Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoThose who are old enough, do you miss these days?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square272linkfedilinkarrow-up1628arrow-down117
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minus-squareFreddiesLantern@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoYes, computers were fun and exciting. Now they just suck. Unless Linux. But even then it takes an effort to disable all the bloat and spyware bs in the bios.
minus-squarecardamon@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agowhat do you mean by bloat and spyware on linux? (asking because it’s the first time i hear this take)
minus-squareFreddiesLantern@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoIn the bios: it’s the booting software that’s separate from the OS. Most newer computers have ridiculously long menu’s and you have to be careful what you disable because of bit locker nonsense and whatnot.
Yes, computers were fun and exciting. Now they just suck.
Unless Linux. But even then it takes an effort to disable all the bloat and spyware bs in the bios.
what do you mean by bloat and spyware on linux? (asking because it’s the first time i hear this take)
In the bios: it’s the booting software that’s separate from the OS. Most newer computers have ridiculously long menu’s and you have to be careful what you disable because of bit locker nonsense and whatnot.