VLC started taking 33 seconds to open an MP3 and everyone blamed VLC. Turns out Windows Defender was quarantining its plugin cache, and the same update is breaking a lot more than one video player. Fix at the end.

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[–] 19 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

sicko-tux Linux stays winning.

It isn't perfect but anytime I had issues with it, the answer was a simple search or reinstall of components. Worst was a rollback. Most is open source and errors are fixed fairly quickly, unlike Micro$lop that just leaves things broken.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 hours ago

    I love Linux. Because when something is broken on Linux, the answer is a web search or a distro forum post away. When something breaks on Microslop Winblows, however...


    This user is suspected of being a bear. Please report any suspawcious behaviour.

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