed is literally increasing exponentially, at every point, like getting 10 times faster for every point on the scale.

So yeah, I think you made the very mistake you tried warning people about ;D