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  • I haven’t used win11 yet and my work laptop uses win10 so although I can’t claim any of the benefits you listed aren’t accurate, my issues with windows go a little deeper than “win10 and earlier lack features 11 has”.

    On the WSL front, sure it’s kinda cool and a way better programming experience, but it’s still just linux under windows, so I find myself asking why I wouldn’t just use linux, hardly a dub for windows.

    The elephant in the room for me is the invasive software, of course. Win11 looks to be even more guilty of this with the likes of copilot and recall, but I can hard copium, bury my head in the sand and ignore these for the sake of work (with a smile on my face I guess).

    Equally though, I simply don’t find win10 enjoyable to use, and I’m not confident win11 is the solution. I use a tiling window manager on my home desktop so Windows’ floating window manager isn’t going to appeal to me. Installing and updating software is okay for some programs but annoying for others, never great. Sure, windows finally realised package managers were a thing, but winget leaves a lot to be desired for me.

    Also, why does an operating system need ads? Genuine question.








  • I don’t mind having a UI for things like navigation or android auto. What gets me is why do things like climate control need to be buried in a UI? If my windscreen starts to steam up mid-jourmey, the last thing I need is to take my attention off the road to change the climate settings in the UI where dials and buttons will do the job much faster without needing to take my attention off the road.








  • Souls veteran here, we all had to start somewhere. While I found it a bit easier to pick up Elden Ring with my experience from previous games, it’s worth noting it took me around 30 hours for everything to “click” when I first played DS1.

    In my experience, the souls games have always rewarded exploration, and Elden Ring is no exception. If anything, it encourages it more than any of the previous games. Look around for new weapons and upgrade meterials to give yourself an edge.

    When it comes to bosses or tough sections, there is no shame in summoning. Whether it’s other players or NPCs, feel free to use all the help you need and engage in jolly cooperation.

    Keep at it tarnished! As we said in DS1, don’t you dare go hollow.