▲ 501 ▼ Big Tech is turning you into a digital tenant, but there is a way to evict them (www.neowin.net) submitted 3 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments The shift to SaaS and Windows 11 updates means you no longer own your software. Here is how free software tools can help you reclaim control.
[–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 months ago (3 children) How do you get out? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago (2 children) I got burnt out and took a job that is not tech. It used to be fun to trouble shoot issues, help people understand, on their terms, what the pc was doing and why. Then it got old cause everything started turning to crap, starting with vista (spent a week regressing ~30 laptops from vista to XP cause I didn't want the headache of dealing with that brand new operating system). I used to build and wire, by hand, networks. I could whip out a cable in about 2 mins, from cut to crimp, and then set the Dell and/or Cisco routers/switches. I just couldn't keep doing it and keep my sanity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) Makes sense, I feel the same unfortunately. What are you doing now to keep your sanity? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago Brainless job, for me anyway, hehe. Security supervisor, just directing people to where they need to go, making sure the company doesn't try to take advantage of my guards. Also just play vr/stream and play other pc and retro games and hope no issues come up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago (2 children) I got burnt out and took a job that is not tech. It used to be fun to trouble shoot issues, help people understand, on their terms, what the pc was doing and why. Then it got old cause everything started turning to crap, starting with vista (spent a week regressing ~30 laptops from vista to XP cause I didn't want the headache of dealing with that brand new operating system). I used to build and wire, by hand, networks. I could whip out a cable in about 2 mins, from cut to crimp, and then set the Dell and/or Cisco routers/switches. I just couldn't keep doing it and keep my sanity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) Makes sense, I feel the same unfortunately. What are you doing now to keep your sanity? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago Brainless job, for me anyway, hehe. Security supervisor, just directing people to where they need to go, making sure the company doesn't try to take advantage of my guards. Also just play vr/stream and play other pc and retro games and hope no issues come up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) Makes sense, I feel the same unfortunately. What are you doing now to keep your sanity? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago Brainless job, for me anyway, hehe. Security supervisor, just directing people to where they need to go, making sure the company doesn't try to take advantage of my guards. Also just play vr/stream and play other pc and retro games and hope no issues come up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago Brainless job, for me anyway, hehe. Security supervisor, just directing people to where they need to go, making sure the company doesn't try to take advantage of my guards. Also just play vr/stream and play other pc and retro games and hope no issues come up permalink fedilink source parent