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my thoughts on this one!

technically XP is the winner since I voted for 7 so I could see results as they came in,, so excluding my own vote, it’s Windows XP!

but the votes for windows 8/8.1 and 11 surprised me! those are interesting!

The single vote for 95 also was surprising, given the nostalgic aesthetic feel of 95/98 but that’s probably the sample pool of 19 votes, too.

thanks everyone who participated in this poll!

poll time.

note: this is from 95 onwards, and does not include NT versions or windows 2000.

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it’s interesting seeing how people interact, especially online. Strangers and friends.

take a roleplay game for example, here-

random guy just. sits next to you. neither of you talk. or hell, even roleplay in chat.

but they hand you an item. and they mimic your actions sometimes. it’s SO interesting seeing that, seeing someone else interact with you completely— wordlessly! for no reason! they didn’t need to. they could’ve interacted with other people or interacted with you using the chat— but they didn’t! it’s..

in Minecraft, the wordless communication of jumping or shifting/crouching and movements all conveying emotions is WILD and COOL

yeah.

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poll time.

note: this is from 95 onwards, and does not include NT versions or windows 2000.

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it’s the windows rant. (the operating system.)

This post is:

subjective

(subjective, in case that is hard to read)

this my opinion. as a person.

TL;DR: I’m a fucking nerd & i hate windows 11 in particular

Now, for the record, i am not going to discuss versions of windows i have personally used ever. which is everything before 7. I also may have a lot of nostalgia for windows 7, being the main version of windows i was ever exposed to. let’s move on, shall we? i will also do my best to provide alt text for images of these, if it matters any. not that I think anyone will read this (at all) but: accessibility matters and should be THE NORMAL STATE and can help people even if it was not intended for them!

windows 7:

Released in 2009 and the successor to Windows Vista. It still looks beautiful, even in its older age. If it weren’t for a lack of support, I’d use windows 7 until i fucking died. it’s beautiful. the startup chime, the way everything looks and feels! detailed but not cluttered with useless bullshit. a time when windows was simpler and didn’t give you so much software you didn’t ask for. if i had to describe a texture for this I’d say probably smooth, cold glass. a well made cup or a coffee table.

windows 8.1 (i am not sure how much it varies from 8):

it feels like cheap plastic. it strays away from a lot of the look and feel of windows 7 but somehow is not my least favorite because windows 11 exists. I’ve also used Windows 8.1 a lot, but i can safely say i don’t have a real opinion on it. it feels experimental, a step in a different direction and like a child learning to draw. the sketch for Windows 10. not too bad about stuff i wanted to instantly uninstall. No image for this one, since the desktop and start menu are separated. Sorry.

Windows 10:

it’s fine. looks fine. minimalist, not much character. it feels like more high-quality plastic. it’s also when windows really started giving you software you didn’t want, i believe. I’m not super familiar with this one.

Windows 11:

what the fuck is wrong with this thing.

thanks, i hate it! i have WORDS

it takes most of the things i felt were unique about the way windows looks, looks me in the eye, and smashes everything and everyone i love beneath its heel.

You can, however, make the taskbar go back in its rightful place, the left corner.

it feels so similar to ChromeOS in a sense with its default center taskbar and simple icons. and.. what is that logo. no really, what the fuck is that. It’s just four fucking squares, at least windows 8.1 and 10 made it look like a fucking window by slanting then a little

it’s not even that i hate minimalist design, I promise

it just feels completely and utterly industrialized and removes any sense of fucking uniqueness and whimsy

And for what, applications and and shortcuts I didn’t want or need. do you know whenever I use a windows 11 how many applications i look for in task manager to kill? At least 3!

i can’t even give this thing a texture! it’s smooth, cheap plastic and deceptively thin aluminum that bends if you insult its mother

AND DONT GET ME STARTED ON WINDOWS 11 S MODE oh wait no i guess I should anyway

In case you’re unaware, Windows 11 S mode only allows you to install things from the Microsoft store. This is really good for… kids, the elderly, and anyone who isn’t technologically inclined or savvy or whatever. that’s the use case. but not gamers. this is not for gamers. sorry; you want steam? get fucked. I believe you mostly encounter when it’s preinstalled.

luckily this is completely and entirely removable. it is not able to be put back on (As far as I know).

iirc, it’s a bit awkward to remove? and not very intuitive (windows? being intuitive? in your dreams!)

i should not have to research how to undo a feature on a computer because i wanted to play portal. Not to mention at some point the method changed it appears? last I remember, but again; it’s been a while.

to conclude: windows 11 is the devil and i hate it.

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oh no. I’m making a real post

this is what i would call.. a rant. Its main point is about laptops and shit being functional after more than 3 years before I conclude it by telling you to backup your shit.

it’s actually part 1 of 2 because I’m a fucking NERD

essentially, TL;DR the state of laptops and anti-repair sucks and i hate it, technological parts will fail eventually, and it should be easy for the consumer to fix the shit they bought. backup your shit bc things can fail at any moment.

i love computers. i love technology! I love seeing technology grow and people make bigger better things that are cool! yes I do! hell, even ai is interesting! ai art would be objectively fucking fascinating to see a machine learn how to mimic a human action EXCEPT FOR THE MINOR CAVEAT THAT WE, AS HUMANS, HAVE NO QUALMS ABOUT STEALING! THAT’S THE ISSUE! and also some other stuff probably but that is SO NOT THE POINT

now that I’ve successfully avoided an ai tangent, let’s move on to what this post IS about

What in the actual FUCK are modern laptops. i don’t WANT a thin, ultra-flimsy piece of shit that is designed to break or be obsolete in less than 10 years

i have a laptop! From what, 2010? 2011? it needs probably more RAM and to be upgraded from windows 7 to 10. is it still usable, today, in 2024 for basic shit: ABSOLUTELY. It has problems, sure, but those are SOLVABLE PROBLEMS. I CAN REPAIR THIS FUCKING LAPTOP. YOU HEAR THAT? I CAN REPAIR IT. probably through finding replacement parts n shit but NOT THE POINT.

it probably has some other stuff that I can fix too! It probably needs basic maintenance because it’s a laptop and it’s never been opened or anything except for the time i went to replug-in the keyboard and maybe.. fucked it up worse. but hey, i tried and uh, probably should’ve done a bit more, but the keyboard was borderline unusable before anyway so if the tried and true unplug and plug back in didn’t work, it was already capital F Fucked. (hp pavilion g6)

oh, and general note: check your fucking batteries. consistently. you do not want to clean a Wii remote that’s had crusty ass AA batteries in it. if it is bigger than it used to be, or otherwise bulging, yes that is bad. the more you know.

2014 or 2015: meet the HP stream 13!

it was probably below average for its time. it sports 2 GB of RAM and I’ve made this fucker bluescreen thrice because of it. its a budget laptop. you want something that can do.. basic shit? perfect. it can do your taxes!

it cannot perfectly display a Google doc over 30 pages though with other things running! it will break shit. can’t blame it though, it’s trying its best. it’s also still running windows 8.1, though, not sure how much this affects it. no i will not be researching it for a tumblr post.

is it still usable: absolutely did you not fucking read. my mom uses it for her taxes! it’s hot pink, how snazzy.

my dad has a computer that’s newer with what’s that… 4 GB of RAM? It can with windows 10 but now has windows 11! and… oh. what’s that? I’m having the same amount of memory issues as A LAPTOP RUNNING WINDOWS 8.1 WITH HALF THE RAM. DID YOU HEAR THAT? HUH? actually i think the issues are WORSE but its not mine so i will not be knowing for certain. but it was at least on par or worse. Someone online told me that 4 GB is not enough for windows 11. i do not completely trust a stranger i met once but.. i can’t see anything in task manager that’s just hogging resources (other than antimalware from windows or whatever the fuck it’s called)

the point of that is: WHAT THE FUCK.

is it usable: yes. it can do work stuff. it can do your taxes. it’s not a snazzy hot pink though.

if you got to this point, I love you.

anyway.

for the record, I think that things should be easily repairable by the person who bought it. replacement parts should be provided and support should be offered for at least 5 years. it should not be more effective for me to buy a new laptop than to upgrade or fix the one i already have. not that I’m saying it’s the case (I’ve yet to do repairs OR upgrades)

but that is a problem. buying aftermarket and cloned versions that you have no real clue the quality of should not be something the consumer has to do to keep the thing working.

technical parts fail all the time. Files can corrupt, things can stop working. back up your shit and NEVER EVER rely on a perfectly working device to stay perfectly working forever. eventually, it will become obsolete. planned or no, eventually, it will have been made for a period of the past and technology advances all the time. games get bigger and beefier, operating systems give you software you didn’t ask for.

and i didn’t even talk about ports or CD drives or- fucking other shit.

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tumblr users love reading. you literally stopped for this post just because it has words in it

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The only valid thief is a magpie.

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he can try.

owo -v

God will punish you for your crimes on humanity

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