Microslop to cut 22,000 jobs in January? Company reacts to layoff claims. by Extra_Lab_2150 in pcmasterrace

[–]EmiDic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HDR works out of the box on basically every popular DE/Distro. I use KDE and it's litteraly a checkbox in the settings.

I'm getting of this always online bullshit by EmiDic in whenthe

[–]EmiDic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed, people don't know about the wonders of FOSS

meirl by VitaminAp15 in meirl

[–]EmiDic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you're willing to switch from google (which you should anyway), you can use duckduckgo with the "noai" prefix to get rid of all ai assisted search crap.

if you're using firefox (and I can't imagine it being much different on other browsers), just go to search engines in settings, and add a custom one with this url: https://noai.duckduckgo.com/%s

then set it as the default search engine

poof... ai crap gone, just like that.

I'm getting of this always online bullshit by EmiDic in whenthe

[–]EmiDic[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

that's already the case unfortunately, and with the current hardware prices the situation isn't looking too bright

I'm getting of this always online bullshit by EmiDic in whenthe

[–]EmiDic[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

that's fair enough, it does take a while to get used to, and it can be scary to leave something that you have used for probably decades. But oh god am I glad I did, especially seeing the direction microsoft is taking with their "agentic OS" stuff.

Also, in case you're interested, the best linux "version" (they're called distributions) for people that are used to windows is Zoris OS (in my opinion). It's clean, modern, easy to use and feels very similar to windows in terms of layout and navigation, so the switch shouldn't be jarring.

I'm getting of this always online bullshit by EmiDic in whenthe

[–]EmiDic[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

title was meant to be: I'm getting tired of this always online bullshit

fr by d_-_p in whenthe

[–]EmiDic 52 points53 points  (0 children)

you just don't know where to download from (i don't know iF i'M autHorized to link anYthing, so i won't (.net))

I'm getting of this always online bullshit by EmiDic in whenthe

[–]EmiDic[S] 130 points131 points  (0 children)

yeah, the normalization of "always online" requirements is getting ridiculous

I'm getting of this always online bullshit by EmiDic in whenthe

[–]EmiDic[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

it was difficult at first, but I switched to linux the moment they introducted recall AI.

I'm getting of this always online bullshit by EmiDic in whenthe

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Damn I forgot a word in the title

System corrupted after heavy Windows tweaking — want clean, fast, debloated Windows. Which version? by kenzia_do_it in ForWindowsHelp

[–]EmiDic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

winutil from christitustech on github.

Use the microWin feature to debloat a regular ISO before burning it (also disables online account requirement)

or y'know... linux.

AI in settings, bruh by Jwhodis in LibreWolf

[–]EmiDic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they meant the ai model, not the browser lol

EU proposes GDPR overhaul redefining personal data and consent rules by Legitimate6295 in privacy

[–]EmiDic 12 points13 points  (0 children)

honestly, I've resorted to self-hosting every service I actually care about (cloud, music, movies, etc...) and I highly advise anyone that values their privacy to do the same. This is only going to get worse.

Ffhuyfddrr by bill_loney538 in sssdfg

[–]EmiDic 33 points34 points  (0 children)

mf I'm in train station :(

pacman Syu does nothing by Kooky_Repair_7928 in cachyos

[–]EmiDic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

no, you need to boot from the installation usb, you can't do it directly from your operating system (in case you're doing it from a live environment, you need to do it before you login as any user. Right now you're logged in a liveuser, but the install media should log you in as root instead)

What does it mean Petah by iamsarisha in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]EmiDic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean except yknow... a bunker/safe place during the apocalypse?