Windows 8 and that was at work. At home, windows XP, although I kept updating my dual boot "just in case" to see what was new all the way to windows 10. When I tried to upgrade to Windows 11 my desktop was no longer supported (no TPM). I used a workaround that failed and never cared to waste time. I may do it when I have more time.

I was still familiar up to Windows 10 as sometimes I helped my dad. He is quite technical but he is now 91 (still sharp enough to drive, socialize extensively, deal with bureaucracies, etc but tends to forget more than what he learns). Unfortunatelly he lives 4000 km away but when I go, there is always something I can help him with.

Ad I said. I realized I can't have an opinion because my experience is old.

With that said following your tools analogy, and based on that old experience. imagine if over time, your tools became slower and slower until someone came to do maintenance and mine didn't. Or if when you were closing shop for the day, the tools started updating and you couldn't close the tool box.

Now, based on what other people are saying, imagine that every now and then your tools at home stopped to play an ad for more tools.

You wouldn't see this from corporate tools because someone else takes care of it and it doesn't show ads.

By the way. I used Windows really well (since the early days) so I could call myself an expert at the time. In my early life I was the one behind the scenes ensuring people could work seamlessly. I never really liked it the way I like Linux.

So no, not all tools are the same. But if you like yours, all the best.

I left before the ads era. That's sounds awful. I'll search to see how they look.

You mean my distros?

Different distros are the best for different purposes.

My Fedora is the best for my laptop because it just works and all the hardware is supported.

My Arch is the best because it's a super fine tuned setup that prevents distractions and doesn't waste memory or CPU doing things I don't care about.

My mint is the best because it's simple, stable, beautiful out of the box.

My debian is the best because servers are no nonsense.

My puppy Linux was the best when I was a developer for the distro because it was the smallest lightest and fastest distro I've ever used.

Etc.

Let me repeat, a big part of the success of windows is due to piracy. In developing countries, poor people rely on it. Eventually they may become educated and well, they know how to use windows.

If windows/office becomes annoying with the ads then people will look for alternatives.

"CCTV footage has been misconstrued."

Don't believe your eyes or the woman! Say the rapists.

"I was doing an alcohol test with my fine tongue while my hands were looking for drugs or weapons. I was multitasking!"

I mean, their lawyer can argue all they want. If there is video, it will have to be heavy law contortionism.

Designate a concept as a terrorist organization, and then you can label anyone you don't like as antifa so you can prosecute them.

It's ridiculous how far the US is now into fascism. If the frog knew any history it would know what it means to be in a nice pot with warm water on top of a stove.

This feels like those theatre plays for children where the wolf is hiding behind the main character and all the children are shouting "the wolf is there!!" While the main character remains oblivious.

And the rub should be radial, not circular.

How is no one mentioning the abuse on r/conservative where spewing all kinds of falsehoods, and xenophobias and you are gold, but trying to provide factual information gets banned?

I think there are more things to worry about than the number of groups someone helps moderate.

And alsothere is no recourse against improper bans. I was banned from my corresponding country sub because a moderator misinterpreted something I said.

Starlink needs regulatory permission in every county they provide signal to.

Is there something like Reddit "mademesmile" group? This really belongs there.

He will be remembered and revealed by the people who received his wisdom about how to spew sceptic tank around.

His death will inspire all the other sceptic men, and women.