• kepix@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    nobody was expecting linux users sucking eachothers cocks in the comment section

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        Then you sudo chmod. Windows I have to do weird shit with the properties context menu. And even that sometimes doesn’t work. I run commands in powershell as Administrator. Still doesn’t work.

        Fuck Windows.

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    If you’re on windows this means you don’t own the file. Go to properties security and take ownership.

    The default windows configuration is aimed at old people who will call tech support when they fuck up their PC.

    You can take ownership of pretty much the entire filesystem.

    Windows is actually hugely customizable people just don’t.

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      I don’t know what’s the hate with edge, it works wonderfully for an average user, it’s fully configurable with add-ons and handles security policies really well

      The AI integration might be a bit over the top but nothing you can’t disable in your side

      Really I don’t see why you guys pile on so much on it

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        Microsoft’s monopoly and their for-profit anti-consumer practices is what’s wrong with it. Their history says they cannot be trusted. I’d ask myself why they need a browser in the first place.

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          Yup. As someone who lived through the internet explorer dark ages, I’m not eager for google and or Microsoft to have complete dominance

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        Because it’s my fucking computer and I shouldn’t have to edit the registry to uninstall a program I don’t use.

        After every update it’s also reset to my default browser which is infuriating

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        Edge is a fine browser. I use it when Firefox isn’t working for a particular reason.

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      Just because you have admin rights doesn’t mean the process you’ve invoked does. Unless you specifically elevate it or the process asks to elevate, it’ll run unprivileged.

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    had a friend that was having problems with his PC and windows kept bitching about he didn’t have permissions. he ripped out the harddrive with it still powered on and threw it off his balcony into the lake screaming, “I fucking own you!”

    epic moment in my life to witness such an event.

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    My work laptop had a pop-up from an application that basically said “we couldn’t restart last time, so you e got 15 minutes until we reboot your computer” with no way to cancel or prevent the reboot.

    Me: the fuck you are

    * proceeds to kill the service and process from admin command line*

    Get fucked fortinet, I’ll reboot when I’m gods damned ready

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    Think about this: let’s say you run a program. Do you want that program to be able to take over the computer and read all your files from now on and send the data to a remote third party?

    Probably not.

    Permissions were created to stop programs from doing that. By running most software without admin permissions you limit the scope of the damage the software can cause. Software you trust even less should be run with even fewer permissions than a normal user account.

    The system is imperfect though. A capability-based system is better. It allows the user to control which specific features of the operating system a running program is allowed to access. For example, a program may request access to location services in order to access your GPS coordinates. You can deny this to prevent the program from tracking you without otherwise preventing the software from running.

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      You forgot the fact that there might be other people using the same computer and they shouldn’t be able to access the others files.

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        No I didn’t. Most computers on the planet (phones, tablets, laptops) have only 1 user. The whole multi-user system isn’t obviously useful for these computers.

        Everyone knows that multiple user accounts need permissions to prevent users from accessing each other’s files. I didn’t bring it up because it was too obvious.

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    Is there a technical reason that Linux apps can’t/don’t just pop up an authenticator thing asking for more privileges like Windows apps can do? Why does nano just say that the file is unwriteable instead of letting me increase the privileges?

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    Ah ah ah! You didn’t say the magic word!

    sudo edit the file!

    Ah ah ah! You didn’t say the secret word right after!

  • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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    This fuckin line

    Childhood me: “Whats he mean by that?”

    My parents: “[explains slavery]”

    Me: …

    Them: …

    Thanks, Disney!

    I still love the soundtrack.