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I was almost completely out. Not sure if I told this on here or not. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/25/2016, 9:30pm PDT
I was just going to have the Win7 machine be a Steam machine, basically, and I was gonna switch over to Mint or Ubuntu full time. The makers of Gimp totally made the UI for Gimp awesome. It's just as usable as Photoshop is now. Except.... for one..... small corner case.......

I have to use something called Indexed Color to bring the graphics for Cyberganked down to 4 colors. Photoshop lets you put in a percentage that lets you decide how light or dark the image is. For instance:

[imgur id="Ukkhe"]

The first one is at 90% and the second one is at 30%. The first one is washed out and unusable. The second one (lacking enough cyan, but ignore that for a moment) is better-aligned with the look I'm going for. ANYWAY, Gimp doesn't have a way to input percentages. That one goddamn thing is what is keeping Windows 7 as my main PC. I was almost out!

Shit like this, by the way, is also keeping me away:

Users were angry that clicking the cross to dismiss the box meant that they had agreed to the upgrade.

Based on "customer feedback", Microsoft said it would add another notification that provided customers with "an additional opportunity for cancelling the upgrade".

The pop-up design had been described as a "nasty trick".


If I am reading the article correctly, they turned the fucking red x cross into AGREEMENT. They undid one of the basic tenets of their operating system, going back to Windows for Workgroups, to put their shitty malware on people's computers. People trying to get work done. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck them.

At this point, it's not an accident, it's not a screw up, it's not a mistake. They are no different than a porn pop up that tries to trick you. I mean the group "you" here, sir. They have been pulling this shit since Windows 95. My pal Walrustitty was an early adopter of everything and when Win95 came out I didn't upgrade my DOS machine because I needed to get into real DOS 6.22 for games. Like you, he doesn't have the same issues I do with this stuff and he was also installing W95 all the time. Early on, though Microsoft promised that it wouldn't fuck with real DOS and remove it, it fucked with real DOS and removed it. Oops, ha ha! They said it was an accident and later corrected it. It wasn't an accident. It wasn't an accident, or they have the most incompetent fucking losers working for them for 20 years now.


ICJ
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Windows 10 ongoing impressions by Rafiki 07/29/2015, 7:03pm PDT NEW
    Re: Windows 10 ongoing impressions by Rafiki 07/29/2015, 7:10pm PDT NEW
    Still can't place live tiles on the desktop. How the fuck did the OS ship withou by Rafiki 07/29/2015, 8:10pm PDT NEW
        Possibly a battery life concession? by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:42am PDT NEW
            Not buying it by Rafiki 07/30/2015, 9:49am PDT NEW
                Yeah, I'm really reaching for an explanation by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:52am PDT NEW
    What happened to Windows 9? What are they covering up? by blackwater 07/29/2015, 10:40pm PDT NEW
        Poor OS version detection in apps by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:44am PDT NEW
    Re: Windows 10 ongoing impressions by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/30/2015, 7:46am PDT NEW
        That's not a bug, it's intentional by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 8:26am PDT NEW
            Yeah, you can auto-share your home network with your personal contacts by Rafiki 07/30/2015, 9:20am PDT NEW
                You may want to visit the Privacy tab in the Settings menu by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:34am PDT NEW
            Patch notes 1.0: Fixed bug where Windows users had privacy, dignity NT by dr. no 09/08/2015, 1:30am PDT NEW
    MS needs an interface Nazi with the ability to change shit across teams by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:33am PDT NEW
        Is/was the ribbon the thing they fucked up with MS Word? NT by Mysterio Lollerson 07/30/2015, 9:54am PDT NEW
            YES NT by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:56am PDT NEW
        Re: MS needs an interface Nazi with the ability to change shit across teams by Rafiki 07/30/2015, 10:09am PDT NEW
            Re: MS needs an interface Nazi with the ability to change shit across teams by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 1:49pm PDT NEW
            Aero glass was a big performance drain; might've taken it out for snappiness by Fullofkittens 07/30/2015, 7:58pm PDT NEW
                It's gpu accelerated. Shouldn't be that bad in theory. NT by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 8:38pm PDT NEW
        Re: MS needs an interface Nazi with the ability to change shit across teams by Rafiki 07/31/2015, 7:48pm PDT NEW
            OH JUST FUCK UP MY ASCII GUY WHY DON'T YOU NT by Rafiki 07/31/2015, 7:49pm PDT NEW
    Rafiki getting incredulous at inexplicable design incompetence is my favorite Ca NT by ltrops post -fabio 07/30/2015, 4:17pm PDT NEW
    Re: Windows 10 ongoing impressions by Rafiki 07/30/2015, 5:58pm PDT NEW
    Re: Windows 10 ongoing impressions by From Reddit 07/30/2015, 9:17pm PDT NEW
        This is why TrueCrypt exists by Oom Shnibble 08/03/2015, 11:16pm PDT NEW
            No comment on the app store? by laudablepuss 09/12/2015, 3:03pm PDT NEW
                Aw, my comment was supposed to be under Rafiki's thread starter comment by laudablepuss 09/12/2015, 3:04pm PDT NEW
    Is there any reason to install this for people who value their privacy? NT by What does it do that 7 doesn't? 08/03/2015, 2:09pm PDT NEW
        I don't have a good answer for this by laudablepuss 09/12/2015, 3:06pm PDT NEW
    My Windows Explorer processes keep hanging and I need to restart them. by Oom Shnibble 08/03/2015, 10:52pm PDT NEW
    HEY YOU KNOW YOU CAN BUY OFFICE RIGHT? NT by WINDOWS 10 IS HELPING 09/08/2015, 3:17am PDT NEW
    Installed the november update by Rafiki 12/10/2015, 10:36pm PST NEW
        Jesus Christ by Rafiki 12/10/2015, 10:39pm PST NEW
    My FUCKING start menu just FUCKING suggested I get the FUCKING Facebook app NT by Entropy Stew 05/18/2016, 7:11pm PDT NEW
        My FUCKING nagware FUCKING scheduled a win10 upgrade in two FUCKING weeks! NT by Mischief Angry Canceler 05/18/2016, 7:17pm PDT NEW
        After all the shit you've given me, you're running Windows fucking 10? NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/18/2016, 7:59pm PDT NEW
            Wha? Yeah, since it came out. by Entropy Stew 05/19/2016, 7:34am PDT NEW
                I was almost completely out. Not sure if I told this on here or not. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/25/2016, 9:30pm PDT NEW
                    Re: I was almost completely out. Not sure if I told this on here or not. by laudablepuss 05/26/2016, 7:01am PDT NEW
                        Ah, but there's one thing I know that you do not about Windows 10. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/26/2016, 2:31pm PDT NEW
                    Tear up contract to signal agreement. Seems reasonable to me. NT by A lawyer 05/26/2016, 8:56am PDT NEW
                        something something Oracle v. Google NT by Gently Masturbated by Fair Use 05/26/2016, 3:18pm PDT NEW
                    Re: I was almost completely out. Not sure if I told this on here or not. by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/16/2018, 9:39pm PST NEW
        This one got me this weekend. Fuuuuuck them. NT by Mysterio Lollerson 02/17/2018, 10:41am PST NEW
        This one got me this weekend. Fuuuuuck them. NT by Mysterio Lollerson 02/17/2018, 10:55am PST NEW
    MS has now taken to autoscheduling an upgrade from 7 to 10 NT by Fuckers! No I don't fucking want it 05/23/2016, 4:08pm PDT NEW
        Just upgrade by laudablepuss 05/24/2016, 7:29am PDT NEW
            Also turn off the default "automatically connect to hacker's wifi proxy" setting NT by Fullofkittens 05/24/2016, 7:41am PDT NEW
            Because it's a piece of shit sending every goddamn keystroke to the NSA. by Mysterio 05/24/2016, 8:00am PDT NEW
                *chugs powerade* *cries another gallon of tears* NT by laudablepuss 05/24/2016, 8:16am PDT NEW
                    I am not saying you're shit. But that 10 is. NT by Mysterio 05/24/2016, 8:30am PDT NEW
                        "Its inevitable" seems to be the best reason to upgrade btw by Mysterio 05/24/2016, 8:31am PDT NEW
                        But I'm TRYING to be shit. C'MON! by laudablepuss 05/24/2016, 8:44am PDT NEW
                            All I wanted was to be told I was smart. Thank you. by Mysterio 05/24/2016, 9:00am PDT NEW
    Tim Sweeney with a good take. by N/A 07/26/2016, 10:38am PDT NEW
        A tiny bit insane NT by laudablepuss 07/26/2016, 2:07pm PDT NEW
            Which thing is insane, them doing that or someone thinking they are? by Mysterio 07/26/2016, 2:19pm PDT NEW
            Good point. Let's play some dosgames together. NT by N/A 07/26/2016, 3:03pm PDT NEW
    Anyone want to defend this? by Kenny Mayne 10/29/2016, 1:34pm PDT NEW
        You mean exactly like steam? by laudablepuss 10/29/2016, 2:39pm PDT NEW
            Re: You mean exactly like steam? by laudablepuss 10/29/2016, 2:40pm PDT NEW
            Re: You mean exactly like steam? by Kenny Mayne 10/29/2016, 3:22pm PDT NEW
                Re: You mean exactly like steam? by Mysterio 10/29/2016, 4:16pm PDT NEW
                    I have hope. NT by Kenny Mayne 10/29/2016, 4:29pm PDT NEW
            Steam fixed that. I lost internet and when I booted up it actually let me play NT by Roop 10/29/2016, 4:32pm PDT NEW
    Microsoft adds helpful file to store all your passwords and emails by blackwater 09/19/2018, 11:43am PDT NEW
 
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