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   abadidea (0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jan-2026 04:44:00 JST abadidea

   my husband's new Windows 11 computer suddenly stopped outputting audio to the 3.5mm headphones.

   I clicked the audio troubleshooting button in Settings. It did not send me to the troubleshooter, but instead redirected me to install a help app. (yes, it wasn't even pre-installed.)

   The help app told me to click the audio troubleshooter button.

   Satya Nadella owes me three billion dollars in emotional damages.

   (we've fixed the audio problem by unplugging the USB microphone and rebooting. before you @ me self-righteously about someone else's operating system which was chosen in accordance with THEIR needs and not mine and certainly not yours, consider whether I might react with the fury of ten thousand suns)

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jan-2026 21:46:19 JST Matt Blaze

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     @0xabad1dea About 20 years ago, I was at a conference at which a very prominent "free software" advocate who you've definitely heard of was in attendance. Someone, in the hallway, was talking how he liked his new noise-canceling headphones. The free software guy overheard this and started haranguing everyone about how headphones are proprietary and restrict freedom. Someone who had no idea who he was figured he was having some kind of breakdown and called hotel security.

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     abadidea (0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jan-2026 21:46:20 JST abadidea

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     • mossyrua

     @mossyrua okay enjoy your block for being a creep

     Rich Felker repeated this.
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     mossyrua (mossyrua@mastodon.ie)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jan-2026 21:46:22 JST mossyrua

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     @0xabad1dea

     Your headphones will work on Linux!