WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else
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@lucas1 said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
it can be uninstalled easily
Hahaha, older versions won't uninstall if you're running low on space on the same drive where you installed it. Yes, really. It's happened to me and others.
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@lolwhat said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
older versions won't uninstall if you're running low on space on the same drive where you installed it.
Because deleting things takes a lot of space
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@TimeBandit said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@lolwhat said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
older versions won't uninstall if you're running low on space on the same drive where you installed it.
Because deleting things takes a lot of space
It does if you're saving the filesystem state in preparation for a rollback if deletion fails.
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Update: Microsoft says that the deal with FireEye doesn't involve the sharing of telemetry data.
Quality journalism right there!
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@Maciejasjmj said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
Update: Microsoft says that the deal with FireEye doesn't involve the sharing of telemetry data.
Quality journalism right there!
BREAKING NEWS: SOMEONE ON REDDIT MADE A POST LINKING TO SOME THING ON TWITTER THAT SAID A THING
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@bb36e said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@Maciejasjmj said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
Update: Microsoft says that the deal with FireEye doesn't involve the sharing of telemetry data.
Quality journalism right there!
BREAKING NEWS: SOMEONE ON REDDIT MADE A POST LINKING TO SOME THING ON TWITTER THAT SAID A THING
Micro$oft is SPYING on you and giving your data to CORPORATIONS!
source: https://what.thedailywtf.com/topic/16270/wtf-is-happening-with-windows-10-and-nothing-else/1055
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@Lorne-Kates Cue Daily Fail lead in 5... 4... 3...
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The best argument for using Windows 10: it's getting more like Linux !
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@TimeBandit I used git bash anyway and GNU-Utils for years before hand.
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@lucas1 said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@TimeBandit I used git bash anyway and GNU-Utils for years before hand.
I use The Real Thingâ„¢
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@boomzilla said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
it claims it will do that at 3AM (03:00 metric).
All the glorification of metric, and we still have 60 second minutes, and 60 minute hours, and 24 hour days.
Not sure why one of those couldn't change to 100. (100 second minutes, 36 minute hours, and nothing else changes)
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@xaade said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
Not sure why one of those couldn't change to 100.
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@xaade I think Stalin tried 10 day weeks or something equally as moronic in The USSR because the current Gregorian calendar was imperialist or another equally moronic reason.
Anyway it caused chaos, so they had to dump it
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@xaade said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@boomzilla said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
it claims it will do that at 3AM (03:00 metric).
All the glorification of metric, and we still have 60 second minutes, and 60 minute hours, and 24 hour days.
Not sure why one of those couldn't change to 100. (100 second minutes, 36 minute hours, and nothing else changes)
Why is the US still using imperial units?
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@Rhywden said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
Why is the US still using imperial units?
They don't: they use units that share names with Imperial units, but are different sizes (for fluid volumes)
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@Rhywden same reason the Brits use them
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@bb36e we don't officially.
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@bb36e From a legal standpoint, the only mandatory uses of Imperial measurements are road signs, speedometers, and odometers: pretty much everything else is metric.
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@RaceProUK said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
the only mandatory uses of Imperial measurements are road signs, speedometers, and odometers
Also alcohol measures in relation to draft beer and spirits. These only apply to sales for immediate consumption, not to the bottled product. Milk is sold in both imperial and metric measures, often by the same outlet. Because of course it is…
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@dkf said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
Also alcohol measures in relation to draft beer and spirits.
Draft beer yes, spirits no (the optics are metric). Not in the pubs I go to, anyway.
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@RaceProUK I admit that I don't get spirits in pubs all that often other than gin (and tonic, which is a nice mixer to have while choosing the meal from the menu).
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@dkf I normally only have spirits when going to places that do cocktails, but I've seen enough optics in pubs over the many years I've been imbibing
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@RaceProUK said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
I've seen enough optics in pubs over the many years I've been imbibing
Well, I guess I'm usually looking at the beers…
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@Rhywden said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
Why is the US still using imperial units?
A healthy mix of xenophobia, retards and the failing American education system.
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@Rhywden said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@xaade said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@boomzilla said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
it claims it will do that at 3AM (03:00 metric).
All the glorification of metric, and we still have 60 second minutes, and 60 minute hours, and 24 hour days.
Not sure why one of those couldn't change to 100. (100 second minutes, 36 minute hours, and nothing else changes)
Why is the US still using imperial units?
It's a backlash against all those smug superior SJW types who constantly call them racist for not switching.
#ThisIsHowYouGetGills
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For our American friends this is how the UK deals with metric units, we basically just changed the labels to have both measurements on there.
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@lucas1
Such a novel idea ... but now I'm wondering why you have battery powered onions
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@Luhmann Oh I just came back from the shops and I needed some batteries for my wireless mouse and keyboard.
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@lucas1 The AAA should fit the mouse, but you'll never get those onions in your keyboard.
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@flabdablet I could make a battery with the onions!
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@flabdablet said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@lucas1 The AAA should fit the mouse, but you'll never get those onions in your keyboard.
don't be silly, the onions will go in the belt...
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@lucas1 said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
For our American friends this is how the UK deals with metric units, we basically just changed the labels to have both measurements on there.
The US does the same thing:
We just pretend we're totally Imperial.
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@Dreikin said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
The US does the same thing
The difference with the UK is that officially legally everything is sold in metric, but we still use quantities for a lot of things that are a whole number of imperial units. There's no requirement that things be packaged in "sensible" amounts.
So whereas you have a half-gallon bottle of milk and include as an aside the fact that that's some two-decimal-place fraction of a number of litres, our 4-pinter is officially a 2.272 litre bottle. Generally not with milk but with some other things they're just labelled as 568ml or whatever it is, and don't even bother saying it's a pint. We just know it's a pint.
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@CarrieVS said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@Dreikin said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
The US does the same thing
The difference with the UK is that officially legally everything is sold in metric, but we still use quantities for a lot of things that are a whole number of imperial units. There's no requirement that things be packaged in "sensible" amounts.
So whereas you have a half-gallon bottle of milk and include as an aside the fact that that's some two-decimal-place fraction of a number of litres, our 4-pinter is officially a 2.272 litre bottle. Generally not with milk but with some other things they're just labelled as 568ml or whatever it is, and don't even bother saying it's a pint. We just know it's a pint.
See, all of ours are also defined as metric, because United States customary units are defined in terms of metric units:
Since the 1890s, U.S. customary units (the mile, pound, teaspoon, etc.) have all been defined in terms of their metric equivalents.
Like I said: we just pretend to use Imperial units. Even our pints aren't proper British pints.
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In NZ, everything is in such odd metric sizes, I refuse to believe they're not just written in metric. In America all drinks are in very reasonable metric sizes.
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@Dreikin said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@CarrieVS said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@Dreikin said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
The US does the same thing
The difference with the UK is that officially legally everything is sold in metric, but we still use quantities for a lot of things that are a whole number of imperial units. There's no requirement that things be packaged in "sensible" amounts.
So whereas you have a half-gallon bottle of milk and include as an aside the fact that that's some two-decimal-place fraction of a number of litres, our 4-pinter is officially a 2.272 litre bottle. Generally not with milk but with some other things they're just labelled as 568ml or whatever it is, and don't even bother saying it's a pint. We just know it's a pint.
See, all of ours are also defined as metric, because United States customary units are defined in terms of metric units:
Since the 1890s, U.S. customary units (the mile, pound, teaspoon, etc.) have all been defined in terms of their metric equivalents.
Like I said: we just pretend to use Imperial units. Even our pints aren't proper British pints.
Also, on most things we require labels to have both metric and US customary measures:
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@Magus said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
In NZ, everything is in such odd metric sizes, I refuse to believe they're not just written in metric. In America all drinks are in very reasonable metric sizes.
It is to my constant amusement that the most common size of soda bottle in the US is "16.9 FL OZ (1.06 PT) 500 mL" because it clearly betrays the fact that metric rules the day, while putting so much effort into soothing those who care about US customary units. We also sell them in 1 L and 2 L sizes, with a few less common ones in between (e.g., 20 fl oz).
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@Dreikin said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@Magus said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
In NZ, everything is in such odd metric sizes, I refuse to believe they're not just written in metric. In America all drinks are in very reasonable metric sizes.
It is to my constant amusement that the most common size of soda bottle in the US is "16.9 FL OZ (1.06 PT) 500 mL" because it clearly betrays the fact that metric rules the day, while putting so much effort into soothing those who care about US customary units. We also sell them in 1 L and 2 L sizes, with a few less common ones in between (e.g., 20 fl oz).
DR. PEPPER IS DROPPIN' HER SHIRT! WOOOO!
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@Lorne-Kates said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
DR. PEPPER IS DROPPIN' HER SHIRT! WOOOO!
That's just where her boobs went.
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@anotherusername Filed under: NSFL
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So, um, is Microsoft finally replacing Windows Update?
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@anonymous234 said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
So, um, is Microsoft finally replacing Windows Update?
If they don't, it'll take longer than a week to install each of those updates while WU scans to see if the feature is needed…
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@anotherusername said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
@Lorne-Kates said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
DR. PEPPER IS DROPPIN' HER SHIRT! WOOOO!
That's just where her boobs went.
Also, this is yet another reason that I avoid Walmart...
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@anonymous234 said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
So, um, is Microsoft finally replacing Windows Update?
They're replacing it with Windows Update Edge, which is a
pathetic crayon reskinground-up rewrite of Windows Update. Itre-implementsfixes all the mistakes that Windows Update accumulated over the years.
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@Polygeekery said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
Also, this is yet another reason that I avoid Walmart...
That's about the only reason to go - people watching! Because you know there's going to be some interesting ones...
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@anonymous234 said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
So, um, is Microsoft finally replacing Windows Update?
From the blog:
A differential download package contains only the changes that have been made since the last time you updated your device, rather than a full build.
So, they looked at how Debian update and took some notes ?
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@Lorne-Kates said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
It
re-implementsfixes all the mistakes that Windows Update accumulated over the years....and adds new failure modes because bindiffs!
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@TimeBandit said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
So, they looked at how Debian update and took some notes ?
Despite having a working template to design from, I am going to wager that they fuck it all up.
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@TimeBandit said in WTF is happening with Windows 10? And nothing else:
they looked at how Debian update and took some notes ?
That's actually not fair. A Debian update package is a complete installation package, not any kind of diff.
Yes, apt does have pdiffs to bring the local package list up to date. They're disappointingly handled in the Debian repos, though.
Instead of generating a pdiff between today and yesterday, today and two days ago, today and three days ago, today and four days ago... back to some specified maximum age, the Debian repos get pdiffs between today and yesterday, yesterday and two days ago, two and three days ago, three and four days ago...
That means that when you do an
apt update
with pdiffs enabled, you can end up fetching and processing about 50 little pdiff files instead of the one that should be sufficient. On a fast Internet connection this can easily take quite a lot longer than turning pdiffs off and fetching the wholepackages
file.