#I'm probably going to make an Os one sooner or later

[hillian-sketch]

Here have Hillian dressing up as a magical girl

H:in the name of hell I damn you to internal blaze

Os: someone is taking their cosplay seriously

Anyway you're going to be next

Os:...please don't

I'll pay

Os:...how much?

50$

Os:....ok...fine

Yes!!

[productsreviewings]

When you’ve used Home windows 10 or Home windows 11 for any period of time on-line, you’ve in all probability tried to obtain your favourite internet browser sooner or later and seen the intrusive message from Home windows reminding, cajoling, and in any other case pleading with you to rethink that Google Chrome obtain and simply give Microsoft Edge an opportunity.When you’re like me, you may need recoiled a bit by the pushiness however thought nothing of it and simply cancelled out of the dialog field to proceed your obtain in peace. I’m continuously reviewing new laptops, desktops, and different Home windows-powered techniques that each one come preloaded with Home windows Edge. Edge may be very firmly set as your default browser. Having to vary to default browser over to Google Chrome each time has led to a whole lot of makes an attempt by Microsoft to get me to remain, and every time I’ve clicked - every time I've switched to Google Chrome - I’ve gotten slightly extra decided that Chrome is the browser I would like. I don’t wish to maintain having this dialog with my OS.I appear to be sticking with Google Chrome purely out of stubbornness and spite. That is hardly a wholesome, affordable method, however right here I'm, penning this up in Google Docs on a Chrome Browser whereas arguably the most effective internet browser available on the market sits right here on my PC, unused. This shouldn’t be taking place, and it’s essential to discover why it's — and what Microsoft can do to begin gaining floor on arch-rival Google. Microsoft Edge has loads of nice options going for it To begin with, lets simply go over how superior Microsoft Edge truly is.Constructed on the identical Chromium basis as Google Chrome, a lot of the core performance of the 2 browsers are equivalent. If there’s an extension for Google Chrome, it in all probability exists for Edge as properly, one thing that may’t be stated of Firefox, Opera, or different browsers.Microsoft has additionally constructed a ton of extra options into the Edge browser, utterly separate from the Extensions mannequin, and plenty of of those are phenomenal.The Edge Collections system, the place you may construct particular folders of bookmarks with ease to assist maintain you organized, is so good that it makes you have a look at conventional bookmarks with disdain. Plus, you may export particular collections to a spreadsheet, making supply exporting for varsity work a lot simpler.(Picture credit score: Future)Then, there’s the instruments part, which has all the things from internet seize to read-aloud accessibility options (additionally improbable for listening to written content material whereas engaged on one thing else) constructed proper into the browser. Chrome is lacking a few of these key options, and as an expert author, listening to what I’ve written being learn again to me is a good way to chop down on copy errors, typos, and the like. It’s an important author’s software, and it’s constructed proper into Edge.(Picture credit score: Future)Additionally constructed into Edge is the brand new Bing AI chatbot, powered by Open AI and ChatGPT. This makes it considerably simpler to work with these new AI instruments, and it’s proper at your fingertips.Here is the kicker: Microsoft Edge has phenomenal efficiency that Chrome couldn’t dream of. Chrome is infamous for hogging reminiscence and grinding to a crawl when you will have too many browser tabs open. Whereas Edge isn’t resistant to reminiscence restraints, it merely does a a lot better job managing its reminiscence assets, probably owing to its a lot tighter integration into the OS itself.And with that proper there, it is smart that Edge could be the browser I’d use on a regular basis. So why the heck am I nonetheless working with Chrome?Microsoft, please, cease asking and begin promotingPersonally, I believe that folks’s resistance to Microsoft Edge is our inclination to suppose that if Microsoft is pushing one thing this onerous, it may well’t be that good.

 This in all probability stems from the pure mistrust of realizing somebody is attempting to push you into one thing, and Microsoft may be very clearly attempting to push you into Microsoft Edge — because it should, contemplating that Microsoft is a enterprise and Edge is considered one of its core merchandise. However, there's something unseemly about the best way Microsoft does it, and it does a disservice to Edge, turning folks off.Microsoft has tried all kinds of how to fence us in. It breaks the simplest strategy to change your default browser to Chrome. It slaps promoted adverts on serps for the time period “Google Chrome” and places strategically positioned buttons over obtain hyperlinks to maintain customers penned into the default Edge expertise. Microsoft ought to as an alternative attempt to promote me on the most effective Microsoft Edge options and what it may well do higher than Google Chrome. Naturally, the simplest strategy to lose me as a consumer is to attempt to maintain me locked in with numerous clear tips and gimmicky conduct. Nobody likes that, and the anti-marketing Microsoft has built-in to its complete product line, quickly to incorporate Groups and Workplace, does a severe disservice to an in any other case unbelievable internet browser. Can Microsoft Edge win me over? (Picture credit score: Bandai Namco Filmworks)It’s actually onerous to say if I'll ever migrate myself over to Edge, as a result of there's a sturdy contrarian streak in me that rebels towards feeling pressured to do one thing. It’s onerous to let go of that typically.A part of Microsoft's downside for customers like me is it is relying alone private maturity to acknowledge that their product has substantial advantages alone. In a really perfect world, that should not be an issue, however we do not reside in preferrred world the place all of us are in remedy to work on our self-sabotaging behaviors. If Microsoft needs Edge to succeed, it wants to succeed in customers like me the place we're at, and what it is doing now positively is not that. Do I additionally have to develop up and get away from Chrome? Completely, my lengthy struggling RAM will particularly thank me for that, and, as at all times, hope springs everlasting. Perhaps that is the yr I lastly make the swap. Simply, please, do not ask me to make use of Bing. #Microsoft #Edge #Google #Chrome #deliver #swap Microsoft Edge's superior options, together with higher reminiscence administration, built-in instruments similar to a collections system and read-aloud accessibility, and Bing AI chatbot, make it a robust contender towards Google Chrome. Nonetheless, Microsoft's pushy techniques to drive customers into utilizing Edge detract from the browser's enchantment. To win over customers, Microsoft ought to concentrate on promoting the most effective options of Edge as an alternative of resorting to gimmicks. 1. What are a number of the options that Microsoft Edge has that Google Chrome does not? - Microsoft Edge has extra options such because the Edge Collections system, internet seize, read-aloud accessibility options, and the Bing AI chatbot. 2. What's the writer's motive for sticking with Google Chrome as an alternative of utilizing Microsoft Edge? - The writer attributes their continued use of Google Chrome to their contrarian streak and resistance in direction of feeling pressured to vary their default browser. 3. How might Microsoft enhance their advertising and marketing methods for Microsoft Edge? - Microsoft might concentrate on promoting the most effective options of Microsoft Edge and what it does higher than Google Chrome as an alternative of utilizing clear tips and gimmicky conduct to lock customers into the default Edge expertise.

[peachships]

All the flowers for Eda >:3

Yeah! I'm gonna skip the playlist ask bc I can't make playlists to save my life kashaksh

rose - how many brain cells would you estimate there are between you and your f/o?

At least 7, but two are fully dedicated to annoying songs that just play on repeat and one is fart jokes

anemone - in ten words or less, describe the dynamic between you and your f/o.

Two cursed dumbasses who are found family but chaotic [lovingly]

dahlia - what song and/or song lyric do you most associate with your f/o?

10,000 Stones by Adrianne, especially the verse "Who knows what you think of me now / Knowing sooner or later / The truth would come out / But I don't want to look back / Don't want to look back to" because she hid the curse as much as she could but also didn't want to look back and just focus on taking care of herself

tulip - go to your f/o's wiki page and quote your favorite part of it.

"E.da is described as the sort of teacher that would not only throw someone into the deep end, but also set the entire body of water on fire."

buttercup - give an incorrect quote of you and your f/o.

Probably this post by @incorrectselfshipquotes, but I'm gonna type it here too since I'm tweaking it *just* a tiny bit (just wanted to link credit!)

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Me: You really put everything aside and came all this way for me? How did you even get here so fast?

E.da: Several traffic violations.

E.da: Three counts of resisting arrest.

E.da: And roughly thirteen cans of apple blood.

E.da: Also, that's not my staff.

marigold - what is your favorite picture, video, and/or moment of your f/o?

Probably those moments when she saw any image of herself and was impressed, like when the twins made a giant illusion of her and her first reaction was "Dang I look great", or when she saw the photo of her owl beast form and went "That look is fierce", or her reaction to seeing her harpy form. Confidence icon

orchid - is your f/o also your favorite character from their respective media, or is it someone else?

I actually love them all equally! I can't choose a favourite because I adore all of them and every one is so unique

sunflower - do you make fun of or tease your f/o a lot, or can you not bring yourself to be lovingly mean to them?

Oh we're lovingly mean to each other all the time. "How's it going old lady" "Wouldn't you like to know" and other fun stuff like that :3 it's never with mean intent and never about sensitive topics. We do poke fun at each other's cursed beast forms and she calls me "pup" and I call her "bird"

zinnia - how often do you think about your f/o? do they live in your head rent free or do you not think about them for months on end before suddenly hyperfixating on them nonstop for a week?

She's been on my mind more recently for some reason? (Mainly my familials have been and idk why) but she lives rent free with all of my f/os but it's a big house and they all just vibe. Sometimes I do hyperfixate on O.wl H.ouse and rewatch it a lot

lily - what would you say is the color scheme of you and your f/o?

Crimson, gold, silver, and sapphire! Complimentary colours with just enough of a difference

iris - does your self insert for your f/os source material have a detailed and complex story and character arc, or are they just kinda vibing?

Kinda detailed! I'm in the process of working on it right now and I'll post it when I'm done :D I love having detailed character arcs and background stories

peony - how many images, gifs, and videos of your f/o do you have saved to your gallery?

Honestly maybe two memes and a wallpaper? If you find any awesome art of her send it my way!

[remastered-feedback]

My impressions of the programming languages I have used after four years of learning development

C: Difficult because of the amount of control it gives the developer, and the precision and specificity it requires to operate safely, but that same control and precision make it extremely fast and efficient to run.

Java: Similar to C, but it sacrifices some of that efficiency and precise control in order to make programming easier and safer. Extensive backwards compatibility, standardization, an ability to run on any operating system, and 30 years of regular updates, make it a very strong all-around language.

Kotlin: Java 2.0. That's literally what it's designed to do. It can run in a Java environment, it can use all of Java's libraries and functionalities, the Kotlin editor released by the company that developed it literally has a tool for transforming Java into Kotlin. It's an effort to bring Java into the 21st century. It does this very well, but a ten-year old language can't compete with Java's dominance. (Yet) One place it HAS replaced Java is mobile apps, Kotlin is the primary language for Android apps now.

Matlab: Weird language engineers use for engineering. I don't know, I'm not an engineer.

Python: Not very fast or resource-efficient, but ludicrously friendly and easy to write, software that takes 30 minutes to work out in C or Java takes five minutes to figure out in Python, which lets individuals and small teams build really complex things because it's really easy for humans to conceptualize. Also has a ton of extremely powerful data science tools. It's not ideal for a lot of situations, but Python is powerful, a perfect first language, and best of all, fun.

Swift: A language Apple built to replace Objective-C, the C offshoot language they used in the 1980s that hadn't really changed much in the decades since. Extremely similar to Kotlin, as they were developed around the same time to address similar frustrations with the languages they replaced. Mostly used for iOS apps but can be used for OS X desktop apps too. Recently made Windows-accessible but like most Apple things, not many people are interested in touching it.

Go: Invented by Google to let you work efficiently with a lot of data because Google has a disturbing amount of data on literally everyone that they needed an efficient way of working with. Inspired by C, but with modern additions. Can be very funky to work with, but it is the easiest way to do multithreading, which can be a necessity with huge data.

HTML: Text formatting that's only a programming language because we took a simple thing and made it complicated because humans are dumb. If you have ever used BBCode, you know how to use HTML.

Javascript: Weird language that's really only still around because the internet is the defining technology of the 21st century, and Javascript was developed for the express purpose of integrating with HTML, a feat it accomplishes with black magic fuckery that is inconsistent and frustrating. I genuinely dislike it, but it is so essential to everything today that you should probably learn it sooner or later even if you, like me, hate it.