Memes about IT and computer related things, funny screenshots, or things you see out in the wild.
articles for windows problems: here's a virus, it'll fix everything. enjoy!
articles for mac problems: this software fixes your exact issue in 2 clicks but it costs $50 and will never be integrated into MacOS officially
articles for linux issues: you have to sift through forums still styled like it's 2005 but someone will post 3 lines of terminal commands that will either fix your issue or brick your system
nothing beats linux roulette
I remember once finding a blog post that solved my problem perfectly, then ran a fork bomb right when the problem was solved and crashed my system.
2005 was the peak of web design.
Oh man that version of last.fm, absolutely glorious
Also 2007 Facebook you could customize your profile however, move shit around, add 3rd party widgets even
Good times
It really felt like the Internet belonged to the users. The difference was the freedom to make it yours.
I would now like Lemmy to support MySpace style profiles for it’s users
In 2005 there were <1B users, today there are >5B. Most of those first billion were online because they WANTED to be online, they built personal websites, ran message boards and operated projects like Albinoblacksheep because they wanted to interact with other like minded nerds. Now most users are online because they have a phone, and phones are so limiting that all they can really do is scroll through feeds and 'share' links (try editing HTML on your phone some time).
Don't forget that at the end of the linux process you physically feel your brain growing new synapses, and from that moment on you want to cry when people struggle with the same issue because it's so obvious
nothing gives me a feeling of power like fixing a problem on linux without having to immediately trawl through the arch wiki
I usually feel my brain loosing cells after a 6hr session of debugging a typo I made in a UUID.
I had the best experience with Linux out of the three. Although it is technically heavy
Me: Googling solutions as to why I can't get RDR2 to start or GTA IV to not run like shit.
100 AI-written clickbait shit articles: lol have you tried SFC /scannow and fixing your clock.
I was under the impression that getting GTA IV to not run like shit is impossible
In case it's helpful to someone, RDR2 wanted to access the save files in My Documents that OneDrive needed to be running to sync properly.
Got no idea on GTA IV though, dxvk and FusionFix have failed to help me so far.
How did that become such a popular recommendation?
Windows reps on the main support site replied with SFC /scannow to basically any topic they didn't know how to fix.
It does actually occasionally really fix some shit though.
If you can't open a Windows critical app like start or options or the task bar it's usually the answer. On very rare occasion it can help with peripherals, but it should always be accompanied by system updates and dism
Well wrong clock causes all kinds of problems. As a system administrator it is one of the first things to check. Computers love to be in sync
LLMs probably amalgamating and spewing common elements of real articles for multiple titles.
Only authentic with a [Solved] and the year in the title, super dumb description and always the same solving-suggestions:
Why do I get this?
This bluescreen does appear to be either caused by software (Drivers, installed apps, Windows) or Hardware, like your RAM or your CPU.
How do I solve it?
Quick and easy solution:
Try this tool:
spam.shady.domain/infiltrator.exe?download_you_fucking_idiot
Other solutions
You might want to:
Windows Update has been able to download drivers for several years now.
Search engines really need to step up their anti-spam game. These malware-pushing criminals do not belong in any reputable search index.
The amount of times I have seen these sites is crazy. Some of them link to CNET downloads or some other shady software site that's been online for years.
Very helpful resource, thanks for sharing!
One of the most insightful things I've seen today.
Download this totally free tool
Free tool literally after you boot it:
You mean you actually downloaded it? Insanity
Desperate times man
I do wonder what I've downloaded in the past that I blindly followed instructions from out of frustration
No i wont download driver manager driver easy
AMA request: Someone who's actually downloaded the helpful tool.
Who you calling a helpful tool?!
Trouble is what happens if everyone who goes there never comes back?
Data recovery is particularly rife with this trope.
Especially egregious since the answer is always just testdisk or photorec if it's REALLY fucked, if that can't do it then you pay someone with a god damn cleanroom.
One of my biggest pet peeves
