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by mxschumacher 2311 days ago
it makes me mad when non technical friends or family members of mine give me their Windows machines to "fix" something and I see all the garbage they are exposed to in the start menu.

Invasion of privacy and leeching of attention.

Not as bad as the boot times and the overall performance I suppose, but still ...
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ansible 2311 days ago
> Invasion of privacy and leeching of attention.

Oh gosh the visual noise! I couldn't stand it the moment I saw it.

What is all this stuff, changing every second? It completely disabled my ability to focus or find anything.

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salawat 2311 days ago
I'm glad I'm not the only one. You have reminded me I need to go see my aunt to see if a fresh install of Linux mint will solve her usual computing needs though. Or at least to figure out how to kill some of that trash.

God, I remember the near instantaneous boot of 7... I was giddy when I had that way back when. Now? I'm just angry at all the garbage.

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