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Off Topic / Re: Slither.io - Agario but its actually snake game

« on: March 31, 2016, 05:11:27 PM »

i got to frickin #2 and it was amazing

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Off Topic / Re: My computer is upgrading to windows 10 without consent.

« on: March 31, 2016, 01:02:27 AM »

Should I enable or disable non-critical windows 10 options?

I'd say disable it for good measure, it won't harm anything.

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Off Topic / Re: My computer is upgrading to windows 10 without consent.

« on: March 31, 2016, 12:56:24 AM »

why does it matter if they take information? I get disliking having less privacy can feel stuffty, but really it doesn't affect you that much.

Because they're trying to take my personal information without my consent. That is not okay under any circumstances. Imagine if the local police force gave you a 1 weeks notice saying they were going to install security cameras in your shower and bedrooms, which they could access and even give footage to other people for any reason. Even if you completely, totally trust the police, it's still an insane invasion of privacy that leaves you completely vulnerable. (Don't take that too literally, it's an brown townogy. The point is, your digital privacy rights are the same as your real life privacy rights.)

Also tony, I'm not entirely sure you used the program right if it's still happening.


Make sure you click both "Click to disable Windows 10 Upgrades" and "Click to delete Windows 10 Programs" as well as the top two on the left so that everything is disabled.

Also click "Click to enable monitor mode..." which will have the program notify you whenever a windows-10 related change is made to your computer.

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Off Topic / Re: what will happen for this april fools???

« on: March 31, 2016, 12:31:43 AM »

actually it would be funny as hell if everyone's name turned into Rotondo for the day. Nobody would know who was who

This would actually be really cool but it would require a lot more than just a skin change :(

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Off Topic / Re: My computer is upgrading to windows 10 without consent.

« on: March 31, 2016, 12:28:44 AM »

Install GWX Control Panel from here: http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/
Have it remove all windows 10 related programs. It will auto-stop the upgrade timer as far as I'm aware.

I suppose you can also click "I need more time..."

Upgrade, it's better.

Stop with this stuff already. You're not helping, he obviously doesn't want it.

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Off Topic / Re: My computer is upgrading to windows 10 without consent.

« on: March 31, 2016, 12:01:25 AM »

Actually, if they state it then it's not spyware. They have your consent when you accept that stuff.

Oh please, maybe from a purely legal standpoint but the percentage of the population that actually reads privacy policies and fully understands them is so small I could probably count them on my fingers.

And the OS is still installing without your permission.

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Off Topic / Re: My computer is upgrading to windows 10 without consent.

« on: March 30, 2016, 11:58:34 PM »

if you think windows 10 is spyware you need to re adjust your tin foil hat

From their privacy policy:


I really wish I could be so naive to think that a multi-billion dollar multinational corporation wouldn't be involved in datamining their customers. Everyone and their mother's doing it now because there's so much money to be made off of it.

It's by definition spyware. It's sending information from your computer to a server without your consent. There are things it sends even if you 'turn all the privacy settings'.
Now, I'm not saying it's sending any information with malicious intent, but it's till by definition, spyware.

The real issue though, probably isn't Microsoft getting this data. If Win10 is allowing this data to be sent without any consent, then malware could just as easily redirect this information.

This as well.

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Off Topic / Re: My computer is upgrading to windows 10 without consent.

« on: March 30, 2016, 11:50:02 PM »

I'm pretty sure Win10 is an operating system

I'm well aware that it's an operating system, software can have more than one classification.

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Off Topic / Re: Which 2016 presidential candidate would you vote for? (Obama, you're fired!)

« on: March 30, 2016, 11:44:19 PM »

Unstumpable.

But this doesn't have anything to do with "stumping." It's just him saying that he won't fire his staff member. It's not even news at this point; nobody ever thought that he would actually get fired.

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Off Topic / Re: My computer is upgrading to windows 10 without consent.

« on: March 30, 2016, 11:41:55 PM »

I'd suggest cancelling it. Windows 10 is basically spyware at this point. If it's too late to cancel it, just find the revert back option once it's installed finally and download GWX control panel from here which will completely stop any windows 10 related programs from running: http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

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Off Topic / Re: Press a letter on the keyboard into the address bar & post results

« on: March 30, 2016, 10:39:07 PM »

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Off Topic / Re: What did you guys think of Deadpool?

« on: March 30, 2016, 09:54:09 PM »

viewing =/= downloading

Do explain how you're supposed to view the video without downloading the information about the video

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Off Topic / Re: About to get Macbook Core 2 Duo from 2006, Can I upgrade it to the latest MacOS?

« on: March 30, 2016, 09:53:12 PM »

No you can't. Do you have an option to get literally anything besides a macbook? Because if you can, I'd suggest it. Almost anything for the same price will perform much better.

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Off Topic / Re: Slither.io - Agario but its actually snake game

« on: March 30, 2016, 08:04:58 PM »

i got 8625.5 on my 3rd try
lag made me unable to turn around from like 5 people trying to trap me at the same time

also i saw you mr man :^)

some dummy named "Trey" kept trying to circle around me, he failed 3 times in a row and gave up i think
i ended up dying to a 10 length newb because of fRickn lag

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Off Topic / Re: should homoloveuality be mandatory

« on: March 30, 2016, 07:39:29 PM »

this was the worst piece of paper i have ever had the dis-satisfaction of looking upon with my eyeballs

khanu confirmed browsing internet on paper