Reply to: Be afraid, be very afraid

[Ruprect]

Applying the same principle you'd also find that the ZX Spectrum OS would run really fast on an 8-core i7 PC.

Indeed you would, if they were the same architecture.

[unixman]

Applying the same principle you'd also find that the ZX Spectrum OS would run really fast on an 8-core i7 PC.

Indeed you would, if they were the same architecture.

[VectraMan]

Quite so. I'm on Mint 17.2. It hardly registers any load on my my 8-core / 8GB laptop. Unlike the Windows 8 distribution that came with it. This often happens when you install Linux on a modern PC. They are dimensioned for windows - very bloated and slow - and so are over specced for Linux.

Applying the same principle you'd also find that the ZX Spectrum OS would run really fast on an 8-core i7 PC.

[unixman]

I've got a dual boot Windows 7/Ubuntu desktop PC and linux is so much quicker. Unless I need Windows specific apps I'll let Ubuntu load up.

Quite so. I'm on Mint 17.2. It hardly registers any load on my my 8-core / 8GB laptop. Unlike the Windows 8 distribution that came with it. This often happens when you install Linux on a modern PC. They are dimensioned for windows - very bloated and slow - and so are over specced for Linux.

[unixman]

Years of his life to learn tulipe command line interfaces from the 80s...

Early 70s if you please.

[OwlHoot]

2015-08-13 Windows 10 sends data to Microsoft, despite privacy settings

[LondonManc]

Yup, me too. These companies like Microsoft and Google (with Chrome for example) are really starting to jump the shark with all this Cloud carp!

Like most people, I've always been too lazy and unmotivated to spend ages tinkering with linux distros, and in fairness Windows 7 isn't too bad stalk-wise. But now I think it will be worth seriously considering linux next time I upgrade, especially as these distros are becoming easier to install and maintain and I gather driver support has markedly improved.

I've got a dual boot Windows 7/Ubuntu desktop PC and linux is so much quicker. Unless I need Windows specific apps I'll let Ubuntu load up.

[xoggoth]

He hid his porn collection in the My Pictures folder?

Quite. Back in the days when I still had a libido I used to hide my illegal pig porn by zipping and renaming it. Who would think of looking into ipp.exe in the Windows folder?

[OwlHoot]

Going to have to have a read up on this and definitely before I upgrade.

Yup, me too. These companies like Microsoft and Google (with Chrome for example) are really starting to jump the shark with all this Cloud carp!

Like most people, I've always been too lazy and unmotivated to spend ages tinkering with linux distros, and in fairness Windows 7 isn't too bad stalk-wise. But now I think it will be worth seriously considering linux next time I upgrade, especially as these distros are becoming easier to install and maintain and I gather driver support has markedly improved.

[LondonManc]

It's almost like if you hired a real assistant... they would know all this stuff about you too!

There doesn't seem to be a way to have this stuff useful across multiple devices without storing interesting information about you somewhere... Chrome syncing your bookmarks and history and auto-fill stuff is very neat but you have to let Google store the data to get this for example.

That's fine except they've got a keystroke logger built into the bloody operating system!
Saves hax0rs writing the logging part of the virus, they can just dump your keystroke log out.

Going to have to have a read up on this and definitely before I upgrade.

[d000hg]

Wow, I'm a huge skeptic when it comes to speaking to a phone/computer/tablet to search for stuff, and it appears I'd be justified when it comes to "Cortana", which is basically a personalised virtual stalker!

"Cortana can get to know your voice and writing [...] We'll collect contacts, calender events, speech and handwriting patterns, and typing history"

It's almost like if you hired a real assistant... they would know all this stuff about you too!

There doesn't seem to be a way to have this stuff useful across multiple devices without storing interesting information about you somewhere... Chrome syncing your bookmarks and history and auto-fill stuff is very neat but you have to let Google store the data to get this for example.

[rl4engc]

30 Ways Your Windows 10 Computer Phones Home to Microsoft

Wow, I'm a huge skeptic when it comes to speaking to a phone/computer/tablet to search for stuff, and it appears I'd be justified when it comes to "Cortana", which is basically a personalised virtual stalker!

"Cortana can get to know your voice and writing [...] We'll collect contacts, calender events, speech and handwriting patterns, and typing history"

[OwlHoot]

How much do you pay for your Linux distros?

Correction for dooohg:

"(Often) if you don't pay for a (commercial) product (to be used over time), you are a product (or something like it)"

[CloudWalker]

Updated my laptop to windows 10 last night. But don't keep porn on that one.... not enough space

[AtW]

How much do you pay for your Linux distros?

Years of his life to learn tulipe command line interfaces from the 80s...