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This golden oldie has some dust on it. Looking for an appraisal. (startrek.website)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I don't remember the last time I saw a big ol' loading bar, honestly. Maybe a small one in steam?

SSDs have made it a rarity for me.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Downloads. SSD doesn't help much there.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But then you get a download rate and watching the bar is pointless

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I've had ones that don't show a rate, and it's maddening. Usually something like downloading an MMO through a launcher.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Brew and yum and apt do this in ascii.

EDIT I don’t know about Pacman. I don’t use arch.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

You obviously don’t work in IT.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

OS install. Even then, it's not much of a chance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

And windows just displays a %age. Linux of course depends on the distro

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I literally used this method while stuck in the Ticketmaster queue for Taylor Swift tickets.