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Thursday, 24th of June 2021, 23:28:11 UTC
23:43:50
Colleen
Your fortune for today is: spiders.
23:43:50
Colleen
Your fortune for today is: spiders.
23:58:23
isoraqathedh
I think our family decided to pick up another newspaper anyway, just to keep the paperboy employed (actually an old man).
9:56:34
suntmc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFCeCPpfnhQ
9:56:35
Colleen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFC... Website (HTML), Title: WHY did I get my hopes up? - Windows 11 Announcement - YouTube
9:56:35
Colleen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFC... Website (HTML), Title: WHY did I get my hopes up? - Windows 11 Announcement - YouTube
9:58:10
shinmera
it really does look like they just took the Linux Desktop look and slapped it on windows
9:59:09
shinmera
It is, it's just bizarre
9:59:13
suntmc
first thing i'll do is put the windows button back in the bottom left corner
9:59:41
suntmc
i don't get why they'd put it in the middle. even on touch devices it's easier to press something thats in the corner
10:00:04
shinmera
probably because seeing things in the middle is faster and easier on your eyes than looking at things in the corner.
10:00:05
suntmc
and if you open apps that aren't docked to the task bar, it'll move. which is kinda dumb?
10:00:21
shinmera
It's still stupid, because the slow part is your hand interacting with the thing
10:00:29
shinmera
but I can only guess that's what their thought process was.
10:00:49
suntmc
but yeah, as long as they let me put it back where it belongs i'm ok
10:01:02
suntmc
and even then, i mostly use the windows key on the keyboard anyway
10:01:05
shinmera
people are mad you can't put the taskbar on the side anymore
10:01:10
shinmera
which is... just why remove that option?
10:01:34
suntmc
weird. i mean it does name sense to have it on the side on 16:9 monitors
10:01:51
suntmc
and again, on touch devices since you're holding them by the sides anyway
10:01:57
suntmc
unless docked, of course
10:02:24
suntmc
i like the integration of android apps tho
10:02:45
suntmc
otherwise, i also like the redesign. though it's not a major step anyway
10:02:50
suntmc
widgets i can live without
10:03:12
suntmc
the directstorage thing is very nice, but won't apply to me. needs a PCIe 4.0 ssd anyway
10:04:06
suntmc
and the auto HDR thingy is kinda pointless. there's only a handful of PC monitors that even support proper HDR
10:04:23
shinmera
huh, so the android app thing is their end goal for all the linux subsystem kerfuckery.
10:05:12
shinmera
I have to wonder how the licensing with google crap works for that whole deal.
10:05:24
suntmc
it's the amazon app store
10:05:32
shinmera
yes, but that doesn't explain it to me.
10:05:40
suntmc
so i guess no apps that require google play services?
10:07:29
suntmc
it requires TPM2.0 to function??
10:07:49
shinmera
Also lolling forever at them completely backpedalling on the "win 10 is last windows"
10:08:07
suntmc
i mean this could've just been a big win 10 update tbh
10:08:18
shinmera
couldn't have done that with the new requirements.
10:08:46
suntmc
but they dug themselves a hole with "the last windows". because at this point win 10 is not win 10 anymore and comparing the first version to the current version is basically comparing 2 OSes
10:09:15
suntmc
but yeah, guess i'll have to buy this https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/asus-tpm-m-r20-modul-mainboard-zubehoer-10088937
10:09:19
Colleen
www.digitec.ch/de/s1/produc... Website (HTML), Title: ASUS TPM-M R2.0 Modul - digitec
10:09:19
Colleen
www.digitec.ch/de/s1/produc... Website (HTML), Title: ASUS TPM-M R2.0 Modul - digitec
10:09:48
shinmera
or: just don't update for the next 4 years.
10:09:54
shinmera
like I'll probably be doing.
10:11:22
shinmera
first adopters are always punished.
10:31:50
suntmc
but it can't hurt buying that TPM module in advance
10:31:59
suntmc
before everyone goes out to buy one and they skyrocket in price
10:41:05
suntmc
ah turns out my MB already has TPM
10:41:18
suntmc
software TPM, instead of hardware TPM. but whatevs
10:51:38
suntmc
https://chat.tymoon.eu/data//stevenchan/e72c209edadb28dc63aa3174cd8e3b0596219b1d746d25ac4c25c5cb983275c6.png
10:51:38
Colleen
chat.tymoon.eu/data//steven... Image (PNG)
10:51:38
Colleen
chat.tymoon.eu/data//steven... Image (PNG)
10:54:02
suntmc
ah TPM is probably disabled in BIOS
11:24:54
suntmc
shame. my lenovo laptop doesn't have TPM 2.0. only 1.2, so no Win 11 on there
Friday, 25th of June 2021, 11:28:11 UTC