I stuck with 7 for an extremely long time under similar reasoning. Like I missed win 8 completely and only got 10 in maybe 2018. And only because I needed a version of directX for work that was unsupported on 7.
I only upgraded to 10 in early 2021, and only because I had reached a point where I didn’t see another option. My next upgrade is increasingly likely to be something Linux. Every new bit of info about Win 11 just makes me want it less.
This being one of my absolute favorite military fiction novels, I very much fear Hollywood screwing it up. At the same time, I’d love to see a miniseries, maybe directed by Ridley Scott.
Is this the one where they used footage of New York instead of London?
Yep. From the article:
Issued by Conservative Central Office (CCHQ), it has already been edited and re-uploaded after viewers spotted that one of the dystopian-looking scenes it depicted was of the New York subway rather than the London Tube.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he will hold up a $1 trillion “minibus” spending package that needs to pass by the end of the day Friday to avoid triggering a partial government shutdown....
The son of the late liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Sunday that giving an award bearing his mother’s name to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk […] is a “desecration of my mother’s memory.” […] The award “has previously recognized women of distinction” but was expanded this year to include men and women.
I dropped my launch edition steam deck last night on carpet and while all the buttons still worked- something was rattling inside of it. After I opened it up I discovered a missing chunk of plastic from the R2 trigger, that piece presses against another to keep the button from over articulating. I suspect this trigger absorbed...
With McConnell’s endorsement of Trump, it gives the green light to other remaining skeptical Republicans — and the deep-pocketed donors who fuel campaigns — to fall in line despite any reservations they may have about a return to the Trump era....
Florida divers find trove of suspected cocaine packages in Atlantic Ocean (www.theguardian.com)
The life and death of E3. The story of the world's most chaotic trade show, told by the people who were there (www.gamesindustry.biz)
I never noticed it was him in X-Men: Apocalypse
Going to the grocery store be like (hexbear.net)
Squirrel with a Gun - Announcement Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Nice house (jlai.lu)
Windows 11 is now an ad platform--this is why we're here (www.ghacks.net)
The writing is on the wall–I suspect the next Windows OS will be a subscription service. Gather your ISOs while ye may.
Refreshing Human-Cola. (leminal.space)
The youth's slang is so hard to keep up with... (lemmy.world)
Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon (arstechnica.com)
I lost mine
Trump attacks judge on Truth Social moments after gag order hearing (www.independent.co.uk)
‘I’m trying to give you a better deal’: Customer pulls gun on Burger King employee for giving him a discount (www.firstalert4.com)
Wolf! (lemmy.world)
Unsmart a smart TV (lemmy.sdf.org)
How standardized a lcd panels? Could I replace the controller in a smart TV with one of these HDMI to LCD controllers?...
Clancy Timeline confirmed (feddit.de)
Britain’s Conservatives go full Trump in London (www.politico.eu)
Mount Edgecombe prank (lemmy.world)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Edgecumbe_(Alaska)?wp…
It wasn't a dream, it was a place! (startrek.website)
Not my original content
Rand Paul vows to hold up $1T ‘minibus’ that must pass by Friday (thehill.com)
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he will hold up a $1 trillion “minibus” spending package that needs to pass by the end of the day Friday to avoid triggering a partial government shutdown....
Gender Equality Unlocked (lemmy.world)
The son of the late liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Sunday that giving an award bearing his mother’s name to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk […] is a “desecration of my mother’s memory.” […] The award “has previously recognized women of distinction” but was expanded this year to include men and women.
The Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by ship (sh.itjust.works)
The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away....
Gerimandar Is At It Again (lemmy.whynotdrs.org)
Valve's iFixit partnership is a game changer (sh.itjust.works)
I dropped my launch edition steam deck last night on carpet and while all the buttons still worked- something was rattling inside of it. After I opened it up I discovered a missing chunk of plastic from the R2 trigger, that piece presses against another to keep the button from over articulating. I suspect this trigger absorbed...
McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack (apnews.com)
With McConnell’s endorsement of Trump, it gives the green light to other remaining skeptical Republicans — and the deep-pocketed donors who fuel campaigns — to fall in line despite any reservations they may have about a return to the Trump era....