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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 09:28:32 JST nixCraft 🐧

   Classic Windows apps like Paint and Notepad are also getting LLM (Generative AI) support. There is no reason whatsoever that Notepad should do more than text editing. Microsoft has gone crazy with these tools. Of course, as part of these tools, your text in Notepad is sent to Microsoft under the name of Generative AI, which then sells it to the highest bidder. https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/11/06/new-ai-experiences-for-paint-and-notepad-begin-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ Stick with FLOSS tools and OS and avoid this madness. Keep your data safe.

   • Pete Orrall (peteorrall@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 09:33:07 JST Pete Orrall

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     @nixCraft All the more reason *not* to use M$ software!

   • andersamer (andersamer@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 09:50:45 JST andersamer

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     @nixCraft Born too late to explore the world. Born too early to explore the universe. Born just in time to have gen AI in notepad 🫠

   • gray (graythehue@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 10:32:11 JST gray

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     @nixCraft Nows the time to switch to Linux.

   • somtwo (somtwo@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 14:28:47 JST somtwo

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     @nixCraft I just installed mint on my laptop tonight. Would recommend for anyone looking for a straight forward install process.

   • sarakumaanuu (sarakumaanuu@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 14:56:44 JST sarakumaanuu

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     @nixCraft https://shorturl.at/5VoJp

   • Curious Loth-cat (lothcat@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 16:38:40 JST Curious Loth-cat

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     @nixCraft Thanks for the heads-up! I immediately uninstalled Paint and Paint 3D, and replaced Notepad with Notepad++.

   • Johannes Berlin Goth (ratel@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 17:09:02 JST Johannes Berlin Goth

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     @nixCraft btw I...

   • nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 17:43:40 JST nixCraft 🐧

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     FYI, You now need AI credits to use basic tools like Notepad and Paint. It's part of their offering called 'Microsoft 365 Personal and Family' or 'Copilot Pro'. These tools come with 'Content Filtering,' and only MS-approved topics or images can be created with their shity AI that used stolen data from all over the web. Read for yourself: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-rewrite-in-notepad-to-enhance-your-writing-with-ai-4088b954-c97b-46dc-813f-959be01746d5 Isn't AI wonderful? Artists and authors don't get paid, now you've added censorship, and the best part you need to pay for it!

   • Barry Rowlingson (geospacedman@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 17:58:59 JST Barry Rowlingson

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     @nixCraft If I was forced to use Notepad I'd write a script that used my free credits to feed junk to the system every month.

   • Bork! (electric_gumball@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 18:10:37 JST Bork!

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     @nixCraft
     Burn it.
     Burn it with fire.

   • nadramas 🖖 (nadramas@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 18:11:20 JST nadramas 🖖

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     @nixCraft Not really... you need AI credits to use Rewrite within those basic apps. You don't need the credits to use the apps themselves.

   • TintedKiwi (tintedkiwi@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 18:12:35 JST TintedKiwi

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     @nixCraft Enshittification continues unabated. I can’t wait for this AI bubble to pop. Getting so tired of everyone and their grandmother shoving AI into their stuff 😑

   • Johannes (itchyballs@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 18:13:03 JST Johannes

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     @nixCraft and I was seriously thinking about upgrading my CPU to be allowed to upgrade to windows 11...

   • Reddgr (reddgr@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 18:51:04 JST Reddgr

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     @nixCraft pulling AI features into MS Notepad…

   • Rastal (rastal@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 18:53:38 JST Rastal

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     @nixCraft Of course this is the direction Microsoft wants to go. Microsoft is evil. There's no nice way of saying it.

   • Bradley (bradley314@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 19:21:29 JST Bradley

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     @nixCraft I wish I could game unimpeded on Linux and play VR... that's the only thing holding me back from using it at this point

   • KRDL (stacktracesymphony@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 20:11:24 JST KRDL

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     @nixCraft need alternatives, quick.

   • Joseph Dickson (josephdickson@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 20:21:27 JST Joseph Dickson

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     @nixCraft a few months ago I read Copilot was a rebranding of Bing Chat. Imagine paying for Bing Chat as a pro feature. 😆

   • Quantum (quantumaspect@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:04:00 JST Quantum

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     @nixCraft Decades ago i started using Context Editor on Windows. Mainly because it doesn't destroy the line feeds in Linux files reachable via Samba.

   • J. Random Haqkir (_slotek_@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:30:22 JST J. Random Haqkir

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     @nixCraft When big corps accelerate climate collapse by collecting rent on our property, harvesting and censoring our thoughts, the dystopian future is now.

     How many more updates until they charge DOUBLE for disabling the LLM or launching an alternative editor?

   • Radio Azureus (radioazureus@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:52:44 JST Radio Azureus

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     @nixCraft Just like the internet 🛜 was created before greedy corporate bastards raping AI, we the Wizards 🪄 shall make them as valid as MySpace

     #AI #rape #win64 #notepad #Microsoft

   • Tariq (rzeta0@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 22:05:46 JST Tariq

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     @nixCraft

     So that's why the binary size for notepad jumped from 0.18k to 3.8Gb

   • Koen (bonno@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 23:45:07 JST Koen

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     @nixCraft with Trump in charge you just KNOW this data won't be misused - you can trust all US companies