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I considered mentioning Reacher, but most of us didn't get quite as bloody on a normal day.
As an aside, I spent a good part of the past year reading all the Jack Reacher books I could get. As of this past weekend, I'm caught up.
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Is the latest one better than the previous, "No Plan B"? I thought that was the weakest Reacher Novel. I have it in hardback but has to resort to audiobook to get through it.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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I read them so quickly (generally one day each) that I barely remember anything about them.
I do recall "The Secret" having a decent premise, but I don't recall the premise of "No Plan B". I consider them all about the same as far as quality goes. The ones with sex scenes are better of course.
I am astounded that the author has come up with so many interesting premises and followed them through. But I also get sidetracked by the clumsiness some of the details. And I don't like that Jack doesn't stick around to clean up the mess.
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Hello everyone,
I am excited to join the CodeProject community. I am new here and eager to explore all the resources and discussions available. My main interests lie in software development and I am looking forward to learning from the vast expertise in this forum.
Could someone guide me on how to post queries and participate effectively ? Specifically, I am interested in knowing the best places to ask questions and any tips for a smooth experience here.
Thanks in advance for your help and I am looking forward to contributing and growing with this community.
Best regards,
Steve
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Welcome to CP. You're off to a good start!
As for asking questions, the first thing is to pick the right forum. Have a look, see if your question "fits".
IF nowhere else seems to match, there's always Quick Answers[^].
Also, find any post by @Dave-Kreskowiak and follow the links in his sig.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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are you a bot?
How old are you, and how much experience do you have? What are your interests? Hold my beer, I need to go get my AR15 and ninja sword
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Related to the catholic church.
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It's not a word you hear often, or at all.
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Ok, I have had my coffee, so you can all come out now!
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So my wife is out looking for patterns - she's a crafter - and has managed to pick up a rather insidious ad dohicky that pops up, claims the end of the world, you need McAffeee (really?), etc. Call this number. In doing my research, I came across this gem on the Microsoft "community" forums:
"Edge can now run in the background due to a new feature, you may wish to turn this off."
Are you elephanting kidding me? Turning this off fixed the issue, but wow. Microsoft, take Edge and stick it where the sun don't shine.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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I've learned more. More info to come. Microsoft blows. 4.5 weeks.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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wow, turns out those Microsoft peckerheads have embedded Edge as sort of a default user interface. I've come across postings on support where Edge runs in the background by default. I suspect it is how they push their ad bs to the desktop. So, if your desktop gets hijacked, and you are getting popups demanding you install mcafee, it's because Edge is running in the background. Another example of Microsoft nonsense about security and what not.
I run professional and I f'ing refuse to create a network account so that "all of my devices" are in sync. Hell no. Windows 11 Home makes it hard to do this, Pro is a little better. This weekend's task is to switch SWMBO back to a local account and replace office 365. Doing a quick google search for "how to switch a windows 11 home laptop back to local login" the second result is "Change from a local account to a Microsoft account"
Consider this a PSA. By the end of the summer, I'll be all unix unless someone tosses me a basket full of cash.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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I'm not sure I'm getting the full picture.
Edge can run as a background task even though you might not have launched it yourself. Ok, given how pervasive browsers are nowadays, I can't say I'm surprised. Even back in 1997, Gates himself was claiming in front of a judge that it was impossible to remove IE from Windows.
Every McAfee ad I've ever seen (and there's been plenty) was hosted on some web page, but I've never seen a standalone ad for it (if that's what you're describing). Or could that system have come with the typical McAfee 60-day trial, after which time it becomes even more of an annoyance. And if that's the case, then that's even worse than some browser-hosted pop-up ad, as this means McAfee has an actual EXE running on that system (and running with full admin rights, as AVs do).
And I'm not sure where a local account vs a Microsoft account comes into play or might fix anything.
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A couple of thoughts, first:
"And I'm not sure where a local account vs a Microsoft account comes into play or might fix anything."
Correct, I was ranting. I don't like Apple syncing everywhere, but I sure as hell don't want MS doing it. Moving on, it's clear to me that there is a mission for MS to integrate - not the browser, not the apps, but the entire the computer into the AI and browser bs. Of course, you agreed to this when your computer force rebooted with the last update.
Pay attention now - because of MS changes, adware can hijack your task bar. Ponder that. MS has canned responses on their support comments saying this is all okay, blah blah blah. Edge now runs in the background without your knowing consent. You can turn it off, but these assholes have not learned anything in the last few decades. Remember, the talking heads gave us forced reboots and BS answers about Windows 11 being more secure. Utter BS.
Decades ago, you could never get a virus from reading email - unless you clicked/downloaded/ran an attachment. Then MS released an update to Outlook Express that "helped users have a more interactive and entertaining environment." Now we're back to this again? Really?
I'd argue that MS as well as an app maker that phones home needs to be held liable, no exceptions. I'll go get my beer and popcorn.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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charlieg wrote: Pay attention now - because of MS changes, adware can hijack your task bar. Ponder that.
Well that's gotta be the key phrase right here. I've used Windows 11 on VMs for 3-4 minutes at a time, here and there, but I don't have a system I use all the time running 11, so I can't speak for what you're describing.
If MS is intentionally letting adware hijack your task bar...then, well, I don't know what "hijacking the taskbar" means (or entails), but it sounds bad.
The syncing, I can live with, and I've found it to be useful in some instances. But so far that's been limited to my browser, and at least I know I get to decide when I'm logging into it, and what profile to use.
Are you really gonna dredge up Outlook Express, which went out of support, what, a decade ago? How are we "back to this again"?
I'm not going out of my way to disagree here, I'm just trying to understand where you're coming from. Most rants against MS are justified, and very well so. I know I've posted my share...
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I agree on the syncing - meh - it just irritates me. However, it represents an ever more invasive approach that Microsoft has been aggressively pursuing. Worse, Microsoft is - by design - opening up your desktop to more and more "advertising". Most of my machines are Windows 10 Pro- VMs included. I have one Windows 11 Pro laptop, but my wife and other family members are using Windows 11 home, and it just simply sucks. Invite the Windows 11 manager to a meeting, and I'll happily kick him or her in the balls and leave them hanging over their shoulders. Ask me how I really feel.
A browser - due it's nature - has NO elephanting excuse being a core part of the "operating system." That's utter bull$hit, and we all know it. If this is Microsoft's opinion and position, there should be thousands of heads exploding in any organization or government that uses Windows whatever. Microsoft sold all of their Windows 11 bs on security. Then they launch Edge in the background that latched onto adware that even if a user never deliberately stated edge still got "scary" popups? I have in-laws in their 80s. I have told them - do not click - call me. It makes me wonder if maybe MS is making money off the spammers?
Outlook Express represents deliberate and incredibly stupid changes by Microsoft in email. By allowing an email - when you open it - to actually do stuff on your computer or dial home resulted in HUGE virus infections. Up until that time, no one ever got a virus from reading an email. PERIOD. Now, 20+ years later, we have edge running in the background. If I wrote code like this, I would be sued out of existence.
Now, this same stupid $hit is coming back. Edge now runs in the background when 11 boots (don't know about 10). Microsoft has stated this on their support forums.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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charlieg wrote: However, it represents an ever more invasive approach that Microsoft has been aggressively pursuing.
Nailed it. It's the pervasive invasiveness that stinks to high hell. I swear it is one of the reasons I'm in no rush to move any of my systems to 11. It might otherwise be a fine operating system. Windows 12 being promised to be all about AI sounds even less appealing to me.
charlieg wrote: A browser - due it's nature - has NO elephanting excuse being a core part of the "operating system." That's utter bull$hit, and we all know it.
It was BS when MS was dragged through the courts for it nearly 30 years ago, but I'm afraid nowadays The Powers That Be(tm) have come around and are actually embracing what was MS's position back then. In other words, it's not only Microsoft.
I mean, not to defend them, I hate this as much as you do, but the reality is, is anything designed nowadays to even function offline? Browsers are an integral part of any OS, no matter how much you and I might despise the idea.
What "every day OS" ships without a browser in 2024? Embedded OSes, server OSes that only have command-line environments, but those aren't the general-purpose systems people use for their daily tasks. ChromeOS is an abomination of computer science from my perspective: The way it's being pushed is, if Google had its way, there would be no such thing as an OS, and the only thing you'd be interacting with (all the time) is the browser and whatever browser apps are exposed through it. Are you about to run out of disk space? No matter, it all goes online. How much RAM does it have? Don't worry your pretty little head, those are archaic concepts relegated to the history books. Stop thinking about it in those terms, boomer.
It's infuriating. All part of the dumbing down of everything, where everybody's expected to just be a happy little consumer and nothing more.
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