• @merthyr1831@lemmy.world
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    692 years ago

    articles for windows problems: here’s a virus, it’ll fix everything. enjoy!

    articles for mac problems: this software fixes your exact issue in 2 clicks but it costs $50 and will never be integrated into MacOS officially

    articles for linux issues: you have to sift through forums still styled like it’s 2005 but someone will post 3 lines of terminal commands that will either fix your issue or brick your system

      • @rab@lemmy.ca
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        122 years ago

        Oh man that version of last.fm, absolutely glorious

        Also 2007 Facebook you could customize your profile however, move shit around, add 3rd party widgets even

        Good times

    • @cheery_coffee@lemmy.ca
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      72 years ago

      The article is formatted like this:

      Computers are devices billions of people use each day, youre using one right now! Many PCs run windows…

      3 paragraphs later: what us a graphics driver

      4 paragraphs later: here’s how to fix a broken blorglop, followed by a 14 minute video repeating the above, 6 text paragraphs talking about blorglops but saying nothing

      Download blorglop keeper to fix your issue!

      Every paragraph has an ad after it, there’s a floating autopsy video, and a banner ad.

    • @Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 years ago

      Don’t forget that at the end of the linux process you physically feel your brain growing new synapses, and from that moment on you want to cry when people struggle with the same issue because it’s so obvious

      • Nik282000
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        02 years ago

        I usually feel my brain loosing cells after a 6hr session of debugging a typo I made in a UUID.