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   AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 28-Feb-2025 13:47:52 JST AI6YR Ben

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   Start menu: ADVERTISEMENT BAR

   Microsoft Edge: ENTIRE SCREEN WORTH OF ADVERTISEMENTS

   Bottom menu bar: ADVERTISEMENTS

   I guess Windows users are so used to every inch of their desktop being used for advertisements they don't notice anymore. It's like a NASCAR vehicle now.

   (Running Gnome/Linux behind pihole here... kind of like living in a monastery and then going to Times Square, LOL)

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     Jon Lindemann (mrdiamondj@mrdiamondj.social)'s status on Friday, 28-Feb-2025 13:47:52 JST Jon Lindemann

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     @ai6yr At a certain point you just had to tolerate it if you were going to even use the OS (which I no longer do).

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 28-Feb-2025 13:47:53 JST AI6YR Ben

     Had to use a Windows 11 machine today, and apparently now the start page is a running advertisement (trying to sell Microsoft Copilot at the login prompt). #crap #os #windows11