why?
We have altered the Clock app. Pray we do not alter it further.
It will now report home every timer you’ve ever set, what names you gave them, and what browser tabs were open at the time.
“We’re making the clock app cloud enabled! Now you’ll be able to set and clear alarms from any of your Windows™ connected devices! We’ve also implemented customisable actions with PowerShell scripting now fully integrated! Want your display to show a lovely sunrise every morning? Clock App can do it!”
Next minute -
"Security update 13112023-33: A malicious user can access the internet-exposed ClockAccess™ interface on your devices, setting alarms with scripted actions that can cause complete loss or exfiltration of your data.
To mitigate this issue, we have shifted ClockAccess™ to a more secure, fully cloud-based service. This also means that once updated, the application will be unavailable if there is no internet access. Please adjust your usage of the application accordingly.
As the Clock app runs under a Local Administrator account on consumer versions of Windows™ and Domain Administrator on Windows Server™ machines, this is a high priority update and it will be installed on application startup without user confirmation. You may notice increased resource utilisation by the Clock App, this is a necessary increase due to new and improved security features. It is recommended that at least one vCPU and 1.5GB of memory be made available at all times for efficient operation of the app."
But not what time you set the timers for. That’s in a future update
This deal is getting worse all the time!
At some point we need to develop the steps to help people out of these abusive relationships.
And once again the community proves that it needs renamed to c/MicrosoftSucks because that’s the only type of content you’ll find here.
You forgot about reposted pictures of restaurant receipts.
The early pioneers of Lemmy are mostly software developers. Software memes will remain overrepresented until more diverse waves of people join.
Which is why they won’t join, they see it as being only a place for vegan Linux bros. It’s a self destructive cycle that you can only end with better moderation.
Then become a moderator!
Great advice! Up there with telling homeless people to “Just buy a house.”
little things like this that would have only gotten updates for one version of windows to another, for ui changes or sumsuch, now get updates frequently, and since they’re ‘store’ updates now, you have even less control over them. it’s rather annoying.
little things like this that would have only gotten updates for one version of windows to another, for ui changes or sumsuch, now get updates frequently, and since they’re ‘store’ updates now, you have even less control over them. it’s rather annoying.
This is actually not a Windows but a general modern development issue. Things need to change. Change! CHAAAAANGE! Value! Effort! Work! Endlessly! GROWTH!
Look at how many apps update every 1-3 days. It’s crazy.
I was hoping once Moore’s law crapped out companies would switch their focus from “CHANGE! FEATURES! MOAR CHANGR11!1” to performance and stability. What a fool I was.
This has driven me nuts about computers for 30 years at least. More things used to be built for a couple lifetimes. I guess capitalism (or maybe stock investments) pushed ever increasing consumption. And so we get this need for everything changing all the time.
Out in my garage I have a set of wood planes that are basically the same design for the last 120 years. My oldest is, I think, 1940s. Stanley is still selling these without any changes because they’re not needed. My newest plane I got in 2022. They don’t need new features. They work.
Software could be like this. Focus on stability first, then performance, then truly helpful, necessary features third. The latter are a lot rarer when you stop changing for the sake of changing.
one mans “rather annoying” is another mans “fucking infuriating”… i’m the other man
Come to linux, we have the ability to update every 10 seconds or never, entirely your choice.
Already am on Linux for the past 5 years ;-)
But my work PC is windows shit, soooo
At least issues with the “work PC” are generally paid.
I hate dealing with Windows issues in my time for free.
i got my dad to let me install Linux on his PC aswell. I told him that i will not come over to fix his windows install ever again but i would be happy to teach him how to use linux. He is very happy on Linux Mint for the last 2 years now aswell
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u mean starting a linux vm on my work pc? that’s not possible. Workplace services shut those things down completely. Can’t install or run anything not blessed by the pope himself.
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yup it sure does… especially since i am working in IT but all my collegues “dont want the hassle of implementing linux machines into the work environment… windows works why do you want linux?” gosh darnit
Any app that chooses to update or ask you a bunch of questions when you just want to use it CAN GET FUCKED. Open a loyalty app: would you like to rate our app? No. Would you like to see nearby deals? NO. Notifications for nearby deals would be useful… NOOO! Earn double points tomorrow… MOther F*)(&^*&(%!!1
Every time I open filezilla and notepad++ I’m in for an update. Fucking annoying.
So you’re getting rid of Steam, right?
Exactly, the app should install updates in the background and apply them after the app is closed.
I’d even settle for an unobtrusive modal asking what to do like a “yes | no | never | settings” kind of deal
I like the way AppImages work on my Kubuntu system:
They automatically update themselves in the background and then trigger a system notification letting you know the app will be updated the next time you close it, with a button to initiate it now.
Windows usually does this the first time you open a pre-installed app in an installation.
I’ll recommend you install a third party application prehaps someone has made a decent Foss alternative to the windows clock app
That’s likely the case, but the clock application is very much something I would not only expect to come with the operating system, but would consider it a solved problem in the first place. I should not need to look for a FOSS clock. It should be standard feature everywhere, and just work. I could have whipped out a passible clock app second year of university.
Yeah but system updates can break any app and would require an update
I feel like there’s been a growing number of “shit windows does” posts on lemmy recently. It makes me glad I dropped that OS long ago.
times have changed
Godamnit Einstein, not again.
Almost made me tear up a bit
Times have been updated.
Chronology is progressing
Ah yes I need to update my lock so I can get the latest ads and spyware.
They need to add a 3 back to the clock. That 3 bug is a big problem.
I get updating the clock app, what I don’t get is why update it like this and why would it take so long that the user felt the need to complain? Also we are getting the update ready for you? So they’re stopping the user use the clock app while they download and prepare the update? Has updating the app even started yet?
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Your formatting convention is… terrifying.
Eh I’ve seen much worse. At least it’s not:
if (condition) { doTheThing() } else { doNotDoTheThing() }For some reason I hate the brackets taking up a whole line it just looks terrible.
I wasn’t talking about the braces, but about the spacing around operators.
Oh yea that’s bad too, but to be fair, it’s a comment which is kind of a pain in the butt to format.
Has the update process crashed completely?Or will I have to wait all this time again if I restart the process? With windows you eventually get used to not knowing these things.
I think windows has a feature where it gets the update for other neighbors with windows. this might be why the extra lag.
oooorrr… as EA says, “to give the user a sense of accomplishment” ~
Ah yes, “My computer finally updated! I should feel grateful and lucky! I am blessed by the gods and I should reward myself with some dopamine!”
they’re probably patching a security flaw, because we live in the future now and it is perfectly normal for a simple clock to have backdoors that can read your bank accounts
Megaman Battle Network was prophetic. You’re just living daily life and then a terrorist kills your child by hacking the AC.
Thank you. I forgot about that game. I had meant to play it for some time.
The companies BUILD IN backdoors so that they can steal your data.
But because the backdoor is built in, they have to constantly monitor and update the security around it so that “bad guys” (they don’t think they are the bad guys) don’t get in.
They only do security updates to prevent liability iirc.
The whole thing stinks.
Note: I’m not a software developer just an outraged bystander with tech hobbies and techy friends, it’s possible this isn’t true.
No need for backdoors when the front door is perfectly legal. The need to monitor for bad actors is still correct, though; mostly because they skimp on development costs and penetration testing. Like they say, “never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.” Or in this case, slashing budgets.
What would the “front door” even be in this case? What comes to my mind is the corresponding app on your phone, but that doesn’t really make sense in this context.
Right, it’s just a front door lol. I never considered that was a thing.
It’s difficult to monetise data if you source it illegally (except in China maybe). Nobody reads the ToS anyway so it’s not like you need a backdoor.
I have been with a few companies as an engineer, and can at least confirm that you are right from my experience. Nobody really needs a backdoor to get massive amounts of data. The ToS for most software makes it so they can already do whatever they want with it. It’s pretty easy to get a lot of data just by having people use their services normally.
Why steal what’s being given away freely.
My biggest question to this type of thing is, what data? Why is it you’re all so concerned about a tech company knowing how you use their services or what you’re spending your money on?
The only ones I’m worried about doing that are foreign owned companies that operate in realms where my personal data could be actively harmful. I don’t use TikTok because our only real military adversary is using it to assemble Petabytes worth of data on Western populations which they can turn into cyberware via reactionary propaganda.
Know what I don’t care about? Doordash knowing what I’m more likely to spend my money on. Microsoft trying to sell me an Office365 subscription.
“Outraged bystander” yeah, clearly. Most of you are just parrots who follow the FOSS crowd but don’t know enough to actually vet their information. You think they’re all these full stack programmers who have deep insights but most of them are just paranoid hobbyists who think any shred of data on their spending habits = the end of the free world. As if Wingstop knowing your propensity of eating dry rub versus buffalo is worth anything at all beyond trying to sell you a product.
Because it can be used against you in one way or another. You never know were the data end up at. It could leak or the government force them to give the data and lower your score in any system.
What score in what system?
So what kind of parrot are you? It’s not unusual to want to restrict who can snoop on you, even for trivial information. I’ve worked on embedded software - what gets logged and reported can get downright obnoxious.
I’m not sure if it’s getting better, but I’m seeing less of it these days. It could just be that I’m working for better companies though.
The more a company knows about you, the more money they can make out of you. For example, cab companies have been caught increasing prices for customers whose phone batteries were dying.
Unless you are a journalist, high-ranking civil servant or military officer, foreign governments aren’t usually a huge threat. You are most likely not worth their time, and (apart from maybe the US) it’s not like they can actually do anything to you.
I didn’t say that me as an individual was worth the time of a foreign government, because I’m not talking about one off events like someone wanting information on me specifically.
I’m talking about the attempt by foreign nationals to undermine our entire society by preying on social media and misinformation. The kind of shit thats been affecting people on Facebook for years now and thats being used to affect the Tiktok algorithm as well.
Fair point. But if a foreign government can use Facebook / TikTok data to undermine society, can’t big companies or other interest groups do the same? More importantly, can’t Facebook or TikTok do the same? At least governments have checks and balances, and are at least theoretically accountable to their people. Companies can do whatever they like.
The only ones I’m worried about doing that are foreign owned companies that operate in realms where my personal data could be actively harmful.
Later on when the “good guys” have a change in leadership to someone who’s just a bit more ruthlessly profit-driven, they already have all your data.
My Wingstop orders? Sure. Once again, WHO FUCKING CARES. I don’t use social media for anything but sharing memes. I don’t post, I have the absolute bare minimum required information, and my account usually isn’t even my real name.
Even if the US government went full on USSR tomorrow, the data they have on me isn’t the type to be useful to them because my traditional social media usage is so damn low. Tiktok wasn’t the only example, it’s just the one with the most obvious political implication for us right now.
If I had a reason to hide my data (like in your hypothetical) then I could do it at the drop of a hat by switching fully to Linux which I already use. I have emails with three different providers only one of which is Google, and I don’t federate anything critical.
You guys are just so concerned about the stupidest information that can’t even be used against you unless it’s for selling you a product.
the data they have on me isn’t the type to be useful to them
do you have a phone?
do you have a car that was manufactured after 2015?
does your ISP know your real name?
do you have a bank account?
I guarantee you there’s already more of your data out there than you’re comfortable with.
Outside of the car (mines a 90’s model) none of that is even remotely avoidable even if you went totally FOSS. Your ISP still needs your info and you’ll still use some kind of bank or credit union.
none of that is remotely avoidable
is exactly the point I was trying to make to the guy who was like “I just use Linux and put a fake name on my GrubHub orders”
Great plot for hackers 2.
“My dishwasher is on the internet!” - “Why is on the internet?” - “To download software updates!” - “Why does it need software updates?” - “To fix security vulnerabilities!” - “Why would it have security vulnerabilities?” -“Because it’s on the internet!”
I never connected my refrigerator to the internet. Why the fuck would I need Bixby on my refrigerator? I don’t even use the voice assistant on my phone.
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Yeah, I’m absurdly suspicious of pretty much everything connected to the internet these days. I’m suspicious of any cameras, of people randomly happening to take a picture with me in the background. I’m suspicious of talking out loud around my phone…the future sucks.
Although, thankfully the pandemic has given me a seemingly never-ending excuse to wear something over my face at all times.
And here we have why I have not connected my smart dishwasher to the Internet. Those 2 extra wash cycles don’t seem worth it. Especially considering I only ever use the most powerful sounding wash cycle.
I get that, I have a smart oven, washer, dryer and dishwasher. All connected to the internet (private guest network just in case), and they all send updates to one Telegram group chat using IFTTT. It’s pretty convenient to get updates when a device is done.
We once invented multiple protocols, because doing everything over the same protocol is obviously a bad idea…
Mine just beep when they’re done.
Cool, but that’s only half the truth, 'cause how do you turn off your fridge, microwave stuff etc. when you’re away from home then?? /s
The only two things that I like about smart appliances:
- remote preheat for the oven (ready to pop the frozen pizza in right when I walk in the door)
- cycle end notification for the washer (when I’m in the basement I can’t hear the sound to know when to move the clothes to the dryer)
I can’t imagine needing a notification on the dishwasher (I’m never wanting for it to finish to do something else) or refrigerator (just what even would it do).
I guess the smart control of the hvac is nice (turn it on when I’m on my way back from vacation so the temperature is perfect when I get home), but does that count as an appliance?
- remote preheat for the oven (ready to pop the frozen pizza in right when I walk in the door)
Most ovens these days have a sort of time delay feature so you can set it to turn on X hours from now. Though I will admit it’s more convenient not to have to estimate what time you’re gonna be home at. Still, there are definitely alternatives to using an internet-connected over.
- cycle end notification for the washer (when I’m in the basement I can’t hear the sound to know when to move the clothes to the dryer)
I already know my washing machine takes almost exactly 30 minutes to finish after I turn on the water. I just set a timer on my phone for that amount of time.
The delayed start requires planning ahead. I’m…not great at that.
As for the laundry cycles, my washer is variable on time depending on load size or dirt level or something. It’s rarely done by the time it estimates at the start.
A notification you’ve left the fridge door open could be handy.
I love that “door open” warning of my fridge, and I also like that I get a notification when the fridge unexpectedly disconnects from the network (which usually means that the power has gone out, so I can go and check before all my food has died).
Also, the notifications when then laundry machine finishes are handy (so I can unload it and avoid smelly clothes).
Ohhhh…kay, yes, you’re right. Dang, I want that now.
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
“Sounds like I left the fridge open.”
Seriously, I can hear that beep anywhere in the house.
How often do you animals just leave the fridge standing open?
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dumb me for using a timer on the washer /s
lol yep. If only. My washer adjusts the cycle time based on…well honestly I don’t know what. Load size? Dirtiness? So if it starts the cycle and says it’ll be an hour, it could be 55 minutes or it could be 85 minutes. There’s just no way to be certain. Gets everything clean, though.
Don’t forget lightbulbs.
https://support.sengled.com/hc/article_attachments/360041314774/mceclip3.png
The fuck a smart dishwasher gonna do, play Mozart while my dishes get smashed around inside then receive a text message later saying “Oi it’s me ur dishwasher I just finished the dishes” while it plays Mozart again but at max volume until you waddle your fatass over and press the ‘shut the fuck up’ button?
That update is going to take some time.
Estimated update time is being updated please wait [Estimated update time is being updated please wait[Estimated update time is being updated please wait…] minutes] minutes
Aww man
Man…fuck you…take your upvote and gtfo
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Where is the timer? I dont have one. I need to install one through apt
One minute timer:
sleep 60 ; tput belThe way allah intended
